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By Alex Krainer · British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer resigned yesterday. Before he departed 10 Downing Street the last time, he authorized another strike against Russia. Ukraine, UK's "one hundred year" ally, conducted one of the largest attacks on Russian territory to date, using air-launched cruise missiles to hit military-related facilities in Voronezh city. The facilities in question produce components for Russian Kh-101 cruse…

Outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has turned the UK into an “authoritarian hellhole,” with more people being jailed and arrested for social media posts than in any other country in the world, former MP George Galloway has told RT. · Starmer announced on Monday that he would step down as prime minister and Labour Party leader by September, citing a widespread internal revolt against his leadership. · Speaking to RT’s Rick Sanchez,…

At the heart of Polish historical literature, brilliantly adapted for the screen by film director Andrzej Wajda, is a timeless, almost archetypal Slavic narrative. Take Adam Mickiewicz’s poem, Pan Tadeusz, or Aleksander Fredro’s comedy, The Revenge. In both cases, we see two noble clans trapped in a shared space – whether within a city or castle walls – selflessly and relentlessly destroying each other over long-held historical grievances,…

!Dutch doctors euthanize child under 12 for first time – media · FILE PHOTO. © Getty Images / AgFang · Dutch doctors euthanize child under 12 for first time – media · The measure was introduced in 2024 for young patients with no prospect of recovery · Published 23 Jun, 2026 | Updated 23 Jun, 2026 · A child under the age of 12 has been euthanized in the Netherlands for the first time, Health Minister Sophie Hermans has said, according to…

Vladimir Putin says Ukraine’s mounting battlefield losses, means it’s now aiming low by targeting civilians. Russia's top diplomat takes aim at the West over its foreign-policy priorities highlighting their visible need for global dominance. · Going with the flow - Iranian officials say the Strait of Hormuz is fully back in business. Although the head of Tehran's negotiating team insists the waterway will never return to its pre-war status quo.

By Andrew Korybko · As a self-respecting leader who represents the patriotic half of the country, Nawrocki cannot accede to Ukraine joining the same bloc as Poland while it glorifies the Volhynia Genocide’s OUN-UPA culprits, nor can he sacrifice his country’s agricultural industry either with all that entails for Polish sovereignty. · Polish President Karol Nawrocki recently declared that “Zelensky has proven that Ukraine is not ready to be…

A new analysis by independent journalist Greg Reese traces the evolution of taxation in the United States from the American Revolution through to the emerging era of digital currencies, artificial intelligence and blockchain-based commerce. Report by INRl · The article argues that many of the same themes that fuelled America's founding — taxation, government authority and individual consent — continue to shape debates today, albeit in…

By Andrew Korybko · The only reprieve in that dark scenario, other than obliterating Ukraine to neutralize the NATO threats emanating from there once and for all per the special operation’s goal, would be for Russia to sell stakes in its natural resource and other critical industries to the US as a “security guarantee”. · It was warned last fall that “The US Plans To Wage An Intensified Proxy War Of Attrition Against Russia”, and now that Trump…

'Wherever they have tried to disregard our rights, we will not back down'. Those were the words of the Iranian President as his delegation headed home from the Swiss peace talks which were almost derailed by Donald Trump firing off his latest threats against Tehran. · The US Vice President JD Vance explains with a straight face just why Israel continues its campaign in Southern Lebanon, although it seems Tel-Aviv has in mind something else…

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that he will resign from his post and will step down as the leader of the Labour Party. · In an address outside 10 Downing Street on Monday, Starmer said he already informed King Charles III of his decision and asked the Labour Party to lay out a timetable to elect a new leader by September, adding that he will remain in his post until then. Starmer became prime minister in 2024 following the…