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NATO grants Ukraine aspirant member status

Published: March 14, 2018, 9:17 am

NATO has granted Ukraine the status of an aspirant member. This means Kiev has been offered a real chance to become a member of the club.

US House Intel Committee shuts down investigation into ‘Russian meddling’

Published: March 14, 2018, 8:33 am

WashingtonThe US House Intelligence Committee has shut down its investigation into "Russian meddling" in the 2016 presidential election, a top Republican involved in the probe announced on Monday.

Russia dismisses UK accusations of poisoning spy

Published: March 14, 2018, 5:04 am

LondonRussia has publicly dismissed Britain's accusations of being involved in poisoning an ex-spy as "nonsense" after Prime Minister Theresa May warned that unless Russia provided a "credible response" about Soviet "Novichok chemicals", the British government would treat the Skripal case as a hostile action by the Russian state.

Telford: largest child sex abuse scandal in history ignored by the BBC

Published: March 13, 2018, 9:47 am

The Sunday Mirror reported this weekend that a young English girl could be one of up to 1000 victims of grooming or child sexual abuse in the Shropshire town over the last four decades, thought to be one of the worst of its kind in modern Britain.

London mayor threaten tech companies with race card

Published: March 13, 2018, 8:52 am

Austin, TexasLondon Mayor Sadiq Khan asked Facebook and Twitter to censor "hate speech" during a talk at SXSW in Austin, Texas because he himself receives nasty comments on social media.

UK Foreign Office issued letter in pidgin English to banned speakers

Published: March 13, 2018, 7:44 am

LondonConservative vlogger Brittany Pettibone was given a letter written in pidgin English denying her leave to enter the UK. Pettibone, an American citizen and her partner the Austrian Identitarian activist Martin Sellner were both held in detention in the UK and denied entry into the country.

Mainstream Polish author barred from UK visit

Published: March 12, 2018, 9:16 am

LondonWhile the UK ban on two visiting conservatives from Austria and the US, Martin Sellner and Brittany Pettibone made headlines, the UK ban on award-winning Polish journalist received little attention.

Two US Republican contenders embrace social taboos

Published: March 12, 2018, 8:16 am

Two Republican candidates in upcoming races in the United States states of Wisconsin and Illinois have respectively embraced the taboos of holocaust denial and white nationalism.

Big German publisher kicks out award-winning author over migrant remarks

Published: March 12, 2018, 7:31 am

DresdenThe German publishing house Suhrkamp has distanced itself from its award-winning author Uwe Tellkamp. The publisher wrote on Twitter: "The reason: The attitude that is expressed in statements by authors of the house should not be confused with that of the publisher."

Trump calls Black Caucus member ‘low-IQ individual’

Published: March 12, 2018, 6:42 am

President Trump has described a Congressional Black Caucus member as a "low-IQ individual". The US president spoke at a campaign rally for Pennsylvania special House election candidate Rick Saccone.