Author: Steven Sahiounie

Konstantin Gavrilov also pointed out that the darknet is now abuzz with offers of selling those Javelins that Ukraine had received from the US Moscow will respond immediately if Russia is attacked with long-range weapon systems, Head of the Russian Delegation to the Negotiations on Military Security and Arms Control in Vienna Konstantin Gavrilov told the Rossiya-24 TV channel on Thursday. “We particularly put the spotlight on the delivery [to Ukraine] of long-range howitzers and HIMARS MLRS that threaten not only Donbass but Russia as well. We have clearly laid out Russia’s stance: if the Russian Federation is attacked with…

In March of this year, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launched about a dozen ballistic missiles at the Kurdish region’s capital, an unprecedented strike on the city that appeared to be aimed at an “Israeli strategic center,” although some of the ballistic missiles reportedly fell near the US consulate. A drone allegedly fitted with explosives exploded in Iraq’s northern city of Erbil on Wednesday, injuring three individuals and destroying many cars, Reuters reported, citing the city’s Kurdish officials. According to the report, the explosive drone detonated around 9:35 pm local time on Pirmam road in Erbil’s outskirts. The drone was allegedly shot down, and…

Somalia records hundreds of deaths as the drought worsens and the country faces famine. A drought in the Horn of Africa has taken away four of Owliyo Hassan Salaad’s children this year. Now she cradles Ali Osman, her weak and squalling 3-year-old, whom she carried on a 90-kilometer walk from her hamlet to Somalia’s capital, frantic not to lose him as well. She can scarcely speak about the young bodies buried back home in the dirt too dry for planting as she sits on the floor of a malnutrition treatment clinic full of worried mothers. The death toll is rapidly…

The US president says he doesn’t want to “abuse” the Constitution for the sake of tougher regulations on firearms US President Joe Biden has said he doesn’t want to “abuse the Constitution” to enact tougher gun laws in response to a series of deadly mass shootings. The president made his comments on the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show on Thursday. Kimmel asked Biden if he could issue an executive order on gun control. “Trump passed those out like Halloween candy,” the host said. Biden replied that he had issued executive orders in the past “within the power of the presidency.” “I don’t want to emulate Trump’s…

The Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied the false allegations circulated by some websites affiliated with the Israeli occupation entity about the existence of diplomatic talks with Tunisia. The ministry said in a statement published on its official website: “These websites have been spreading these rumors in repeated attempts to harm Tunisia’s image and its firm position in support of the inalienable Palestinian right.” “Tunisia affirms that it is not interested in establishing diplomatic relations with an occupying entity, and that it will remain officially and popularly, as the President of the Republic emphasized on many occasions, a supporter…

The world is facing a cost-of-living crisis unseen in at least a generation, partly due to the Ukraine conflict, said a UN report on Wednesday. “The largest cost-of-living crisis of the 21st century has come when people and countries have a limited capacity to cope,” said the second report of the Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance over the Ukraine conflict, Xinhua reported. The Ukraine conflict has trapped the people of the world between a rock and a hard place. The rock is the severe price shocks in food, energy and fertilizer markets, given the centrality of…

Whistleblower files suggest the government sought to ‘operationalize’ social media sites to combat supposed disinformation The US government planned to use its now-shelved Disinformation Governance Board (DGB) to make social media platforms remove posts the government deemed false, according to leaked documents obtained by opposition lawmakers. Republican Senators Chuck Grassley (Iowa) and Josh Hawley (Missouri) cited the whistleblower files in an open letter to Department of Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas published on Wednesday, in which they pressed for more details on the controversial DGB. The department “planned to coordinate efforts to leverage ties with social media platforms to enable the removal of user…

A handful of recent studies suggested that the Earth’s magnetic poles were rapidly shifting, raising concerns that our planet might have to deal with them reversing – something that could potentially lead to a catastrophe. It looks like the fears aroused by the potential flipping of Earth’s magnetic poles appear to be exaggerated, with a new study suggesting that our planet is safe from a catastrophe… as of now. According to researchers from Lund University in Sweden, Earth “is not heading towards a polarity reversal”, despite recent concerns sparked by the so-called South Atlantic Anomaly. This anomaly is a soft spot in…

The Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) and the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have carried out a joint live-fire exercise, the Syrian Ministry of Defense announced on June 8. In a statement, the ministry said two Russian Su-35s fighter jets and six Syrian MiG-23ML and MiG-29SM fighter jets took part in the exercise that simulated facing “hostile” fighter jets and drones that violated Syria airspace. “All illusive targets were monitored and completely destroyed while aerial targets were hit at night for the first time,” the statement reads. Syrian and Russian warplanes also conducted a joint patrol along the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights…

Over 30,000 public service workers in New South Wales take part in day-long protest Thousands of Australian public service workers on Wednesday staged a protest across New South Wales (NSW), Australia’s most populous state, demanding better salaries, according to local media. They also boycotted a day of work, demanding a 5.4% rise in their salaries because of the skyrocketing cost of living in the country, Sky News reported. State premier Dominic Perrottet already announced a 0.5% increase to the public service annual pay cap but workers have rejected the raise, calling it “not enough.” Over 30,000 workers including prison guards,…