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Europeans Warned to Prepare for Cold, Dark Winter Due to ‘Unprecedented’ Energy Shortages

European families are being told to prepare for a looming cold and dark winter amid warnings of "unprecedented" energy shortages and power failures. Energy industry experts say the global energy crisis brings a foreseeable future that will be colder and darker. “There is an increased risk of a lack of…

Exxon Takes Legal Action over Putin Blocking Exit from Russia

ExxonMobil is taking legal action against Russia after President Vladimir Putin blocked the Texas-based fossil fuel company from leaving the country. Exxon has taken preliminary steps to sue the Russian government after Putin intervened to block the corporation’s exit from his country. The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that…

Russia Halts Gas Flows to Europe, Germany Claims ‘No Cause for Alarm’ Yet

Russia has halted gas supplies to Europe via a key European supply route citing maintenance issues, according to reports. Some European countries have warned that the move by the Russian government is retaliation for backing Ukraine in the war. The news of the supply suspension has also sent prices on…

Radioactive Leak Warning Issued after Damage to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant

Ukraine's nuclear agency has issued a warning of dangerous hydrogen or radioactive leaks following damage to the country's Zaporizhzhia plant. On Saturday, Ukrainian nuclear company Energoatom on Saturday raised the alarm after the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) was damaged by shelling in recent weeks. "As a result of periodic…

Dennis Rodman Reverses Course, Will Not Go to Russia to Help Brittney Griner

Former NBA basketball player Dennis Rodman has reversed course and will no longer travel to Russia in an effort to free Brittney Griner from the gulag. Rodman's change of heart comes after the U.S. State Department urged against the move. "I got permission to go to Russia to help that…

Saudi Prince Invested $500 Million in Russia Just Days before Ukraine Invasion

In the days leading up to Vladamir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, Saudi Arabia's billionaire Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal invested a staggering $500 million in Russia, according to reports. According to a stock exchange filing, Prince Alwaleed’s investment firm, Kingdom Holding, acquired depositary receipts issued by Gazprom PSJC, Lukoil PJSC, and…

Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters Calls Biden a ‘War Criminal’ on CNN

During a stunning interview on CNN, Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters accused Democrat President Joe Biden of being a "war criminal." While speaking with CNN personality Michael Smerconish, Waters ripped into the foreign policy of the United States under Biden. The two entered into a heated back and forth when…

Brittney Griner Breaks Silence, Says She’s ‘Devastated,’ ‘Very Upset,’ ‘Quite Shocked’ over Prison Sentence

Brittney Griner has said she is "devastated," "very upset," and "quite shocked," her lawyers revealed after a Russian court sentenced the "woke" WNBA star to nine years in a brutal Russian penal colony. Griner’s lawyers, Maria Blagovolina and Alexander Boykov said Griner’s nine-year sentence was nearly double what they thought…

Jeanine Pirro: Brittney Griner Is ‘Not Going to Hear National Anthem for Next Nine Years’

Fox News star Jeanine Pirro has noted that "woke" WNBA star Brittney Griner will no longer have to "suffer" listening to the American national anthem after she was sentenced to serve 9 years in a Russian prison. Pirro was responding to Griner being sent to a Russian penal colony after…

Russian Judge Throws Book at Brittney Griner, Sentences WNBA Star to Nine Years in Prison

American WNBA star Brittney Griner has been sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison on charges of smuggling drugs with criminal intent. The Russian judge threw the book at Griner, who was facing a maximum of ten years after pleading guilty to the charges last month. The severe sentencing…