It’s election season in America, and what was missing is a portion of good old ‘Russian meddling’ narrative. Well, it seems like the time has come, with such claims running wild in the US media.
Video of 9-yr-old girl’s pleas to be saved from ‘abuser’ prompts viral campaign
Video of a 9-year-old girl called Sophie begging not to be sent home where she says she is sexually abused by her mother’s boyfriend has gone viral. The viral footage shot in Texas shows the petrified little girl’s...
Beirut, one month on | Wrecked blast site captured by drone
It’s been a month since deadly explosions claimed the lives of at least 190 and injured some 6,500 in the Lebanese capital Beirut. The site and its surroundings remain devastated.
Bid to sue Russian state over handling of Navalny case rejected by court
A case initiated by the opposition figure’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, which alleges that Moscow authorities failed to investigate claims that Alexey Navalny was poisoned, has been dismissed by a Russian judge.
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Los Angeles plagued by human trafficking and underage prostitution
In the United States, a minor is exploited in the sex industry every two minutes, according to activists. Every year, a total of 150,000 young people, mostly girls who are US citizens, are forced by pimps to sell their...
Macron marks 150 years of the French Republic
In a speech on Friday marking 150 years of the French Republic, President Emmanuel Macron criticised those who seek French citizenship without accepting France’s “right to commit blasphemy”. To be French, he said, is to...