Russian reporter gets 6 years for disparaging her country’s military amid war with Ukraine
A Russian journalist was convicted of disparaging the military Wednesday and received a six-year prison sentence, the latest punishment in a relentless crackdown on critics of Moscow’s actions in Ukraine. The court in the city of Barnaul in southern Siberia found Maria Ponomarenko guilty of “spreading false information about the Russian armed forces’ actions” with […]
Reporter’s Notebook: Iran regime insider says it’s time for rule by ayatollahs to end
He played his cards very carefully, cautiously and kept the faith. Mir-Hossein Mousavi, one of the founding fathers of the Islamic Republic of Iran, dutiful foot-soldier and one of its first prime ministers stayed the course. He had a near comeback in 2009. Embracing a gentle message of reform within the system, the unlikely rock […]
Gallup Poll: Half Say News Media Deliberately Mislead
Half of Americans believe that national news media deliberately mislead the public, according to a new Gallup-Knight Foundation poll.
A five-point safety plan for a nervous young woman using an e-hailing service
Read More Growing up in KwaZulu-Natal, the City of Gold represented a world of opportunities, a place to make dreams come true. But being a young woman in the city hasn’t all been smooth sailing. A car isn’t affordable so e-hailing services are necessary to move around the city. But over the past two years, […]
Russian army has lost up to half of key battle tanks, analysts estimate
Read More Russia’s army is estimated to have lost nearly 40% of its prewar fleet of tanks after nine months of fighting in Ukraine, according to a count by the specialist thinktank the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS). That rises to as much as 50% for some of the key tanks used in combat, […]
Nicola Sturgeon in her own words: key moments from resignation speech
Read More Nicola Sturgeon took Scotland, and the rest of the UK, by surprise with her resignation. In her speech on Wednesday morning, she blamed two factors: her waning energy levels and the way in which Scottish politics had become polarised around her as a leader. The first minister and SNP leader acknowledged the difficulty […]
Nikki Haley leaps into 2024 GOP presidential primary at packed campaign rally
Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina and former UN ambassador, formally launched her campaign for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination Wednesday before a packed crowd of supporters. Haley’s campaign kickoff event in comes one day after she officially declared her candidacy for president, emphasizing in a social media video that “it’s time for […]
Matthew Whitaker to Newsmax: Too Late for Clapper to ‘Find Religion’ on Letter
James Clapper, the former Director of National Intelligence during the Obama administration, has “found religion” and is backtracking on a letter he signed with 50 other U.S. intelligence officials about Hunter Biden’s laptop.
Medal of Honor Will Go to Special Forces Officer 60 Years Later
One of the first Black men ever to be a Green Beret will be awarded the Medal of Honor after the army fumbled his paperwork twice with attempts made by his comrades to remedy the situation, reported The New York Times. Capt. Paris Davis disregarded his own well-being to save…
Space Force, Space Command pass the buck on UFOs as US airspace security questions swirl
The Pentagon’s U.S. Space Force and U.S. Space Command have so far been absent from discussions on a handful of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) over North America that have been shot down by the military in recent days. Three flying objects were shot down last weekend, including one over northeastern Alaska on Friday, one over […]
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