Tuesday, 1 February 2022 • 15:00 — The New Dark Age
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Ukrainian Riot Plotter Arrests: Genuine Grassroots Revolt or Color Revolution Plot?
Ukraine’s Exaggerated Threat of Russian Invasion Hits Its Economy as Western Diplomats Leave
US wants war in Ukraine, charges Russia at UN debate

Pegasus, ‘ultimate spyware’ from Israel, is back in news cycle
In a stunning and unexpected outburst this week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that his country’s current problems came from the west rather than the east.

NHS signage promoting ‘Stay Home, Save Lives’ on a bus shelter in Chinatown, central London. January 8, 2021. © AFP / Tolga Akmen
Can Europe survive without Russian gas?
9 January 2022: A portrait of pianist Sibu Mashiloane. His new album, Music From My People, is his sixth in six years. (Photograph by Hugh Mdlalose)