Epstein sleaze empire fallout continues as head of International Peace Institute resigns over dealings with pedophile

The head of the International Peace Institute (IPI), Terje Rød-Larsen, has resigned in disgrace after admitting he accepted donations and a personal loan from the disgraced financier and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. … Read More >Epstein sleaze empire fallout continues as head of International Peace Institute resigns over dealings with pedophile

Ukraine’s Zelensky accused of mounting ‘coup’ in seeking to dissolve Constitutional Court that struck down corruption law

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has submitted a bill to break up the country’s Constitutional Court, after its judges controversially canceled an anti-corruption law punishing public servants for lying about their income. … Read More >Ukraine’s Zelensky accused of mounting ‘coup’ in seeking to dissolve Constitutional Court that struck down corruption law

Live Updates: Armenia, Azerbaijan Agree in Geneva Not to Target Civilians and Civilian Facilities

Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to three ceasefire deals over the past month (two mediated by Russia, and one by the United States), but all of them fell through, as Baku and Yerevan accused each other of violating the agreements and continuing the attacks in Karabakh mere hours after the truces entered into force. … Read More >Live Updates: Armenia, Azerbaijan Agree in Geneva Not to Target Civilians and Civilian Facilities

Mexican president blasts European leaders for ‘authoritarian urge’ over harsh Covid-19 lockdowns

By imposing lockdowns to stem the second wave of the coronavirus, EU leaders are showing a lack of faith in their citizens and putting themselves above the people, Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has said. … Read More >Mexican president blasts European leaders for ‘authoritarian urge’ over harsh Covid-19 lockdowns

Pope Francis sparks criticism as he goes maskless at public event day after staff promise they are ‘working on it’

Social media users have criticized Pope Francis, as he refused to wear a mask while holding a general audience at the Vatican, with people urging him to do so in public for “their safety and yours.” … Read More >Pope Francis sparks criticism as he goes maskless at public event day after staff promise they are ‘working on it’

‘It’s like they want to relaunch the Crusades’: Erdogan slams Western nations for sowing the seeds of sedition & hatred

The Turkish president has claimed that Europe is returning to the Barbarian period, citing Western interference and attacks on Muslim values as he continues his feud with European leaders over Prophet Mohammed cartoons. … Read More >‘It’s like they want to relaunch the Crusades’: Erdogan slams Western nations for sowing the seeds of sedition & hatred

Melbourne residents give laughable excuses for breaking lockdown rules, as mind-boggling $20 MILLION in fines issued

As Melbourne’s roughly five million residents emerge from the latest strict coronavirus lockdown, reports of baffling excuses given by rulebreakers to police to avoid heavy fines are appearing online. … Read More >Melbourne residents give laughable excuses for breaking lockdown rules, as mind-boggling $20 MILLION in fines issued