Twitter’s ‘secret blacklists’ exposed
A new investigation details the practice of “shadow bans,” known internally as “visibility filtering” Twitter has created a series of barriers and tools for moderators to prevent specific tweets and topics …
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What historic China-Arab summits mean for the Middle East
Xi Jinping’s visit to Saudi Arabia signals a desire by Arab nations to hedge their bets with stronger partnerships beyond the US Chinese leader Xi Jinping has undertaken an official visit …
EU state faces criticism for ‘unexpected gift to Kremlin’
Press NGO urges Latvia to reconsider the ban of liberal Russian TV channel Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have criticized the authorities in Riga for revoking the broadcast license of the …
Trump fumes over ‘embarrassment’ for US
Former president condemns “one-sided” prisoner swap with Moscow that left a US Marine behind Trading a high-profile prisoner for a basketball player while leaving a Marine in a Russian prison …
Bolton declares ‘American surrender’
Former national security adviser slams White House over Viktor Bout-Brittney Griner swap Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton has denounced Thursday’s high-level prisoner swap with Russia, saying it was …
China eyes expanding its new space station
Beijing might add more modules to the recently-completed Tiangong station, a senior space official says China is considering expanding its Tiangong space station, Wang Xiang, the head of the space …
Austria blocks two EU nations’ bids to join Schengen zone
Europe’s free-travel zone will only expand to include Croatia in 2023 The Schengen Area, Europe’s visa-free travel zone, will expand for the first time in over a decade after all …
American instructor reveals Ukrainian frontline death rates
Mozart Group says dire media reports about the situation in Bakhmut/Artyomovsk are true The Ukrainian military is taking massive casualties in the battle for Bakhmut, the lynchpin of the Donetsk …
Merkel’s ‘confession’ may be grounds for tribunal – Moscow
The former chancellor gave evidence that the West had orchestrated hostilities in Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry says A confession by former German chancellor Angela Merkel about the Minsk peace …
EU lacks ‘critical defense capabilities’ – Borrell
The European Union must compensate for “years of underspending” militarily, foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Europe must begin to take more responsibility for its own security, EU foreign policy …