A wide-ranging anti-#COVID19 vaccination campaign began in Moscow on Saturday, with thousands signing up for shots online, in the Russian capital. Frontline workers were given first priority. Professor Andrey Osiptsov...
Kurils | US considers Russian islanders to be Japanese
Russian citizens of the disputed Kuril Islands are, according to US officials, actually Japanese – a result of the US’ policy of insisting much of the archipelago, governed by Moscow since World War II, rightly belongs...
Nord Stream 2 | US wants Germany & European partners to halt construction
“Now is the time for #Germany and the EU to impose a moratorium on the construction of the pipeline,” Robin Quinville, acting #US ambassador in Berlin, told German newspaper the Handelsblatt on Saturday. The diplomat...
Nord Stream 2 construction resumes despite new US sanctions | DW News
US lawmakers have agreed to extend sanctions on companies involved in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, just as the Russian-led company behind the project reportedly resumed construction — about a year after work was...
Israeli police cleared of any wrongdoing in shooting and blinding of a Palestinian boy
Israeli authorities have cleared the police officer who shot an 8-year-old boy in the face of any wrongdoing. Malik Eissa lost his left eye after being hit by a rubber-coated steel bullet.
‘There is no evidence of a pandemic’ says anti-vaxxer
Despite the thousands of deaths caused by coronavirus, some anti-vaxxers say there is no pandemic. One in five people in the UK say they unsure about taking the vaccine and Kate Shemirani, an anti-vaxxer, claims that...
Brexit – PM and EU chief’s phone call ends with ‘significant differences’
Boris Johnson will head to Brussels for post-Brexit trade talks after a phone call with the EU Commission president ended with “significant differences” unresolved. The pair spoke on Monday afternoon –...