Month: October 2019

Key point: The truth behind the accident was kept secret so the Kremlin could save face. If you’re a sailor on a Russian submarine that sinks in the middle of the ocean, don’t expect much sympathy from the Kremlin. Judging by the reaction of Soviet leaders to the accidental sinking of a Soviet nuclear missile sub…

Angry Norwegian Cruise Line passengers wasted no time voicing their frustration after disembarking from the ship Friday in England. Photos and videos shared on social media showed upset passengers on board Norwegian Cruise Line’s “Mystical Fjords” tour. Due to alleged severe weather conditions, the ship canceled several port stops. According to Business Insider and NBC News, passengers paid…

WASHINGTON – Appearing in television interviews on Sunday morning, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he would comply with a subpoena issued by House Democrats as part of an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s pressuring of the Ukrainian government to open investigations into former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden.  House Democrats had issued…

Let’s be clear, if the House of Representatives wants to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s conduct, it need not hold a formal vote. The White House argument that failing to do so somehow violates the Constitution is entirely made up. The document says nothing of the sort. The Constitution merely, succinctly, gives the House “sole power of…

Daniel WightonOctober 13, 2019 German police are investigating a bitcoin transfer made to the far-Right extremist behind Wednesday’s terror attack in Halle to determine if the man possessed a broader support network. German media outlet Spiegel reports that a transfer of 0.1 bitcoin – approximately €750 (£660) – was made to alleged attacker Stephan Balliet in the…

The US diplomat’s wife allegedly involved in a crash which killed a teenager does not have diplomatic immunity, the Foreign Office has said. A letter, that appears to have been sent by foreign secretary Dominic Raab to Harry Dunn’s parents, Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn, says: “The question remains when such immunity comes to an…

Riot police clashed with anti-government protesters across Hong Kong Sunday as masked activists vandalised businesses deemed sympathetic to Beijing in another weekend of chaos in the financial hub. Rallies erupted in multiple neighbourhoods, with some protesters blocking roads, sabotaging train tracks, and trashing pro-China businesses. Police said an officer was taken to hospital after his…

Click here to read the full article. Major U.S. gaming firm Blizzard Entertainment has reduced its punishment for a professional gamer who shouted a slogan in support of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests. But the company doubled down on its verdict about the inappropriateness of his conduct. In a Chinese language-only message on its official social…

HONG KONG (AP) — A homemade, remote-controlled bomb intended to “kill or to harm” riot control officers was detonated as they deployed against renewed violence in Hong Kong over the weekend, police said Monday, in a further escalation of destructive street battles gripping the business hub. The “loud thud” Sunday night close to riot officers…

A graphically violent parody video, reportedly shown at a meeting of Donald Trump’s supporters at his Miami resort, depicted a likeness of the president shooting and stabbing his opponents and members of the news media in a church. In the video, the US president’s critics and media members are portrayed as parishioners fleeing his gruesome…