Day: April 5, 2023

China insists spy balloon was ‘civilian’ owned, but refuses to say who owned it: ‘Nothing more to add’

3:01 pm April 5, 2023

A top Chinese official stuck to her story this week that the Chinese government did not own a spy balloon that flew over U.S. territory earlier this year, two months after the U.S. shot it down and just days after reports that China used the balloon to gather intelligence about U.S. military sites. When pressed […]

Inside the Russian spy ‘trials’ awaiting WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich

2:16 pm April 5, 2023

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich’s upcoming espionage trial will take place in a court system with a rate of acquittal of less than 1% that experts say is “basically an instrument of state control.” While Gershkovich may enjoy the trappings of typical Western legal rights in the Russian court system, the appearance is mostly […]

El Salvador president blasts Trump indictment: ‘Just imagine if this happened in any other country’

2:12 pm April 5, 2023

Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador, slammed the indictment of former President Donald Trump, suggesting it would now be hypocritical for the U.S. to promote democracy with its foreign policy. “Think what you want about former President Trump and the reasons he’s being indicted,” tweeted Bukele. “But just imagine if this happened in any […]

Mississippi Sen. Hyde-Smith endorses Trump’s presidential run

2:09 pm April 5, 2023

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) became the sixth senator to publicly endorse former President Trump‘s presidential run, shortly before he pled not guilty at his scheduled arraignment in New York City Tuesday. “The prosecution of President Trump in New York is a political stunt by a prosecutor whose campaign was funded by George Soros. That charade […]

WWE legend questions Conor McGregor’s longevity as feud escalates: ‘We’ll see if he even lives to 57’

2:01 pm April 5, 2023

Conor McGregor teased a possible run in WWE as reports emerged about the company’s sale to Endeavor and the merger with UFC under one publicly traded company. In the midst of that, McGregor and legendary manager and promoter Paul Heyman got into a little Twitter spat that seemed to end with the Irishman warning Heyman. […]