A Tunisian court has said it is investigating three of the country’s political parties, including Ennahda and Heart of Tunisia, over allegations they received foreign funds during the 2019 election campaign. OnRead More…
Austrian govt vows to find allies to combat illegal migration after slating EU Commission’s approach
Austria’s interior minister has blasted the European Commission’s stance on migration and declared that Vienna will form alliances with other EU states that want to combat the illegal movement of people inRead More…
Department of Homeland Security orders all employees to mask up and distance, regardless of vaccination status
The Department of Homeland Security has announced that its employees will have to wear masks and socially distance indoors, regardless of their vaccination status. The order comes after the CDC recommended indoorRead More…
UK government credits NCSC with ‘resolving’ WannaCry ransomware attack to refute flak over intelligence body’s posh Westminster HQ
The UK government has downplayed parliamentary criticism of the National Cyber Security Centre’s “image over cost” choice of headquarters by touting its “global and transformative role” in advancing the country’s cyber-security. InRead More…
WATCH: Bathing tourists calmly look on as firefighting aircraft scoop water from the sea to tackle raging Turkish forest inferno
Tourists and locals in Turkey’s Manavgat district were filmed calmly enjoying the beach and wandering around the city despite a blazing fire threatening devastation as it spreads on the outskirts of theRead More…
Ukraine is rightful heir to historic Kievan Rus & ‘distant relatives’ like Russia should not claim it as their own, says Zelensky
In a rebuke to an essay written by Russian President Vladimir Putin, his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed his view that “distant relatives,” like Moscow, should not try to claim theRead More…
Chinese billionaire Sun Dawu sentenced to 18 years for ‘attacking state organs’ amid land dispute
A Chinese court sentenced Sun Dawu to 18 years in jail on Wednesday after the billionaire was detained last November on charges that included “provoking trouble” and “gathering a crowd to attackRead More…
Dutch skateboarder already forced to miss street event blasts 'inhuman' quarantine conditions at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Dutch Olympic skateboarder Candy Jacobs has blasted conditions at a Toyko quarantine hotel as “inhuman”, after missing an event at the Olympic Games due to her ongoing eight-day stay in isolation. TheRead More…
5 people missing after blast at German chemical park are unlikely to be alive, site’s operator says
Little hope remains that survivors will be found under the debris at the German industrial park rocked by a major explosion on Tuesday, its operator has said. The blast injured 31 andRead More…
Decision to strip Assange of Ecuadorian citizenship hasn’t come into force, his lawyer tells RT, while preparing an appeal
The court ruling to nullify the WikiLeaks co-founder’s status as a naturalized Ecuadorian citizen was the result of an orchestrated political trial and must be overturned, Carlos Poveda, Assange’s lawyer, told RT.Read More…