Where debating everything under the sun is only the beginning

Footage shows the moment Russia's first anthropomorphic robot, AIdol, fell just seconds after its debut at a technology event in Moscow.

Given its geographical, historical, economic backgrounds, Ethiopia has initiated discussions to secure sea outlet based on the principle of mutual benefits and partnership that provide amicable opportunities to strengthen shared development.

In his recent parliamentary address, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed emphasized the nation’s “unwavering interest” in accessing the Red Sea and pledged peaceful pursuit.

Consistently stressing Ethiopia’s peaceful intentions in its pursuit of access to the Red Sea, PM Abiy underlined that “We seek access to the Red Sea in a peaceful manner, as is fitting for a nation of our size and growing economy.”

When asked about Russia's view as long as Ethiopia pursues sea access peacefully, Ambassador Terekhin said: “This issue must be settled between the neighboring countries in a spirit of good neighborliness and dialogue, without external interference.”

Highlighting Ethiopia's prominent role in Africa, the ambassador described the country as “a leader in Eastern Africa, especially within the IGAD region and the Horn of Africa.”

President Charles King won the 1927 presidential elections with a landslide victory that earned him a place in history – but different from what he might have imagined. The Guiness Book of Records (1982) qualified the elections as the most fraudulent ever reported in world history. Suffrage was constitutionally limited to some 15,000 citizens, all Americo-Liberians, but according to the official election results some 240,000 votes were cast in favour of Charles D.B.King.

I'm inclined to think it may be more that we have an East German here, though of course Schröder isn't one.

Quote from: ersi – on 2025-10-07, 00:15:44

(my transcription may be off - my German sucks)

It's perfectly fine here.

“In June 2021, I felt that Putin was no longer taking the Minsk agreement seriously,” Merkel said, referring to the peace agreement relating to control of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region following the 2014-2015 conflict. “And that’s why I wanted a new format where we, as the European Union, could talk directly with Putin.”

At a European Council meeting that month, Merkel and Macron proposed direct negotiations with other leaders in response to the buildup of Russian troops near Ukraine’s border. But a coalition of Eastern European countries, including Poland, opposed the idea.

“This was not supported by some. It was mainly the Baltic states, but Poland was also against it,” she said.

Directly contradicting Merkel, former Latvian Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš said on Monday that at the time, many countries had not understood Russia, “including Germany and the former chancellor herself.

“I consistently told her that you cannot deal with Putin ‘in good faith,’ but she believed that the Baltic states were wrong. I was well aware of Merkel’s views, but I am astonished that after everything that has happened in Ukraine, she still thinks this way,” Kariņš said.

Former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, now deputy leader of the opposition nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, said on X: “Angela Merkel, through her thoughtless interview, proved that she is among the most harmful German politicians to Europe in the past century.”

How about we all come together and say, "Let's stop murders"? How about we all come together and say, "Let's stop rapes"? How about we all come together and say, "Let's stop attacking pedophiles"?

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — On a visit to New Zealand, FBI Director Kash Patel gave the country’s police and spy bosses gifts of inoperable pistols that were illegal to possess under local gun laws and had to be destroyed, New Zealand law enforcement agencies told The Associated Press.

The plastic 3D-printed replica pistols formed part of display stands Patel presented to at least five senior New Zealand security officials in July. Patel, the most senior Trump administration official to visit the country so far, was in Wellington to open the FBI’s first standalone office in New Zealand.

All travelers to New Zealand are required to declare any guns or gun parts when entering the country, New Zealand’s border security agency confirmed Wednesday. The agency, Customs, wouldn’t disclose what declarations Patel made on arrival.

These movements [namely leftist terrorists or Antifa, neither of which is really a thing] portray foundational American principles (e.g., support for law enforcement and border control) as “fascist” to justify and encourage acts of violent revolution.  This “anti-fascist” lie has become the organizing rallying cry used by domestic terrorists to wage a violent assault against democratic institutions, constitutional rights, and fundamental American liberties.  Common threads animating this violent conduct include anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Christianity; support for the overthrow of the United States Government; extremism on migration, race, and gender; and hostility towards those who hold traditional American views on family, religion, and morality.