Mexican authorities blocked dozens of migrants from hitching a ride to the U.S. on freight trains in Mexico City on Friday in a major new enforcement effort. Thousands of people have used the freight trains, known as “The Beast,” to hitch a dangerous ride to the Mexico-U.S. border before they cross over illegally. Earlier this […]
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Poland says “no more weapons for Ukraine”
One of Ukraine’s staunchest allies, Poland, has said it is no longer supplying weapons to its neighbour, amid a diplomatic dispute over Kyiv’s grain exports. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Poland’s focus was instead on defending itself with more modern weapons. Poland has already sent Ukraine 320 Soviet-era tanks and 14 MiG-29 fighter jets and […]
Ukraine is suing Western firms for failing to deliver
The Ukrainian government has taken legal action against at least two Western military firms that have failed to fulfill equipment contracts, or offer a refund of fees paid by Kyiv to secure the deals. The country’s Defense Ministry has been grappling with a series of procurement scandals as its troops continue their fight against a […]
Putin ally says Tucker Carlson to be assasinated
A prominent Russian propagandist has claimed that former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson is a “dead man walking” for saying that the U.S. and Russia will go to war with one another in the next year. The Rossiya-1 talk show host Vladimir Solovyov justified his own prophesizing of an armed conflict between the two nations […]
Zelensky pushes US for long term security deal “like Israel”
As Ukraine’s counteroffensive grinds on, officials far away from the frontlines in Washington and Kyiv are quietly negotiating a formal alliance that could reshape Europe’s security landscape. The negotiations have been overshadowed by Kyiv’s push this summer to retake Russian-held territory in southern Ukraine, but the discussions drew fresh attention recently when Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]
Canada warns LGBTQ+ citizens, don’t visit US
Canada has warned LGBTQ+ citizens traveling to the U.S. that they may face discrimination if they visit some states. A travel advisory issued by Global Affairs Canada on Tuesday morning said: “Some states have enacted laws and policies that may affect 2SLGBTQI+ [two spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer or questioning, intersex, and more] persons.” […]
Germany sliding into recession because of green policies
Germany is heading for a recession that is being caused by the bureaucracy around its green energy policies, the country’s opposition party has warned. Once one of the world’s strongest economies, Germany is now expected to have the worst performing economy of any leading nation in the world, according to stats from the International Monetary […]
US not reporting dramatic rise in Ukraine deaths
There has been a dramatic rise in Ukraine’s number of dead, according to new estimates by unnamed US officials. Ukraine gives no official toll of its war dead – the Ukrainian armed forces have reiterated that their war casualty numbers are a state secret. The figures remain classified. But US officials, quoted by the New […]
Mexican cartel kidnapped youths & forced them to kill each other
Mexican investigators said Thursday they have found four burned and decapitated bodies that might be related to the horrifying case of five kidnapped youths, one of whom was filmed apparently being forced to kill the others. Prosecutors in the western state of Jalisco said the bodies were badly burned and had not yet been identified. […]
Russia’s lunar lander has crashed into the moon
Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon after it spun into an uncontrolled orbit, the country’s Roscosmos space agency said Sunday. The pilotless spacecraft was aiming to be the first ever to land on the south pole of the moon, an area where scientists believe there could be important reserves of frozen water and precious […]
NK says soldier crossed DMZ because of racisim
North Korea says that a U.S. soldier who entered the country from South Korea was fleeing abuse and racism in the U.S. military. It marks the North’s first public confirmation of the incident since 23-year-old Travis King crossed the border last month. The official Korean Central News Agency said that initial findings of an official […]
China brags about laser weapon breakthrough
Chinese researchers have said they have overcome the biggest challenge for laser weapons, potentially giving Beijing a military advantage of concern to the West. Beijing is developing laser weaponry that might be able to replace existing air defenses and neutralize missiles, drones and fighter jets. High-energy laser systems can disable unmanned aerial vehicles such as […]