Western media are manufacturing public consent for the move, according to a Russian senator Washington and London may have already decided to let Kiev use long-range missiles for strikes deep inside Russia and are now seeding the narrative through the media, Russian Senator Aleksey Pushkov has said. Britain has already given the green light for…
Device that mimics sense of touch could allow ‘people to hold hands virtually’
The technology developed by UCL was presented at the British Science Festival.
Germany tells EU it can’t take any more migrants
Government resources are at a breaking point, Interior Minister Faeser has said Berlin has no choice but to bolster border controls, as state and federal resources have been “almost exhausted” on refugees and asylum-seekers, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser has reportedly told Brussels. Earlier this week, Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government announced that Germany would begin…
The US presidential debate was a degenerate political show, and Harris won
In a political culture where rational arguments hardly get you anywhere, what’s the value of a rhetorical square-off? The outcome of American presidential elections rarely turns on the performance of candidates in televised debates – Kennedy’s victory over Nixon in 1960, and Bush’s win over Dukakis in 1988 were very much the exceptions that prove…
Ukraine will join NATO – Blinken
The top US diplomat has repeated Washington’s talking points while visiting Kiev Washington wants to see Kiev win the conflict against Moscow and join NATO, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. Blinken is visiting Kiev with his British counterpart David Lammy to reiterate Anglo-American support for Vladimir Zelensky’s government. “At the July summit,…
China vows ‘balanced’ approach to Ukraine conflict
Beijing will continue promoting a diplomatic settlement between Moscow and Kiev, according to the Chinese foreign minister China will continue promoting an imminent ceasefire and a political settlement of the Ukraine conflict, the country’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said, according to the ministry’s website. Wang made the remarks during a meeting with Russian Security…
Hungary hits back at Hillary Clinton
Balazs Orban has accused the Democrats of trying to jail their political opponents and import migrant voters Failed US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton should look in the mirror before accusing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban of stifling democracy, one of Orban’s senior advisers has argued. Clinton took to X on Wednesday to harangue former President…
Self medicating gorillas help scientists find new drugs
Plant extracts found to have ‘remarkable activity’ against superbugs, scientists said
Russia must be at next Ukraine talks – Germany’s Scholz
Kiev and its Western backers must “explore what options are available” to settle the conflict with Moscow, the chancellor has said A new peace conference on finding a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine conflict should be held soon, with Russia invited this time, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said. In June, Switzerland hosted the first…
Iran denies Western ballistic missile claims
The US and its allies are acting “on false intelligence,” Tehran’s foreign minister has said Iran did not supply Russia with ballistic missiles, despite what the “sanctions addicts” in the West claim, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said. On Tuesday, the US and its allies sanctioned Iran’s national airline over alleged missile shipments to…