Pentagon denounces any unilateral military action in ‘their’ part of Syria as unacceptable

The US is worried that “unilateral” military action against its proxy forces might jeopardize its foothold in Syria, claiming that the Kurds are vital in the battle against IS, as Turkey vows to get rid of “separatist terrorists.” Despite major breakthroughs in the battle against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) terrorists and in the ongoing […]

Belgium denounces loot boxes as gambling; Hawaiian legislator calls them “predatory”

Enlarge / In Belgium, this is similar to a loot box. (credit: Yuki Shimazu) Belgium’s Gaming Commission has ruled that loot boxes—in-game purchases where what you receive is randomized and only known once you open the box—are gambling. The country’s minister of justice, Koen Geens, has said that he wants to see them banned Europe-wide, […]

Damascus denounces US-led coalition for adding ‘new bloody massacres’ to their ‘war crimes record’

Published time: 13 Nov, 2017 01:33 President Bashar Assad’s government has once again condemned the indiscriminate bombardment by the US-led coalition which continues to kill civilians and destroy the country’s infrastructure, while at the same time, hampering Damascus’ anti-terrorist efforts. The Syrian government expresses “strong condemnation” of the ongoing attacks against civilians carried out as […]

N. Korean rally in Pyongyang denounces Trump (VIDEO)

Published time: 23 Sep, 2017 20:42 Tens of thousands of North Koreans gathered at Kim Il-Sung Square in Pyongyang to denounce US President Donald Trump, whom leader Kim Jong-un has branded a “dotard” in an escalating standoff between the two countries. Students marched in white shirts and red ties, chanting slogans and holding up banners, […]

From Apple to Y Combinator—tech sector denounces new “Dreamers” plan

Enlarge / WASHINGTON—US Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks on immigration at the Justice Department September 5, 2017 in Washington, DC. Sessions announced that the Trump Administration is ending the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program—which protected those who were brought to the US illegally as children—with a six-month delay for Congress to put […]

The man once tasked with investigating Bill Clinton denounces Trump for treating Sessions like a ‘piñata’

Associated Press/Michael Dwyer The former independent counsel who investigated former president Bill Clinton in the 1990s slammed President Donald Trump in a Washington Post op-ed Thursday for his “wildly inappropriate” public comments about Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Kenneth Starr, who also served as US solicitor general and a federal judge, urged Trump to “cut it […]

White House denounces new wave of ‘anti-Semitic and hateful’ threats against Jewish centers

Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Tuesday denounced “in the strongest terms” a new wave of bomb threats to Jewish community centers and Anti-Defamation League offices across the United States. Spicer began his daily press briefing by acknowledging the wave of threats on Tuesday, which is at least the fourth […]