U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Thursday spoke by phone with Ukrainian Minister of Defence Andrii Taran to discuss the regional security situation amid a rise of Russian-backed separatist aggression in eastern Ukraine. “I had a productive call with Ukrainian Minister of Defence Andrii Taran today,” he said on Twitter. Secretary also said that they discussed regional security, and he reaffirmed U.S. unwavering […]
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First Nation Chief Tells Mayors To Butt Out By Binny Paul, Cowichan Valley Citizen. December 10, 2020 First Nation Chief Tells Mayors To Butt Out2020-12-102020-12-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/cowichan-e1607634228918.jpg200px200px Above photo: Sept. 26, when First Nations marched in Campbell River, in solidarity with 100 other Nations throughout the province to protest against fish farms in B.C.’s coastal waters. Marc Kitteringham. Vancouver Island First Nation chief tells mayors to butt out […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/10/1080796219_0:56:3079:1788_1200x675_80_0_0_53cde43d83b97c6ce0e100837290728e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202010191080811943-eu-foreign-policy-chief-says-shocked-by-beheading-of-french-teacher/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell says he was shocked by the recent deadly attack on a history teacher in a Paris suburb. “Deeply shocked by the appalling #ConflansSainteHonorine attack. We stand alongside our French friends and the victim’s family. Hate and violence, terrorism and extremism will never overcome freedom and democracy,” […]
Recent incidents of alleged rape cases and uproar over police proceedings have brought India’s largest state Uttar Pradesh into the spotlight. The United Nations (UN) office in India has expressed concern over continuing cases of sexual violence against girls and women in Uttar Pradesh and underlined the need for speedy justice for the victims. Head of India’s Uttar Pradesh state Yogi Adityanth on Saturday offered a […]
First Nation Chief Fears For His People After Attacks On Mi’kmaw October 16, 2020 First Nation Chief Fears For His People After Attacks On Mi’kmaw2020-10-162020-10-16https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/mikesack.png200px200px Above photo: Sipekne’katik First Nation Chief Mike Sack says he’s afraid someone will get hurt or worse after hundreds of commercial fisherman raided two Mi’kmaw fishing facilities in southwest Nova Scotia, making threats and causing damage. CBC. Tuesday’s raids show commercial […]
Riksbank Governor Stevan Ingves sees a Swedish digital currency as an imperative for the central bank. Source link
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/12/1080208974_0:320:3073:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_9ee2007ef353eb6dbbc94b8da03bfd95.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/military/202010141080763918-us-navy-reluctant-to-build-sixth-generation-jet-after-f-35-fiasco-naval-operations-chief-says/ WASHINGTON(Sputnik) – The US military does not have the time or money to waste on any ill-thought-out, enormously expensive and long-delayed sixth-generation fighter plane project like the F-35 fifth-generation jet, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Michael Gilday told a Defence One State of the Navy podcast on Tuesday. When asked, Gilday refused to commit to any decision to […]
Representatives attended the first hearing for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nomination, Amy Coney Barrett at the Senate Judiciary Committee. When journalists confronted Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, controversy broke out when he refused to speak to them while wearing a mask. White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows removed his mask around reporters on Monday while refusing to talk while wearing the face-covering before proceeding […]
Nicola Sturgeon said that she had a ‘lingering concern” that allegations about Alex Salmond could materialise at some stage. She added that one of the worst things she was “confronted with” was the “reality” that her close friend, predecessor and mentor of 30 years was facing serious allegations of sexual misconduct. Infighting within the top echelons of the Scottish National Party heated up on Sunday after […]
India’s Supreme Court is generally considered impartial, but it has been subject to public scrutiny recently, especially after the court punished a senior lawyer for contempt. The court in its judgement said, “The foundation of the judiciary is the trust and the confidence of the people in its ability to deliver fearless and impartial justice.” In an unprecedented move, an Indian state chief has complained to […]
Ex-OPCW Chief Jose Bustani Reads Syria Testimony Blocked At UN By Aaron Maté, The Grayzone. October 7, 2020 Ex-OPCW Chief Jose Bustani Reads Syria Testimony Blocked At UN2020-10-072020-10-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/jose-bustani-opcw-syria-un-e1602083249152.jpg200px200px At the UN Security Council, the US, UK, France and allies have blocked the testimony of Jose Bustani, the OPCW’s first Director General, on the chemical watchdog’s Syria cover-up scandal. The Grayzone has obtained Bustani’s prepared statement and […]
A Washington Post editor provoked an onslaught of online ridicule after he opted to compare and contrast the real-life 2020 presidential race with TV series ‘The West Wing’, beloved by US liberals for its ideological outlook. Glenn Kessler, chief writer of Washington Post’s Fact Checker section, which rates the supposed veracity of political statements by assigning them a ‘Pinocchios’ score, pondered on Monday the meaning behind […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202010051080671574-trumps-condition-continued-to-improve-overnight-white-house-chief-of-staff-says/ The day before, United States National Security Adviser Robert C. O’Brien said that US President Donald Trump was “in great shape and firmly in command of the country” while he is being treated for coronavirus. White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Monday stated that US President Donald Trump’s condition continued to improve overnight, adding that the White […]
An investigation by political appointees into Steve Herman, the Voice of America’s White House bureau chief, for anti-Trump bias is the latest act that may break federal laws promising its journalistic independence. Voice of America hide caption toggle caption Voice of America An investigation by political appointees into Steve Herman, the Voice of America’s White House bureau chief, for anti-Trump bias is the latest act that […]
The head of bitcoin escrow company Volantis pleaded guilty in New York on Thursday to bilking an investor of over $3 million. He also settled parallel commodities fraud charges. Jon Barry Thompson, 49, admitted in Manhattan federal district court that his crypto companies – Volantis Market Making LCC and Volantis Escrow Platform LLC – never followed through with a promised $3.25 million bitcoin buy for one […]
A Boeing 737 MAX jet, piloted by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Steve Dickson, prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight on Wednesday. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption toggle caption Elaine Thompson/AP A Boeing 737 MAX jet, piloted by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Steve Dickson, prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight on Wednesday. Elaine Thompson/AP The head of the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107331/90/1073319049_0:322:4345:2767_1200x675_80_0_0_5ea3107ea04fa27ae25dddc6d99a6a12.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009301080626230-federal-aviation-agency-chief-says-conducted-737-max-test-flight-after-2-deadly-crashes/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Stephen Dickson said in a press conference that he has conducted a test flight of the Boeing 737 MAX and indicated that progress has been made to fix the problems plaguing the aircraft. Dickson said though, there is no solid timeline of when the aircraft will be cleared for public use. […]
U.S. Bureau of Land Management Acting Director William “Perry” Pendley speaks at a conference for journalists in Fort Collins, Colo., last year. Matthew Brown/AP hide caption toggle caption Matthew Brown/AP U.S. Bureau of Land Management Acting Director William “Perry” Pendley speaks at a conference for journalists in Fort Collins, Colo., last year. Matthew Brown/AP The Trump administration says it will comply, for now, with a federal […]
The head of the US Environmental Protection Agency has panned California’s new goal to outlaw all sales of gas-powered cars by 2035, insisting the plan is neither legal nor practical given the state’s current power grid problems. In a letter penned to California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday, EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler said that a recent executive order seeking to replace all gas-guzzling vehicles with electric […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/1a/1080582786_0:108:3038:1816_1200x675_80_0_0_bab4f73a03f368f75af2c4a284d69aa5.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Daria Bedenko. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202009261080582789-biden-compares-trump-to-nazi-propaganda-chief-says-prepared-for-lies-on-debates/ As the US November presidential election race between Democratic candidate Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump intensifies, next week on 29 September, will see the two holding their first presidential debate. US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Saturday compared incumbent President Donald Trump with the notorious Nazi propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, when interviewed by MSNBC […]
Seven months ago, as most Americans began self-isolating to slow the spread of the coronavirus, many wondered what will this do to our mental health. Experts warned of psychological fallout; reports told of an increase in anxiety and depressive disorders. Social distancing restrictions have eased since then, or evaporated altogether. But the pandemic still rages, protesters take to the street most every night in major cities, […]
Bureau of Land Management Acting Director William Perry Pendley, speaking at a conference last year. A federal judge has ruled that he isn’t eligible to continue to serve in that office. Matthew Brown/AP hide caption toggle caption Matthew Brown/AP Bureau of Land Management Acting Director William Perry Pendley, speaking at a conference last year. A federal judge has ruled that he isn’t eligible to continue to […]
The head of Germany’s military counter-intelligence service has been dismissed amid a sweeping probe into hundreds of soldiers for suspected links to far-right extremism, the military’s latest effort to overhaul the agency. Christof Gramm will go into early retirement next month after leading the intelligence organization – known by its acronym, “MAD” – for some five years, the German Defense Ministry announced on Thursday, adding that […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/0f/1080466011_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_c6be2e7cf23e3f86cad179ff0c54226a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009191080514882-irans-revolutionary-guard-chief-vows-to-hit-those-responsible-for-soleimanis-death/ MOSCOW, (Sputnik) – The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, has said on Saturday that Tehran is committed to enacting revenge against those responsible for the death of Qasem Soleimani, the top Iranian military commander who was killed in Iraq earlier this year. “We will hit the people who, directly and indirectly, played a […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009141080457584-rochester-ny-mayor-fired-over-death-of-daniel-prude-reports-claim-/ Prude, who ran naked through the streets at night, was apprehended by police in March, and died in custody after the officers placed a spit bag over his head and pinned Prude to the ground. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren has fired Police Chief Le’Ron Singletary over handling of Daniel Prude’s death in March, media reports say. The announcement comes just after […]
WASHINGTON, September 15 (Sputnik) – The search for extraterrestrial life suddenly shifted away from longtime target Mars with word that Earth-bound scientists had discovered signs of a alien microbe high in the toxic atmosphere of Venus, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said. “Life on Venus? The discovery of phosphine, a byproduct of anaerobic biology, is the most significant development yet in building the case for life off […]
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Bridgeport Police Chief Armando Perez, pictured leaving court in Connecticut on Thursday, was arrested, as was the city’s personnel director, for allegedly rigging the hiring process to make sure Perez was chosen to lead the department in 2018. Jessica Hill/AP hide caption toggle caption Jessica Hill/AP Bridgeport Police Chief Armando Perez, pictured leaving court in Connecticut on Thursday, was arrested, as was the city’s personnel director, […]
General Keith Alexander, ex-director of the National Security Agency, who oversaw illegal mass spying on Americans, has been appointed to Amazon’s board of directors, drawing the ire of privacy advocates, including Edward Snowden. Amazon announced that Alexander, who served as NSA director from 2005 up to his retirement in March 2014, will join the company’s board on Wednesday. “We’re thrilled to elect a new member to […]
CNN head Jeff Zucker appears to have offered Donald Trump a “weekly show” on the network in 2016, also giving tips for a presidential debate, arguing Trump could not win the race without his outlet’s support, leaked audio reveals. Zucker – who now presides over one of the most fervently anti-Trump media outlets in the American corporate press – hatched the idea to give then-candidate Trump […]
The chief of the Rochester Police Department announced he would resign Tuesday following the release of shocking footage of the March death of a 41-year-old Black man in police custody. La’Ron Singletary leaves the department after 20 years under heavy scrutiny over the death of Daniel Prude. His top two officers in the department—Deputy Chief Joseph Morabito and Deputy Chief Mark Simmons—also handed in their resignation. […]
The United Nations has come under fire for pushing a political “agenda” after the agency’s social media managers shared a quote from Secretary-General Antonio Guterres connecting the coronavirus pandemic with “patriarchy.” Guterres delivered the opening remarks at a virtual town hall event with women’s civil society organizations late last month. While his lengthy speech hit on a number of complex issues – including disparities in the […]
UK lead Brexit trade talks negotiator Lord David Frost said in a Mail on Sunday interview the UK was prepared for a no-deal outcome and not scared of a hard Brexit. Frost said Brussels needed to realise the UK would no long ‘blink’ in talks as former Prime Minister Theresa May had done. A former member of ex-prime minister Theresa May’s Brexit talks team has claimed […]
David Frost, who took over the position of Cabinet minister in charge of the deadlocked Brexit talks with Brussels in January, assumed the EU’s obstinate position goes back to lax negotiations with Theresa May’s government. However, this time, he insists, London’s voice must at long last be taken seriously. The UK “won’t blink” in the crucial talks on post-Brexit economic arrangements, Britain’s chief negotiator David Frost […]
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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, whose late son Beau was a veteran of the Iraq War, said the latest anonymous claims against President Trump proved he was unfit for office. 2016 candidate Hillary Clinton said she was not surprised by the report. US Defense Secretary Mark Esper has defended President Donald Trump over claims he belittled the sacrifice of US war veterans. Esper’s statement on Friday […]
The Indian Army chief is on a visit to the frontier areas in eastern Ladakh, which had witnessed one of the worst face-off between the armies of both countries in mid-June, and a subsequent alleged transgression bid by Chinese troops on the night of 29-30 August. Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane has said the situation along the India-China border in Ladakh is delicate, but […]
“This is the way Vladimir Putin does things. And he does it both inside of Russia and outside of Russia,” says Steven Hall, former CIA chief of Russia operations, discussing a history of poisonings and assassinations of critics of the Russian regime. Alexey Druzhinin/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alexey Druzhinin/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images “This is the way Vladimir Putin does things. And he […]
For months now, Fox News host Tucker Carlson has been demanding that the Trump administration “frog-march” the leaders of the social justice movement Black Lives Matter in front of television cameras in a series of “mass arrests” and charge them as domestic terrorists. On Monday night, Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf informed the far-right Fox News star that he may soon get his […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): India’s main opposition party Congress is grappling with an internal crisis in view of rising demand for a complete overhaul of leadership and to revive and restructure the group. The party’s last full-time chief Rahul Gandhi resigned following the organisation’s debacle in the 2019 parliamentary elections. In a major development, interim Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has made appointments to several positions in the […]
UFC president Dana White took aim at those calling to defund law enforcement in his speech to the Republican convention, praising all first responders while vocally endorsing four more years for President Donald Trump. White spoke on the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention on Thursday, voicing support for Trump in the 2020 presidential race and denouncing a wave of civil unrest that […]
Just days after the Kenosha police department shot Jake Blake seven times in the back, a white supremacist vigilante came into town to murder two anti-racist protesters. The officer still has his job and police let the racist murderer walk away. Kenosha police chief Daniel Miskinis has blood on his hands. He must be fired ASAP. Sign the petition. Kyle Rittenhouse, a vocal white supremacist and Trump supporter, who was […]
MSNBC anchor Hallie Jackson repeatedly grilled the vice president’s chief of staff Marc Short on Thursday over the lack of masks at Mike Pence’s Republican National Convention speech, prompting the top aide to accuse Jackson of “mask shaming” veterans. Shortly after Pence’s Wednesday night RNC address at Fort McHenry, it was reported that there were no requirement for attendees to have been tested for the coronavirus. […]
The fund is the latest example of Wall Street veterans cozying up to bitcoin in their rhetoric and capital allocations. Source link
Despite Daesh losing its territory in the Middle East around two years ago, over 10,000 of the group’s fighters remain active “in small cells” between the countries of Syria and Iraq, according to new statements from Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office Vladimir Voronkov. Speaking before the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday, Voronkov detailed that not only are there more than 10,000 Daesh […]
President Trump said he would nominate Chad Wolf, his acting secretary of Homeland Security, for Senate confirmation. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP President Trump said he would nominate Chad Wolf, his acting secretary of Homeland Security, for Senate confirmation. Evan Vucci/AP President Trump, in a tweet Tuesday, said he will nominate Chad Wolf, the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, to […]
The lion’s share of cyberattacks around the world originate from the US – a fact the West avoids mentioning too often. That’s according to.a high-ranking Russian official, citing research conducted by cybersecurity companies. Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Oleg Khramov said in an interview that the majority of hacks are conducted utilizing American IT infrastructure. From 2016-19, 40 to 75 percent of all attacks […]
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Dr. Stephen M. Hahn, the F.D.A. commissioner, erroneously said on Sunday that convalescent plasma would have saved 35 percent of coronavirus patients this year.Credit…Oliver Contreras for The New York Times “For the first time ever, I feel like official people in communications and people at the F.D.A. grossly misrepresented data about a therapy,” said Dr. Walid Gellad, who leads the Center for Pharmaceutical Policy and Prescribing […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107746/32/1077463252_0:44:2999:1730_1200x675_80_0_0_a07e51a46897660efe6cac548f78321e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Shweta Sharma. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202008251080270586-crime-meter-running-at-twice-the-speed-priyanka-gandhi-slams-uttar-pradesh-state-chief/ New Delhi (New Delhi): Priyanka Gandhi hasn’t yet stepped into electoral politics, but she is strategically placed after being the general secretary of east Uttar Pradesh during the 2019 general election. With a striking resemblance to her grandmother, former prime minister Indira Gandhi, she is often portrayed as the future of the Congress party. Congress party leader […]
Eskandar Momeni, director general of Iran Drug Control Headquarters, said Monday that not only has the US war in Afghanistan caused an explosion in poppy cultivation, but also that US military aircraft are smuggling drugs out of the country. Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported Monday that Momeni blamed the US for the explosion of the Afghan drug trade over the last 20 years. “In the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107765/07/1077650784_0:0:2047:1151_1200x675_80_0_0_6db4317411830966de38137137e193a1.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202008231080256642-trumps-chief-of-staff-says-president-wants-fda-to-feel-the-heat-to-quicken-vaccine-development/ The US Food and Drug Administration, the government body responsible for the control and regulation of pharmaceutical drugs and medicine, is currently undergoing clinical trials for a potential vaccine for the coronavirus. Donald Trump’s accusation that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is delaying clinical trials for the coronavirus vaccine for political reasons is a way of making the […]
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows attempted to brush aside the sharp criticism President Donald Trump’s sister directed the president’s way, insisting that retired federal judge Maryanne Trump Barry calling her brother a “cruel” liar with “no principles” is “just another day and another attack.” In a series of secret recordings made over a period of two years, the president’s niece Mary Trump—who recently wrote […]
CNN anchor Jake Tapper repeatedly confronted acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf on Sunday over the DHS official’s past support of the “We Build the Wall” fundraising campaign, which federal prosecutors now allege was a scam to personally enrich former Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon and campaign founder Brian Kolfage. Last week, Bannon, Kolfage, and two other associates were arrested and indicted on fraud […]
A local resident stands next to a vineyard while watching the LNU Lightning Complex fire burning in nearby hills on August 20 in Healdsburg, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images A local resident stands next to a vineyard while watching the LNU Lightning Complex fire burning in nearby hills on August 20 in Healdsburg, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images California will be […]
The Covid-19 pandemic may lead to a calamity of epic scale, with millions facing starvation worldwide, the head of the UN’s hunger-fighting body has warned. “All the data we have, including WFP forecast that the number of people experiencing malnutrition will grow by 80 percent by the end of the year, … points to a real disaster,” David Beasley, Executive Director of the UN World Food […]
Virginia’s health commissioner said he will make a coronavirus vaccine legally mandatory for all state residents when one is ready, arguing it will save lives as critics push back, demanding the right to choose for themselves. Dr. Norman Oliver, who heads up the state’s department of health, said he would require all Virginians to get the jab so long as he remains health commissioner when a […]
American Media Inc.’s longtime chairman and chief executive David Pecker has been put out to pasture, and AMI, the parent company of The National Enquirer, will soon cease to exist and merge with a company that markets face masks, hand sanitizer, gloves, disinfectant wipes, and vitamin supplements. “This is a transformative event that significantly reshapes Accelerate and American Media into a new type of media and […]
Joseph Sullivan allegedly insisted that the hackers sign NDAs in exchange for $100,000 in bitcoin hush money. Source link
Tehran has exhibited an anti-ship and ballistic missile bearing the names of the renowned General Qassem Soleimani and his Iraqi ally who perished in a US airstrike in January. Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami referred to the new weapons in a televised speech on Thursday, revealing that a new surface-to-surface missile, called ‘Haj Qassem,’ has a range of 1,400km. The other projectile, an anti-ship cruise missile, […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Delhi has 350,000 students studying at schools under the BJP-ruled North Delhi Municipal Corporation – a civic body. Manish Sisodia raised concerns calling it a “serious ” situation amid reports of over a five-month delay in issuing books to 714 schools, and salaries to teachers. Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying that his […]
Seattle police chief Carmen Best has announced her resignation following a city vote to slash law enforcement budgets, including her own salary. Best, who was on the force for 28 years, described the cuts as “punitive.” Seattle’s city council approved legislation to enact significant cuts in a 7-1 vote on Monday, which will eliminate some $4 million from the police department’s $400 million yearly budget, including […]
Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best will be resigning on Wednesday morning, following the city council voting to defund the police amid massive unrest. The news of Best’s resignation came one day after dozens of businesses were looted once again. Brandi Kruse of Seattle’s Q13 tweeted, “Seattle Police Chief @CarmenBest is going to resign, two sources familiar with her decision confirm. The announcement is imminent, I’m told. […]
The number of US forces stationed in Afghanistan will be reduced to less than 5,000 in the coming months, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said in an interview with Fox News. The withdrawal, which would account for around half of the 8,600 personnel in the country, will be completed by November, he said. “Right now we think that we can do all the core missions – […]
Juventus suffered a major defeat on Friday after failing to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League, despite actually winning against Lyon. Juve’s manager Maurizio Sarri was subsequently fired by the club on Saturday. Chairman Andrea Agnelli addressed rumours about Cristiano Ronaldo’s possible exit from Juventus, telling Sky Sport Italia on Friday that he is “convinced” that the 35-year-old footballer will stay with the club. His […]
After spending decades bracing for massive military assaults from nearby states, Israel is now more focused on detecting low-grade assaults and terrorist threats in a timely manner, which explains a shift in financing, the former official alleged. The Israeli Mossad significantly exceeding its 1.5 billion NIS ($440 million) budget, as the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) are struggling to keep their weapons programmes running, is not as […]
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the mammoth explosion that rocked Beirut was likely an accident, pouring cold water on a theory floated by the president, who claimed the Pentagon assessed that a “bomb” had set off the blast. “[We’re] still getting information on what happened,” Esper told the Aspen Security Conference on Wednesday, but added “most believe it was an accident as reported, and beyond […]
The police chief in Aurora, Colo., has apologized after officers handcuffed children and reportedly drew their weapons on a Black family — an incident that was captured on video Sunday, and which renewed criticisms that the department is racially insensitive and disconnected from its community. The woman and four girls had been wrongly detained, police later acknowledged. “I want to reach out and just tell the […]
The former Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks during a June arrest after he fell asleep in his car at a Wendy’s drive-thru is suing the mayor and interim police chief over his termination, claiming the decision violated his constitutional rights. Garrett Rolfe, 27, currently faces 11 charges—including felony murder—for shooting Brooks on June 12 as he was running away through the crowded fast-food […]
Human Rights Watch head Kenneth Roth was quick to join a social media chorus blaming Hezbollah for deadly explosions in Beirut on Tuesday. Perhaps realizing the claim lacked a shred of evidence, he soon deleted it. Roth rushed to blame Hezbollah for the huge explosions near the port of Beirut, blasts which killed at least 50 people and are believed to have wounded over 3,000 more. […]
A group of ‘peaceful’ BLM-Antifa ‘protesters’ marched to Seattle police chief Carmen Best’s Snohomish County home this week. The police chief didn’t want these ‘peaceful protesters’ in her yard, so she wrote a letter to the City Council instructing them to “forcefully call for the end of these tactics.” It’s all fun and games to the radical left-wing officials until the militants show up to their […]
China and Iran ties grow due to US-Israeli aggression …from Sputnik News, Moscow [ Editor’s Note: Danny Yatom, ex-Mossad chief, is trying to put a good face on Israel’s never ending ploy to present itself as under threat, when the situation is just the opposite. Danny forgets that some of us read the Israeli media and remember things published there, like military chiefs saying things like […]
Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has ordered a thorough probe into what he called an “emergency situation” as security chief confirmed arrests of 32 suspected ‘Wagner’ private military recruits in a televised briefing. Lukashenko on Wednesday told the head of the Belarusian National Security Service, the KGB, to launch a transparent and unbiased probe into the incident, which the media has been quick to tie to the […]
Businesses and police precincts in Seattle boarded and barricaded their properties in preparation for expected violent Antifa and Black Lives Matters protests this weekend. The protective measures were taken as Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best sent a letter to Seattle businesses and residents that police, having been stripped by the City Council of standard non-lethal riot control tools, will not be able to defend property from […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): From an unprecedented spike in the number of COVID-19 cases and crumbling health infrastructure, to a significant decline in daily cases and deaths, Delhi has come a long way in its fight against the pandemic. However, experts warn that the a large part of the population remains at risk. In a recent serological survey conducted by New Delhi to study the antibody prevalence […]
The head of the Department of Homeland Security set off alarms after saying that federal agents were making ‘proactive’ arrests in Portland amid heated protests, drawing comparisons to the dystopian “pre-crime” of Minority Report. Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf appeared on a Fox News segment on Tuesday night, discussing the ongoing protests and rioting across Portland, which he says have continued for “52 nights in a […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202007191079931312-top-iranian-diplomat-discusses-us-troop-pullout-with-iraqs-pmf-chief/ TEHRAN (Sputnik) – The Iranian foreign minister and the leader of Iraq’s Shiite-dominated Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) discussed the US troop pullout on Sunday. Mohammad Javad Zarif is currently on a visit to Iraq, where has already held talks with the top leadership. “Zarif and [Falih] Al-Fayyad, the head of Hashd al-Shaabi [PMF], discussed the legitimate decision of the […]
In the competition among prominent Democrats to show who can show the most outrage over the role of federal law enforcement in trying to help quell anarchist riots in Portland, former party chairman Howard Dean may be the winner. After Oregon’s largest city was subjected to its 50th straight night of violent unrest, Dean focused his ire on acting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chief Chad […]
As New York grapples with a wave of deadly shootings and violent lawlessness, Mayor Bill de Blasio has reportedly devoted three shifts of nine police officers to protecting the Black Lives Matter mural in front of Trump Tower. Bernard Kerik, who was police commissioner of New York under former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, said he heard Thursday that de Blasio has one sergeant and eight other officers […]
Two Catalan pro-independence leaders are reportedly taking the retired chief of Spain’s official intelligence agency to court over allegations their mobile devices were monitored using the notorious ‘Pegasus’ spyware. Roger Torrent, the speaker of the Catalan parliament, and Ernest Maragall, the former regional foreign minister, announced they were filing a lawsuit against the former chief of Spain’s National Intelligence Service (CNI) Felix Sanz Roldan, local media […]
The Trump administration is studying the security risks of TikTok, WeChat and other apps that could potentially allow foreign countries to gather information on Americans, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters Wednesday. Meadows also said that action regarding this issue would likely take place in weeks, not months, Reuters reported. US President Donald Trump last Tuesday also said that a ban on TikTok […]
The crypto space has reacted positively to the new changes made to the BitLicense, Linda Lacewell, superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), said Tuesday. Discussing recent updates to the state’s contentious crypto regulatory framework as part of the Global Leaders Webinar Series sponsored by Global Digital Finance (GDF) in partnership with Global Blockchain Business Council, Lacewell said some in the space may […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/0c/1079864215_0:0:2916:1641_1200x675_80_0_0_1fb0fe8cd7dd3c125e1192abcb436d69.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/africa/202007121079864256-khalid-mishri-reelected-as-chief-of-tripoli-based-high-council-of-state/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Libya’s High Council of State, an advisory body based in Tripoli, has reelected Khalid Mishri as its chairman for a third consecutive term. “Today, on Sunday, the High Council of State held its 54th meeting, which was dedicated to the election of the head of the council, in a democratic atmosphere. Khalid Mishri won in the […]
Chief Nim Kidd The Texas Emergency Management Division is advising residents to wear a mask at all times, even at home! Nim Kidd, chief of the Texas Division Emergency Management appeared on WOAI-TV this week and advised people to mask up in their own homes. “We still need people to wear the mask out in public, we still need people to keep social distance and isolation,” […]
Australia’s top security official sharply criticised comments from a barrister from the Law Council amid increased scrutiny from numerous human rights groups, who stated a new security bill could violate child rights and international law. Tempers have flared after Australia’s national spy chief said he was “offended” by comparisons between a bill expanding his organisation’s interrogation powers and a new security bill passed in China. Mike […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): 3,165 people have died from COVID-19 in India’s capital, more than in any Indian city other than Mumbai. Delhi’s state government had last month come under scrutiny for hiding the number of deaths in the capital and problems facing its hospitals, which have been overwhelmed by the mounting case load. Delhi State Chief Arvind Kejriwal has directed the Health Secretary to share a […]
Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts awaits the arrival of President Donald Trump in the House of Representatives to deliver the State of the Union address in February. Roberts spent one night in the hospital in June after injuring his forehead in a fall. Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Pool/Getty Images Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts awaits the arrival of […]
The Supreme Court belatedly disclosed Tuesday night that Chief Justice John Roberts, 65, fell and was hospitalized overnight last month. A seizure was ruled out by doctors with the fall being blamed on dehydration and Roberts’ injury to his forehead from the fall needing sutures, according to a Supreme Court spokeswoman. Roberts fell from a seizure in 2007 and had a seizure in 1993, according to […]
Royal Society president Venki Ramakrishnan urged everyone to wear facemasks as the “new normal” until the coronavirus disappears, comparing the refusal to do so with antisocial behaviors like driving without seatbelts or drunk. No one should leave their home without a face covering in their possession, and they should be worn “particularly indoors in enclosed public spaces” where social distancing is difficult, Venkatraman ‘Venki’ Ramakrishnan, a […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107982/38/1079823840_0:26:3072:1754_1200x675_80_0_0_7fcf3f131ea8c688c5beeee1bd0aa889.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007081079823825-us-military-chief-doubts-intelligence-behind-russian-bounty-allegations—reports/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Central Command Commander Gen. Kenneth McKenzie is not convinced that American intelligence assessments support allegations that Russia offered bounties to kill US soldiers in Afghanistan, according to media reports. McKenzie told The Associated Press and ABC News on Tuesday that although the reports are worrisome, he did not find a “causative link” between the intelligence on […]
by Nebojsa Malic, senior writer at RT If the picture of Chinese ‘malign influence’ in the US is as dire as FBI Director Chris Wray painted it, the two nations ought to be at war. Yet Wray doesn’t advise that, suggesting it’s all just Russiagate-like fear-mongering. “China is engaged in a whole-of-state effort to become the world’s only superpower by any means necessary,” Wray argued on […]
TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – The Israeli Health Ministry’s director for public health services Siegal Sadetzki announced on Tuesday she would step down over criticism of the government’s way of handling the coronavirus outbreak amid a sharp increase in new cases. Sadetzki commended the way the government handled the outbreak before the reopening of the economy, but was very critical about what happened after. “[…], I have […]
An earlier report by The Telegraph suggested that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was poised to start excluding the use of Huawei technology in the UK’s 5G network this year “in a major about-turn” over new security fears, laid out in a report by the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)’s National Cyber Security Centre. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been offered plausible reasons to back out of […]
On Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pointed out that the country is currently grappling with “a major outbreak” of COVID-19, underscoring the need to return to a national lockdown so as to tackle a spike in coronavirus cases. Israeli police spokesman Michael Zingerman on Saturday confirmed that Israeli border police commander Yaakov “Kobi” Shabtai has been diagnosed with the coronavirus. “Shabtai remains in stable condition […]
President of the Russian Wrestling Federation Mikhail Mamiashvili has said he was shocked by the news of Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov’s death at the age of 57, adding that he constantly monitored the respected trainer’s health. “I have just learnt the tragic news, god rest his soul,” Mamiashvili said. READ MORE: ‘People are already gathering’: Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov to be buried in Dagestan home village “He consulted our women’s team, […]