In Sao Paulo, Brazil, a paramilitary police officer shot dead a street vendor when the vendor attempted to grab a can of pepper spray held by the officer. The officer was in the process of arresting another man on the sidewalk with three other officers when the incident occurred. The vendor tried to grab the can from … Read more
Citing “irrefutable evidence” obtained by the Russian Investigative Committee, Russian authorities have launched a criminal case against Ukraine for its use of prohibited means and methods of warfare. “We have witness testimony provided by Ukrainian refugees and intend to file a motion that the witnesses be recognized as the injured parties in this case,” stated … Read more
The Greenbird Wind Wing was designed and built under two San Francisco-based entrepreneurs, and has been proposed as a means of cutting down on the over $1 million tax dollars San Francisco spends on its inefficient diesel-powered ferry system. The engineers behind the project have said that the project has demonstrated that it could save … Read more
In Sweden, the far-right Swedish Democrats party, often called fascist and racist for its nationalist and anti-immigration policies–as well as for public scandals such as racist comments posted online and photos of swastika-wearing candidates–has become the third largest party in the nation. Thousands demonstrated against the outcome of the vote in Stockholm. “We want to … Read more
[Brief] In Moscow, a group of teenage students organized and carried out a demonstration that included Ukrainian colors and peace symbols. The children were reportedly responding to comments made earlier by the school’s head mistress, who had responded to an American Eagle t-shirt worn to school by one 7th grade student by saying that the shirt … Read more
Ten days of widespread street protests led to a Sept. 4 move by Guatemala’s congress to repeal legislation that would have given a small group of transnational corporations exclusive rights to patented seeds in a nation where the majority of the population is engaged in small-scale agriculture, and in one that suffers from significant poverty and … Read more
In the ATO zone in eastern Ukraine, the total Russian dead and wounded currently sits at 10,00, according to the Ukrainian Information Centre of the National Security and Defence Council. Andriy Lisenko, a spokesman for the organization, referred to the information gathered through operational intelligence in statement in the September 12 briefing of the Information Center of NSDC on developments in Ukraine. The … Read more
[BRIEF] Following reports by US and Russian media outlets that a Russian reconnaissance satellite may have exploded over the skies of Colorado and Wyoming September 2, Russia’s defense ministry Tuesday denied that the satellite or part thereof had re-entered the atmosphere in US airspace. The reports cited the American Meteor Society and said that at … Read more
Soldiers’ Mothers, an influential Russian non-profit group composed of the family members of Russian soldiers and purposed to act as a watch dog over the use and abuse of Russian soldiers, was labelled “foreign agent” by the government in August after criticizing the government for sending Russian troops into Ukraine to fight an undeclared war, and … Read more
Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Andrii Lasenko made warnings Monday that Russia likely intends to target Moldova next, noting that “little green men,” similar to those which invaded and barricaded Crimea in late February before Russia annexed the peninsula from Ukraine, had been recently reported by the former Moldovan Minister of the Interior, Gennady Cosovan. “Russia … Read more
[BRIEF] Russia is denying Estonia access to an Estonian police officer who is now being detained in Russia on charges of “gathering intelligence.” Estonia claims that Russians entered Estonian territory and took the man by force. The police officer, Eston Kohver, was detained Friday near the borders of Estonia, Latvia and Belarus, in the Pskov … Read more
Russian lawmakers are suing Ukraine in an international court for approximately $1 billion–an amount lawmakers feel is reasonable compensation for the suffering caused to Russian citizens. Lawmakers of Russia’s Duma have asked Russia’s Investigative Committee to supply material evidence on Ukraine’s shelling of Russia’s Rostov region. The lawmakers plan to also use evidence gathered from … Read more