Day: June 8, 2021

Categories EU

2 arrested after incident that has seen French President Emmanuel Macron SLAPPED IN FACE (VIDEO)

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France’s President Emmanuel Macron was slapped in the face as he approached the crowd during his visit to a town in southeastern France. The incident was broadly condemned by French politicians and has led to two arrests. … Read More >2 arrested after incident that has seen French President Emmanuel Macron SLAPPED IN FACE (VIDEO)

Categories Middle East

Explosions over Damascus: Syrian air defenses light up sky in response to ‘Israeli aggression’ – state media

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Syrian air defenses have been activated against missiles allegedly launched from Lebanese airspace by Israel, state news agency SANA has reported. The attack is said to be targeting Damascus and Homs. … Read More >Explosions over Damascus: Syrian air defenses light up sky in response to ‘Israeli aggression’ – state media

Categories USA

Blinken claims Iran’s nuclear bomb ‘breakout time’ may soon be a ‘matter of weeks’, with talks held hostage to US sanctions

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal are stalling, claiming Tehran may soon cut its “breakout time” for a bomb to mere weeks as the country insists US sanctions are impeding an agreement. … Read More >Blinken claims Iran’s nuclear bomb ‘breakout time’ may soon be a ‘matter of weeks’, with talks held hostage to US sanctions

Categories USA

US says it seized $2.3 million in bitcoin from ransom Colonial Pipeline paid to ‘Russia-based’ hackers

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The US Department of Justice has managed to track down and recapture 63.7 bitcoin worth of ransom from a wallet allegedly used by hackers who extorted Colonial Pipeline. The ransomware attack had caused widespread gas shortages. … Read More >US says it seized $2.3 million in bitcoin from ransom Colonial Pipeline paid to ‘Russia-based’ hackers

Categories Asia & Pacific

Senior Japanese Olympic Committee official takes own life by jumping in front of subway train – media

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An official working for Japan’s national Olympic organization has apparently ended his own life in the Tokyo Metro system, a report says. The Olympic Games are set to kick off in Japan’s capital next month. … Read More >Senior Japanese Olympic Committee official takes own life by jumping in front of subway train – media

Categories EU

No passports for ‘anti-Semites’? German MP suggests barring those questioning ‘Israel’s existence’ from getting German citizenship

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Those who committed ‘anti-Semitic’ acts should be barred from acquiring German citizenship, an interior policy spokesman for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party in the Bundestag said ahead of the voting on the issue. … Read More >No passports for ‘anti-Semites’? German MP suggests barring those questioning ‘Israel’s existence’ from getting German citizenship

Categories USA

Ted Cruz accuses Facebook of censoring Covid-19 content ‘on behalf of govt,’ suggests users could SUE platform over deleted posts

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has accused Facebook of acting as a “state agency” during the Covid-19 pandemic for the government and health officials like Dr. Anthony Fauci, saying this behavior should carry legal consequences. … Read More >Ted Cruz accuses Facebook of censoring Covid-19 content ‘on behalf of govt,’ suggests users could SUE platform over deleted posts

Categories USA

‘Fire Fauci!’ Protesters flock to Harlem church-turned-vaccination site during visit of coronavirus tsar & Jill Biden (VIDEO)

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Demonstrators gathered outside the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, NYC, demanding the firing of the president’s chief medical adviser, Dr. Anthony Fauci, during a visit to the church, which also served as a vaccination site. … Read More >‘Fire Fauci!’ Protesters flock to Harlem church-turned-vaccination site during visit of coronavirus tsar & Jill Biden (VIDEO)