Source link It’s up to individual athletes and sporting federations to decide whether to take part in the Paris Games, Dmitry Peskov has said Sporting federations and athletes should decide themselves whether to participate or not in the upcoming Olympics, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said, responding to a call for a boycott of the […]
Source link Attacks on companies that do business in Russia continue despite Kiev shutting down its list of ‘international war sponsors’ A Ukrainian group in Germany is pressuring retailers in the country to remove Milka chocolate from their shelves because its international producer continues to do business in Russia. Kiev and NGOs supporting its cause […]
Source link Beijing is reportedly working behind the scenes to convince the EU to invite Moscow to a potential international summit China will boycott the talks to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict unless Moscow will have a seat at the table, Politico magazine reported on Monday, citing officials familiar with the matter. According to Politico, the message […]
Source link Canadian rocker Neil Young has announced that his music will return to Spotify, ending a two-year boycott over the streaming giant’s refusal to cancel Joe Rogan’s podcast. Young claimed that Rogan was “spreading false information about vaccines.” In a statement on his website on Tuesday, Young said that Spotify “will now be the […]
Source link The Turkish leader was reportedly angered by the World Economic Forum’s response to Israel’s war in Gaza Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has intervened to stop Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek from attending the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) meeting in Davos this week over the organization’s stance on the Israel-Hamas war, Bloomberg reported on […]
Source link The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement incites anti-Semitic rhetoric, a UK government minister claimed UK MPs voted on Wednesday to back a Conservative government bill that proposes a ban on public institutions in the United Kingdom from imposing boycotts on the importation of goods from Israel, despite opposition from Labour and some Tory […]
Source link Tourism in the Maldives is facing uncertainty after “derogatory” remarks made by officials about Indian PM Narendra Modi The tourism industry in the Maldives is facing boycott calls in India after officials from the island nation made disparaging remarks about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media. EaseMyTrip, one of the largest […]
Source link Low voter turnout should not be interpreted as public dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Veena Sikri has told RT Neither the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s boycott of Sunday’s elections nor the exclusion of the country’s main Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami should affect the legitimacy of incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s likely victory, former […]
Source link The fast-food giant blamed the yet-undisclosed financial impact on “misinformation” McDonald’s franchises in the Middle East have experienced a “meaningful business impact” in 2023 from boycotts associated with the Gaza conflict, the fast-food giant’s Chief Executive Officer Chris Kempczinski has said. In a LinkedIn post on Thursday, Kempczinski lauded the company’s accomplishment over […]
Source link The campaign has been accused of harming the brand in Malaysia by means of defamatory social media posts McDonald’s Malaysia is suing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Malaysia movement for hurting its business through a series of social media postings linking the fast-food chain to Israel’s “genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza,” […]
Source link Skipping the 2024 Games could result in sanctions on the country, Matvey Bedny has said Refusing to take part in the 2024 Olympics for political reasons might turn out badly for Ukraine, the nation’s acting sports and youth minister, Matvey Bedny, said this week. The official was commenting on Kiev’s earlier threat to […]
Source link Every single cinema in Lithuania will boycott the latest anime film from legendary Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki over its distribution firm’s spurious links to Russia, Lithuanian news outlet LRT reported on Thursday. The final film of Miyazaki’s six-decade career, ‘The Boy and the Heron’, was due to hit theaters in Lithuania before the […]
Source link Kiev says it will instead focus on preventing Russian athletes from appearing at the 2024 Paris Games Ukraine has backtracked on its threat to boycott the 2024 Olympic Games, having previously claimed its athletes could skip the event in Paris after Russians and Belarusians were cleared to compete under neutral status. Speaking to […]
Source link Kiev has expressed outrage over the IOC’s decision to allow Russian athletes to compete under a neutral flag Ukraine plans to “analyze” whether or not participating in the Paris 2024 Olympics is in the country’s interests, and could potentially boycott the games, Acting Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine Matvey Bedny announced […]
Source link Walmart stops advertising on X, adding to growing list of companies distancing themselves from the platform US retail giant Walmart has announced it is suspending advertising on X (formerly Twitter), becoming the latest major brand to abandon the platform. Corporations including Apple, Coca Cola and Disney have halted their paid ads on X […]