After 1,000 migrants arrive on British shores in one day, the UK gives France an ultimatum

France is going to have to get its act together if it wants to see the cash, says Home Secretary Priti Patel The French government will not see a penny of the promised financial aid until it stops the flow … Read More

English Channel illegal migrant crossings tripled last year to record levels

The unfavorable migration situation exacerbates the already fractured relationship between the United Kingdom and France The United Kingdom saw a record number of migrants arrive via the English Channel last year, data shows. A total of 28,395 migrants landed on … Read More

Dozens killed in Kazakhstan protests

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An attempt to storm government buildings in Khazakstan has ended with dozens killed and the declaration of a state of emergency. On the fifth day of the ongoing protests in Kazakhstan, local police reported that dozens were killed during an … Read More

Israel opens its skies as COVID infections surge, breaking records every day

posted in: Israel, News

Israel reported a new daily record of nearly 17,000 infections. “We still recommend avoiding unnecessary flights,” said the ministry of Health director. The Israeli government has announced that it will end all restrictions on international travel starting midnight Saturday. The … Read More

Wait what? FDA wants 55 years to process FOIA request over vaccine data

(Reuters) – Freedom of Information Act requests are rarely speedy, but when a group of scientists asked the federal government to share the data it relied upon in licensing Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, the response went beyond typical bureaucratic foot-dragging. As … Read More

Iran urges UN Security Council to hold US, Israel accountable for General Soleimani assassination

posted in: Middle East, News

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations, Majid Takht Ravanchi, in a letter called on the UN Security Council to hold US and Israel responsible for assassinating Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani, IRNA reported. “Given the dire implications … Read More

McConnell slams Senate Democrats for invoking Jan 6 to push filibuster changes: ‘Surreal’

Schumer pushes Senate filibuster reform to secure election legislation Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell slammed Democrats in a floor speech Wednesday for using the Jan. 6 Capitol riot to justify proposed filibuster reform to pass election legislation. “It is surreal … Read More

Top 10 world events of 2021

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1. COVID-19 continues to rage For a second year the COVID-19 pandemic has raged, with more severe waves of infection causing more losses following the emergence of new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus: Delta and Omicron. At the end of … Read More

Russia-China ties will be the big story of 2022 – analysis

posted in: News, Russia

Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a New Year greeting to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Friday. The report was carried in Russia’s Tass News. “In that telegram he expressed great satisfaction with the development of … Read More

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