Tag: International

Apollo Astronauts Say US Needs to Take Space Seriously in ‘New Cold War’ With China

Veteran moonwalkers of the Apollo Program say that the United States needs to take space seriously as a front in a “new Cold War” with China. Astronauts Charles Duke of Apollo 16, Harrison Schmitt of Apollo 17, Rusty Schweikert of Apollo 9, and Randy Bresnik of Artemis II, an upcoming mission to the Moon, discussed…


Sen. Graham Hits Back After Russia Issues Warrant for His Arrest: ‘See You in The Hague’

Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) responded to Russia’s warrant for his arrest by saying he wore their ire as a “badge of honor.” Graham made his comments after news broke that Russia had issued a warrant for his arrest. “Here’s an offer to my Russian ‘friends’ who want to arrest and try me for calling out…


‘Nuclear Weapons for Everyone’ Joining Russia-Belarus Union, Putin Ally Says

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has promised nuclear weapons to any other country that wanted to join the Union State of Russia and Belarus. Lukashenko, a staunch ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, made the remarks in an interview on Kremlin state television on Sunday, saying it must be “strategically understood” that Minsk and Moscow have…


Kyiv Denies Involvement as Moscow Undergoes Second Drone Attack

Drones crashed into three residential buildings in Moscow in the early hours of May 30, according to the Russian authorities. The attack failed to cause any casualties, although several apartment buildings sustained minor damage, Moscow mayor Sergey Sobyanin said in a statement. Residents were briefly evacuated in the immediate wake of the incident, the mayor…


Retracted COVID-19 Papers Cited 7 Times per Paper

An Australian investigation into COVID-19 research found that among the more than 270,000 papers that have been published since the start of the pandemic, 212 retracted papers were cited 2,697 times, with a median of seven times per paper. Publishing processes were often compromised with COVID-19, according to the co-author of the investigation and director…


Toyota’s April Global Sales Rise on Stronger Demand in Japan, China

TOKYO—Toyota Motor Corp.’s global sales rose by nearly 5 percent in April from a year earlier, boosted by stronger demand for hybrids and gasoline-powered cars in Japan and China. The Japanese automaker also reported better overseas sales of battery electric vehicles (EVs), bringing the total number of battery-powered units it sold in the first four…


‘Money Talks’: Motorsport Legend Says Business Support for The Voice Meant to Appease Government

Motorsport legend, Larry Perkins, says sporting organisers are only supporting changing Australia’s Constitution—to entrench Aboriginal interests—because it will lock in future business opportunities with the government. Perkins, who has competed in Formula One, V8 Supercars, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, was critical of the decision by Motorsport Australia to join with 20 other…


Mining Billionaire Says Too Much Fossil Fuels Leading to Inflation

Mining magnate and former CEO of Fortescue Metals, Andrew Forrest, believes an overreliance on fossil fuels is to blame for Australia’s record-high energy prices. In an interview with 2GB’s radio last week, Forrest declared that to combat high levels of inflation, Australia must swiftly transition to what he believes to be the cheapest form of…


Russia Strikes Kyiv in Daylight After Hitting Ukraine’s Capital With Series of Nighttime Barrages

KYIV, Ukraine—Explosions rattled Kyiv during daylight Monday as Russian ballistic missiles took aim at the Ukrainian capital, hours after a more common nighttime barrage of the city by drones and cruise missiles. Russian forces fired 11 ballistic and cruise missiles at Kyiv at about 11:30 a.m. (0830 GMT; 4:30 a.m. EDT), according to Ukraine’s chief…


Solomon Islands Ex-Premier Who Stood Up to Beijing Warns of Perils of Dealing With Communist Regime

Daniel Suidani, a former provincial premier of Solomon Islands who was ousted from office for standing up against Beijing’s foreign interference, says countries need to be very careful when dealing with communist regimes as they don’t share the same values as other parts of the world. “The [ideology] of communism, … these people are atheist….