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News of key witness lying is ‘devastating’ for US case against Assange; it must be dropped, WikiLeaks co-founder’s ally tells RT

Posted on July 6, 2021July 6, 2021By Editor

The US’ case against Julian Assange must be dropped after a key witness confessed to lying, as the reputation of Western law and the future of journalism depend on it, UK journalist and friend to Assange Vaughan Smith has told RT. … Read More >News of key witness lying is ‘devastating’ for US case against Assange; it must be dropped, WikiLeaks co-founder’s ally tells RT

EU

Marine Le Pen re-elected as leader of French right-wing National Rally party

Posted on July 6, 2021July 6, 2021By Editor

Marine Le Pen has been re-elected as the leader of France’s right-wing National Rally party. With less than a year to go until France’s next presidential election, polls show Le Pen nipping at President Emmanuel Macron’s heels. … Read More >Marine Le Pen re-elected as leader of French right-wing National Rally party

EU

Slovenian PM says EU’s ‘imaginary values’ could trigger ‘collapse’ of bloc, amid Hungary LGBT row

Posted on July 6, 2021July 6, 2021By Editor

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa has condemned the EU’s western states for imposing “imaginary European values” without respecting local cultures. Jansa supports Hungary in its fight against LGBT content in schools and TV. … Read More >Slovenian PM says EU’s ‘imaginary values’ could trigger ‘collapse’ of bloc, amid Hungary LGBT row

Taliban captures key Kandahar district as Afghan troops suffer wave of defeats in wake of US withdrawal

Posted on July 6, 2021July 6, 2021By Editor

The Taliban has seized a key district in Kandahar province after pushing Afghan troops out of the area, adding to a growing list of victories against government forces amid the US military’s exit from the country. … Read More >Taliban captures key Kandahar district as Afghan troops suffer wave of defeats in wake of US withdrawal

‘People above profit’: Thousands take to streets in Brazil, angry with President Bolsonaro in new wave of major protests (VIDEO)

Posted on July 6, 2021July 6, 2021By Editor

Protesters have flooded the streets in Brazil, including a massive rally in its biggest city, Sao Paulo, criticizing the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and alleged involvement in deforestation in the Amazon. … Read More >‘People above profit’: Thousands take to streets in Brazil, angry with President Bolsonaro in new wave of major protests (VIDEO)

Israeli cargo ship gets attacked by an ‘unknown weapon,’ catches fire in the Indian Ocean – reports

Posted on July 6, 2021July 6, 2021By Editor

An Israeli merchant ship has reportedly been hit by an “unknown weapon,” causing the vessel to catch fire in the northern Indian Ocean. The incident comes amid rising regional tensions. … Read More >Israeli cargo ship gets attacked by an ‘unknown weapon,’ catches fire in the Indian Ocean – reports

Russia

Russia is ready to respond ‘harshly & decisively’ to any future US power plays, country’s foreign minister Lavrov warns Washington

Posted on July 6, 2021July 6, 2021By Editor

Moscow’s most senior diplomat has said that his country will not allow the US to dictate negotiations and relations from an unequal position of power, insisting that it would view any such attempts as an escalation of hostilities. … Read More >Russia is ready to respond ‘harshly & decisively’ to any future US power plays, country’s foreign minister Lavrov warns Washington

WATCH: Astronauts at China’s new space station conduct their 1st spacewalk

Posted on July 6, 2021July 6, 2021By Editor

The first astronauts to arrive at China’s new space station carried out their debut spacewalk, marking only the second time the country’s astronauts have ventured out of their craft while in orbit. … Read More >WATCH: Astronauts at China’s new space station conduct their 1st spacewalk

45 dead, dozens rescued after military transport plane crashes in the Philippines

Posted on July 6, 2021July 6, 2021By Editor

At least 45 people have been killed after a C-130 transport plane operated by the Philippines military crashed in the country’s Sulu province. A large number of passengers have been pulled alive from the wreckage. … Read More >45 dead, dozens rescued after military transport plane crashes in the Philippines

EU

Hacking attack forces Swedish supermarket chain with 800 stores to shut down

Posted on July 6, 2021July 6, 2021By Editor

A major supermarket chain in Sweden has been forced to close most of its stores throughout the country after a hacking attack on its digital services provider broke its cash registers. … Read More >Hacking attack forces Swedish supermarket chain with 800 stores to shut down