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US Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe and FBI Director Chris Wray accused Iran of threatening voters in several US states by sending emails that claimed to have originated from the group ‘Proud Boys.’ Tehran was behind the “spoof emails designed to intimidate voters, incite social unrest, and damage President Trump,” Ratcliffe alleged during a special press conference on Wednesday evening.  Some registered Democrats in Alaska […]

Democrats once again blocked the $500 billion Covid-19 relief proposal put forth by the GOP, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seeks to have President Donald Trump override his party and accept the $2.2 trillion Democratic bill. In a 51-44 strict party-line vote, the Republican amendment 2652 failed to get the 60 votes required to overcome the filibuster on Wednesday. It would have provided $300 in weekly […]

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said the story of his son Hunter using the family name to make business deals overseas is a “desperate campaign to smear me and my family,” as an aide tried to stop the TV interview. Though Biden had called a ‘lid’ on press appearances through Thursday, on Wednesday he accepted a remote interview with WISN-12, an ABC affiliate in Milwaukee. WISN […]

The Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office has launched a criminal case into an alleged coup plot by former President Petro Poroshenko and his associates, an opposition MP has announced, publishing scans of the relevant documents. “I publish documents … about launching an investigation into the facts of illegal seizure of state power, large-scale embezzlement and legalizing ‘dirty’ money by an organized criminal group” which Poroshenko was allegedly […]

Real Madrid suffered a second home defeat in five days as they slumped to a shock loss against Champions League opponents ravaged by players ruled out by positive coronavirus tests, conceding three times in 14 first-half minutes. The 13-time European champions were heavy pre-match favorites against the Ukrainian side, whose coach, Luis Castro, had described his squad’s preparations as a “nightmare”. Castro was without several key players […]

Embattled Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has promised to lift the state of emergency in Bangkok to defuse tensions with protesters, but it wasn’t enough to make demonstrators retract their demand for his swift resignation. Prayuth appeared on TV on Wednesday, insisting that he was ready to “make the first move to de-escalate this situation” in the capital, which has seen mass protests for three months. […]

Controversial Russian priest Dmitry Smirnov has died aged 69, months after reportedly recovering from Covid-19. The cleric was well known for his ultra-conservative views, often causing social media uproar with his opinions. In recent years, Smirnov has criticized abortion, laws against domestic violence, and cohabitation without marriage, often using derogatory language to refer to women. According to Fyodor Lukyanov, a church official, he died of a […]

Sweden should reverse its ban on the use of telecom equipment from Chinese producers Huawei and ZTE in its 5G networks if it wants to avoid complications for Swedish companies working in China, Beijing said. “The Swedish side without any evidence, has discredited China and cracked down on China’s telecom companies,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said of the ban during a press briefing Wednesday. […]

Fans have suggested Mesut Ozil was dropped at Arsenal because of his comments on the persecution of Uighur Muslims in China after he hit out at the club for lacking “loyalty” for leaving him out of their Premier League squad. Arsenal named their 25-man squad for the 2020-21 Premier League season on Tuesday, and Ozil – who has not played since March – was conspicuous by […]

A gay male penguin couple in a Netherlands zoo have brazenly stolen the eggs belonging to a lesbian penguin couple in their desperate bid for parenthood. The gay couple, which was previously caught ‘nest-lifting’ a single egg last year, made away with a whole nest this time around. “It turns out to be a very determined couple,” Dierenpark zookeeper Sander Drost told RTV Utrecht. The two […]

Anderson Silva, the UFC’s record longest title-holder, has admitted that his fight against Uriah Hall in Las Vegas on October 31 will “probably” be his farewell contest as he eyes retirement more than 23 years after his MMA debut. Former middleweight champion Silva, 45, appeared to all-but confirm his retirement after he faces Hall at the UFC Apex in his final UFC outing. The legendary Brazilian had […]

Two Muslim women were seriously injured in an apparent racially motivated attack near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The two female suspects arrested over the incident have been charged with attempted murder. The victims, identified as French women with an Algerian background, were walking in a group of five adults and four children when they were approached by two dogs off their leashes. When they asked […]

Police in Providence, Rhode Island have made more than a dozen arrests after a demonstration, sparked by a black moped rider being slammed by a cop car, descended into mayhem. One officer was injured. Hundreds of people marched through the state’s capital on Tuesday night in solidarity with Jhamal Gonsalves, a 24-year-old black man who was knocked off his motorized scooter after allegedly being hit by […]

The Russian nuclear industry turned 75 this year. For all these decades it’s not only been protecting the country, but also boosting its scientific capabilities. Russia’s well-known chemist and theoretical crystallographer Artem Oganov told RT about the role of the industry in pushing frontiers of science. “It is certainly possible that in our life-times we’ll reach a point when many genetic diseases can be cured at […]

The ACLU and five environmental groups have taken the DHS to court over what they deemed an “excessive” use of chemical munitions against protesters in Portland, arguing the substances may inflict a dire ecological toll. The Oregon branch of the ACLU filed a suit against the DHS on Tuesday alongside a series of green groups, who allege the agency has used “an unprecedented amount of dangerous […]

The risk of dying from the coronavirus is five times higher than that from a seasonal flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said in a new report, based on the records of some 9,000 hospital patients. “Compared with patients with influenza, those with COVID-19 had a more than five times higher risk for in-hospital death and approximately double the ICU admission risk and […]

A grand juror in the Breonna Taylor case has claimed the panel was split on whether the police shooting was justified, contrary to claims made by Kentucky’s AG, but an officer involved argues the deadly drug raid was by the book. An individual identified only as “Grand Juror #1” by lawyer Kevin Glogower released a statement on Tuesday alleging prosecutors did not provide the grand jury […]

President Donald Trump says US Attorney General William Barr should appoint a special prosecutor to investigate an alleged influence-peddling scandal involving his Democrat rival, Joe Biden, before the Nov. 3 election. “We’ve got to get the attorney general to act,” Trump said Tuesday in an interview with Fox News. “He’s got to act, and he’s got to act fast. He’s got to appoint somebody. This is […]

The sole remaining US-Russia nuclear arms control deal may get a last-moment extension after all, but everything now depends on what the US State Department means when it says warhead caps need to be “verifiable.” New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is scheduled to expire in February 2021. While Russia has offered a “clean” renewal of the existing treaty, without preconditions, the Trump administration has first […]

Soldiers have reportedly opened fire at people protesting against police brutality in Lagos, Nigeria, shortly after a 24-hour curfew was imposed in the city over the escalating demonstrations. Gunfire and sirens were heard in the Lekki district of Nigeria’s financial capital, witnesses told Reuters. Though there have been no official reports of fatalities or injuries, some locals shared graphic footage on social media of blood-soaked garments […]

Lionel Messi extended one Champions League record and set another as he scored a penalty to put Barcelona in front in their Group G opener against Ferencvaros at the Nou Camp. Messi won a spot-kick with a trademark surge into the box in the 26th minute, being brought down by Adnan Kovacevic. The Barcelona skipper picked himself and converted the penalty, making the Hungarians the 36th […]

Christian Broadcasting Network founder Pat Robertson has predicted that President Donald Trump will secure re-election, which he says will then lead to the end of the world. “…The next thing is the election that’s coming up in just a few weeks, at which time, according to what I believe the Lord told me, the president is going to be re-elected,” Robertson prophesized during his show on […]

The Spanish government is considering new curfews and other measures in a bid to curb rising Covid-19 infections as the country battles a second wave, with Health Minister Salvador Illa warning that “very tough weeks are coming.” Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Illa stressed that another state of alarm would need to be enacted for his government to bring in curfews across Spain, with […]

By combining magnetic fields and hydrogels, a team of researchers has produced artificial cartilage using a non-invasive method which could spark a revolution in regenerative medicine. Scientists from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated a new possible way to reconstruct complex bodily tissues that could greatly reduce recovery times for common injuries, including cartilage degeneration in critical joints throughout the […]

Britain’s talks on a trade deal with the EU have ‘effectively ended’ and the stubbornness of Brussels is to be blamed for that, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his Greek counterpart. The stalled talks on the Brexit trade deal were among the subjects discussed in a phone call between Johnson and Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday. During the conversation, the British prime minister “reaffirmed […]

A Swedish regulator on Tuesday banned the use of telecom equipment from Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE in its 5G networks. The move comes ahead of the spectrum auctions scheduled to start on 10 November. The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) has examined applications and approved four companies for participation in the 3.5 GHz and 2.3 GHz auctions. New legislation that came into force in […]

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov says former foe Conor McGregor will have to fight Dustin Poirier at lightweight rather than welterweight to stand any chance of setting up a rematch with him. McGregor – who announced his retirement from fighting for the third time in June – is set to return to the UFC to fight Poirier on January 23. UFC lightweight champion Khabib told the ‘Real Quick […]

Covid-19 has not stopped China’s super-rich from making more money. Thanks to booming share prices and new stock listings, they now own a combined fortune of $4 trillion – a sum greater than the economy of Germany. This year has seen the biggest wealth increase in the 22-year history of the Hurun China Rich List, according to researcher Rupert Hoogewerf, the founder of Hurun Report and […]

A French mosque has expressed regret for sharing a video that is believed to have provoked the gruesome murder of a history and geography teacher. The country’s interior minister has demanded that it be closed down. The teacher, Samuel Paty, was beheaded last week after he showed his class a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed as part of a lesson on freedom of expression. Police shot […]

Russia’s embassy in the US has trashed charges against six alleged Russian military intelligence officers – accused of cyber attacks against the 2018 Olympics, the OPCW, France, Ukraine and Georgia – as aimed at a home audience. “It’s absolutely clear that such stories have nothing to do with reality and are only aimed at fuelling Russophobic sentiment, a ‘witch hunt’ and a spy mania in the […]

US President Donald Trump said he will appear at the next debate with Democratic rival Joe Biden, in spite of what he deemed an “unfair” rule change to mute each candidates’ mic during parts of the event. “I’ll participate, I just think it’s very unfair,” Trump told reporters on Monday, adding “I will participate but it’s very unfair that they changed the topics and it’s very […]