From atop Mount Olympus, Zeus peers in perplexity through fumes of fire, dust and vehicle exhaust, toxic chemicals, roiling tempests and raging floods, idly wondering what those darned mortals are up to now… First his eye is drawn to ancient Media, part of old Persia (now known under its modern name of Azerbaijan). Here a Continue reading »
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Overnight the ICC issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. Benjamin Netanyahu gives his response, journalist Mehdi Hasan provides analysis and Human Rights Watch calls for international support. At G20 in Brazil, PM Albanese says outcomes will lead to more jobs for Australia while earlier this week Continue reading »
Beleaguered broadcaster, Alan Jones, has come out strongly against the Albanese Government’s planned crackdown on social media, which will ban users under the age of 16. ”This Government is way off track, how will the kiddies be able to meet... Read More ›
Progressives in Congress are urging party leaders to use their two remaining months in power to erect barriers to Trump’s agenda.
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In new videos, Vice editor-in-chief Shane Smith treats immigrants as a problem and apologizes to Elon Musk for past coverage.
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Trump campaigned on mass deportations. Now he’s threatening to use the U.S. military to carry them out.
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The letter urges President Joe Biden to follow through on an ultimatum his administration issued to Israel over humanitarian aid.
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A joint resolution from Sen. Bernie Sanders would block arms sales to Israel. The challenge is convincing Democrats to act.
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Sanders’s resolutions to block arms sales to Israel gained momentum, but ran headlong into White House opposition.
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Up to 50,000 Māori mobilised and walked to the New Zealand Parliament in Wellington to to protest the treaty principles bill, which Amnesty International states should never have been introduced. Bob Carr states what he told us last week about AUKUS is now confirmed. A member of Knesset is forcibly removed for speaking out against Continue reading »