Despite making up just 13.6 percent of the general population, black people of African descent are responsible for 60.4 percent of all murders across America, the latest data shows. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealed this in its official Uniform Crime Reporting statistics for 2021, which reportedly took extra time to compile due to a huge decline in cooperation by local police departments. In... 

The toll of Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine has reportedly reached a staggering 90,000 “irrecoverable losses,” dealing a severe blow to Vladimir Putin’s ambitions. The information, disclosed by a source within Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) and a former state security officer, was initially reported by Russian media project iStories and later relayed by... 

Disturbing scenes have emerged from the conflict in Ukraine as footage of cats and dogs feeding on the remains of deceased Russian soldiers circulated on the Cargo 200 Telegram channel. This platform, known for sharing grisly images to intimidate the enemy, presented a chilling clip where a brown and white cat and a dog were seen gnawing at the human remains of a fallen Russian soldier. The video... 

Air raid alerts have been issued across the whole of Ukraine in anticipation of more Russian missiles strikes just a day after Putin unleashed the biggest barrage since the start of the war – killing 19 civilians and wounding 105. Every Ukrainian region bar occupied Crimea was told to be on alert for more strikes early Tuesday as officials said rockets had been shot down near the capital Kyiv... 

Fears were raised today that Belarus could join the conflict in Ukraine after President Alexander Lukashenko announced he will deploy a ‘joint military task force’ with Russia on the country’s western border. The dictator said this was in response to what he said was a clear threat to Belarus from Kyiv and its backers in the West, claiming without evidence that that Lithuania, Poland... 

Economically shackled by stringent EU sanctions, geopolitically isolated from their parent state, and facing severe restrictions on freedom of movement, the residents of Russia’s Kaliningrad Oblast are grappling with the domestic fallout of Putin’s war in Ukraine. Situated behind NATO lines in Eastern Europe, Kaliningrad holds strategic significance for the Kremlin due to its unique geography.... 

Vladimir Putin has vowed a ‘severe’ response to attacks on Russia after firing dozens of missiles at Ukraine this morning, blowing up power networks and killing civilians in retaliation for the Crimean bridge blast at the weekend. Not a single Ukrainian soldier has died in Putin’s attacks, only civilians. This man needs to be brought before an international tribunal for war crimes. At... 

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s uncompromising stance on a potential invasion of Greece has reignited tensions in the Aegean Sea, prompting questions about Turkey’s membership in NATO. Erdogan asserted that Turkey would strike against anyone interfering with its objectives in the region, leaving many to wonder why a nation with imperialistic tendencies and perceived as a terrorist threat, similar... 

Vladimir Putin faced a significant setback as a drone attack targeted a military airfield in Russia, reportedly destroying two TU-22M3 long-range bombers at the Shaykovka air base in the Kaluga region. Situated about 200km from the Ukrainian border, the air base houses Russia’s 52nd Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment, known for deploying TU-22M3 bombers equipped with Kh-22 missiles, extensively... 

Two of Putin’s top army lieutenants have ‘openly declared war’ on Defence Minister and staunch Putin loyalist Sergei Shoigu after a series of embarrassing defeats for the Kremlin in Ukraine. Chechen boss Ramzan Kadyrov and founder of the Wagner ‘private army’ or militia Yevgeny Prigozhin have turned on the minister amid heavy defeats and losses over the last two weeks,... 

Iran’s exiled queen Farah Pahlavi has once again called on military forces not to allow the Islamic Republic’s authorities to use them as “tools of repression.” In an audio message on her twitter account on Wednesday, Pahlavi addressed police forces, the army, the Revolutionary Guard, paramilitary Basij forces and plainclothes agents to imagine their own sisters, brothers, fathers and mothers... 

Amidst heightened tensions in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, a truck explosion on the bridge connecting Russia to Crimea has claimed three lives, according to Russia’s Investigative Committee. The victims are believed to be passengers of a car near the exploded truck, and efforts are underway to identify them. The truck’s details and owner, registered in Russia’s Krasnodar region,... 

According to Taiwan Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng, Taipei has cautioned Beijing against conducting any military aircraft into Taiwanese airspace and has vowed to respond to any such intrusions with a “first strike.” Chiu warned legislators that Taipei will respond if any Chinese fighter planes or drones entered Taiwan’s airspace on Wednesday during a hearing of the Legislature’s... 

The head of the Russian Orthodox church today called for all to pray for the health of Vladimir Putin, who today turned 70. Rumours the tyrant is suffering from a terminal illness have emerged in recent months, supported by political and intelligence analysts, but nothing has been confirmed. Patriarch Kirill said that Putin’s reign over Russia had been mandated by God, and prayed for his vitality. ‘God... 

The Security Service of Ukraine released images of a pig farm where soldiers of one of the Russian units in Kherson, a region where Ukrainian forces are carrying out a counteroffensive through which they were liberated many localities. In the images it can be seen that the Russian soldiers had made sleeping places in pig cages and literally lived like pigs, in a misery that is hard to describe in...