Claim: Donald Trump Threatened Trade War with Sweden to Free Rapper A$AP Rocky
Sweden’s Justice Minister accused Donald Trump of threatening a trade war back in 2019 unless the country released rapper A$AP Rocky.
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Govt-Backed Bahrain Cycling Team Raided by European Doping Investigators
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – Police investigating suspected doping by the Tour de France team Bahrain Victorious seized more than 450 capsules of unidentified substances at a house in Slovenia during raids across Europe, the European agency Eurojust said Friday.
Swedish Parties Call for Change of Constitution to Guarantee Right to Abortions
Four Swedish political parties have announced their support for a change to the country’s constitution that would guarantee women the right to have abortions. The Liberals, Centre Party, Greens, and the centre-right Moderates have all come out in support of
Sanctions War: Germans Told to Prepare for Gas Shortages, Hot Water Rationing Possible
BERLIN (AP) – Fearing Russia might cut off natural gas supplies, the head of Germany’s regulatory agency for energy called on residents Saturday to save energy and to prepare for winter, when use increases.
Swedish Lawyer Convicted of Planting Deactivated Gun to Help Client
A Swedish lawyer has been convicted by a court in Halmstad for tampering with evidence by planting a deactivated firearm to help get his client acquitted in a shooting case.
Pop Star Lily Allen: Some People ‘Didn’t Want to Have a F**king Baby AND THAT IS REASON ENOUGH’
English singer Lily Allen revealed that she had an abortion, and claimed nobody needs to “justify” having one, adding that she and others abort their unborn children because they “just didn’t want to have a f**king baby. AND THAT IS REASON ENOUGH!”
French Govt ‘Recommends’ People Start Masking Again, Considers Another Mandate
NICE, France (AP) – Tourism is booming again in France – and so is COVID-19. French officials have “invited” or “recommended” people to go back to using face masks but stopped short of renewing restrictions that would scare visitors away or revive anti-government protests.
Illegal Boat Migrant Crossings Hit Highest Monthly Total for the Year
Crossings of the English Channel by illegal migrants hit the highest monthly total for the year, with over 3,000 landing in June.
Russian Forces Press Kyiv’s Last Stronghold in Luhansk Province
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russian forces are pounding the city of Lysychansk and its surroundings in an all-out attempt to seize the last stronghold of resistance in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk province, the governor said Saturday.
Scottish Govt Workers Told Biological Sex Is ‘Falsehood’ Invented to ‘Reinforce White Supremacy’
Scottish civil servants have been instructed that biological sex is a “falsehood” which was “set by the medical establishment to reinforce white supremacy and gender oppression”.
Fmr Commander of U.S. Army Europe: ‘The Russians Are Humiliating the Leaders of the West’
Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges connected recent Russian missile strikes with G7 and NATO summits, saying Russia was purposely “humiliating the leaders of the West.” he said.
Imported Energy Crisis Sees Wood Burning Stoves, Dry Firewood Sell Out in Germany
While the German government prevaricates around its self-imposed energy crisis, citizens are taking matters into their own hands to keep themselves warm this coming winter with sales of cheap, reliable wood burners soaring in Europe.
