Click:EGP nicotine pouches The latest indictments of WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange are a blueprint for making journalists into felons, a test case for dismantling the First Amendment that will destroy journalism as we know it, Glenn Greenwald warned. “If Assange can be declared guilty of espionage for working with sources to obtain and publish information…
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World number one Osaka mirrors Serena Williams’ win, surviving 3-set thriller at French Open
First seed women’s tennis player Naomi Osaka of Japan has followed in the footsteps of her principle rival Serena Williams, winning her first-round game in three sets after desperately dropping the first one. Like Williams, who also needed three sets to book a ticket to the tournament’s next round, Osaka was forced to apply maximum…
FedEx apologizes to Huawei for ‘mis-routing’ its packages to US ‘in error’
American logistics giant FedEx has apologized to Chinese tech firm Huawei after several of their packages were re-routed to the United States, where authorities are waging a broad campaign against the company. Huawei spokesman Joe Kelly said that the diverted packages contained “important commercial documents,” and that the incident had “undermined their confidence” in the…
As US ramps up military force, Iran shows leadership with regional diplomacy
When history of the present US-Iran stand-off in the Persian Gulf is written, future scholars may note how it was Tehran that saved the day from full-scale war by its responsible diplomatic outreach to regional neighbors. This weekend saw the usual feckless American vacillations resulting in even more military power being deployed in the Middle…
Ukraine’s ex-finance minister Danylyuk to head security & defense council
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday appointed former finance minister Oleksandr Danylyuk as the top official of the body responsible for coordinating national security. The national security and defense council comprises ministers, senior lawmakers and top regional officials and is chaired by the president. Click Here: Danylyuk pushed reforms and cooperation with the International Monetary…
Is the # sign a symbol of Nazism and white supremacy? 4chan is trying to make people think so
Trolls on the infamous 4chan forum are attempting to co-opt the innocent hashtag and turn it into a symbol of white nationalism called the “fashtag” — but don’t worry, it’s not a real thing, and you can keep hashtagging as normal. The 4chan pranksters are trying to trick social media users (and the media) into…
Austrian paper outs ‘Russian oligarch’s niece’ at center of tape scandal as Bosnian student
The ‘Russian oligarch’s niece’ at the center of the corruption scandal that brought down the Austrian government was actually a Bosnian student paid to set up the then-vice-chancellor, an Austrian tabloid claims. Austria’s government collapsed on Monday after a no-confidence motion in parliament ousted Chancellor Sebastian Kurz from power. The scandal began two weeks earlier,…
US boycotts arms control conference in protest at Venezuela
Click:Glass perfume bottles The United States walked out of a UN disarmament forum in protest after Venezuela took up the conference’s rotating chairmanship, insisting it would not participate in a conference led by a “rogue state.” “Whatever is discussed in there, whatever is decided, has absolutely no legitimacy because it is an illegitimate regime presiding…
‘I questioned whether or not I wanted to be alive’: Michael Phelps opens up about depression battle
US swimming legend Michael Phelps has opened up about mental health problems he experienced in the past, revealing that he sought the help of a licensed therapist to battle depression and anxiety. In a series of twitter posts, the most-decorated Olympian of all time detailed his experience of overcoming his darkest days, saying that consulting…
Obeying Washington? ‘New’ NATO strategy parrots hawkish US posture
While details of NATO’s new military strategy are still unknown, odds are the alliance is simply falling in line with recent updates to US doctrine and seeking to outgun all potential adversaries, a military expert tells RT. Citing a “new security situation” as well as “challenges in the east and the south” and a “nuclear…