Spanish minister receives package with bloodied knife ahead of election after fellow politicians get death threats and bullets

Someone sent a package with a knife to a Spanish minister, the government has confirmed. The incident came after several politicians received letters with death threats ahead of a regional election. … Read More >Spanish minister receives package with bloodied knife ahead of election after fellow politicians get death threats and bullets

No evidence of Russian involvement in 2014 ammunition depot blast, Czech president says as relations with Moscow hit crisis point

No evidence to back up claims of Russian involvement in a 2014 explosion at an arms depot has emerged, the Czech president has said, urging a proper investigation of an incident that has caused a major diplomatic spat with Moscow. … Read More >No evidence of Russian involvement in 2014 ammunition depot blast, Czech president says as relations with Moscow hit crisis point

‘Safety of vaccine is paramount,’ Pfizer says regarding blood clot case in Australia, amid lingering concerns over side effects

An Australian man was treated for blood clots days after receiving the Pfizer Covid-19 shot. The company says there is no link between the vaccine and clotting, while a probe is underway amid broader concerns over side effects. … Read More >‘Safety of vaccine is paramount,’ Pfizer says regarding blood clot case in Australia, amid lingering concerns over side effects

Israeli military to investigate why air defenses failed to intercept missile ‘from Syria’ that landed near nuclear site

Israel has launched a probe to determine why its air defenses were not able to shoot down a missile that landed in the country near a nuclear reactor, prompting a retaliatory strike from the IDF. … Read More >Israeli military to investigate why air defenses failed to intercept missile ‘from Syria’ that landed near nuclear site

What we now know about coronavirus’ origins after the WHO’s Wuhan investigation

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Dominic Dwyer, the Australian Representative of the WHO Investigation in The Origins of COVID-19. He discusses the accusations that the Coronavirus escaped from a lab in Wuhan, Coronavirus cases in Wuhan before the discovery of COVID-19, discoveries of COVID-19 antibodies in Italy … Read More >What we now know about coronavirus’ origins after the WHO’s Wuhan investigation

Russia to investigate after reports from self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic claim Ukrainian army killed young boy with bomb

Russia’s Investigative Committee has said it will look into reports that Ukraine violated the ceasefire in the non-recognized Donetsk People’s Republic, after claims that a five-year-old boy was killed by shelling last Friday. … Read More >Russia to investigate after reports from self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic claim Ukrainian army killed young boy with bomb

China rejects allegations it did not properly share Covid-19 data with WHO researchers

China has rejected allegations made by the World Health Organization (WHO) chief, who claimed researchers had trouble “accessing raw data” while in Wuhan. It insists that local and foreign scientists used the exact same databases. … Read More >China rejects allegations it did not properly share Covid-19 data with WHO researchers

Draft report of joint WHO-China study says it’s ‘extremely unlikely’ Covid-19 originated from lab leak – media

The preliminary findings of a probe carried out by China and the World Health Organization (WHO) show that coronavirus was likely transmitted to humans by animals, and did not come from a lab, according to media reports. … Read More >Draft report of joint WHO-China study says it’s ‘extremely unlikely’ Covid-19 originated from lab leak – media