Category: News

White House envoy Jared Kushner stands accused of “racism” for answering a question about Palestinians’ ability to self-govern by expressing hope they’ll be capable of this in the future – implying they’re incapable of this now. In a sit-down interview with Axios on HBO, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump and his charge d’affaires…

Roskomnadzor, the Russian media watchdog, has placed popular dating service Tinder on a special list which obliges the company to disclose personal data of users on the request of Russian law enforcement agencies. The watchdog placed the dating app on its list of “providers of information distribution” on Monday. Such a designation means the service…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US is ready to engage in talks with Tehran without preconditions, yet rolled out the same demand other US adversaries have already heard – it should behave like a “normal nation.” “We are prepared to engage in a conversation with no preconditions, we are ready to sit down,” Pompeo…

A former special forces soldier, who fought against terrorists in Aleppo, has tragically died in the Moscow region as he rushed to defend a group of people attacked by a vengeful gang and was stabbed to death. The tragic incident took place in the town of Putilkovo located close to the Russian capital. Nikita Belyankin,…

Mikhail Gorbachev is planning to watch HBO’s new ‘Chernobyl’ series, a dramatization of one of the worst nuclear accidents in history, which has captivated audiences and sparked debate online. Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, was the man in power when the infamous disaster happened. He was asked during an interview on Russian…

Clothes brand North Face has bragged about scoring free ads and top Google rankings by swapping scenic photos on Wikipedia for pictures of their clothes and calling it a “collaboration.” Wikipedia says their site was “defaced.” The outdoor-wear outlet North Face let the world know they had gamed the free internet encyclopedia in an surprisingly…

President Vladimir Putin has submitted to Russia’s parliament a draft resolution on Moscow’s suspension of the INF Treaty with the United States. If the Duma approves the bill, the suspension will become law. The State Duma will consider the draft later on Thursday. Russian president will be able to renew the suspension at his discretion. In February,…

Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad has floated the idea of creating a gold-backed common trading currency for all of East Asia, slamming regional currency exchange as “manipulative” and criticizing the US’s heavy-handed foreign policy. “In the Far East, if you want to come together, we should start with a common trading currency, not to be used…

The Pentagon has introduced restrictions that will prevent American companies from using Russian space rocket launches and satellite services, set to take effect in 2023. The rule will levy “additional prohibitions with regard to acquisition of certain foreign commercial satellite services, such as… satellites and launch vehicles,” according to a Pentagon notice published on the…

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo doubled down on vilification of Сhinese telecoms giant Huawei as “an instrument of government” suggesting that the company was a national security threat by acting as an agent for Beijing. Like his boss, President Trump, and many others in Washington, Pompeo seems blind to an alternative glaring reality. The…