Month: August 2021

Categories Middle East

‘Our lungs are burning’: Turkish mayor issues desperate plea for help as raging wildfires close in on power plant

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The mayor of a town in southwestern Turkey has desperately called for a firefighting helicopter or plane with night vision to be sent to the area, as disastrous wildfires close in on his town and its thermal power plant. … Read More >‘Our lungs are burning’: Turkish mayor issues desperate plea for help as raging wildfires close in on power plant

Categories Asia & Pacific

As Russian & Chinese troops carry out major joint exercises, US efforts to break the bond between Moscow & Beijing now seem doomed

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Joint exercises between Russia and China have seen the world’s largest nation team up with its most populous one to showcase their military might, as co-operation between the two nations moves, at last, from rhetoric to reality. … Read More >As Russian & Chinese troops carry out major joint exercises, US efforts to break the bond between Moscow & Beijing now seem doomed

Categories Russia

Russia-China joint military exercise was ‘complete success’ & demonstrated two nations’ ‘unbreakable bond’ – Beijing defense head

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Russia’s joint military exercise with China, the first time servicemen from both nations have participated together on operational and strategic drills, was a “complete success” and demonstrated a “high level” of cooperation. … Read More >Russia-China joint military exercise was ‘complete success’ & demonstrated two nations’ ‘unbreakable bond’ – Beijing defense head

Categories World

As Nord Stream 2 nears completion, Germany’s Merkel to make farewell Russia & Ukraine visits next week – will meet Putin, Zelensky

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel will fly to Moscow next week for a meeting with her Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, as work finishes up on the jointly-backed Nord Stream 2 pipeline and ahead of her departure from office. … Read More >As Nord Stream 2 nears completion, Germany’s Merkel to make farewell Russia & Ukraine visits next week – will meet Putin, Zelensky

Categories Russia

After 20 years & billions of dollars, the American defeat in Afghanistan is worse than the Soviet failure…how has this happened?

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As the last men of the dwindling American garrison in Afghanistan pack their bags, there is an echo of the Soviet Union’s own withdrawal from the country, more than 30 years ago. But, in truth, Washington’s defeat is far greater. … Read More >After 20 years & billions of dollars, the American defeat in Afghanistan is worse than the Soviet failure…how has this happened?

Categories Russia

BBC correspondent Sarah Rainsford told to leave Moscow in reciprocal move protesting British sanctions against Russians – reports

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British foreign correspondent working for the BBC in Moscow has been told her visa will not be renewed she must now leave the country, in a move that comes as relations between the two countries worsen amid a diplomatic rift. … Read More >BBC correspondent Sarah Rainsford told to leave Moscow in reciprocal move protesting British sanctions against Russians – reports

Categories Russia

Stop obsessing about Moscow & fix human rights violations in your own backyard, Russian embassy in Washington tells US State Dept

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The Russian embassy in Washington has urged the US State Department to pay attention to the human rights situation at home instead of constantly criticizing Moscow, noting that America has enough problems to deal with itself. … Read More >Stop obsessing about Moscow & fix human rights violations in your own backyard, Russian embassy in Washington tells US State Dept

Categories Shows

The big AG monopoly, Governor Cuomo’s corruption, corporations turn to prison slave labor

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Naomi Karavani hosts Redacted Tonight this week. A few corporations have taken near-monopoly control over the foods we buy in grocery stores. Karavani exposes how these special interests have managed to win insane subsidies for their businesses and force processed food products on society. It’s a story of lobbying, bribes, and propaganda that lets these corporations get away with putting trash on our tables while paying the people who produce their products peanuts. … Read More >The big AG monopoly, Governor Cuomo’s corruption, corporations turn to prison slave labor