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Thanks, but we’ll keep ‘mother’ & ‘father’: Putin rejects politically correct ‘Parent #1 & #2’ titles During a discussion on Russian national identity, President Vladimir Putin made sure to politely but firmly reject any notion of replacing traditional family structures with more “progressive” examples implemented in the West. “You said the word ‘mother’ cannot be replaced. Turns out maybe it can: they’ve replaced it in some countries with ‘Parent number one’ and ‘Parent number two.’ I hope that never happens here,” Putin said Friday at the meeting of the Council for Interethnic Relations, a Kremlin advisory body. His remarks came in response to lawmaker Viktor Vodolatsky, who talked about efforts to cultivate a unifying identity among Russi...

UK police identify London Bridge attacker as 28yo Usman Khan, confirm previous terrorism conviction DETAILS TO FOLLOW Also on rt.com London Bridge attacker convicted for ‘Islamist terrorism’, released with electronic tag & on rehabilitation program UK police identify London Bridge attacker as 28yo Usman Khan, confirm previous terrorism conviction Source: RT

The Hague stabbing victims all underage, suspect still at large – police The three people injured in the stabbing spree on the Hague's busy shopping street are all minors, the police have said. They haven’t confirmed or denied the suspect’s link to terrorism, while media reports claimed there is none. "All three victims of the stabbing at Grote Marktstraat are minors. We are in contact with their families," the Hague police have tweeted, without elaborating. All three victims of the stabbing at #GroteMarktstraat are minors. We are in contact with their families.— Politie Den Haag eo (@POL_DenHaag) November 29, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The latest statements suggest that the Dutch police are still looking for the...

Bomb scare triggers evacuation at Paris’ Gare Du Nord railway station (PHOTOS) The Gare Du Nord train station in Paris was briefly evacuated after an alleged explosive device was discovered hidden inside an unattended bag, amid a heightened terrorism alert following stabbing attacks across Europe. Scores of commuters were ordered to leave the station due to the suspicious unattended bag, following several false alarms earlier on Friday, the railway company SNCF said. Police provided few details, but have since given the all-clear. Situation confuse à la gare du nord, évacuation totale de la gare du nord. Découverte possible d'un obus. #Garedunord #paris pic.twitter.com/UopapKDSqj— terence ken (@edgard_ken) November 29, 2019 https://plat...

London Bridge attacker was convicted for ‘Islamist terrorism-related’ crime, released last year with electronic tag – reports The man behind the London Bridge stabbing rampage had spent time in jail for an “Islamist terrorism-related offence,” UK newspapers reported, as PM Boris Johnson has called for stricter jail terms for offenders. The attacker, who has not yet been named, was released from prison about a year ago, agreeing to wear an electronic tag as part of his bail conditions, according to a report in the Times. Front page of The Times tomorrow morning: ‘The terrorist wearing a tag’• Released a year ago after being convicted of an Islamist related terror offence• wearing an electronic tag after release• guest at Cambridge univer...

‘Colossal snob’: BoJo’s dad slammed after suggesting British people who call his son Pinocchio are ‘ILLITERATE’ PM Boris Johnson’s father Stanley has been widely panned on social media after lashing out at his son’s critics, who have been suggesting that Boris is a liar by likening him to a cartoon character Pinocchio. It’s only natural that a father will want to defend his child if they’re coming under fire from detractors, which is exactly what Stanley Johnson attempted to do on Friday morning. Appearing on the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire show, Stanley was asked to respond to people on social media that were comparing Boris to Pinocchio, a character from a book by Italian Carlo Collodi and made famous by Walt Disney’s 1940 adaptation – mostly for hi...

Hi-tech businesses ask Putin to decline new law protecting Russia from smart phones without foreign software A major industry body, with Google, Apple and Samsung in its ranks, has written a letter to President Putin, warning that a new law will force major players to reconsider their Russian market strategies, and will harm consumers. A bill obligating all devices sold in Russia to have local applications pre-installed on them has already passed both chambers of the parliament and is only awaiting a signature from the president to become law. The initiative has been welcomed by Russian internet giants, such as Yandex, Mail.ru and VK, while foreign companies actively have lobbied against it. Fears were voiced that Apple, which only installs its own ...

‘It was so scary’: VIDEOS show shoppers flee from knife attacker in The Hague Video footage from the heart of The Hague’s commercial district shows crowds of panicked shoppers fleeing after a knife-wielding attacker stabbed three people during the Black Friday rush. The video footage, shared by an onlooker, shows throngs of people screaming and fleeing down the Dutch city’s main shopping street, running away from the department store where the stabbing reportedly took place. It is unclear whether the panicked crowd fled during or after the attack. omg het was vreselijk #DenHaag #GroteMarktstraat #BlackFriday #BlackFriday2019 pic.twitter.com/qKdCrsBOxK— Emma Grande (@EmmaGrnde) November 29, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js ...

Tough luck, Aussies! Pentagon won’t compensate Australia for faulty Boeing fighter jet that went AFLAME on takeoff The Australian taxpayer will foot the bill for a $85 million (AUS$125 mn) Growler fighter jet that burst into flames on the runway due to an engine fault. The US Navy will not reimburse Australia for the “dud” warplane. Boeing’s engineering woes are not limited to the civilian field. Before design flaws sent two of the Seattle firm’s 737 MAX 8 aircraft diving into the ground, before the company was accused of carrying out “shoddy work” on its flagship 787 Dreamliner, and before the fuselage of its upcoming 777X failed critical pressure testing in September, one of Boeing’s military aircraft also suffered a dramatic mishap. A Royal Austr...