Russia started the special military operation in Ukraine on 24 February, following a request for assistance from the Donbass republics. The latter had been suffering from Ukrainian bombardment over the past eight years as Kiev delayed the implementation of the 2015 Minsk agreements. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has suggested in an interview with The Economist that the Russian special... 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has put out its first vaccine guidance related to a recent outbreak of monkeypox cases across the U.S. and Europe – with health workers and others responding to the uptick in cases first in line to get the shots. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the CDC’s leading experts on vaccines, issued the recommendation... 

This misinformation thing needs to be stopped. Not only this is total censorship but this literally gives governments unimaginable tyrannical powers of propaganda and control. This needs to be put to end NOW before it continues to spread. This is nonsense. Turkey wants to throw people in jail over “spreading misinformation”? What is “misinformation” in the first place? Who... 

According to news reports,Russia is now sending killers to do a political purge of politicians in Ukraine, just like during Stalin’s days! It is unbelievable that these kind of things are happening in 2022! You would have to be a madman to do such things. Anyone continuing to support Russia even now as they do these kind of things, has severe mental issues that isn’t aware of and needs... 

Nearly 60,000 Ukrainian refugees have been residing in Bulgarian Black Sea hotels since the beginning of the war in Ukraine but now as the summer tourist season is about to begin, Bulgaria has begun to evict the refugees from the hotels. About 35,000 Ukrainians have been evicted, ordered to pack their bags and find a new place where to stay. The order was on a short notice and the people weren’t... 

Independent media should be stomped out by social media algorithms, according to a “freedom of the press” panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday. The WEF panel, which was held in collaboration with Time magazine, featured the head of Soros-backed Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth, who argued that social media should focus on algorithmic manipulation in order to promote content from... 

A court in Moldova placed former President Igor Dodon under 30-day house arrest on Thursday as he faces an investigation into suspected treason, corruption, illicit enrichment and illegal party financing. The ruling came after Dodon, who served as Moldova’s president from 2016 to 2020 and leads the Eastern European country’s pro-Russian opposition bloc, was detained Tuesday at his home in... 

A top US military official has warned that the likelihood of a conflict “between great powers” is growing, citing the military capabilities of both China and Russia. The chair of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, told a gathering on Saturday that the world “has the potential for a significant international conflict between great powers.” The general, who was speaking to... 

Science teachers must stop using terms including “parent,” “men,” “women,” “mother,” and “father” because they are “oppressive”, according to the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). The largest association of science teachers in the world has issued a guide for “anti-oppression” terminology for science teachers, which includes instructions to refer to men as “XY... 

Europe should expect a wave of monkeypox cases in the coming months, according to Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization’s top official on the continent. “As we enter the summer season… with mass gatherings, festivals and parties, I am concerned that transmission [of monkeypox] could accelerate,” Kluge said on Friday. The number of the infected could rise because “the cases currently... 

If Russia holds an accession referendum in Kherson, it will almost certainly manipulate the results, but residents of the Kherson region will continue to demonstrate their opposition to Russian occupation. According to Ukrinform, the UK Ministry of Defense said this in its latest intelligence update published on Twitter. According to the ministry, the Russian-imposed military-civilian administration... 

Romanian broadcaster TVR has accused the European Broadcasting Union of assigning a different set of scores to the ones they provided, incorrectly giving the highest score to Ukraine, which went on to win the competition. The Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra easily won the competition, finishing on 631 points, with the United Kingdom in second place with 466 points. However, despite the margin of victory,... 

Baton-wielding Israeli police swarmed the funeral procession of mourners carrying the casket of slain Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh through Jerusalem today. The shocking images broadcast by Al Jazeera show Israeli police beating mourners carrying Palestinian flags, the pall bearers getting jostled and the casket almost falling to the ground. The incident occurred as the procession attempted... 

How unscrupulous of the EU to reject the poor Moldovans. They are the poorest nation in Europe and they are destined to remain poor forever. If they would have been allowed in the EU, their standard of living could have increased a little. Sure, they have corruption but come on EU, have some mercy on them… they will resolve their corruption in time while as EU members. Why are they condemned... 

U.S. Defense Secretary has stated that the NATO alliance “has what it needs” to respond to a Russian attack. NATO will come to Poland’s aid if Russia ever decided to attack it, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has assured the country. Addressing the the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense on Wednesday, Austin was asked about the consequences for Russia if it decided...