Violent protests in Tbilisi are a ‘Russophobic provocation’ which raises serious concerns in Moscow due to Georgia being a popular destination for Russian tourists, the Kremlin has said. Tensions between Tbilisi and Moscow spiked after the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO), which took place at the Georgian Parliament in the capital on Thursday. IAO President…

A Tory MP has been accused of physically assaulting a protester at an event in London, after video footage appears to show him pushing a woman before marching her away by her neck. The politician was suspended on Friday morning. Climate change protesters “gatecrashed” a dinner at Mansion House on Thursday night, where Chancellor Philip…

European aerospace company Airbus has dominated Le Bourget airfield as it easily outpaced US rival Boeing with the number of orders for its aircraft on the final day of trading at the Paris Air Show. The business program at one of the world’s largest aerospace-industry exhibitions closed on Thursday. Over the four days, Airbus secured…

Russian UFC star Khabib Nurmagomedov has revealed the exact emotions he felt when he submitted Conor McGregor in their lightweight title fight in Las Vegas last October. Nurmagomedov dominated McGregor before submitting him via rear-naked choke three minutes into the fourth round to retain his 155lbs world title. The undefeated Dagestani has now described what…

A leopard was killed after being electrocuted by an overhead electricity wire while it was hunting in a tree near Gurugram, northern India. The big cat was found hanging from the wires by shocked villagers. Forest department officials were called to the scene at 8:30am local time on Thursday, after receiving reports of a leopard…

The “only way that can ever change” the supremacy of the US dollar as a global reserve currency is if there’s a genuine, “long-term alternative,” former chairman of Goldman Sachs Jim O’Neill said. He told CNBC that China could consider expanding the role of its currency. “Some people would say, of course, the ultimate weapon…

French club Dijon FCO have made world football headlines by announcing the signing of a striker named Messi. That’s 12-year-old striker Rayane Messi, who already has fans wondering if he can live up to his famous namesake. READ MORE: ‘Here we go again’: Messi & Argentina suffer nightmare Copa America start in defeat to Colombia The…

Over 150 children have now died of Encephalitis in Bihar, India and over 400 have been hospitalized in an outbreak linked to a toxic substance in lychee fruit that can affect under-nourished children. Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), known as ‘Chamki Bukhar’ in India, is a brain inflammation disease. Symptoms include fever, vomiting, and unconsciousness. Union…

While tensions are increasing between the US and Iran, Israel and Lebanon may finally be on the path toward diplomacy in order to reach an agreement over a hotly contested resource-rich maritime region. The greatest fear of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United States, and of course, Israel, is the formation of what has…

The official launch of Trump’s campaign for re-election in 2020 invites us to ponder if the Democrats are, as in 2016, going to help him win. “By seeking and blundering we learn,” the renowned German thinker Johann Wolfgang von Goethe asserts is the recipe for progress. It’s just a pity he isn’t around now to…