Russia could see the start of private space tourism in around five years, with participants flying for several minutes to a height of 100km before descending by parachute or engine-powered aircraft. That’s according to Sergei Zhukov, co-leader of the working group of the National AeroNet Technology Initiative. He told RIA Novosti about the so-called CosmoCourse project, which is being developed... 

Three Iraqi refugees were arrested by German authorities and charged with planning an Islamist-motivated attack involving a bomb and a vehicle. Two 23-year-olds and a 36-year-old were arrested on the “suspicion of preparing a serious act of violence which endangers the state” after a Wednesday morning raid, according to the federal prosecutor’s statement. “According to the findings to date,... 

A new weapon installed on Russian warships can make enemy soldiers miss targets by blinding them, while also causing hallucinations and making them want to vomit. Two Russian frigates were fitted with the new non-lethal dazzler-type weapon, the 5P-42 Filin (eagle-owl), the manufacturer’s representative told RIA Novosti. The weapon is designed to temporarily blind the enemy. It creates a strobe-like... 

A French MP blasted plans announced by Interior Minister Christophe Castaner to repatriate some 130 jihadis currently detained in Syria. Castaner told BFM TV he fears a U.S. withdrawal from Syria could somehow enable the ISIS-linked fighters to escape and return to the battlefield. “All those who will return to France will be judged in court,” Castaner said. “If the judge thinks that it will... 

Civic nationalism and conservatism on duty everyone! European countries have voiced their concerns over nuclear security after the United States announced its withdrawal from the INF Treaty, a major 1987 nuclear arms agreements with Russia. Poland, a NATO frontline nation, supports the US’ withdrawal from the pact, while accusing Russia of what it calls aggressive behaviour. Poland’s Ministry... 

Russia will start developing a new type of mid-range missile as it suspends the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF). The decision comes in response to the US halting its participation in the agreement. “I agree with the proposal… to create a ground-based hypersonic mid-range missile,” President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with the nation’s defense chief and... 

A 47-year-old man has been taken to hospital with wounds to the face following an attack by a machete-wielding man at a McDonald’s in Sheffield, England, according to police and local media. The suspect, 21, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, possession of a knife or bladed article and possession of drugs, according to South Yorkshire Police. Photos from the scene depict a large blade... 

Under the migration policy of Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, migrant arrivals in January 2019 are down by around 95 percent compared to January 2018. Official data shows that 3,176 illegal immigrants arrived in Italy in January 2018 under the leadership of the Democratic Party which had told Italians they were actively working to reduce the number of landings and had reduced the number... 

More than half of all the under 18s currently in jail in Britain are nonwhite, and a quarter are Muslim, despite nonwhites allegedly only making up 13 percent of the population, new official figures from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons has revealed. According to the report titled “Children in Custody 2017–18 An analysis of 12–18-year-olds’ perceptions of their experiences in secure... 

Migration is the biggest threat to the safety of Europeans, the Hungarian defence minister Tibor Benko said ahead of a two-day meeting with his European Union counterparts in Bucharest. Europe, and Hungary specifically, have entered a new phase in terms of security policy, Tibor Benko told MTI. Europe’s security has deteriorated considerably, he said, adding that routine solutions were not adequate... 

“The Commission sees the high-altitude nuclear explosion-generated electromagnetic pulse as an existential threat to the survival of the United States and its allies.” Russia, China and several other nations are developing powerful high-altitude nuclear bombs that can produce super-electromagnetic pulse (EMP) waves capable of knocking out critical electronic infrastructure, according to several... 

Documentary filmmaker and political activist Lauren Southern is holding a “crisis meeting” on migration at the European Parliament in Brussels today. The meeting will show an interview that she did with a group of Moroccan people smugglers, along with an interview of a migrant transport NGO CEO who has since been imprisoned for cooperating with people traffickers. The interviews are part of Southern’s... 

The leader of conservative party the Brothers of Italy said during a television appearance that evidence is likely to emerge showing migrants were deliberately drowned at sea to elicit sympathy for refugees and inflate the lucrative business of people smuggling. Giorgia Meloni said that the blame for migrant deaths should be on those pushing mass immigration. “It would not shock me, and I take responsibility... 

A 17-year-old girl was run over by a bus in Minden, Germany, as she attempted to flee migrant attackers, according to police and media reports. The victim and her 14-year-old companion were being harassed by two migrant men who were both under the influence of alcohol. The teens attempted to jump aboard a slow-moving bus with the assistance of a driver who had noticed their plight, but a pursuing... 

A court in Sicily ruled on Thursday that Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini can be charged with kidnapping after he prevented refugees from disembarking an Italian coast guard ship in August. “I confess,” Salvini said in a video posted to his Facebook page, “there is no need for a trial. It’s true, I did it and I’d do it again.” “I risk 3 to 15...