Putin’s Rigged Election: Russia’s Authoritarian Leader Set to Secure Another Term

Putin’s Rigged Election: Russia’s Authoritarian Leader Set to Secure Another Term

Putin’s Expected Victory in Russia’s Presidential Election By Kim Hjelmgaard and Anna Nemtsova | USA Today Putin’s Impending Electoral Triumph Sasha Skochilenko’s crime was swapping supermarket price tags with anti-war messages. Oleg Tarasov faced penalty due to the name he gave his Wi-Fi network. Aleksey Moskalyov was convicted of discrediting the Russian military after his … Read more

U.S. House Introduces Bipartisan Border and Foreign Aid Proposal

U.S. House Introduces Bipartisan Border and Foreign Aid Proposal

U.S. House unveils new bipartisan border, foreign aid proposal United States Vetoes Arab-backed U.N. Resolution The United States on Tuesday vetoed an Arab-backed U.N. resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, further isolating the U.S. on Israel’s side in the conflict. The veto was in response to similar resolutions in the past, with … Read more

The British film awards went to Oppenheimer, and Cillian Murphy and Emma Stone were successful actors

The British film awards went to Oppenheimer, and Cillian Murphy and Emma Stone were successful actors

Oppenheimer’s three-hour historical drama about the development of the atomic bomb during World War II dominated Sunday’s awarding of the most famous British film awards, Bafta. It takes home seven statuettes, including Best Picture and Best Director for Christopher Nolan. One of the most commercially successful titles of the past year won acting awards for … Read more

Opposition Mounts Against Large Solar and Wind Farms in Kansas

Opposition Mounts Against Large Solar and Wind Farms in Kansas

Opposition to Large Solar and Wind Farms Grows in Kansas Opposition to Large Solar and Wind Farms Grows in Kansas A sign reading No Industrial Solar in response to a proposed solar project in Johnson County, Kansas. (Image: Elizabeth Weise) Opposition to large solar and wind farms is on the rise in Kansas, with a … Read more

Russian Politicians Announce Revival of SMERSH, Linked to World War II and James Bond Novels: Latest Updates from British Ministry of Defense

Russian Politicians Announce Revival of SMERSH, Linked to World War II and James Bond Novels: Latest Updates from British Ministry of Defense

At the end of 2023, Russian politicians announced the revival of SMERSH, created by Stalin between 1943 and 1945. Already at the beginning of 2024, chevrons with the inscription “SMERSH” can be seen on some occupiers, which confirms the words of Russian officials last year. Today, January 8, at press service The British Ministry of … Read more

Hayao Miyazaki: A Biography and Analysis of His Work

Hayao Miyazaki: A Biography and Analysis of His Work

Since the 1980s, he has been one of the leading figures in Japanese animation. At the turn of the millennium, thanks to the films Princess Mononoke or Journey to Fantasy, he also broke through in Europe and the USA. But who exactly is Hayao Miyazaki, whose hand-drawn fantasy worlds have become a haven for children … Read more

Review of Hayao Miyazaki’s Film ‘The Boy and the Heron’ – Czech Premiere on November 23

Review of Hayao Miyazaki’s Film ‘The Boy and the Heron’ – Czech Premiere on November 23

Japan’s most famous animator, Hayao Miyazaki, has returned from retirement. And after a ten-year hiatus, he made one of his best and darkest films. The charming, slightly autobiographical drama The Boy and the Heron, which is being screened in Czech cinemas, takes place at the end of the Second World War. Again, he invites the … Read more

“Rulers of the Skies” Animated Miniseries – Created by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks

“Rulers of the Skies” Animated Miniseries – Created by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks

The fates of American airmen who bombed targets in Nazi Germany during the Second World War are told in the new animated miniseries Rulers of the Skies. It was produced by Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, the authors of the successful series of the same period Brotherhood of Steel and The Pacific. The … Read more

From Navy Service to Governorship: The Journey of North Dakota’s Longest-Serving Governor

From Navy Service to Governorship: The Journey of North Dakota’s Longest-Serving Governor

Before going into politics, North Dakota’s longest-serving governor was battle-tested in the U.S. Navy during World War II. William Guy was elected governor in 1960, 1962, 1964 and 1968, for a total of 12 years. His first two elections were for two-year terms, and the last two were for four-year terms. He grew up in … Read more

Macron praised Kadare. You wrote freely in a country more Stalinist than Stalin, he said

Macron praised Kadare.  You wrote freely in a country more Stalinist than Stalin, he said

The leading contemporary Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare has again become a holder of the French Legion of Honor. The highest state award for civilian or military services to the nation was awarded to him by French President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to Tirana this Monday, AFP reported. Kadare already held the lower rank of … Read more