Moscow denies Armenian PM’s claim that Russian peacekeepers were encircled by Azerbaijani forces in Nagorno-Karabakh

Russia’s Defense Ministry has rebuffed a claim made by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that Azerbaijani forces have trapped Russian peacekeepers along with Armenian soldiers in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. … Read More >Moscow denies Armenian PM’s claim that Russian peacekeepers were encircled by Azerbaijani forces in Nagorno-Karabakh

Russia mulls tough new laws bolstering secrecy for state security officials as Bellingcat claims to have tracked FSB agent’s phone

A package of new measures designed to protect the secrecy around Russian security officers is working its way through the country’s parliament, just one day after Western internet sleuths claimed to have traced an agent’s phone. … Read More >Russia mulls tough new laws bolstering secrecy for state security officials as Bellingcat claims to have tracked FSB agent’s phone

Bellingcat reacts badly to scrutiny, but possible ties to Western intelligence should be discussed when considering its work

Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins once attacked journalists for using anonymous sources, citing a lack of “purity.” Now his outfit, which continues to almost perfectly align with UK geopolitical priorities, is reliant on them. … Read More >Bellingcat reacts badly to scrutiny, but possible ties to Western intelligence should be discussed when considering its work

WHO vaccination scheme at ‘very high’ risk of failure, leaving poor nations without Covid-19 shots until 2024 – report

Chances are “very high” that the global program to deliver coronavirus vaccines to poor countries will flop, forcing billions of people to wait for their shots at least until 2024, internal papers seen by Reuters have revealed. … Read More >WHO vaccination scheme at ‘very high’ risk of failure, leaving poor nations without Covid-19 shots until 2024 – report

‘Don’t trust the enemy’: Iran’s Khamenei warns against expecting any lifting of US ‘hostility’ under Biden

Iran’s Supreme Leader has hit out at the US on his return to the public stage, claiming that Joe Biden’s accession to the American presidency is unlikely to see any change in Washington’s “hostility” towards Iran. … Read More >‘Don’t trust the enemy’: Iran’s Khamenei warns against expecting any lifting of US ‘hostility’ under Biden

Qassem Soleimani’s daughter: My father saved the world from ISIS & Al-Qaeda, Trump is a monster!

On this world exclusive episode of Going Underground, we speak to Zeinab Soleimani, the daughter of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated by the United States earlier this year on the orders of Donald Trump. She discusses how she found out about her father’s assassination, her father’s battles against ISIS and Al-Qaeda, the presence of US troops in the Middle East … Read More >Qassem Soleimani’s daughter: My father saved the world from ISIS & Al-Qaeda, Trump is a monster!

Peace on Earth and Mercy Mild: Syria’s Christians Gear Up for Christmas Holiday – Photos, Videos

Over the past decade, Syria’s Christians, who make up about ten percent of the Arab Republic’s population, have defiantly continued to celebrate their most important holiday, notwithstanding the threat of war and physical extermination by foreign-backed jihadist groups. … Read More >Peace on Earth and Mercy Mild: Syria’s Christians Gear Up for Christmas Holiday – Photos, Videos