An Indian activist group is up in arms after Israeli beer makers used a caricature of Mahatma Gandhi as part of a marketing campaign, arguing the brewers have turned the anti-booze crusaderRead More…
PHOTOS of polite Hong Kong protesters ‘paying for drinks’ go viral
Though protesters in Hong Kong smashed their way into the city’s parliament building and daubed anti-Chinese slogans on its walls, they were apparently polite enough to pay for drinks and protect “culturalRead More…
Toronto Raptors’ Trip to Israel: The Obscenity of Jewish Power
Gilad Atzmon’s million-dollar question: Why can’t we talk about Jewish power? Source: VT
US considering $4bn more tariffs on EU: fallout from Airbus subsidies, or revenge for INSTEX?
The US is eyeing tariffs on $4 billion more in European products, citing vague “additional analysis” ostensibly in a row over aircraft subsidies. The decision comes days after the EU restarted tradeRead More…
Head of German state of Saxony says he invited Putin to visit
Minister President of Saxony, Michael Kretschmer, has said he invited Vladimir Putin to come to the eastern German federal state “soon,” reiterating his call for the sanctions against Russia to be lifted.Read More…
Kim Kardashian to rename her ‘Kimono’ shapewear amid cultural appropriation outcry
Reality TV star and business mogul Kim Kardashian West says she is searching for a new name for her soon-to-be launched Spanx-like underwear brand after she ignited a firestorm online for attemptingRead More…
Tehran time travel? US accuses Iran of violating nuclear deal 'even before its existence'
Sponsoring terrorism, housing secret nuclear sites next door to rug cleaners, and now, time traveling to violate the nuclear deal – is there anything Iran won’t do to flout US-dictated norms? TheRead More…
‘Playing with fire’: US ramps up tough talk on Iran after it exceeds nuclear deal cap
Washington has unleashed a fresh barrage of threats against Tehran, with US President Donald Trump warning it against “playing with fire” and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo branding it a “top sponsorRead More…
Japan’s first commercial whale hunt in 30 years sparks outrage from activists
The first commercial whale hunt since 1988 took place in Japan on Monday. Japan pulled out last December from the International Whaling Commission (IWC), which has imposed a ban on commercial whaling.Read More…
Are political cartoons next for the axe as newspapers worry more about ‘offending’ readers?
With political correctness increasingly encroaching on the right to free speech and calls for censorship of ‘offensive’ opinions on the rise, there are signs that political cartoons and satire could be nextRead More…