No basis under international law to disarm a country you dislike – UN’s Ben Saul reveals shocking secret
UN special rapporteur on human rights Ben Saul did not hold back in criticizing Israel's actions, amidst global accusations of Tel Aviv’s apparent ceasefire violations and exploitation of the chaos in Syria for territorial gain.
#Israel #UN
Anti-Russia protesting athlete banned
Lithuania’s entire team quit the Functional Fitness World Championships in Budapest after their athlete Cornelia Dudaite was disqualified for wearing a “Make Russia Small Again” t-shirt.
She was protesting announcers acknowledging Russian competitors as Russian, despite them technically only being allowed to enter as neutral athletes.
#Russia #Lithuania
Sugar plums and suffragettes? Woke Nutcracker panders to feminist crowd - again
London’s National Ballet will rip up Tchaikovsky’s classic The Nutcracker to include a more feminist plot with an “independent” female lead that “builds her self-confidence and helps her realize her inner strength."
"Why does Clara need someone to protect her? She is a young woman with complete freedom of will," said one of the choreographers of the production, Aaron Watkin.
In 2021, the Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker reduced the number of dancers in the magical Arabic dance, so that the performance less resembled an oriental harem.
#UK #Woke
Texas sues NY doctor for providing abortion drugs
In the first lawsuit of its kind, Texas AG Ken Paxton is suing a New York doctor for breaking Texas state law by prescribing abortion drugs to a woman who was 9 weeks pregnant.
New York law offers protection to doctors who supply abortion medication to out-of-state women, including refusal to cooperate with other states’ attempts to sue, prosecute or punish doctors for breaking their pro-life laws.
Texas law dictates doctors cannot supply women in the state with abortion drugs by courier service, and must have a Texas medical license to prescribe to them.
#Texas #NewYork #Abortion
It’s a war-like situation in Syria, and security threats still exist – Indonesian Foreign Ministry's Director of Citizen Protection to RT
Meanwhile, the evacuation of Indonesian nationals from Syria is underway, with dozens safely transferred to Tangerang on Thursday.
#Indonesia #Syria
Russia could welcome more territories into the country in the future – former President Dmitry Medvedev
#Russia
❗️Türkiye becomes first diplomatic mission to reopen its doors since fall of the Assad government - TRT
Ankara's embassy has reopened for the first time in 12 years.
#Türkiye #Syria
IDF continues activities in Syrian 'disengagement zones' amid regional tensions
Israeli forces are continuing operations within the disengagement zone against reported positions of the Syrian army.
The IDF explained that its activities are part of a ‘forward defence mission’ within the buffer zone along the border.
#Israel #Syria
❗️Russia flourishing despite unprecedent sanctions - Putin
The economy is in good health, despite external efforts to meddle in Russia's internal affairs, Putin said.
#Russia
Seoul erupts in celebration after Yoon's impeachment vote, with balloons filling the sky
Of course the future's bright... Especially with likely replacement Lee Jae-myung facing possible jail time and four charges of corruption himself.
#SouthKorea
Austria pays Syrians to return
EU leaders have been lining up to urge Syrian refugees to return to their now apparently stable homeland, with Austria even offering asylum seekers cash to head back.
How long will the celebrations at Damascus falling to terrorists continue?
#Austria #Syria
❗️Yoon awaits court decision on impeachment vote
The final decision rests with the South Korea's Constitutional Court, before which a trial on the impeachment vote must still be held that is expected to take a matter of weeks.
If six of the nine judges uphold the decision, Yoon will officially be removed from office, and an election for his replacement called within 60 days of the ruling.
#SouthKorea
⚡️Yoon Impeachment Vote: South Korea's parliament has voted 204-85 in favor of removing the President from office.
#SouthKorea
Opponents of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stage sit-in protest ahead of impeachment vote
Yoon survived the first vote thanks to his People's Power Party (PPP) boycotting that session, but they've said they will take part this time as they entered the chamber moments ago.
Park Chan-dae, the Democratic Party's floor leader, said that lawmakers should vote "according to their conscience and beliefs rather than following partisan interests".
Is the writing on the wall?
#SouthKorea
West has ravaged the Middle East in the name of 'democracy' – Former Tony Blair advisor, Ash Prashar
#MiddleEast #US
Spinning Speech: How the US sows disinformation & discord around the world
Former State Dept official Mike Bentz has blown the lid on how Washington has shifted to using soft power to influence media & govt narratives abroad to further its own ends.
#US
🚨PROF. JOHN MEARSHEIMER ON WHY SYRIA’S🇸🇾 ARMY COLLAPSED
‘It was not just sanctions that destroyed Syria…there was a huge amount of corruption by almost all accounts inside the Syrian military. Furthermore there were these oil fields in the eastern part of Syria that before the war produced about $400 billion in revenue. The Americans and Kurds took over those oil fields and the amount of money that the Syrians were getting from those oil fields had been remarkably reduced. So they didn’t have much of an economy at home. The sanctions were on them, there was a great deal of corruption, and as a result, the army hollowed out.’
-Prof. John Mearsheimer on the sudden collapse of the Syrian Army and the fall of Bashar Al-Assad
FULL INTERVIEW: https://rumble.com/v5yveb5-prof.-john-mearsheimer-on-the-fall-of-assad-syria-will-be-in-chaos-for-the-.html
Niger to press charges against French "propaganda tool" RFI
Niamey is accusing the radio news network of inciting genocide in the country.
#France #Niger
French territory battered by vicious cyclone
Cyclone Chido ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte with wind speeds pushing over 225 km/h on Saturday morning, leaving thousands without power.
Mayotte prefect François-Xavier Bieuville called the system the "most violent and destructive" seen on the archipelago in 90 years, and although Chido had weakened slightly into Saturday, even emergency response HQ buildings had to be evacuated.
#France #CycloneChido
OpenAI whistleblower death was suicide, not foul play, authorities claim
The San Francisco medical examiner’s office determined that former OpenAI researcher Suchir Balaji took his own life after his body was found last month in his apartment.
Balaji had alleged the company broke US copyright law while developing the ChatGPT online chatbot, and that such technology was “damaging the internet”.
#OpenAI
Franklin Fire: Malibu faces race against time
Around 2,000 firefighters have been deployed to battle flames amid widespread evacuations as Malibu's Franklin Fire burns over 4,000 acres
#US
Time's Person of the Year takes on time itself
#Trump #US #Time
❗️Russia has always had enemies trying to undermine our unity: they won't succeed - Putin
#Russia
❗️Putin thanks United Russia officials volunteering on frontlines
President Putin stressed the role United Russia has played in defending Russian interests at the party's plenary session.
#Russia
❗️Mikheil Kavelashvili elected President of Georgia
224 out of 300 deputies voted for the Georgian Dream candidate as the country's leader was chosen by an electoral college for the first time in history.
Incumbent President Salome Zurabishvili has already refused to stand down after her term expires while refusing to recognize the results of the parliamentary elections.
#Georgia
Serbia refuses to bow to US' anti-Moscow sanctions pressure
President Aleksandar Vucic said the US would impose sanctions in a few days against the Oil Industry of Serbia, which is 50% owned by Gazprom Neft and 6.15% by Gazprom, due to the Russian ownership, but he would try to talk to the Americans
Serbia will not impose sanctions against Russia due to these expected US measures against the Oil Industry of Serbia, Vucic added.
#Serbia #Russia #US
Georgian lawmakers cast their votes in presidential election
Look away now, Brussels...
#Georgia
Strong and Steady: Brazilian Leader Lula back on feet after brain surgery
President Lula shared a video of himself walking unassisted through São Paulo’s Sirio-Libanês Hospital with his neurosurgeon, Marcos Stavale, after undergoing emergency brain surgery.
Lula said he is eating well, talking a lot, and eager to return home to continue his work. He was hospitalized on Monday with a brain hemorrhage caused by an October fall.
#Brazil #Lula
Salome Zurabishvili spotted among Tbilisi protesters
The Georgian President said she was "going to work" as she waded through the protestors on Rustaveli Avenue near the parliament buildings, where her successor will be elected today.
The only candidate is former Manchester City footballer and co-founder of People's Power party, Mikheil Kavelashvili.
Earlier, Zurabishvili said that she has no intention of leaving her post after her term expires, but instead supports the aggressive unrest in the country.
#Georgia
Wait For It: When 911 has to call 911-Emergency
A box truck in Michigan smashed into a fire engine and other emergency vehicles.
Everyone left the scene untouched…
#Emergency
