Day: August 27, 2021

Categories Russia

Russian Army unveils electric recon vehicle with solar batteries and drone landing pad (PHOTOS)

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The Russian Defense Ministry has unveiled its first multipurpose electric car that assists in reconnaissance and drone missions. The ERA is equipped with a solar battery and is designed to move silently and traverse rough terrain. … Read More >Russian Army unveils electric recon vehicle with solar batteries and drone landing pad (PHOTOS)

Categories Russia

Russian marine commandos able to silently drop from skies into seas with advanced new parachute designed for underwater combat

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Bringing a new meaning to the term ‘skydiving’, a new parachute unveiled by Russian designers will enable troops to jump from high altitudes above the ocean, before descending deep into the waters below as part of covert missions. … Read More >Russian marine commandos able to silently drop from skies into seas with advanced new parachute designed for underwater combat

Categories Russia

If Britain violates Russian territorial waters again, Moscow’s forces will make things ‘much more difficult,’ ambassador warns

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Moscow’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Andrey Kelin, has warned London that there will be consequences in the event of a repeat of the incident in June when a British ship crossed into Russian territorial waters near Crimea. … Read More >If Britain violates Russian territorial waters again, Moscow’s forces will make things ‘much more difficult,’ ambassador warns

Categories EU

Afghan evacuee from Kabul detained for breaking house arrest in France after being surveilled due to Taliban links

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An Afghan refugee from a family that was placed under police surveillance in France due to Taliban links was detained for breaking the terms of his house arrest, the country’s interior minister has said. … Read More >Afghan evacuee from Kabul detained for breaking house arrest in France after being surveilled due to Taliban links

Categories Asia & Pacific

Seoul eyes welcoming hundreds of stranded & allied Afghans, reluctant to see US fly in Afghan refugees to live at military bases

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Seoul may allow up to 800 Afghan citizens who are already in South Korea or helped its projects in Afghanistan to live in the country, but is highly sceptical about a US plan to host refugees at its Korean military bases. … Read More >Seoul eyes welcoming hundreds of stranded & allied Afghans, reluctant to see US fly in Afghan refugees to live at military bases

Categories Asia & Pacific

Philippines’ fiery-tempered leader Rodrigo Duterte agrees to run for vice president in 2022, party official confirms

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President Rodrigo Duterte agreed to run for vice president of the Philippines next year, one of the country’s main parties has said. Under the constitution, Duterte is barred from seeking a second term in his current office. … Read More >Philippines’ fiery-tempered leader Rodrigo Duterte agrees to run for vice president in 2022, party official confirms

Categories Shows

Exposing Canadian imperialists, Prop 22 overturned

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Lee Camp speaks with Aidan Jonah, the editor-in-chief of ‘The Canada Files’, for a discussion about how the US’ northern neighbor contributes to the imperialist violence of the US Empire. Jonah talks about Canada’s role in NATO bombings, exposing Canadian foreign policy through his publication, anti-China propaganda coming from Canada’s ruling class, the push-back independent journalists face from establishment figures for reporting on corruption, and much more. … Read More >Exposing Canadian imperialists, Prop 22 overturned

Categories World

‘Illegal engagement party’ in Australia results in $220,000+ in FINES for breaching strict Covid lockdown

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Hosts and guests at an engagement party in Australia’s Melbourne were fined more than AU$300,000 cumulatively, after police shut down the “illegal” gathering, insisting it ran afoul of the city’s ongoing Covid-19 lockdown. … Read More >‘Illegal engagement party’ in Australia results in $220,000+ in FINES for breaching strict Covid lockdown

Categories Middle East

‘It is all too familiar’: No matter what, US won’t get all ‘deserving’ Afghans out, journalist who witnessed fall of Saigon says

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The chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan has shown that the US was “totally ill-prepared” for such a scenario, US journalist Jim Laurie told RT, warning that it’s now way too late and many “deserving” Afghans will be left behind. … Read More >‘It is all too familiar’: No matter what, US won’t get all ‘deserving’ Afghans out, journalist who witnessed fall of Saigon says