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World

Saudi Arabia joins US-led naval patrols in Strait of Hormuz

Posted on September 18, 2019September 21, 2019By Editor

Riyadh has enlisted in a US-led coalition aimed at protecting merchant ships as they travel through the Strait of Hormuz. The waterway has become a hotspot amid rising tensions with Iran. … Read More >Saudi Arabia joins US-led naval patrols in Strait of Hormuz

World

News Facebook will bankroll an ‘independent supreme court’ to moderate your content & set censorship precedents

Posted on September 18, 2019September 21, 2019By Editor

Facebook has unveiled the charter for its ‘supreme court,’ a supposedly independent content moderation board that will take money from, and be appointed by, Facebook itself – while making binding decisions. What could go wrong? … Read More >News Facebook will bankroll an ‘independent supreme court’ to moderate your content & set censorship precedents

USA

US lawsuit against Snowden is a warning to other whistleblowers to keep their mouths shut, says fellow whistleblower

Posted on September 18, 2019September 21, 2019By Editor

The US government is suing NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden for his memoir profits not just to punish him, but also to intimidate others into staying silent, CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou tells RT. … Read More >US lawsuit against Snowden is a warning to other whistleblowers to keep their mouths shut, says fellow whistleblower

‘Israel at historic juncture’: Netanyahu refuses to concede as Gantz claims ‘mission accomplished’

Posted on September 18, 2019October 1, 2019By Editor

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to fight on even as exit polls showed him tied or lagging behind his main opposition rival, with a slim chance of assembling the coalition needed for a fifth term. … Read More >‘Israel at historic juncture’: Netanyahu refuses to concede as Gantz claims ‘mission accomplished’

World

Oil supply is back to what it was before the attack, but we don’t know yet who is responsible – Saudi energy minister

Posted on September 17, 2019September 21, 2019By Editor

Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said that its oil supplies had resumed and that its oil market would be “fully back online” by the end of September following attacks which Washington blames on Iran while Riyadh is still probing. … Read More >Oil supply is back to what it was before the attack, but we don’t know yet who is responsible – Saudi energy minister

World

‘Crazy’ for Polish PM to suggest Nord Stream 2 pipeline is a ‘threat’ to European energy security

Posted on September 17, 2019September 27, 2019By Editor

It is “rubbish” for Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki to claim that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which will deliver a supply of cheap gas from Russia to the EU, is a “threat” to European energy security, analyst John Laughland told RT. … Read More >‘Crazy’ for Polish PM to suggest Nord Stream 2 pipeline is a ‘threat’ to European energy security

Russia

Schools in Russia’s Sevastopol begin teaching Ukrainian language

Posted on September 17, 2019September 22, 2019By Editor

Ukrainian language has been added to the list of subjects taught at schools in Crimea’s largest city, Sevastopol. The classes were introduced in response to requests from parents. … Read More >Schools in Russia’s Sevastopol begin teaching Ukrainian language

Russia

Russia cuts legal ties with Soviet past: Most bizarre old laws will be axed

Posted on September 17, 2019September 22, 2019By Editor

From banning sofas and soft carpets in offices to seizing property from political emigrants, old Soviet laws have been hampering Russia’s development for decades. But now 20,000 outdated acts will finally be made obsolete. … Read More >Russia cuts legal ties with Soviet past: Most bizarre old laws will be axed

World

‘Tremendous concern’: Jordan’s King Abdullah says Israel annexing settlements would be ‘disaster’

Posted on September 17, 2019September 22, 2019By Editor

The King of Jordan has come out harshly against any Israeli plans to annex new territory in the West Bank, predicting a “disaster” for what remains of the peace process with the Palestinians, and for a two-state solution. … Read More >‘Tremendous concern’: Jordan’s King Abdullah says Israel annexing settlements would be ‘disaster’

Israeli election suspense: Even if Netanyahu beats Gantz, forming coalition would be challenging

Posted on September 17, 2019October 1, 2019By Editor

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is yet to see if his promises of annexing more land, regarded undermining the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, was enough to attract the votes and continue a decade of reign. … Read More >Israeli election suspense: Even if Netanyahu beats Gantz, forming coalition would be challenging