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‘Destroy, return, get rid of S-400’? Nope, Turkey says we’ll activate Russian missiles instead

Posted on November 22, 2019November 22, 2019By Editor

Washington officials are reportedly demanding that Turkey “destroy or return” its Russian-made S-400 air defense systems to get back in the good books and rejoin the F-35 fighter program – but Ankara has no intention of complying. … Read More >‘Destroy, return, get rid of S-400’? Nope, Turkey says we’ll activate Russian missiles instead

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‘Surveillance giants’ Facebook & Google ‘threaten human rights’ with data-grabbing – Amnesty

Posted on November 21, 2019November 21, 2019By Editor

Tech titans Google and Facebook employ “surveillance-based business models” that threaten human rights and erode privacy worldwide, Amnesty International said in a new report, calling for an end to the data-grabs. … Read More >‘Surveillance giants’ Facebook & Google ‘threaten human rights’ with data-grabbing – Amnesty

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Ukraine claims Russia returned seized ships ‘ruined & without TOILETS’… but FSB shows them to be intact (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Posted on November 21, 2019November 21, 2019By Editor

Kiev is claiming that Russia removed even mundane things such as lamps and toilet bowls from the ships they returned after last year’s naval clash, but the FSB hit back with a video showing their condition to be far from ‘ruined.’ … Read More >Ukraine claims Russia returned seized ships ‘ruined & without TOILETS’… but FSB shows them to be intact (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

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US Satellite Imagery and Ukrainian Radar Data Still Absent from MH17 Crash Probe – Lavrov

Posted on November 21, 2019November 21, 2019By Editor

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has commented on recently-emerged telephone recordings related to the Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 crash. … Read More >US Satellite Imagery and Ukrainian Radar Data Still Absent from MH17 Crash Probe – Lavrov

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Facebook Next? Google Joins Twitter in Limiting Political Advertisements

Posted on November 21, 2019November 21, 2019By Editor

Google will bar political advertisers from targeting voters on political affiliation to promote increased visibility of election ads and trust in electoral processes worldwide, the tech giant announced on Wednesday. … Read More >Facebook Next? Google Joins Twitter in Limiting Political Advertisements

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Ukraine expands probe into head of firm that employed Hunter Biden, whose name features in ‘several’ criminal cases – prosecutor

Posted on November 21, 2019November 21, 2019By Editor

Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, is mentioned in several probes relating to Burisma’s founder, the Ukrainian prosecutor has said, as leaked documents allege that he was part of a money-laundering scheme. … Read More >Ukraine expands probe into head of firm that employed Hunter Biden, whose name features in ‘several’ criminal cases – prosecutor

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Alliance life after ‘brain death’: NATO focuses on outer space, compares army spending with Russia

Posted on November 20, 2019November 20, 2019By Editor

Though most members can barely afford to cough up their required military spending, and with European leaders questioning the venerable alliance, why is NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg talking about expanding into space? … Read More >Alliance life after ‘brain death’: NATO focuses on outer space, compares army spending with Russia

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The law is thrown out of the window in Assange’s case, Roger Waters tells RT (VIDEO)

Posted on November 20, 2019December 7, 2020By Editor

Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has condemned Swedish prosecutors who yesterday dropped a rape investigation into WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, saying the whole thing was “a complete bogus set-up” from the beginning. … Read More >The law is thrown out of the window in Assange’s case, Roger Waters tells RT (VIDEO)

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Helicopter crash kills 2 US troops in Afghanistan – military

Posted on November 20, 2019November 20, 2019By Editor

Two American service members have died after a helicopter crashed in Afghanistan, the US military has reported, adding that enemy fire was not to blame. … Read More >Helicopter crash kills 2 US troops in Afghanistan – military

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‘We have our own problems’: Ukrainian president says country is ‘sick’ of US impeachment drama

Posted on November 20, 2019November 20, 2019By Editor

As impeachment mania grips the US, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed a question from CNN about whether he would open an investigation into the Biden family, saying people in Ukraine are “so tired” of the scandal. … Read More >‘We have our own problems’: Ukrainian president says country is ‘sick’ of US impeachment drama