Videos: California Firefighters Scramble to Contain 240-Acre ‘Dam Fire’ in Los Angeles County

Evacuation orders were issued in California Thursday afternoon as firefighters worked to contain the “Dam Fire,” which broke out several hours earlier in the Angeles National Forest near the Morris Dam in Azusa, a city at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains in Los Angeles County. … Read More >Videos: California Firefighters Scramble to Contain 240-Acre ‘Dam Fire’ in Los Angeles County

Feds in Portland Target Reporters Who ‘Challenge’ Their Power By Documenting Abuses – Sputnik Journo

Federal agents in downtown Portland, Oregon, are reportedly being withdrawn after violent clashes between law enforcement and demonstrators. Sputnik journalist Wyatt Reed, who has been covering the Oregon protests, reported that federal police have also been targeting journalists. … Read More >Feds in Portland Target Reporters Who ‘Challenge’ Their Power By Documenting Abuses – Sputnik Journo

UN Suspends Third Middle East Staffer Over Viral Car Sex Video

Members of the UN Truce Supervision Organisation have engaged in a sex act in an official car in Israel, according to an internal investigation into the video that made the rounds on the internet last month. Two staffers who were also filmed in the car were suspended earlier this month. … Read More >UN Suspends Third Middle East Staffer Over Viral Car Sex Video

Iran Agrees to Pay Compensation for Ukranian Plane Downed in January, Foreign Ministry Says

In January, the crash of a Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 killed all of the 176 people on board. Commenting on the tragedy, Tehran later said that the plane was mistakenly downed after the military confused it with a hostile target. … Read More >Iran Agrees to Pay Compensation for Ukranian Plane Downed in January, Foreign Ministry Says

Russian & US scientists vow to fight Covid-19 PANDEMIC together amidst political animosity

Despite Moscow and Washington having been at odds over scores of international and bilateral affairs, Russian and US scientists managed to find a common language in jointly fighting a shared threat – the coronavirus pandemic. … Read More >Russian & US scientists vow to fight Covid-19 PANDEMIC together amidst political animosity

Journalists from Russia, Syria & India win RT’s Khaled Alkhateb International Memorial Awards for warzone reporting

Reports from Syria and a story on Afghans living in refugee camps in Iran were honored at RT’s Khaled Alkhateb International Memorial Awards, which pay tribute to journalists working in conflict areas. … Read More >Journalists from Russia, Syria & India win RT’s Khaled Alkhateb International Memorial Awards for warzone reporting