Japan is concerned about the deployment of Russian S-300V4 surface surface-to-air missile systems on a disputed chain of Kuril islands in the North Pacific. Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said on Wednesday said that Japan’s government has lodged a protest after Russia’s military deployed a number of its new S-300V4 missile defense systems for combat duty on a disputed chain of islands near Japan. As press […]
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Aside from the housefly that commanded the debate stage for a few minutes by sitting on Mike Pence’s head, his visibly infected pink eye has also sparked concern, causing people to question whether the vice president is healthy or infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus. While the US vice president, Mike Pence, tested negative for COVID-19 prior to his Wednesday stand-off with the Democratic VP challenger, Kamala […]
As concerns for his health flew into overdrive on Saturday following mixed messages from the White House, President Trump released a four-minute video from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center promising to “be back soon” and saying he is “starting to feel good.” The video marked Trump’s lengthiest public appearance since his diagnosis, which he announced in the early hours of Friday morning. Looking paler than […]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited four South American countries around Venezuela this week, pledging hundreds of millions in aid to those fleeing the South American nation’s economic crisis but also reiterating threats to depose socialist President Nicolas Maduro. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has accused his US counterpart Mike Pompeo of crying crocodile tears over the South American country’s woes. Arreaza insisted in a […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/13/1080509761_0:0:3071:1727_1200x675_80_0_0_6e590d5480c2a14f06e5a7c811e96271.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Asya Geydarova. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202009191080509746-biden-considers-tiktoks-popularity-among-americans-matter-of-genuine-concern/ US President Donald Trump issued a 12 November deadline for the Chinese video-sharing app to find a US partner or be banned in the country, following allegations that it provides American users’ data to the Chinese government. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said on Friday that he is concerned about the Chinese app TikTok having access to […]
Hillary Clinton spoke on the upcoming election and urged Joe Biden to never concede to President Trump. Clinton recently stated, “Joe and Kamala can win by three million votes and still lose. Take it from me. So we need numbers overwhelming. So Trump can’t sneak or steal his way to victory.” Hillary claimed to ‘have heard’ of Republican lawyers disputing primary results in Detroit, Michigan . […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): The proliferation of e-pharma stores has met with protests in India for taking away many consumers from traditional pharmacies and raised fears of fuelling a grey market by selling fake, expired, and unapproved drugs before being banned by a court order. Companies are now awaiting draft rules for regulating e-pharmacies. Business moguls Jeff Bezos of Amazon and Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries Limited […]
In a string of deleted tweets, rapper Kanye West claimed that his wife Kim Kardashian was trying to get him to see a doctor, following his appearance on Sunday. Jean-Baptiste LaCroix/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jean-Baptiste LaCroix/AFP via Getty Images In a string of deleted tweets, rapper Kanye West claimed that his wife Kim Kardashian was trying to get him to see a […]
Thursday marks the 75th commemoration of the Trinity Test, the first detonation of a nuclear bomb, in the New Mexico desert. However, the bomb’s dirty explosion has caused untold suffering downwind of the blast – suffering never acknowledged or compensated for by the US government, an expert told Sputnik. In the Jornada del Muerto region of New Mexico on July 16, 1945, the world entered the […]
On Tuesday, Beijing’s top legislative body, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), passed a new national security law for Hong Kong that is seen by residents of the Special Administrative Region as a violation of their liberties. The legislation was signed by Chinese President Xi Jinping later in the day. Ottawa is “seriously concerned” about the new national security law for Hong Kong […]
Youth in Nepal hold a socially distant protest demanding a more effective government response to the novel coronavirus. A new UNICEF report highlights issues faced by young people in South Asia during the pandemic Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters Youth in Nepal hold a socially distant protest demanding a more effective government response to the novel coronavirus. A new UNICEF report highlights issues […]
The official Twitter account of the United Nations Office at Geneva tweeted an Antifa flag on Friday and “expressed concern” about the violent anarchist movement being branded terrorists by U.S. Attorney General William Barr. “UN #HumanRights experts express profound concern over a recent statement by the US Attorney-General describing #Antifa and other anti-fascist activists as domestic terrorists, saying it undermines the rights to freedom of expression […]
Joe Biden says he has “great concern” that Donald Trump will not only “steal” the 2020 presidential election, but could also refuse to leave the White House should he lose. ‘Daily Show’ host Trevor Noah is one of a growing number of liberals concerned about November’s election, partly due to recent reports out of Georgia showing people waiting hours in line to cast their ballots. “What […]
World number one Novak Djokovic has questioned the coronavirus safety protocols in place for the US Open, calling the measures “extreme.” The 33-year-old Serbian has won the tournament three times, but is unhappy at the concessions players are expected to make for the hard court Grand Slam, which is set to get underway on August 31 at New York’s Flushing Meadows. Speaking to Prva TV in […]
Now that members of the Obama administration have been exposed in the plot to unmask General Michael Flynn, they are getting criticism from all sides. Even liberal law professor Jonathan Turley is slamming their behavior. The Washington Examiner reports: ‘Matter of concern’: Liberal law professor hits Obama administration over Flynn unmasking memo Constitutional scholar Jonathan Turley responded with concern to the release of a newly unclassified […]