HELSINKI, March 26 (Reuters) – Finland’s Supreme Court on Tuesday found a member of parliament guilty and fined her for calling homosexuality a “developmental disorder”, in a long-running precedent case that has turned into a political tussle over the limits of freedom of speech. The court found Paivi Rasanen, a medical doctor and MP for…
A prominent Russian milblogger issued a lengthy critique of the Russian military’s inability to achieve victory in Ukraine and called for serious force generation and defense industrial reforms. A Russian milblogger highlighted on March 25 that Russian forces suffer from numerous problems that prevent them from making frontline gains.[1] The milblogger claimed that Russian forces…
The US is working on options for a “final blow” to Iran that could see American ground troops deployed on Iranian soil, as well as a major bombing effort, Axios reports, citing two US officials and two sources with knowledge. If attempts to initiate high-level negotiations with Iran do not bear fruit and the Iranians…
The Vatican has outlined guidelines for transplanting of organs or tissues from one species to another The Vatican has announced that Catholics are permitted to receive transplants of animal tissues to address medical conditions, as advancements in procedures involving genetically modified pig or cow organs continue. An 88-page document, outlining ethical guidelines for such transplants,…
German military satellite plan raises alarm in EU Germany’s plans for a €10 billion military satellite network, independent of the European IRIS² project, are worrying some EU lawmakers about fragmentation and duplication of costs. Germany plans 100 satellites in low-orbit orbit for military use only, while IRIS² aims for 290 satellites by 2029 for a…
COUNTER-TERROR cops are leading the investigation into a suspected hate attack which saw masked arsonists torch four Jewish ambulances. The charred vehicles – belonging to volunteer emergency service Hatzola – were set ablaze in the early hours in Golders Green in North London, one of Britain’s biggest Jewish communities. Terrified residents were awakened by a…
Greetings from Tyler, To hear the media tell it, we’re all in grave danger. Trump however goes on and on, telling us not to worry about an Iranian attack. They’re destroyed. I don’t know why they keep putting on such a brave face. Maybe because they know the media is buying it. Iran has been…
HOUSTON, March 20 (Reuters) – Oil prices rose almost $2 in choppy trading on Friday, as the three-week-old Iran war showed no signs of abating and the U.S. prepared to send thousands of additional troops to the Middle East in coming weeks. Brent futures for May rose $1.90, or 1.75%, to $110.55 a barrel as…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier said that Kyiv wanted money and technology in return for its help in the Middle East, although this still had to be agreed. KYIV: Ukraine has deployed military units to five Middle Eastern countries to help protect critical and civilian infrastructure against drones, Ukrainian security council secretary Rustem Umerov said…
Beijing — China has arrested seven people and subjected 12 more to “criminal compulsory measures” in a campaign targeting traffickers in fentanyl precursor chemicals, state media said on Thursday, following pressure from the United States. China’s first wide-publication in years of legal action that has led to the arrests of traffickers also follows weekend trade…