Tag: International

Chinese Ambassador Accuses the US of Being a Failing Democracy

The Chinese ambassador to New Zealand, Wang Xiaolong, has sent a letter full of criticism of the U.S.-led democratic world to New Zealand MPs while claiming that China had a different system of democracy. Wang accused the United States of having a sense of superiority and spreading “false” narratives of democracy versus authoritarianism. He claimed…


Russia Stops Sharing Missile Test Info With US, Opens Drills

MOSCOW—Russia will no longer give the United States advance notice about its missile tests as envisioned under a nuclear pact the Kremlin has suspended, a senior Moscow diplomat said Wednesday, as its military rolled missile launchers across Siberia in a show of the country’s massive nuclear capability amid fighting in Ukraine. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei…


PREMIERING 3/30 at 7:30PM ET: Natan Sharansky on Today’s ‘Evil Empires,’ the War in Ukraine, Soviet Communism, and the New Antisemitism

“When there is nothing to die for, there is nothing to live for … and that’s why I think that nationalism is a very good word when it goes together with freedom and human rights. The moment you separate them, you’re getting awful dictatorship or empty, shallow, decadent life.” I sit down with former Soviet…


Vaccine Harm Analysis Finds $148 Billion in Economic Damage, Tens of Millions Injured

A new report estimates that COVID-19 vaccine damages in the United States in 2022 led to over 26 million people being injured at a cost of nearly $150 billion to the economy. The stark figures come in a report from Phinance Technologies, a global macro investment firm co-founded by former BlackRock portfolio manager Edward Dowd….


Expulsion or Suspension: A Distinction Without a Difference

Commentary The evolving story of Liberal MP Moira Deeming in Victoria is turning into a confrontation between those who want to revitalise the party by re-affirming its principles, and those who believe that the path to political power lies in moving ever more to the left. By now, the facts of the Deeming story are…


US Halts Nuclear Arsenal Information Exchange With Russia

The United States has halted the exchange of key information on its nuclear arsenal with Russia, citing Moscow’s decision to suspend its participation in the New START treaty. The United States had offered to continue providing biannual nuclear weapons data with Russia under the faltering New START treaty even after Moscow suspended its participation in…


Study Shows Evening Exercises Can Lower Blood Sugar and Insulin Levels

A New Zealand study has found that regular, light exercises at night can be particularly effective for improving health by breaking the prolonged period of sitting time that tends to happen in the evening when people have their largest meals and consume the bulk of their online streaming services. The researchers found that interrupting periods…


New Zealand Intelligence Chiefs Warn State-Backed Foreign Interference Increasing

New Zealand’s top intelligence agencies are becoming increasingly concerned about foreign interference and malicious cyber activity that continues to threaten local communities and organisations. Speaking to the Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee, Phil McKee, the acting Director-General of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS), said the most “insidious” examples concerned harassment of ethnic communities…


TikTok Harvests Your Location, Contacts, Passwords, Cybersecurity Firm Reveals

Chinese-backed social media giant TikTok has been accused of “excessive data harvesting” by cybersecurity firm Internet 2.0. In a new report, the Australian-based firm found the popular music video app tracked the location of users every hour, accessed calendars and contacts, and also conducted “device mapping”—tracking what other apps were installed on a person’s phone….


TikTok Harvests Your Location, Contacts, Passwords: Cyber Firm Reveals

Chinese-backed social media giant TikTok has been accused of “excessive data harvesting” by cybersecurity firm Internet 2.0. In a new report, the Australian-based firm found the popular music video app tracked the location of users every hour, accessed calendars and contacts, and also conducted “device mapping”—tracking what other apps were installed on a person’s phone….