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New Zealand said on Tuesday that eight people were missing, presumed dead, a day after a volcano unexpectedly erupted off the coast of New Zealand's North Island, killing at least five people and […]

Political leaders around the world could face growing citizen anger if they cannot re-engage with unhappy populations, a United Nations official said on Monday, as heads of state around the world […]

The United Nations Security Council will meet publicly on Wednesday over North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, diplomats said on Monday.

Turkey aims to settle one million Syrian war refugees in the area of northern Syria where it carried out a military incursion in October, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday.

The U.S. Justice Department's internal watchdog said it found numerous errors but no evidence of political bias by the FBI when it opened an investigation into contacts between Donald Trump's […]

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to the heartlands of Brexit Britain in a final campaign blitz ahead of Thursday's election, as he seeks to secure the parliamentary majority he needs to take […]

The Dec. 12 election will decide whether the United Kingdom leaves the European Union in January or moves toward another EU referendum.

The biggest beneficiaries of Russia's ban at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games ought to be the United States, China and Japan, who should annex 10 of the banned nation's projected gold medals between […]

Russia was banned from the world's top sporting events for four years on Monday, including the next summer and winter Olympics and the 2022 soccer World Cup, for tampering with doping tests.

Russia's national team will not be able to play at the 2022 World Cup as an official Russian side following doping sanctions that bar the country from major sporting events for four years, the World […]

New Zealand said on Tuesday that eight people were still missing a day after a volcano unexpectedly erupted off the coast of New Zealand's North Island, killing at least five people.

Britain's opposition Labour Party is not expecting a run on the pound if the party wins Thursday's election, Labour's would-be finance minister John McDonnell said on Monday, adding that he thought […]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson came under fire on Monday for his response to being shown a photo of a sick child lying on a hospital floor ahead of the Dec. 12 election.

Unruly customer delivers racist verbal attack after employee 'misgenders.'

The Normandy Four talks in Paris can breathe new life into the stalled Ukrainian peace process but only if the leaders focus on trust and not on quick political gains, former Austrian foreign […]

Brazil will send an emergency security force to the indigenous reserve of Cana Brava in the northeastern state of Maranhao to protect the Guajajara tribe after two members were shot dead over the […]

Attempt to expose Dem. coup terrifies impeachment cheerleader.

Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy for the first time on Monday at a summit in Paris aimed at advancing efforts to restore peace to eastern Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy held bilateral talks at a peace summit in Paris on Monday, the first time the two men have held one-on-one talks since the […]

Russia’s ban from global sports is a punishment rife with politics, analysts told RT. Worse still, political decisions can punish clean athletes, who will be denied the honor of […]

The United States will ask the U.N. Security Council this week to discuss North Korea's recent missile launches and the possibility of an "escalatory" provocation, a State Department official said on […]

A senior North Korean official said in a statement on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump should stop using abusive language that may further offend North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday questioned why the BBC should continue to be supported by an annual fee paid by all viewing households, one of the biggest hints to date that the […]

Finland's transportation minister Sanna Marin was selected by her Social Democratic party on Sunday to become the country's youngest prime minister ever, taking over after the resignation of Antti […]

The French Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Karim Benzema to bury allegations dating back to 2015 regarding the former France international's alleged involvement in a plot to blackmail […]

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A Miami art fair wall once home to a trio of high-priced bananas (and a performance in which one was eaten) was co-opted by a rogue artist who used lipstick to question notorious pedophile Jeffrey […]

Diversity is a strength.

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed that tourists from Australia, the US, UK, China and Malaysia are among those affected by the deadly volcanic eruption on […]

Restoring constitutional limits on government power and thus protecting liberty depend on spreading ideas and building a movement.

Tech mogul Elon Musk mercilessly mowed down a traffic bollard while driving the new Tesla Cybertruck after a night out at a celebrity hotspot in Malibu, California. Read Full Article at RT.com

You can't stop progress!

Mexico’s foreign ministry has recalled the country’s ambassador over a video allegedly showing the man in an act of shoplifting at one of the most famous […]

It is rare that the world gets to see so publicly the myth of a free and independent press busted.

The Russian and Ukrainian presidents have come face-to-face for the very first time on the grounds of the Normandy Four summit in Paris, which focuses on the years-long conflict in eastern Ukraine. […]

President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Stanislav Pozdnyakov has vowed to do everything in his power to allow Russian athletes to compete under the national flag despite the ban imposed by […]

WADA’s decision to ban Russia from the Olympics and all major sports events for four years is the offshoot of anti-Russia hysteria, PM Dmitry Medvedev has said, calling on the […]

The mayor of a rural French community has taken the rather extreme and outlandish decision to ban residents from “dying in their homes on Saturdays, Sundays and on public […]

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson snatched a journalist’s phone out of his hand and, in a bizarre move, stuck it in his own pocket after the reporter tried to show him a photo of a […]

Elizabeth Warren revealed on Sunday night that she made nearly $2 million from legal consulting for corporate clients.

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With the feds tight-lipped on Pensacola naval base shooter Mohammed Alshamrami’s motives, those digging into his social media history have been suspended, as Twitter scrubbed his […]

Globalist war on Russia extends to sports world

Lawmakers gear up for pivotal week in witch hunt

A runner has received a permanent ban from the Savannah Sports Council after he was captured on camera slapping a female reporter's rear-end during a race, after which he was slammed for his […]

Border Patrol agents, untrained in child welfare, decide that some parents are unfit to stay with their children based on brief interactions in detention. The post The Government Has Taken At Least […]

Russian Sports Minister Pavel Kolobkov has said that comparing data from the Moscow laboratory with information provided by fugitive doctor Grigory Rodchenkov is inherently unreliable. Read Full […]

Tehran is open to exchanging more prisoners with the US, but it is now time for Washington to make a move on it, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said, after a recent swap left more room for […]

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Tasnim – Andrea Stramaccioni has resigned as coach of Esteghlal after the Iranian football club failed to respect contractual obligations. The Italian coach has lauded the […]

Binance’s fiat gateway partner now allows users to buy crypto with credit cards using Japanese yen and the Canadian dollar

Evaluating crypto trading platforms can be difficult so here are 10 things to consider when searching for the right exchange for investing and trading

U.S. Attorney John Durham is currently doing a criminal investigation into how the intelligence community, CIA, ODNI and DOJ/FBI originated the investigation of candidate Donald Trump.  […]

U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr releases the following statement after the release of a 21-month investigative report by Inspector General Michael Horowitz: “Nothing is more important than the […]

IRNA – Iran opened development of 40 hectares goldmine of Zarshouran in Takab, West Azarbaijan province, Deputy Director of Provincial Mines and Minerals Organization Parisa […]

FBI Director Christopher Wray releases a letter submitted to U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr after the IG Horowitz findings of wrongdoing within the FBI FISA process: [VIA FBI] Dear Inspector General […]

Binance rolls out BTC and ETH futures trading on iOS as its futures platform hits an ATH of $2.7 billion

Tasnim – After 1,700 days of a Saudi-led war on impoverished Yemen, more than 3,600 children have been killed, 800 paralyzed and 400,000 others hit with malnutrition, a report […]

A handful of altcoins could offer lucrative buying opportunities if Bitcoin continues to lead the market higher

Finding limited traction, Huobi’s U.S. wing is ceasing operations

Press TV – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says his administration is planning to bolster the infrastructure for launching the National Information Network (NIN) so that it would become […]

Financial Tribune – Tehran stocks were again of the ascending order on Sunday as the Tehran Stock Exchange benchmark peaked at 332,567.2, posting 4,942.43 points growth, or 1.51%. A new...

Would blockchain help to bring global trade to a digital era? An overview of a new TFG’, WTO’ and ICC’s study

The U.S. SEC is seeking to reopen a case against a Bitcoin fraudster in order to extract monetary penalties

Aung San Suu Kyi has slowly lost her status as an international democracy icon, and her trip to The Hague to defend Myanmar on genocide charges appears to have nothing to do with winning friends […]

ICE’s digital asset arm Bakkt launches the first regulated Bitcoin options and cash-settled futures

The Netflix divorce drama Marriage Story led the 2020 Golden Globes nominations with six nods, followed by gangster movie The Irishman, also on Netflix, with five.

ABC journalists Donna Field and John Taylor were enjoying a cruise, anticipating a magical holiday taking in all that New Zealand has to offer. Then a volcano erupted.

Lithuania’s central bank announced that in 2020 it will release a blockchain-based collector coin

IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday expressed the hope to maintain peace and stability in Afghanistan, saying that Iran is ready to continue to help the...

Reuters – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday Iran is ready for a full prisoner exchange with the United States, tweeting: “The ball is in the […]

“Boring� Bitcoin price performance could nonetheless form the basis for a march to $8K, says Cointelegraph analyst

Japan’s second-largest power utility is extending its trial of a blockchain system for trading renewable energy certificates

SHANA – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh said the volume of smuggled petrol and gasoil from Iran was “very littleâ€�. Speaking to […]

Iran Daily   Fire at New Delhi factory kills dozens A fire believed to be caused by an electrical short circuit engulfed a building in India’s capital on Sunday where...

IRNA — Commander Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, Rear Admiral Dr Hossein Khanzadi on Monday met his Pakistani counterpart Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi and discussed naval collaboration between […]

The House Judiciary Committee holds their second impeachment inquiry hearing at 9:00am ET. Presentations from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Judiciary Committee. […]

Major cryptocurrency exchange OKEx plans to launch options trading on Dec. 27

WADA's executive committee took the decision after finding Moscow tampered with laboratory data by planting fake evidence and deleting files linked to positive doping tests that could have helped […]

A geology expert says there was "very little warning" of a volcano eruption on White Island, despite New Zealand authorities upgrading the volcanic alert level less than a month ago.

Several Chinese banks and economic participants will reportedly pilot the digital yuan in two cities

The competition watchdog begins legal proceedings against Tasmania's ports operator, alleging it tried to keep a competitor out of the only port it did not control by using "anti-competitive" tactics […]

Most had never fought a bushfire in their lives but in the last four weeks they have helped save not just homes but also a precious rainforest.

Today the Dept. of Justice Office of Inspector General, Michael Horowitz, will release the much anticipated report covering a 21-month review of FBI and DOJ compliance with legal requirements […]

Capital gains taxation on crypto transactions could be introduced by the first half of 2020, South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance has confirmed

A court finds the Commonwealth Environment Department failed in its health and safety duty and was ultimately responsible for the death of pilot David Wood, who died in 2016 when he fell into a […]

Bob Hawke's eldest daughter urges Australians not to ditch their high regard for her late father after her sister claims he asked her to hush up her alleged rape by a former ALP powerbroker.

A post-mortem examination is hoped to shed light on the cause of death of a man whose body was discovered in an Adelaide backyard by teenagers during a party.

People held in detention camps in China's far-north-western territory of Xinjiang have "graduated" and will have the "freedom to come and go", the territory's Governor says.

Up to 100 Murray cod are found dead by anglers, some of whom believe the fish were likely killed by a sudden temperature change and lack of oxygen.

WA Police Commissioner Chris Dawson warns of a bad batch of illicit drugs being sold in Perth following dozens of overdoses last week, including three fatalities on Saturday.

A man avoids jail after staging a robbery at his grandmother's betting agency in order to recoup his gambling losses — but he will have to live with her "disappointment".

Rising global temperatures, increasing populations and reduced open spaces are contributing to increased urban heat in Australian cities — but a gathering in Adelaide is discussing […]

Perth is looking at potential heatwave conditions for the first time since 2016, with temperatures expected to hover close to 40 degrees Celsius from Wednesday to Sunday this week.

A teacher within Victoria's youth justice system criticises the "incredibly damaging" treatment of men from African backgrounds, during a plea hearing for the killer of Melbourne student Laa Chol.

There are fears for the safety of a group of hikers photographed walking near the edge of a White Island's crater just before the New Zealand volcano erupted, killing at least five people.

Grey nomads are among scores of people who have lost tens of thousands of dollars after the collapse of a motor home dealer and conversion company.

Malaysian Government figure Anwar Ibrahim remains determined to become the country's eighth prime minister, despite allegations from a former staffer of sexual assault emerging late last week.

Hundreds of regional Telstra customers are complaining about phone calls dropping out several times a day and calls not connecting due to a software glitch.

A Far North Queensland woman is jailed for more than nine years for sex offences against her own son and three nephews which left the boys "sad, suicidal and angry".

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating […]

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive […]

Rudy Giuliani traveled to Ukraine with OAN investigative journalist Chanel Rion.  The U.S. media are going absolutely bananas after finding out Giuliani is now gathering even more […]

Queensland is one step closer to making history, with state leaders moving to launch an official bid for the 2032 Olympic Games.

Residents in remote eastern Victoria are urged to shelter in their homes as an emergency warning is issued for an out-of-control bushfire near the communities of Holstons, Reedy Flat and Ensay North.

A new medal will be awarded to the best player of the Boxing Day Test from next year, remembering the largely untold story of the first Australian cricket team to tour England.

Evangelical churches place religious doctrine over the safety of women and it is enabling and concealing domestic violence, write Vicki Lowik and Annabel Taylor.

Tomatoes, strawberries and fresh seafood could spoil in sheds, unable to get to Sydney consumers, as the Currowan fire blocks South Coast highways.

Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton denies he was involved in a deliberate cover-up over the prolific use of gangland lawyer Nicola Gobbo as a police informer.

An inquest into the death of Queensland toddler Mason Jet Lee cannot be about "vengeance or blame", but instead learning how future tragedies can be prevented, a Brisbane court is told.

Lay attorneys are puzzled by Nordea’s BTC ban: “They are within their rights, but to prohibit every single employee from trading cryptocurrencies [...] seems […]

A 17-year-old girl abducted and raped in a Perth cemetery by alleged Claremont serial killer Bradley Edwards testifies she was so terrified during her ordeal, she thought she was going to die.

Rudy Giuliani went to the Ukraine with an investigative journalist team from One America News Network and boy howdy are the democrats going bananas all over again. In this interview Margaret Brennan […]

After a 13-year international career, which included four World Cups and 19 outings as captain, Socceroos stalwart Mark Milligan announces he has played his last game in green and gold.

New Zealand police say they do not believe they will find any more survivors after a devastating volcanic eruption engulfed tourists on the country's White Island.

Former NSW police minister Troy Grant breaks down outside court after his father is released on bail over a fatal hit-and-run incident last month.

Western Australia's environmental watchdog officially dumps a controversial recommendation for all new large resources projects to fully offset their greenhouse gas emissions.

From star-lit skies to mountain vistas, and crayfish claws to glow-in-the-dark fungi — these award-winning photos from ecologists in Australia are stunning.

The most comprehensive study of Australians' political beliefs finds management of the economy and taxation are issues that benefited the Coalition at the election.

Amer Khayat, who unwittingly carried a bomb into Sydney Airport as part of his brothers' failed terror plot to blow up an Etihad plane, says he still loves them because "it's blood".

A 12-year-old girl accused of stabbing two people at a shopping centre in Far North Queensland is charged with multiple offences after a 16-year-old girl and a 47-year-old woman were allegedly […]

An artist whose work was withdrawn from an exhibition in Queensland says what he was trying to say has deliberately been mischaracterised by local politicians — but the RSL says […]

We need to be honest about this: Son grapples with the morality of his father's role in Australia's wartime stockpile of mustard gases.

An Australian man accused of being a member of an Islamic terror group will be extradited from Adelaide to Queensland. Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton says the man will face a number of […]

A 10-year resident of Hong Kong, domestic worker Yuli Riswati, is deported after expressing her sympathy for the pro-democracy movement and reporting on the protests in her spare time.

Tunnelling stops on Premier Daniel Andrews's signature Melbourne rail project amid growing tensions between the builder and the Government over deadlines and cost blowouts.

A former Ipswich council CEO convicted of official corruption and attempting to pervert the course of justice speaks from prison about the impact the charges had on his life.

Missing 14-year-old boy Clay Wright found after extensive land and aerial search of town and bushland

The NT Government fires the bosses of Power and Water Corporation and Territory Generation following a lengthy investigation into their response to an eight-hour blackout in Alice Springs.

HPSCI Chairman Adam Schiff appears on Face the Nation to justify his corrupt political efforts to construct a soft coup within the government.  Mr. Schiff begins the interview by saying […]

American Patrick Reed is heading to Australia as golf's public enemy number one, with Australian Cameron Smith calling out his excuses amid a cheating scandal, encouraging home crowds to sledge him.

A court is told convicted sex offender Anthony Sampieri has been diagnosed with liver cancer and will now be sentenced for the rape of a seven-year-old girl next year.

Water Resources Minister David Littleproud says Coles' response to an ACCC claim that it did not fully pass on a 10 cents per litre price rise to dairy farmers is "disappointing".

Several crypto exchanges announced support for Ethereum network, the Istanbul hard fork

Caroll Spinney, the man who spent 50 years bringing to life popular Sesame Street characters including Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, dies at the age of 85.

Busselton in the South West region of WA is known for its beaches, but one group of residents is fed up with the smelly sea grass that banks up on their shores every summer.

Australia's contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions sits a fraction above 1 per cent, but there's a growing argument that a country's fossil fuel exports should count towards its total. That […]

David Warner and Joe Burns back the MCG curator to sort out its pitch issues before the Boxing Day Test — but searing heat in Perth could make this week's Test wicket just as […]

US rapper Juice WRLD dies after a "medical emergency" at a US airport, just days after turning 21 and celebrating his birthday on Sydney Harbour.

Australian agriculture is rapidly breeding out diversity within farmed animals, the genetics of which could be the key to stopping diseases and adapting to a changing environment.

An artist causes a ruckus in the art world after he grabs a prized banana that had been taped to a wall and sold for $US120,000 and eats it in what he declares his own performance art.

A pair of alpaca breeders are weaving their fleece into baby wraps and selling exclusively to a tight-knit online community of international customers at premium prices.

Seven women have given evidence at the Claremont serial killings trial saying they were offered lifts by a man in a Telstra car around the time of the alleged murders. They are the Telstra Living […]

In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, Ethereum completes the Istanbul hard fork, stolen ETH worth millions is moved to unknown wallets, and why some hodlers are […]

A sheep farmer has called for more transparency from the quarantine regulator saying that more evidence should be used when condemning livestock.

Despite Bitcoin’s slow upward price movement, higher time frames suggest new lows may be in store for Bitcoin

Workplace safety inspectors didn't attend the mine site where a worker was buried alive, despite multiple complaints and wall collapses over 12 months.

Residents march through Melbourne's inner north after a woman is raped, choked and nearly drowned in Coburg — the second violent attack on a woman in a public park in as many […]

Researchers say they were surprised by the rate of wet cough, which can lead to chronic lung conditions, in WA's Kimberley. But locals say the way the study was carried out will leave a lasting, […]