Day: June 6, 2021

Categories Op-ed

Where’s the Aussie spirit? ‘Pygmy possum’ leaders impose one punishing lockdown after another despite a single death in 6 months

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Australians cowed by Covid ‘beast’ into more lockdowns, borders closed to tourism till next year & a ‘stop infections at all costs’ attitude. There’s no sign of the legendary Aussie spirit among leaders of a once proud nation. … Read More >Where’s the Aussie spirit? ‘Pygmy possum’ leaders impose one punishing lockdown after another despite a single death in 6 months

Categories Russia

‘Smeared, shut out & shadow-banned’: the inside story of how RT was branded a ‘foreign agent’ by free press-loving US officials

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When RT was forced to register as a ‘foreign agent’ by American authorities four years ago, it sparked a chain of events that saw the network banned from press events, cut off from potential partners and delisted on social media. … Read More >‘Smeared, shut out & shadow-banned’: the inside story of how RT was branded a ‘foreign agent’ by free press-loving US officials

Categories Middle East

At Least 14 Reportedly Killed in Houthi Missile Strike on Gas Station in Yemen’s Marib

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Yemen has been torn by a civil war since 2014, sparked between the government and the armed Houthi political opposition movement, whose militants control northern parts of the country and are fighting for broader autonomy and representation in Sanaa. … Read More >At Least 14 Reportedly Killed in Houthi Missile Strike on Gas Station in Yemen’s Marib

Categories Middle East

Global Anti-Semitism on the Rise, as Israel ‘Has no Strategy’ to Oppose It, Ex-Diplomat Says

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In 2014, during Israel’s “Operation Protective Edge”, the country invested only 0.38 percent of its total budget in foreign relations and diplomacy, way less than the Palestinian Authority and Iran. Years later, in 2021, the situation hasn’t improved and the reason for this is the reluctance of the Israeli leadership to adopt certain policies. … Read More >Global Anti-Semitism on the Rise, as Israel ‘Has no Strategy’ to Oppose It, Ex-Diplomat Says

Categories Middle East

Israeli General Says 11-Day Gaza War Just ‘First Stage’ of Wider Campaign

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After the Second Intifada uprising and the 2006 election victory of Hamas in Gaza, Israel was forced to pull all its settlers out of the Gaza Strip, at which time it imposed a cordon sanitaire around the territory that has dramatically impacted access to basic necessities by its more than 2 million Palestinian inhabitants. … Read More >Israeli General Says 11-Day Gaza War Just ‘First Stage’ of Wider Campaign

Categories World

France suspends joint military operations with Mali in bid to force ruling junta to transfer power back to civilian leaders

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France has halted its joint military operations with Mali’s armed forces, the defense ministry has announced, as it seeks to push the Malian military to cede power back to the democratically-elected government. … Read More >France suspends joint military operations with Mali in bid to force ruling junta to transfer power back to civilian leaders