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The congressional inquest into Jeffrey Epstein’s network of influential associates has heard testimony from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Epstein’s longtime executive assistant, Lesley Groff, as House investigators examine how the convicted sex offender maintained ties to prominent figures after his 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a minor. In his closed-door testimony on Wednesday, Gates told the House Oversight and…

The UK’s globalist Labour Party government is facing mounting backlash after Prime Minister Keir Starmer demanded that major technology companies implement sweeping device-level controls on smartphones and tablets, a move critics warn could pave the way for mass surveillance and the erosion of online privacy. By Frank Bergman · Speaking at London Tech Week, Starmer gave Apple, Google, and other tech giants a three-month deadline to introduce…

The Ukraine conflict appears to be an “ethnic cleansing” project aimed at removing the Russian-speaking population from the country’s eastern border regions, US conservative commentator Candace Owens has said. Owens made the remarks in an interview with Russian filmmaker and TV host Nikita Mikhalkov during a discussion about the roots of the conflict and the West’s attitude toward Russia. · “I think what’s happening in Ukraine is an ethnic…

Italy has launched a probe into far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s alleged mistreatment of multinational activists who took part in an aid flotilla bound for Gaza, days after a similar investigation was opened by France. It comes as the EU is considering sanctions on Ben-Gvir over the alleged abuse. The scandal was triggered by the IDF’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla in May, an international civilian…

In May, Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications released data showing that the number of children under the age of 15 in the Land of the Rising Sun had fallen to a new historic low: 13.29 million, which is 350,000 fewer than a year earlier. To understand the scale and drama of what is happening, it is worth recalling that in 1950*, at the very beginning of Japan’s economic miracle, children under 15 made up 35.1% of Japan’s…

As we go to air, it looks as though the war on Iran has resumed, and this episode of RT’s Sanchez Effect scours the footage and all the details of this latest round of escalation. · And the perfect guest to talk about the entire situation in the region is Kevork Almassian, award-winning journalist and host of the Syriana analysis podcast on YouTube. Mr. Sanchez thinks Donald Trump may abandon Israel in this conflict, with the American…

Iran vows it will never back down from US attacks even as Donald Trump claims 'the bully of the Middle East is dead.' · While urging NATO countries to adopt Ukraine's drone technology - Vladimir Zelensky claims Russia is seeking to diminish Baltic support for his nation after Kiev's own UAVs hit Latvia and Estonia. · The Kremlin blasts Ukraine for almost completly destroying the historic 'Siege of Sevastopol' panorama, created over a century…

Vladimir Zelensky has criticized British political party Reform UK for removing Ukrainian flags from public buildings in Britain, warning that such actions can ruin a “big friendship.” · The Ukrainian leader made the comments in an interview with The Guardian during a visit to London on Sunday, where he met Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. · Asked about the decision by…

Israel has struck the historic city of Tyre in Lebanon, targeting the Christian quarter for the first time after ordering a partial evacuation. The attack has heightened local concerns over the fate of the city’s revered Biblical heritage sites. According to Reuters, eight people were killed in a single strike on Tyre’s eastern edge on Tuesday. · The Christian quarter, located in the city’s northwest, had been excluded from previous Israeli…

Bulgaria’s new government has announced it will halt weapons deliveries to Ukraine, signaling a major policy shift for the NATO and EU member, which has been supplying arms to Kiev since the escalation of the conflict in 2022. The conflict cannot be resolved on the battlefield, Bulgarian Defense Minister Dimitar Stoyanov told reporters on Tuesday, arguing that Ukraine’s primary challenge is a shortage of personnel rather than weapons. · "What…