Month: July 2021

Categories Asia & Pacific

India’s opposition demands inquiry into alleged govt ‘treason’ over use of Pegasus spyware

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A key opposition figure in India has called for an investigation into the use of the Pegasus spyware software and accused PM Narendra Modi’s government of “treason” for its alleged deployment of the surveillance tech. … Read More >India’s opposition demands inquiry into alleged govt ‘treason’ over use of Pegasus spyware

Categories EU

Hungary demands money Norway ‘owes’ after Nordic nation suspends financial aid over NGO funding row

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Hungary’s government has criticized Norway after the Nordic country announced on Friday that it will refuse to pay €220 million ($259 million) in financial aid, due to Budapest’s failure to resolve a disagreement over NGO funding … Read More >Hungary demands money Norway ‘owes’ after Nordic nation suspends financial aid over NGO funding row

Categories Shows

Numbers say US has world’s highest murder rate, and nobody seems to care (full show)

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Why is there so much gun violence in the United States? And how does this stack up with the rest of the world? Rick Sanchez takes a deep dive into this question. Investigative journalist Ben Swann analyzes why the media tends to ignores this crisis in violence and former police officer and prosecutor, Arthur Rizer, breaks down how the war on drugs drives this violence. … Read More >Numbers say US has world’s highest murder rate, and nobody seems to care (full show)

Categories Journalism & Mass media

How Washington’s top Taiwan specialist embraced separatist party leader and opened new cross-Strait crisis

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Known as “America’s leading Taiwan hand,” Richard C. Bush has helped preserve peace between Beijing and Taipei. But as Washington moved toward conflict, he suddenly shifted his position. … Read More >How Washington’s top Taiwan specialist embraced separatist party leader and opened new cross-Strait crisis

Categories Journalism & Mass media

Read drone whistleblower Daniel Hale’s riveting letter to judge describing why he ‘came to violate the espionage act’

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As the President Joe Biden winds down United States military involvement in Afghanistan, a conflict spanning nearly 20 years, the U.S. Justice Department seeks the harshest sentence ever for the unauthorized disclosure of information in a case against an Afghanistan War veteran. … Read More >Read drone whistleblower Daniel Hale’s riveting letter to judge describing why he ‘came to violate the espionage act’

Categories Journalism & Mass media

Syrian insurgents guilty of ‘red line’ 2013 sarin chemical attack, study finds

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A new open-source study concludes that Syrian insurgents carried out the Ghouta sarin chemical attack in August 2013. The explosive findings add to a growing body of public evidence that undermines US-led efforts to blame the Syrian government, which almost led to US military intervention. … Read More >Syrian insurgents guilty of ‘red line’ 2013 sarin chemical attack, study finds

Categories World

Great Barrier Reef avoids UNESCO endangered list after lobbying efforts from Australia and 11 other countries

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The Great Barrier Reef will not join the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) endangered heritage list, after Australia and 11 countries applied pressure on the organization to reconsider. … Read More >Great Barrier Reef avoids UNESCO endangered list after lobbying efforts from Australia and 11 other countries