No Laughing Matter: John Cleese Declares "I'm Afraid They Are Going To Have To Arrest Me"

US-backed Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia on Thursday killed at least four people, according to local authorities, including a three-year-old boy in the Voronezh Oblast. Voronezh Governor Alexander Gusev said 36 Ukrainian drones were shot down over the region and that the boy was killed when one crashed and caused a fire in his home. […]

Trump Nominates US Attorney Jay Clayton As Director Of National Intelligence Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, President Donald Trump on Thursday said he is nominating Jay Clayton, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, to be his director of national intelligence. The move comes weeks after former intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard said she is stepping down from the role. Trump, in announcing the decision on Truth Social, wrote that “few people anywhere” in the legal community have as much respect as Clayton, the former head of...

Somaliland Opens Diplomatic Office In Taiwan Despite Strong Objections From Beijing Via The Cradle The breakaway African territory of Somaliland opened a new representative office in Taiwan on Friday, saying it had the right to establish diplomatic relations despite objections from Somalia. "We have the right to choose who we have relationships with. It's our prerogative, and so it hasn't been successful as far as pressure tactics," stated Mahmoud Adam Jama ​Galaal, Somaliland's representative to Taiwan, at a press conference to mark the office opening. Rti photo Taiwan's Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu also spoke, saying,...