The billionaire made the comments in response to reports of the ‘Dilbert’ comic being dropped by newspapers
Elon Musk has accused the media en masse, as well as “elite colleges and high schools,” of being racist against white and Asian people. The CEO of Twitter, SpaceX and Tesla was commenting on US newspapers severing ties with the author of an award-winning comic strip for making remarks construed as racist on his personal YouTube channel.
Rio de Janeiro has welcomed the Iranian Navy after a brief delay
Brazil has allowed two Iranian warships to dock in their country. The visit on Sunday comes after a diplomatic delay and in spite of US pressure.
Iranian warships IRIS Makran and IRIS Dena have docked in Rio de Janeiro,
The Chinese Foreign Ministry slammed the “intelligence” findings of the US Department of Energy
Washington should stop politicizing the origins of Covid-19 and “smearing” China with claims that the pandemic escaped from a laboratory, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told reporters on Monday.
“The origins-tracing of SARS-CoV-2 is about science and should not be politicized,” Mao said,
Researchers say the pipeline explosions stirred up chemical waste and threaten cod and porpoise populations
The destruction of Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines did not just cut off the flow of Russian natural gas to western Europe, it killed and poisoned the already endangered fish and marine mammal species in the Baltic Sea,
The ongoing conflict between Moscow and Kiev is bad for both Russia and Ukraine, as well as “the whole world,” Budapest believes
Hungary’s government supports Beijing’s peace plan for the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told parliament on Monday. The 12-point plan released by China last week calls for resuming peace talks and respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations while condemning unilateral sanctions.
Insiders warned that ATP and WTA reprisals might doom pre-Wimbledon tournaments
The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) believes ATP and WTA are serious about suspending its flagship events if the British ban on players from Russia and Belarus continues, which could destroy the organizations, UK media reported on Monday.
The LTA and the All England Club,
The bloc demands Belgrade’s de facto recognition of the breakaway province
The European Union on Monday published the text of the so-called Franco-German proposal for a “path to normalization” of relations between Serbia and its breakaway province of Kosovo. While implying that Belgrade and Pristina agreed to the plan, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said another meeting in March will discuss its implementation.
Janet Yellen took a surprise trip to Kiev amid rising inflation and recession fears back at home
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has traveled to Ukraine to meet with President Vladimir Zelensky and other top officials, vowing indefinite support for Kiev despite a lagging US economy and trillions in government debt.
The unannounced trip to the Ukrainian capital kicked off on Monday,
Hungary wants to know who blew up the Nord Stream pipelines and why, the foreign minister said
The UN should provide a framework for investigating last year’s attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has suggested. He called the incident “scandalous” and said Budapest wanted to get to the bottom of it.
Agreement with the US is possible, if Washington “behaves realistically,” Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said
The US has signaled that it’s ready to engage with Tehran with a view to reviving the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Sunday, noting that any settlement must respect the Islamic Republic’s “red lines.”
Speaking to Al-Alam TV network,
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