Source link New legislation under the AUKUS pact would reportedly allow for naval facilities which would store or dispose of radioactive material from submarines Australia is in danger of becoming a “poison portal” for international radioactive waste under the three-way AUKUS pact, The Guardian reported on Monday, citing a parliamentary inquiry. AUKUS was established in […]
Source link Two people accused of corruption have been acquitted after showing a British court they acted with London’s blessing Senior British Defense officials knowingly continued highly “anachronistic” payments to the son of a former Saudi defense minister while withholding key evidence from a probe into the deal, UK court documents have revealed. The practice […]
Source link Jericho has named a street after Aaron Bushnell, who local officials said had “sacrificed everything” for their cause The Palestinian city of Jericho has named a street after Aaron Bushnell, the US Air Force member who died after setting himself on fire to protest Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza, The Guardian has reported. Bushnell […]
Source link Ukraine has gone from “a destination for American extremists” to a lost cause, the Guardian said on Thursday, citing chatter on social networks and texts from two US neo-Nazi activists. Chatter about Ukraine has “all but evaporated” in the “wider web of neo-Nazi militancy,” according to the British outlet, noting that they see […]
Source link American diplomats also found the country’s media reporting on Julian Assange “sensationalist,” the paper claims The American embassy in Australia monitored rallies in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for “anti-US sentiment,” the Guardian has reported, citing declassified documents. The US State Department has released the relevant files on a freedom of information […]
Source link The meeting is set to take place amid a backdrop of Republican ire at Washington’s continued financial aid to Kiev Allies of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will hold talks this week with Republicans in Washington to push for an end to the United States’ military aid to Ukraine, The Guardian reported on […]
Source link Safety issues at Sellafield have led to tensions with countries including the US, Norway and Ireland, a report says Sellafield, regarded as the most hazardous nuclear site in Europe, has developed a leak in a massive radioactive waste silo that has prompted concerns about the facility’s safety measures, as well as potential dangers […]
Source link The UAE’s Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber reportedly says gradual cuts in oil, gas and coal use would ‘take the world back into caves’ The president of the COP28 climate conference, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, has cast great doubt over zero-emissions policies being pushed by the United Nations, claiming there is “no science” to […]
Source link The veteran statesman’s global legacy is extremely polarizing, and one paradox is the admiration he enjoyed in Beijing Earlier this week, the famed former secretary of state and national security adviser Henry Kissinger passed away. This news was put out by a statement from his consultancy firm, without naming a cause of death. […]
Source link The media outlet has lamented that youthful citizens are increasingly backing “xenophobic” populists who prioritize their needs European voters under age 35 are increasingly supporting “far-right” political candidates, not out of xenophobia but because conservative populists seem to offer more solutions to the quality-of-life issues that concern them most, the UK’s Guardian newspaper […]
Source link Western sanctions have so far failed to halt Russia’s economic growth, which is now projected to outpace that of the Eurozone, the Guardian reported on Thursday, citing investment firm Amundi. According to the company’s forecast, Russia’s gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by 1.5% in 2024. In contrast, the Eurozone economy is set […]