A Russian court has banned the use of Facebook and Instagram after labeling the activities of the apps’ parent company Meta as “extremist,” according to the state-run RIA Novosti news agency. The move came after the Russian prosecutor general’s office appealed to the Moscow court for Meta to be designated an “extremist …
Read More »Iranian Soccer Players And Fans Protested At The World Cup In Solidarity With Anti-Government Demonstrations Back Home
Iranian soccer players and fans openly defied the country’s besieged Islamist regime at the World Cup on Monday, staging bold protests in solidarity with anti-government demonstrations even in the face of potentially deadly consequences. The Iranian national team stayed silent as their national anthem played before its first group match …
Read More »The UK Was Warned This Counterterrorism Program Was A Disaster — But Rolled It Out Anyway
The UK government knew the counterterrorism intelligence-sharing system it had spent years developing was dangerously defective — but rolled it out anyway, causing chaos and confusion among officers scrambling to contain an unprecedented wave of fatal terror attacks, BuzzFeed News and BBC Newsnight can reveal. The National Common Intelligence Application …
Read More »Here’s The First Speech From King Charles III In Full
The new King Charles III delivered an address about his late mother, his wife, his sons, and his duty as monarch. Here it is in full. I speak to you today with feelings of profound sorrow. Throughout her life, Her Majesty The Queen – my beloved Mother – was an …
Read More »Mourners Have Been Asked To Stop Leaving Paddington Bears And Marmalade Sandwiches For The Queen
In London, the site for floral tributes is at Green Park next to Buckingham Palace, where officials who manage the so-called Royal Parks have issued guidance on what to do. For instance, officials have asked the public to remove plastic wrapping from any flowers before leaving them. This will make …
Read More »Prince Harry Won The First Stage Of His Libel Lawsuit Against A UK Tabloid After A Court Ruled That A Story About Him Was Defamatory
“The article does signal clearly to the reader that the actions of the claimant, captured in meaning, are discreditable or worthy of criticism,” London High Court Justice Matthew Nicklin wrote. A British High Court ruled that parts of a UK tabloid story about Prince Harry were “defamatory,” securing an early …
Read More »German Players Covered Their Mouths Before A World Cup Game After Not Being Allowed To Support LGBTQ People
Ahead of their game against Japan at the World Cup in Qatar on Wednesday, players from Team Germany assembled on the pitch and covered their mouths in an act of protest. The players were upset that soccer governing body FIFA had earlier stopped captains from several European teams from wearing …
Read More »Meta’s Oversight Board calls for more inclusive rules on adult nudity
Meta’s has overruled the company’s takedowns of two posts showing a transgender and non-binary couple with bare chests and covered nipples. One of the images was posted in 2021 and the other last year. In the captions, the couple discussed trans healthcare. The posts noted that one of them planned …
Read More »Iranian Players May Be Out Of The World Cup, But They Stole The Show Anyway
In the past, I found it easy to root against the imperialist teams, but that calculus gets complicated the more those teams change. Paris-born star Kylian Mbappé is the son of a Cameroonian father and a mother of Algerian descent. Canada’s Alphonso Davies was born in a refugee camp in …
Read More »Cristiano Ronaldo Outshines Messi In 2023
Lionel Messi Knows Why Real Madrid Players Are Unhappy With Cristiano from rapidleaks.com Cristiano Ronaldo Outshines Messi in 2023 A Look at the Soccer Superstars’ Stats It’s been a decade since Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi first dueled on the soccer pitch. They’ve gone head-to-head in countless matches and racked …
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