Saudi Prince Alwaleed's Net Worth Down 60% From 2014 Peak After being arrested and imprisoned by Saudi police during Saudi Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s corruption crackdown cash grab late last year, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, Saudi Arabia’s richest man, was finally released (after reportedly being tortured and beaten) in January, having signed an agreement that …
October 2018 archive
Oct 10
Today’s News 10th October 2018
Africa Remains Unchartered Territory For U.S. Presidents This week, U.S. first lady Melania Trump has been visiting Africa. Even though she has visited Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt, her husband has not visited the continent since he became president. But, as Statista’s Niall McCarthy notes, Trump isn’t alone in neglecting Africa. The following infographic is based on a Quartz …
Oct 09
Today’s News 9th October 2018
The UK Is Practicing Cyberattacks To Black Out Moscow As A Nuclear Deterrent Britain’s military has engaged in a massive cyber-strike war game scenario which envisioned an attack on Russia’s power grid which would black out all of Moscow. The non-conventional military exercise comes as British defense officials have expressed increasing concern that the UK …
Oct 08
Today’s News 8th October 2018
UK Sending 800 Troops To The Arctic To Target Russia As AntiWar.com’s Jason Ditz reports, UK troops will join Norway, US troops every winter… The British Defense Secretary announced that 800 commandos are being deployed into Norway starting next year, and continuing every winter for at least a decade. The troops will join US and Dutch …
Oct 07
Today’s News 7th October 2018
US Rotates To Ukraine As Location To Start Conflict With Russia Authored by Eric Zuesse via The Strategic Culture Foundation, The United States Government is now treating Ukraine as if it were a NATO member, and on September 27th donated to Ukraine two warships for use against Russia. This is the latest indication that the US is …
Oct 06
Today’s News 6th October 2018
Russian Military: US Killed Dozens By Bioweapon Disguised As Drug Research Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com, The Russian Defense Ministry is accusing the United States of killing dozens of Georgians with a biological weapon after disguising it as drug research. Documents recorded the deaths of 73 people over a short period of time, indicating …
Oct 05
Today’s News 5th October 2018
Mattis Says Russian GRU Caught Red-Handed Hacking OPCW, Vows Cyber Support To Allies Russia is facing new multiple wide-ranging charges of hacking as Western officials on Wednesday alleged its intelligence agencies conducted four high profile cyber attacks, including an attempt to spy on the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which is the independent body …
Oct 04
Today’s News 4th October 2018
Russia Says Space Station Hole Was Deliberate Sabotage After Formal Investigation After a thorough investigation which included consultation with NASA, Russia is now pointing the finger to deliberate sabotage as causing a hole that created a dangerous oxygen leak on the International Space Station (ISS). Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russian space agency Roskosmos, said …
Oct 03
Today’s News 3rd October 2018
UK University Bans Clapping At Performances To Avoid Triggering Students With Anxiety In an attempt to make public performances more “inclusive” for people with “disabilities” like anxiety and other sensory issues, the University of Manchester students’ union has voted to ban applause at student union events, and is asking students to use “jazz hands” instead. …
Oct 02
Today’s News 2nd October 2018
Erdogan Lashes Out At US: Defiantly Says American Pastor Has "Dark Ties With Terror" Addressing his parliament on Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at the United States over sanctions against Turkey and Iran, which have served to squeeze both countries and resulted in massive inflation. Crucially, he remained defiant over the case of …
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