Stunning fireball seen over Australia ‘was the remnants of a Russian rocket taking a missile warning system into space’, expert claims Video footage shows orange fireball lighting up the southern Australian skies Experts say it was an object from the launch of a Russian intelligence satellite The Kremlin’s new constellation of satellites will trace ballistic missile … Read more
An expletive-filled video of Brazil‘s far-right president Jair Bolsonaro raging at his enemies has sparked outrage in the country as it battles the world’s second-largest coronavirus outbreak. Brazilian media counted 31 presidential swear words during the two-hour cabinet meeting, in which Bolsonaro called two governors who imposed lockdowns a ‘piece of s**t’ and a ‘pile … Read more
NASA is on the hunt for volunteers for a ‘social isolation’ mission that simulates the psychological effects of confinement. In a nod to the current virus pandemic, the space agency is after healthy participants to live together in isolation for eight months in Moscow, Russia. The ground based ‘SIRIUS-20’ mission will help NASA learn more … Read more
This year was to have been the pinnacle of Vladimir Putin’s political career, when the 75th anniversary of Russia’s victory in the Great Patriotic War, as they call the conflict against Hitler, auspiciously coincided with his own personal triumph: 20 years of iron rule in the Kremlin. Putin was supposed to be master of ceremonies … Read more
Jeremy Clarkson reveals his The Grand Tour producer Andy Willman has suffered a relapse of coronavirus after two weeks in bed the first time round The Grand Tour producer had Covid-19 six weeks ago but still suffers the effects Wilman, 57, says the coronavirus pandemic stopped the show’s trip to Russia Jeremy Clarkson worries Boris … Read more
Trump administration is ‘considering first nuclear weapons test since 1992 citing threats from Russia and China’ – but experts warn it could start an ‘unprecedented arms race’ and destabilize international relations Trump administration officials allegedly discussed conducting a nuclear weapons test during a May 15 meeting with several national security agencies They claimed Russia and … Read more
Hundreds of mass graves have been dug in Brazil as the country recorded 21,116 deaths from coronavirus yesterday. Brazil has had more than 330,000 coronavirus infections, making it the third worst affected country in the world and the worst affected in South America. It briefly overtook Russia as the world’s number two hotspot for Covid-19 … Read more
Cyprus will ban British tourists from entering the country when it reopens to holidaymakers on June 9 amid fears over UK’s coronavirus death toll Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said airports would reopen on June 9 Phased reopening will initially allow passengers to fly from about 20 countries British tourists account for a third of arrivals … Read more
Russian soldiers ‘liquidate’ six ISIS militants in Dagestan after terrorists planned attacks on police and religious leaders Six militants were killed by Russian forces in the Dagestan Republic region The Russian National Anti-Terrorism Committee revealed the incident on Friday The militants were understood to be connected to the Islamic State It is believed the militants … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is in a fake news ‘arms race’ against Russia, Iran and China as he bids to stop electoral interference and coronavirus misinformation The comments came during Zuckerberg’s first broadcast interview in five years He is ‘pretty confident’ Facebook will ‘protect the integrity’ of the US election Facebook has been fighting campaigns … Read more
The leader of far-right political group Britain First has claimed police were ‘completely unjustified’ in using terrorism legislation to ask for access to his mobile phone after he returned from a trip to Russia. Paul Golding, 38, was stopped by Metropolitan Police officers at Heathrow Airport in October last year on his way back from … Read more
Woman biker’s 120mph crash is caught on her helmet camera as she cheats death and suffers just cuts and bruises while street racing a car in Russia The biker, Angelina, is known as the Sochi Speeder after her western Russia city Angelina was riding a Kawasaki ZX-6R when her bike began to speed wobble Motorists … Read more
Two Russian bankers, who lived in luxury in England, face having their assets seized by financial investigators after they were declared the second-biggest bankrupts in British history. Financial investigators are searching to claim former Russia‘s National Bank Trust (NBT) shareholders Ilya Yurov and Nikolay Fetisov’s assets. This comes after they were accused of siphoning off … Read more