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Authorities in Belarus scrambled a fighter jet and flagged what turned out to be a false bomb alert to force a Ryanair plane to land on Sunday and then detained an opposition-minded journalist who was on board, drawing criticism from across Europe. In the dramatic incident, a Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jet escorted Ryanair-operated passenger plane flying from Athens to Lithuania. The plane was suddenly diverted to Minsk, the capital of Belarus, where authorities detained journalist Roman Protasevich. Data from the flightradar24.com website showed the plane was diverted just two minutes before it was due to cross into Lithuanian airspace. After...

Its Saturday in Australia and police using overwhelming force during an attempt by small business owners to protest the coronavirus lockdown in Melbourne, Victoria... Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he is 'leaning heavily' towards making coronavirus vaccination mandatory for aged care workers... "They shouldn't be allowed to get away with this censoring and silencing, and ultimately we will win. Our country can't take this abuse anymore" Part of the reaction from President Trump as he was handed a two-year ban on Facebook and Instagram... Facebook also moving to censor politicians announcing it will subject politicians to the same moderation...