For the past two weeks, observers of North Korea's strange and tightly restricted corner of the internet began to notice that the country seemed to be dealing with some serious connectivity problems. On several different days, practically all of its websites—the notoriously isolated nation only has a few dozen—intermittently dropped offline en masse,...
Why the World’s Biggest Democracy Is Silent on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Three times over the past month, the 193-member UN General Assembly and 15-nation UN Security Council came together to vote against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. And every single time, India – a U.S. ally, the world’s largest democracy, and its sixth-largest economy – abstained from voting. India has steadfastly had Russia’s...
Russia Announces Sanctions Against Biden and Top US Officials
Russia has imposed "retaliatory sanctions" against President Biden, a number of his top administration officials, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Biden's son Hunter Biden amid its ongoing war with Ukraine. The sanctions come after the U.S. and Western allies have imposed severe and crippling sanctions on Russia, including on...
The 300,000 Volunteer Hackers Coming Together to Fight Russia
About 300,000 people have signed up to a group on the chat app Telegram called “IT Army of Ukraine” through which participants are assigned tasks designed to take the fight to Vladimir Putin. In so doing, they are trying to level the playing field between one of the world’s...
Boeing 737 MAX Jet Headed Toward China Completion Plant – Sources
A Boeing 737 MAX jet that took off from Seattle on Monday is en route to the manufacturer's completion plant in China, two industry sources said, in a sign the model is closer to returning to commercial flights there after a three-year grounding. The plant in China, used for...
Saudis Reportedly Eye Yuan-Based Sales Deal With China
The world's top oil exporter and the world's biggest oil importer could shake up the US dollar's dominance in the global petroleum market. Saudi Arabia is in talks to sell oil to China and be paid in yuan instead of dollars, according to a Wall Street Journal report. If a Saudi-yuan...
Big Fight Breaks Out at Fresno High Resulting in Arrests
A half dozen students and one parent were in custody Monday as a result of a brawl on the Fresno High campus, KMPH reported. Fresno police said the fight, which one parent had notified school officials about in advance, broke out at 12:40 p.m. Read more at this link....
Israel’s Craven Neutrality on Russian Brutality in Ukraine
Israel is by far the most favored US ally in the Middle East, if not the world. Whenever Israel has needed a great power to come to its rescue – such as in the October 1973 war – it has relied not on Russia but on the United States....
Zelensky Predicts Victory in Ukraine, Offers Russian Soldiers ‘a Chance to Survive’
In an address early Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky predicted victory over Russian President Vladimir Putin's forces in Ukraine and offered Russian troops a "chance to survive" by surrendering. "Russian conscripts! Listen to me very carefully," Zelensky warned. "Russian officers! You’ve already understood everything. You will not take anything...
A New Kind of Czar’: Putin’s Path From the KGB to the Presidency
The war in Ukraine is the making of one man: Russia's President Vladimir Putin. He is now in his third decade of ruling Russia, time often marked by cooperation with the West, but more often by antagonism and confrontation. In 2000, Vladimir Putin was a new president, praising a...