Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp has received a $30,6 million U.S. Missile Defense Agency contract modification under the Poland Aegis Ashore Engineering Agent (AAEA) contract. This modification increases the total cumulative contract value by $30,6 million from $99 million to $129,6 million, according to the U.S. Department of Defense contract announcements. Under this modification, the contractor will provide Poland AAEA engineering and security support, AAEA test and site updates, risk mitigation support, and continued completion effort for the Aegis Ashore Poland site. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The work will be performed in both Moorestown, New Jersey; and […]
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BAE Systems Land &Armaments LP, part of the BAE Systems, was awarded a $15,7 million contract modification for spare parts necessary for initial training and fielding for Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles. The work, which is is expected to be complete in Jan. 2023, will be performed in York, Pennsylvania, where BAE Systems builds the armored vehicles and its modernized howitzers. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, is the contracting activity. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle, also known as AMPV, is a family of next-generation, highly survivable vehicles essential to the future of the U.S. Army. […]
Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Wednesday that Poland has signed a contract for five ex-US Air Force C-130H Hercules airlifters. “We have signed a contract to acquire 5 C-130H aircraft under the Excess Defense Articles program,” said Mariusz Blaszczak. As part of the Excess Defence Articles program, excess defense articles and military equipment that are no longer needed by the US armed forces are eligible for transfer to foreign countries. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – He also added that the cargo planes will go to the 33rd Transport Aviation Base in Powidz and will increase Polish transport […]
Israeli defense electronics company Elbit Systems said it has acquired the high-end GPS receivers and guidance systems business of BAE Systems Rokar International Ltd. The details were given in a 31 March media release, to announce that Elbit has acquired BAE Systems Rokar International Ltd. (“Rokar”) from BAE Systems, Inc., the U.S. headquartered subsidiary of BAE Systems plc for approximately $31 million net of any cash in Rokar. As noted by the company, located in Jerusalem, Israel, Rokar specializes in the development, manufacture, integration, and support of high-end GPS receivers and guidance systems for advanced defense applications. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE […]
The U.S. Navy has awarded Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office a $309.5 million contract to produce additional CMV-22B Osprey aircraft, according to the U.S. Department of Defense contract announcements. The contract modification award from Naval Air Systems Command enables the company to provides manufacture and delivery of four CMV-22B multi-engine, dual-piloted, self-deployable, medium lift, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) tilt-rotor aircraft for the Navy. The CMV-22B is the U.S. Navy version of the Osprey, which is an adaptation of the MV-22B used by the U.S. Marine Corps. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The Navy will use the CMV-22B to replace the […]
U.S. nuclear-powered ship maker Huntington Ingalls Industries has won a $175 million contract to provide maintenance, training and planning support for U.S. Navy aircraft carriers. “We are very pleased the U.S. Navy has entrusted us to support the readiness of one of our nation’s most important power projection platforms,” said Garry Schwartz, president of Technical Solutions’ Defense and Federal Solutions business group. “For nearly four decades, we’ve partnered with the Navy on this critical program, and we look forward to continuing to advance our nation’s fleet sustainment for years to come.” HII will provide engineering services, maintenance and operator training as […]
The Huge New Trade Deal ‘Western’ Media Do Not Like To Talk About November 15, 2020 The Huge New Trade Deal ‘Western’ Media Do Not Like To Talk About2020-11-152020-11-15https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/rcep-e1605481536466.jpg200px200px November 14, 2020 – Tomorrow a new trade agreement between 15 Asian states will be signed. It will soon be seen as a milestone in the global economic history. But only very few ‘western’ media have taken note of it or of the huge consequences the new agreement will have. The agreement is also a huge victory for China over U.S. hegemony in Asia: Fifteen Asia-Pacific nations including China and Japan plan to sign […]
China And 14 Nations Ready To Sign World’s Largest Trade Deal By Catherine Wong, South China Morning Post. November 12, 2020 China And 14 Nations Ready To Sign World’s Largest Trade Deal2020-11-122020-11-12https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/rcep.png200px200px Above photo: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (second right) locks hands with other leaders at the RCEP summit in Bangkok in November last year. Reuters. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is expected to be signed this weekend. In the absence of the US from trading blocs, China seeks opportunities to write regional trade rules before there is a change in US leadership. NOTE: The Obama Biden administration tried to push […]
Part 2: The Unannounced Death Of The Green New Deal By Michael Swifte, Wrong Kind Of Green. November 6, 2020 Part 2: The Unannounced Death Of The Green New Deal2020-11-062020-11-06https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/timetothrive_flyswatter.jpg200px200px An object of projection. Part 1: The Unannounced Death of the Green New Deal: What Happened to the People’s Plan? You don’t need an impeccable record — if you champion the Green New Deal, the movement will have your back. —Michelle Goldberg, New York Times [SOURCE] The Green New Deal is as much a narrative device as a set of policy levers. —Julian Brave Noisecat, Vice president of Policy and Strategy, […]
Pentagon has awarded General Dynamics a $4.4 Billion Defense Enterprise Office Solutions (DEOS) contract, according to a company news release. The details were given in a 3 November media release, to announce the General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded the DEOS contract by the General Services Administration (GSA) in partnership with the Defense Department (DoD) and the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). DEOS will streamline the DoD’s use of cloud email and collaborative tools while enhancing cybersecurity and information sharing across the DoD’s enterprise based on the latest commercial technology. GDIT will stand up and […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin narrowed their differences over a proposed pandemic relief package in a phone call Monday afternoon, her spokeswoman tweeted. The two sides are racing to get a package approved before the Nov. 3 election. Source link
TikTok discarded the offer of another American tech giant, Microsoft, before reaching an agreement with Oracle, which is expected to protect the Chinese video platform from being banned on the territory of the US over accusations of being a threat to national security. CEO of the tech giant Oracle, Larry Ellison, donated a hefty sum of $250,000 to the “Security is Strength” Super PAC, which only supports Senator Lindsey Graham’s re-election bid, three days before TikTok announced that it would strike a deal with Oracle to avoid being banned in the US. Graham, who is currently trailing slightly in the polls behind […]
The only problem with most frying pans is that they aren’t all that great to look at — that’s not exactly their purpose! But I tend to leave the pans I use frequently out on the stove for easy access, so sometimes, I wish I could have both. That’s where the Food52 x GreenPan Mixed Color Frypan comes in. This set of three frying pans comes in three different colors and sizes, and it’s on sale right now for $99, which means you essentially are getting the 8” skillet for free. These pans have Greenpan’s Thermolon ceramic nonstick coating and they’re […]
There’s still a chance a stimulus package can be passed before the presidential election, but those chances are fading, said the U.S. president. Source link
Bombshell emails obtained by the New York Post made headlines on 14 October, as they suggested that Joe Biden was involved in his son’s overseas business affairs after all. The rapid spread of the story was, however, impeded by Facebook and Twitter, both of which limited users from sharing it under various pretexts. Hunter Biden, son of former Vice President and current Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, previously pursued an agreement with a Chinese energy giant that would be “interesting” to him and his “family”, a new trove of emails published by the New York Post suggests. The emails come from […]
The presidents of France’s Medef, Italy’s Cofindustria and Germany’s BDI warned the consequences of a no-deal Brexit would be delays at ports and borders, trade tariffs, border controls and unnecessary red tape. Business federations from France, Italy and Germany have urged the European Union (EU) and the UK to strike a post-Brexit trade deal as the clock ticks down. Medef president Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, Cofindustria’s Carlo Bonomi and Dieter Kempf of BDI – representing the business elite of the EU’s three biggest economies – noted that the EU leaders’ summit on Thursday and Friday would be critical in reaching an agreement before […]
There’s no two ways about it: we all use way too much plastic. One of the easiest ways to reduce your reliance on single-use plastic is to pick up some reusable storage bags. Stasher is a Scouted favorite and you can pick up practically any style you want while they’re on sale for Prime Day. You can cook in them, microwave them, shove ‘em in the dishwasher, and then use them all over again. Clear 1/2 Gallon Stasher Bag Source link
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/202010121080744753-israeli-cabinet-approves-peace-deal-with-uae-will-sumbit-accord-for-parliamentary-ratification/ Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan said in a tweet earlier in the day that he had had a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss strengthening bilateral ties and the prospects for peace in the region. Source link
During talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on 10 October Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that he was committed to exploring “every avenue” to achieve a post-Brexit deal, but added the UK was ready to end the transition period on Australia-style conditions if an agreement fails to be found. The European Union and the UK must hammer out an agreement shaping their post-Brexit relationship by early November, France’s European affairs minister, Clement Beaune, urged on Sunday on FranceInfo radio. Nevertheless, he emphasised that the EU bloc would not agree to a “bad deal” just to avoid a no-deal scenario. “There needs […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105512/28/1055122819_204:0:3844:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_c5a8be2623f11e7ce3c38bcde57cb4af.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202010101080727979-uk-eu-negotiators-agree-to-continue-talks-after-key-summit-if-deal-not-reached-reports-suggest/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – UK and EU Brexit negotiators have agreed to carry on talks to reach an array of standalone agreements if a deal is not reached before the 15 October summit, media reported. According to The Times newspaper, Lord Frost, the UK’s chief negotiator, and Michel Barnier are set to carry on talks into November in an effort to put together so-called mini-deals in areas such as aviation and road transport to offset the likely disruption when the transition period ends on 31 December. The European Council Summit on 15 October is set […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/0a/1080419598_0:110:3321:1977_1200x675_80_0_0_6b1bd9926956c4e62688988ed1f71720.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202010101080727372-us-signs-486mln-deal-with-astrazeneca-to-secure-100000-doses-of-antibody-treatment—hhs/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Trump administration has signed an agreement with biopharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca to develop and secure 100,000 doses of a cocktail antibody treatment for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Health and Human Services said in a press release. The release said the company’s antibody treatment, which is called AZD7442, is a cocktail of two monoclonal antibodies and will need approval from the Food and Drug Administration. “The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority part of the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, collaborated with the DoD [Defense Department] […]
The conventional wisdom is that it takes 15 minutes of close contact to a contagious person to put you at risk. But even a short exposure could prove problematic. (Image credit: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images) Source link
The Latin American state has been facing increasing economic woes since 2017, which have been exacerbated by US sanctions against oil trade and a domestic political conflict supported by the administration of US President Donald Trump. Caracas has imported some 71 tons of security paper with the aim of printing 100,000 new sovereign bolivar bills, in an attempt to deal with cash shortages caused by hyperinflation, Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources. The paper was reportedly supplied by the printer Fedrigoni SpA, under a 2018 contract, which came before the White House introduced new sanctions against the country. Neither the Venezuelan central […]
Manchester United fans are divided after the club announced the capture of former Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani on a free transfer on Monday. The club confirmed the Uruguayan, who was a free agent after he left PSG when his contract expired in June, has signed a two-year-deal at Old Trafford. Cavani bagged 200 goals and 43 assists in 301 matches for PSG, although last season he struggled for fitness and played just 22 times, scoring seven goals. While United have not had to shell out a transfer fee, Cavani will reportedly earn £10.4 million ($13.5 million) a year, amounting to roughly […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/18/1080559267_74:-1:1920:1038_1200x675_80_0_0_971b28a39b0a2e3dc8e2298b5f949ec8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/society/202010051080676753-over-two-thirds-of-americans-say-bad-sex-is-relationship-deal-breaker—poll/ A new OnePoll survey of 2,000 Americans reveals that more than two-thirds of people (68%) believe unsatisfying sex is a deal breaker in a relationship. The study, commissioned by tech startup Lora DiCarlo for Sexual Health Awareness Month, also found that four in 10 participants feel they’ve never experienced a true orgasm and that 17% of Americans are faking an orgasm during sex. The poll found that women fake orgasms only slightly more than men (18% compared to 16%). Despite the high number of people faking orgasms, nearly half of all the sexually active […]
BERLIN (Sputnik) – The coronavirus pandemic has complicated the post-Brexit trade negotiations with the United Kingdom, however, the European Union is still aiming to reach a deal, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Monday. “A lot happened last year, but today there is even more at stake than it was a year ago. The coronavirus pandemic has made negotiations even more difficult, from any point of view. But it has made the agreement even more urgent,” Maas said after a meeting with the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier. According to the top German diplomat, the EU is negotiating post-Brexit […]
In effort by Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, to reorganise its international businesses and hedge its bets on the online retail market, the US company has been in discussion with potential buyers to shift the enterprise to new hands. Two billionaire brothers from Blackburn will take majority of shares in Asda from Walmart in a £6.8 billion agreement announced on Friday, in a move that will bring the supermarket back under UK ownership for the first time in 20 years. The deal with the US-company concluded that Mohsin Issa, 49, and his brother 48-year old will take over the retail chain […]
California-based software company Oracle earlier outpaced several other candidates to acquire the Chinese app TikTok’s US operations from ByteDance, with President Donald Trump “giving his blessing” to the deal, which would see the creation of a new company, TikTok Global. As China’s ByteDance Ltd. has been working with US regulators to lay to rest outstanding security concerns over its impending sale of a stake in music-video app TikTok, companies involved acknowledge that the final approval process might be delayed until after the November presidential election, according to sources cited by Bloomberg. Oracle Corp., the US multinational computer technology corporation that is […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/01/1080629683_0:63:3071:1791_1200x675_80_0_0_9b01bf817b2d622693c6d239f473d737.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Chris Summers. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/uk/202010011080630825-uk-fishermen-welcome-new-deal-with-norway-as-britain-and-eu-haggle-over-quotas/ In the 1970s Britain’s then Foreign Secretary, Anthony Crosland, cut a deal with Iceland which decimated the fishing industry, especially in the port of Grimsby. Crosland died suddenly in 1977 but fishermen remain wary of politicians. Britain’s National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations has welcomed a deal between the UK government and Norway as negotiations continue over a post-Brexit arrangement to replace the Common Fisheries Policy. NFFO Chief Executive, Barrie Deas, said: “This is the established pattern of how coastal states with shared stocks work with each other to ensure that fish stocks […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/1d/1080612603_0:0:1200:675_1200x675_80_0_0_9ba2d9553ded7dfcb1caea296569e217.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Max Gorbachev. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/society/202009291080613385-musician-kid-cudi-reveals-how-he-managed-to-deal-with-mental-problems-and-find-happiness/ He used to be one of the most influential musicians in the hip-hop and rap genres. He sold millions of albums in the United States, won a Grammy award, started a movie a career but… in 2016 he disappeared. Singer, songwriter and actor Kid Cudi revealed how he managed to deal with his mental problems and regain his footing. In an interview with Esquire, Cudi, whose real name is Scott Mescudi, said he had to check himself into rehab in 2016 to treat depression and suicidal tendencies because he kept hiding problems […]
JERUSALEM—In the lead-up to the signing of the Abraham Accords in Washington last week, President Donald Trump said that he would be open to sales of the advanced F-35 warplane to the “very wealthy countries” of the Gulf. The F-35, which costs around $80 million a plane, is one of the most expensive U.S. arms programs in history. The Trump administration, which has viewed many of its foreign policy accomplishments as a form of transaction, is supportive of pushing more U.S. arms sales in the wake of the U.S.-Bahrain-UAE deal. It is part of a much larger arms binge now taking […]
TORONTO (Sputnik) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced that his government has entered into an agreement with British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca to procure 20 million doses of its coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. The number of COVID-19 cases in Canada has surpassed 150,000 with 9,250 deaths reported, government data revealed on Friday. “I can announce that we’ve reached an agreement with AstraZeneca for the vaccine they are developing with the University of Oxford. This agreement secures up to 20 million doses for Canadians, should the vaccine trials be successful,” Trudeau said at a press conference. The US put a pause […]
Despite India being an important partner for the United States geopolitically, a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) is unlikely to be reached soon regardless of who wins the upcoming US presidential election. That’s according to Todd Buchholz, who served as the director of economic policy at the White House under President George H.W. Bush. He said as cited by the Economic Times that both US President Donald Trump and his opponent Joe Biden look at India amenably but have their own compulsions not to proceed with such a far-reaching deal. “I find it difficult to imagine that in four years’ time, […]
After narrowly winning a February 2014 Swiss referendum seeking immigration quotas to limit free movement from EU countries, the Swiss People’s party witnessed their demands being eventually watered down amid Bern’s lengthy talks with Brussels; the party has condemned the compromise which was struck with the EU as a “betrayal”. Switzerland will vote in a referendum on 27 September that is set to decide whether it will end its agreement with the EU on the free movement of people, reported The Guardian. The vote was called by the largest party in the Swiss parliament, the right-wing, anti-immigration Swiss People’s party (SVP), […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107955/50/1079555073_0:-1:1201:675_1200x675_80_0_0_dc79236e3cd376f5af3d46ae8264fc85.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202009231080546188-india-plans-3bln-drone-deal-with-us-to-keep-eye-on-border-with-china-reports-say/ NEW DELHI (Sputnik) – India is planning to purchase 30 General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper drones from the United States for approximately $3 billion and use them in the border region with China as well as strategic waterways, India Today reported on Wednesday, citing sources. The deal is expected to get an “acceptance of necessity” at an upcoming meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council, headed by Minister Rajnath Singh. Though the procedure is only the first step in weapons procurement, the deal, which has been in the pipeline over the past three years, will be […]
Microsoft announced Monday that it will acquire ZeniMax Media, the parent company of popular video game publisher Bethesda, for $7.5 billion. Here, a Microsoft store is shown in March in New York City. Jeenah Moon/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jeenah Moon/Getty Images Microsoft announced Monday that it will acquire ZeniMax Media, the parent company of popular video game publisher Bethesda, for $7.5 billion. Here, a Microsoft store is shown in March in New York City. Jeenah Moon/Getty Images In what is set to be one of the largest ever acquisitions in the video game industry, Microsoft announced Monday that it […]
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in July. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in July. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images Updated 12:55 p.m. ET President Trump has given tentative approval to a deal that will keep TikTok alive in the U.S., resolving a months-long confrontation between a hit app popularized by lip-syncing teens and White House officials […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/0e/1080455272_0:320:3072:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_4d6e69f4fa60f99de422d5e38f135093.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009191080515967-trump-approves-tiktok-oracle-deal—–/ Software company Oracle earlier beat several other candidates, including Microsoft, in the bid to acquire the Chinese app’s US operations from ByteDance. President Donald Trump has approved the deal between Oracle and the video-sharing app TikTok. “I have given the deal my blessing”, Trump told reporters in North Carolina on Saturday. “I approved the deal in concept”. Trump earlier told reporters that he was not ready to sign the TikTol-Oracle deal at that moment because he had not seen it, while also citing security concerns. He added that he was also reviewing the White […]
Kraken became the first crypto exchange to win a U.S. banking license this week. Here’s why that matters. On this edition of The Breakdown weekly recap, NLW looks at: DEXetition – Uniswap’s battle with SushiSwap heats up as the former dropped the UNI governance token in what some likened to a crypto stimulus check The Fed has no clothes – After another FOMC meeting of “nothing new,” the mirage of Federal Reserve omnipotence is fading TikTok and WeChat banned from U.S. app stores – Is it just a negotiating technique? Whatever the case, people are not happy Kraken becomes a bank […]
…from SouthFront.org The Ansar Allah movement (also known as the Houthis) continues pounding Saudi Arabia with drones and missiles. Late on September 17, the Yemeni Air Force loyal to the Houthi government struck Abha International Airport in the Saudi province of Asir with Samad 3 combat drones, which can be used as loitering munitions. The Houthis claimed that the strike hit a military section of the airport causing material damage and casualties among Saudi forces. The military infrastructure in the Abha airport area and southern Saudi Arabia itself has regularly become a target of Houthi missile and drone strikes. Just during […]
Icons for the smartphone apps TikTok and WeChat are seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing. President Trump said he does not plan to support any deal to save TikTok in the U.S. that keeps China-based ByteDance as its majority owner. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP Icons for the smartphone apps TikTok and WeChat are seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing. President Trump said he does not plan to support any deal to save TikTok in the U.S. that keeps China-based ByteDance as its majority owner. Mark Schiefelbein/AP A plan to save popular video-sharing app TikTok in […]
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Four US lawmaker sent a letter to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson about the repercussions of the Internal Market Bill on the future of US-UK trade relations post-Brexit. The much-debated bill, stipulating certain amendments to the Withdrawal Agreement, passed the House of Commons on Tuesday. Dr Mark Shanahan, associate professor and head of the Politics and International Relations Department at the University of Reading, believes that the risk of undermining the Good Friday Agreement that now exists after the adoption of the Internal Market Bill could botch the UK chances to clinch a trade deal with the United States. Sputnik: Four […]
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/europe/202009151080467158-eu-cant-deal-with-uk-if-london-passes-internal-market-bill/ Earlier today, the UK House of Commons passed the controversial Internal Market Bill during the second reading in a 340-263 vote. The proposed legislation would override part of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement with the EU. Source link
Microsoft said on Sunday its bid to acquire the U.S. assets of Chinese-owned TikTok has been rejected by TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance. Ng Han Guan/AP hide caption toggle caption Ng Han Guan/AP Microsoft said on Sunday its bid to acquire the U.S. assets of Chinese-owned TikTok has been rejected by TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance. Ng Han Guan/AP Updated at 1:04 p.m. ET A deal with Oracle for TikTok’s U.S. operations may end up including a partnership instead of an outright purchase. With its deadline to sell or be banned in the U.S. fast approaching, Chinese tech giant ByteDance said it will […]
President Donald Trump’s nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize over the UAE-Israeli Abraham Accord has prompted a heated debate. American and Israeli observers have discussed whether the incumbent US president deserves the prize and what the chances are that he will be awarded. Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a Norwegian parliamentarian for the right-libertarian Progress Party (FrP), the third-largest in the country’s legislature, has put Donald Trump’s name forward for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize over brokering a historic peace deal between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel. Speaking to Fox News earlier this week Tybring-Gjedde, a four-term member of Norway’s parliament and […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106605/13/1066051307_0:160:3072:1888_1200x675_80_0_0_4126d9ad348b569285cc2980f8007c4c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009121080439132-tehran-condemns-israel-bahrain-deal-to-normalise-relations/ TEHRAN (Sputnik) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned an agreement between Bahrain and Israel to establish full diplomatic relations and warned against attempts to destabilise the situation in the Persian Gulf. “The Iranian Foreign Ministry strongly condemns the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bahrain and the Zionist regime and considers it a shameful act that sacrifices the cause of Palestine and several decades of struggle and suffering of the Palestinian people for the sake of the US elections,” the ministry said. Tehran also warned Israel against attempts to escalate tensions in the […]
On Thursday the United Kingdom made it “perfectly clear” it had no intention of complying with the EU demands that it ditch plans to rewrite parts of the Brexit Withdrawal Deal “by the end of the month”, as Brussels stated that Boris Johnson’s government had “seriously damaged trust” and did not rule out taking legal action against the UK. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is increasingly forced to contend with opposition to his plans to override parts of the Brexit Withdrawal agreement originally concluded between the UK and the European Union, writes The Times. Up to 30 Tory MPs are reportedly […]
US President Donald Trump said he would not give TikTok, the Chinese video app, more time to sell off its US-based assets, insisting a deal must come within days despite reports the firm is seeking to skirt the sale altogether. The original deadline for the sale will not budge, Trump told reporters on Thursday. That means TikTok’s Beijing-based owner, ByteDance, has less than a week to strike a deal, facing a sweeping ban in the US should it miss the cut-off date of September 15. “We’ll see what happens. It’ll either be closed up or they’ll sell it,” the president said. […]
European Commission VP Maros Sefcovic is set to participate in EU-UK crisis talks in London on Thursday after the United Kingdom unveiled a new Internal Market Bill, inviting a backlash for possibly violating international law. The European Union is reportedly considering taking legal action against the UK after the announced plans of Prime Minister Boris Johnson to override parts of the Withdrawal Agreement, The Telegraph reports. The UK government is seeking to rewrite sections of the Northern Ireland Protocol, part of the legally-binding Withdrawal Agreement signed with the EU and designed to prevent a hard border on the island of Ireland, […]
Any violation the Good Friday Agreement by London will make a trade deal between the UK and the US totally impossible, Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has warned. Pelosi issued a strongly-worded statement on Wednesday after British authorities admitted that their new ‘Internal Market Bill’ could violate international law in a “limited way.” The bill would allow the UK to circumvent its Brexit withdrawal agreement with Brussels, particularly in relation to the protocol on Northern Ireland. “The Good Friday Agreement is the bedrock of peace in Northern Ireland and an inspiration for the whole world,” Pelosi said. […]
The Brexit divorce deal has ambiguities due to its being written “at pace”, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said on Wednesday, claiming it was expected that details on Northern Ireland would be hammered out later. “The Withdrawal Agreement and the Northern Ireland protocol aren’t like any other treaty,” the spokesman said. “It was agreed at pace in the most challenging possible political circumstances.” The document was intended to deliver “on a clear political decision by the British people, with the clear overriding purpose of protecting the special circumstances of Northern Ireland.” Besides ambiguities, there is a lack of clarity in key […]
Undefeated Russian prospect Aliaskhab Khizriev delivered the goods as he impressed UFC president Dana White and earned a UFC contract after a 50-second win at the Contender Series on Tuesday night in Las Vegas. The series, which features the world’s top fighting prospects, offers unsigned fighters the chance to compete in front of UFC president White at the promotion’s multi-million-dollar Apex facility, with the night’s most impressive winners earning a UFC contract each week. Khizriev was first up on Tuesday night, as he extended his undefeated record to 13-0 with a quickfire submission victory over Brazilian Henrique Shiguemoto in their middleweight […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/09/1080405823_0:63:3072:1791_1200x675_80_0_0_47446959f43c7fb1800f3687141b4689.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/uk/202009091080405573-uk-pm-johnson-answers-lawmakers-questions-amid-reported-plans-to-rework-withdrawal-deal—video/ On Tuesday, the eighth round of post-Brexit talks between the United Kingdom and the European Union kicked off in London as Prime Minister Johnson set a 15 October deadline to reach a free trade agreement with Brussels. Sputnik is live from London where the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is answering questions from British MPs amid reports he intends to override some parts of the withdrawal agreement with the European Union. The Financial Times newspaper reported this week, citing officials, that Johnson is seeking to override key parts of the Withdrawal Agreement with the […]
A Lightning-based derivatives platform took in pre-seed capital, a new blockchain analyst will try to track down missing funds from the defunct QuadrigaCX exchange and CoinDesk looks at how retail interest in DeFi compares to the infamous ICO bubble. Top shelf DeFi interest?Retail interest in decentralized finance (DeFi) applications remains quite low compared to the initial coin offering (ICO) bubble, measured by Google search queries, CoinDesk’s Omkar Godbole reports. Indexed to the peak of searches for “ICO,” searches on Google Trends for the word “DeFi” currently return a value of 18, indicating the retail crowd is as interested in open-source finance as they were […]
GENOA (Sputnik) – Internationally famous Italian “pasta al pomodoro” and wine may become much less affordable for consumers in the United Kingdom if UK and EU politicians do not reach a trade agreement and Brexit happens without a deal, chambers of commerce said on Tuesday. He said this during the webinar entitled “The Future of Trade Relations Between UK and Italy.” Earlier on Tuesday, the eighth round of post-Brexit talks between the United Kingdom and the European Union began in London, with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s October 15 deadline to reach a free trade agreement pending. The round is due to […]
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/military/202009081080397822-poland-reaches-deal-with-us-to-purchase-fgm-148f-javelin-anti-tank-missiles-reports-suggest/ WARSAW (Sputnik) – Poland inked a deal with the United States to acquire FGM-148F Javelin anti-tank missile systems, the Polish defence24 agency, which specializes in military news, reported on Tuesday, citing the Armed Forces Inspectorate. The US is supplying Ukraine with similar anti-tank missiles. The $100 million sale to Poland was approved by the US State Department back in March. Under the Washington-Warsaw deal, Poland will receive 60 launchers and 180 anti-tank missiles, the news agency reported. Defence24 also said that Poland had signed an agreement to buy F-35A Lightning II multi-purpose aircraft from […]
The eighth round of Brexit talks on a trade and co-operation treaty between London and Brussels starts on Tuesday, as the UK’s transition period is set to expire on 31 December, with the sides having achieved little so far, and Boris Johnson ruling out any extension to the negotiations. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly poised to inform Brussels on Tuesday that the Brexit deal should be rewritten, as it is “contradictory” and threatens the Union, The Telegraph reports. According to Johnson, when he agreed to the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement last year, he hadn’t foreseen that the “legally ambiguous” deal would leave […]
With trade talks with the EU stalled, Boris Johnson’s government is considering reneging on key commitments under the withdrawal agreement, potentially opening a can of political snakes. With only weeks left to seal a deal on future trade relations with the European Union, the UK will up the ante and go for the “nuclear option”. Legislation currently prepared by the government will walk out on key provisions in the Withdrawal Agreement signed last October, stripping their legal force, the Financial Times reported on Monday. The plan was confirmed later in the day by the Johnson cabinet. One piece, the Internal Market […]
According to the prime minister, if there is no progress by 15 October, Britain will accept a “no-deal” version of the future trading relationship with the bloc and “move on”. UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson is going to give the European Union 38 days to strike a free-trade deal with Britain, The Telegraph reported on Sunday. Johnson will make clear that the UK “cannot and will not compromise on the fundamentals of what it means to be an independent country” to get a trade deal, the newspaper said. According to Johnson, if the two sides don’t agree by 15 October there […]
Massachusetts Democrat Ed Markey saved his career by climbing on board the Green New Deal bandwagon, but the environmental initiative needed him just as badly, according to its faux-grassroots backer’s CEO. The Democratic incumbent owes his primary victory to the Sunrise Movement, a surprisingly deep-pocketed “youth movement” backed by old-school oil money such as the Rockefeller Foundation that has led the campaign for the Green New Deal environmental legislation package, according to Sunrise itself and several political observers. Also on rt.com AOC-narrated Green New Deal clip nominated for Emmy for… news analysis? “Markey was the most prominent figure on the Green […]
Bayern Leverkusen have announced their star striker Kai Havertz has left the Bundesliga club’s headquarters after talking to club bosses to iron out a €100m move to Chelsea as Roman Abramovich continues his summer spending spree. READ MORE: ‘People like Abramovich want to pay it’: Kai Havertz ‘not expected to train at Bayer’ as club ‘agrees’ €80million move to Chelsea “Kai Havertz has left the Stuttgart headquarters of the German national team to clarify matters surrounding a potential move to Chelsea,” the club tweeted Friday, accompanying a picture of Havertz pulling two suitcases. “This took place after a discussion with Bayer 04 […]
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The militant group controlling the Palestinian enclave has said it reached an “understanding” with Tel Aviv that would help ease tensions in Gaza following weeks of hostilities as the region fights a Covid-19 outbreak. An agreement has been reached to “contain the escalation” and halt Israel’s “aggression,” the group said in a statement on Monday, adding that the deal was mediated by a Qatari envoy, Mohammed al-Emadi. Hamas did not provide the exact details of the accord but said that both sides agreed to “restore calm”, adding that the deal would also facilitate a “number of projects” that would benefit Gaza […]
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/202008311080330860-hamas-announces-deal-to-end-escalation-with-israel/ According to the Gaza-based Shehab news agency, the deal was brokered by Qatari envoy Mohammed el-Amadi. The Hamas militant group has announced that it is de-escalating tensions in Gaza in exchange for certain relief measures that will help people in the area deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, the group’s statement says, as quoted by AFP. “A number of projects that serve our people in the Gaza Strip will be announced and will contribute to alleviating it in light of the coronavirus wave that has befallen the Gaza Strip, as well as a return to […]
From Middle East Monitor Palestinian-Jordanian cartoonist, Emad Hajjaj, was arrested in Jordan three days ago after publishing a caricature insulting Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed. The CEO of the Centre for Defending Freedom of Journalists (CDFJ), Nidal Mansour, said that Hajjaj was arrested in connection with a case published under the Cybercrime Law. The cartoon which was published on his Al-Araby Al-Jadeed news site depicts Bin Zayed being spat on by a dove of peace displaying the flag of Israel. t Palestinian-Jordanian cartoonist, Emad Hajjaj Hajjaj’s cartoon comes after a peace deal was announced between the UAE […]
Nuclear Power In The Green New Deal? By M.V. Ramana and Schyler Edmunston, Beyond Nuclear International. August 27, 2020 Nuclear Power In The Green New Deal?2020-08-272020-08-27https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/aboriginal-protest-e1598540472560.jpg200px200px Above photo: There are inherent injustices associated with the dumping of nuclear waste, targeting high proportions of Indigenous populations. “Aboriginal Traditional Owners protest against nuclear waste, Australia” by Friends of the Earth International is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. NOTE: The Ecosocialist Green New Deal, as championed by Howie Hawkins, the Green Party US presidential candidate, does not include nuclear power. Hawkins was a co-founder of the Clamshell Alliance that protested nuclear power in the 1970s. He was the first candidate to […]
Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX has acquired Blockfolio, the market’s leading mobile news and portfolio tracking app, for $150 million. The price was paid in cash, crypto and equity, the companies told CoinDesk. Formally announced Wednesday morning in Asia, the deal is a strategic play for FTX, whose clientele consists largely of quants and professional traders, to attract more retail customers. Nine months ago, the companies began discussing plans to build a retail-focused cryptocurrency product together. Those discussions eventually morphed into merger talks. Even as one of the newest exchanges, FTX has grown at warp speed since its founding last year. Source […]
Global markets remained steady on Tuesday after Washington and Beijing reaffirmed their commitment to their historic trade agreement even as the two economic giants have disagreements on multiple fronts. Top US and Chinese officials in charge of the implementation of the trade deal – Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin – continued telephone discussions on Tuesday. The trade talks, originally scheduled for August 15, became the first formal conversation on the matter between the two sides since early May. Read more In brief statements after the talks, both delegations described the deal’s […]
Belarus’ Defense Ministry has confirmed on Monday that Republic and Russia signed an accord for Moscow to supply Minsk with advanced air defense systems. “A plan of interaction with Almaz-Antey Group for 2021-2025 has been signed for the deliveries of advanced air defense systems through 2025,” the republic’s Defense Ministry said on 24 August. The document was signed at the Army-2020 international military and technical forum in Russia. Also at the forum, Belarus’ top brass signed a contract on two battalion sets of BTR-82A armored personnel carriers produced by the Arzamas Machine-Building Factory and a contact on receiving the first batch […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106837/82/1068378266_0:156:3000:1844_1200x675_80_0_0_6b225cdfa80708003160e293e605bf42.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202008251080269299-chinas-commerce-ministry-says-dialogue-with-us-on-trade-deal-implementation-constructive/ BEIJING (Sputnik) – China considers the regular trade talks with the United States on the implementation of the Phase One trade deal to be constructive, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said in a statement. United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin have held a phone call with Chinese Vice Premier Liu Hu to discuss the Phase One Agreement implementation. “The parties held a constructive dialogue on strengthening the coordination of macroeconomic policies of the two countries and the implementation of the Phase One trade and economic agreement,” the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/15/1080241280_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_04bcf40b52ee29eb958aa00ee5768930.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202008211080241312-canada-reaches-deal-with-3m-to-produce-n95-masks-in-ontario/ TORONTO (Sputnik) – The governments of Canada and Ontario are moving forward with a partnership with US manufacturer 3M to produce N95 masks in the province, Premier Doug Ford’s office said in a statement. “Both [the governments of Canada and Ontario] are investing $23.33 million [$17.69 million USD] to support 3M’s capital investment of $70 million [$53.07 million USD]. The expanded facility will produce enough respirators to meet private sector, provincial, and North American market demand throughout the pandemic and beyond”, the statement said on Friday. 3M will manufacture 50 million respirators annually over […]
UAE Assistant Minister of Cultural and Public Diplomacy Omar Saif Ghobash has said that the Emirates prioritised their own interests and sovereign rights when they concluded the deal with Israel. He also pointed out that the UAE-Israel agreement was made during an era of digitalisation and globalisation, which makes this context different from the circumstances when Israel made peace with Jordan and Egypt. Sputnik: The minister of state for foreign affairs, Mr Anwar Gargash, has said that the peace treaty between the UAE and Israel represents a strategic turning point for the Arabs. What is the strategy in the long run […]
The Israel-UAE deal has been sold in Washington as a historic breakthrough made possible by the unifying effect of the threat of Iran to Israel and Arab states alike. This framing clearly serves the interest of Trump and Netanyahu, and though the UAE has distanced itself from it publicly, Abu Dhabi fully appreciates how it helps endear it with hawkish constituencies in Washington. These “enemy of my enemy” truisms may make for a compelling narrative, but they do not hold up to scrutiny. In fact, a review of the UAE’s foreign policy shows how it is knee-deep in entanglements against Turkey and Qatar […]
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters after he met with members of the U.N. Security Council and called for the restoration of sanctions against Iran on Thursday in New York. Mike Segar/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mike Segar/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters after he met with members of the U.N. Security Council and called for the restoration of sanctions against Iran on Thursday in New York. Mike Segar/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Six days after the Trump administration saw its effort to extend expiring United Nations weapons sanctions on Iran […]
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After Democrat Rep. Ayanna Pressley called for targeting GOP officials with “unrest in the streets” over the weekend and more shocking footage of violence in Portland emerged, Joe Biden’s Squad member applauded the rioters in Portland for “rising up.” During the virtual DNC, Squad member Democrat Rep. Ayanna Pressley applauds the rioters in Portland for “rising up” and pushing “divestment”https://t.co/e8nGloxVpN pic.twitter.com/C5LWxHtfHJ — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 17, 2020 Here are the kind of activities Rep. Pressley is applauding: GRAPHIC: Rioters in downtown Portland detain man who had a car crash. They force him to sit on the ground while they search […]
The U.S. has reportedly told the United Arab Emirates it will sanction the sale of cutting-edge F-35 jets as part of a confidential clause in the Persian Gulf state’s agreement to establish diplomatic ties with Israel. The sale of the advanced weapons systems to the UAE would jeopardize Israeli military superiority in the region, a status that has been unfailingly upheld by the U.S. and Israel since the 1973 Yom Kippur war, when Israel was caught unprepared for an attack by four Arab armies. In a surprise announcement last Thursday, President Trump revealed he had brokered an historic peace agreement between […]
The Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden intends to negotiate a new deal with Iran after Donald Trump withdrew from the existing one. Biden’s advisor said that a Biden administration would keep Trump’s sanctions in place until Iran returns to compliance. Hillary Clinton believes that the United States should rejoin the Iran nuclear deal, rather than kill it outright as Donald Trump has tried to do. “I think it would be in the United States’ interest to rejoin the Iran agreement, just as it would be to rejoin the [Paris] climate agreement,” the former secretary of state said during an Atlantic Council […]
…from SouthFront.org As it was expected, the ‘historic’ UAE-Israeli peace deal did not contribute to the stability in the Middle East. Instead, the situation has been slowly, but steadily moving towards a larger confrontation in the region. Bibi’s golden statue toppled (2016) Immediately after the announcement of the US-sponsored peace deal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that his country is not going to fulfill one of its key provisions – the suspension of the annexation of West Bank territories. The prime minister emphasized that the annexation plan was just delayed, but not suspended. “There is no change to my plan […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel on Thursday agreed to sign a treaty to begin the process of normalising relations, in a deal said to have been brokered by US President Donald Trump. The Israeli Prime Minister claims that the new relationship between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv will lead to an agreement with the Palestinians. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that a normalising of relations with the United Arab Emirates shows that Arab countries will not be “held hostage by the Palestinians”. In an interview with Fox News’ Eric Shawn, Netanyahu enthusiastically celebrated the promise of the […]
GAZA (Sputnik) – President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, have discussed during phone talks the US-brokered deal signed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel to normalize their relations, Palestine’s state news agency WAFA reported on Sunday. The bilateral deal was announced on Thursday and an agreement on the mutual establishment of embassies is expected to follow in the coming three weeks. As part of the deal with the UAE, Israel said it would halt its plans to formally annex parts of the West Bank claimed by Palestinians, although they have not been […]
Palestinians have held protest rallies across the West Bank and Gaza, decrying the recent deal to normalize the ties between Israel and the UAE as a betrayal of their cause and a blow to “Arab solidarity.” Protesters carried Palestinian flags and stomped on photos of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, before setting them on fire in central Ramallah in the West Bank. They also burned photos of US President Donald Trump, who brokered the deal, and Palestinian politician Mohammed Dahlan, who currently resides in the UAE. Similar demonstrations occurred across the […]
The leadership of the United Arab Emirates have made a “huge mistake” by sealing a deal with Israel, the president of Iran has said. He believes they win nothing from it and are only helping Donald Trump on his campaign trail. President Hassan Rouhani blasted the agreement between the UAE and Israel, which establishes direct diplomatic ties between them and promises a slate of bilateral agreements in near future. It was “a huge mistake, a treacherous act,” the Iranian leader said in a televised address on Saturday. “They betrayed their own country, Muslims, and Arabs. They think they can provide security […]
Tehran has vowed a swift pushback to the US if the Trump administration moves to trigger “snapback” sanctions envisioned by the 2015 nuclear deal, arguing that they would be “illegal” since the US pulled out of the accord in 2018. The threat from the US to trigger a mechanism embedded within the 2015 nuclear deal, which allows a party to the accord to initiate a reinstatement of all UN sanctions against Iran, came after the Trump administration was dealt a major blow at the UN Security Council meeting on Friday, as none of its allies backed the Washington-championed resolution to extend […]
The peace agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Israel was brokered by the United States and announced on Thursday, envisaging a full normalization of relations between the two countries and the retreat of Tel Aviv from its plans to extend additional sovereignty over the West Bank. Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, has denounced the UAE-Israeli peace deal brokered by the United States as a move done out of political interest for US President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. “The UAE decision is a favor to the Trump campaign and a personal favor to [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu,” Nasrallah said. Nasrallah […]
The US is currently forcing TikTok to be sold to an American company, saying that the would-be transaction must be completed by 15 September or otherwise the popular video-sharing app used by around 100 million users in the US will be banned in the country. Microsoft staffers don’t want their employer to buy out the short video app TikTok, the brainchild of the Chinese firm ByteDance, as revealed by internal message exchanges cited by the Daily Mail. Writing on a corporate social network called Yammer, they explicitly stated that it feels like a deal and participation in negotiations to this end […]
President of Belarus Aleksander Lukashenko has ordered to use elite Alpha Group to deal with growing nationwide protests after Sunday’s re-election. An elite unit of the State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus was spotted in the central areas of the Minsk on the evening Monday. The Alpha Group fighters were armed with live-fire weapons. The main task of the Alpha Group was designed to localize and prevent terrorist and extremist actions and other particularly dangerous manifestations. Among the main tasks of the unit are the detention of persons suspected of committing such crimes as espionage, hostage-taking, drug trafficking, smuggling, […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107722/31/1077223173_0:160:3072:1888_1200x675_80_0_0_bf837f8dad36af4aad60d103877a3aef.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008041080058676-lacks-any-legal-status-us-sdf-oil-deal-violates-syrias-sovereignty-iran-says/ The deal between an unnamed American company and the Kurdish militia controlling oil-rich northeastern parts of the Arab Republic was announced on 2 August by US Senator Lindsay Graham despite the armed groups having no authority to strike deals on behalf of the Syrian government. Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Abbas Mousavi denounced the deal between an American company and the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces militia group as “illegal” and a violation of Syrian sovereignty. “The signing of an oil deal between the United States and a group of Syrian Kurds runs counter […]
American superstar The Rock says he has returned to his roots as a budding NFL pro by leading a bid to buy troubled American football league the XFL, which suspended operations with more than $50 million of debt earlier this year. Wrestling overlord Vince McMahon’s Xtreme Football League had planned to divide eight teams between two divisions in a winter and spring season before being halted during its debut campaign as the coronavirus pandemic gripped the US in April. Shortly afterwards, the league laid off the vast majority of its employees and declared bankruptcy in a financial disaster that listed more […]
The Syrian government has accused the US of “stealing” the country’s oil reserves, which Washington claimed to be protecting from terrorists. American lawmakers admitted that a deal has been signed with Kurdish rebels. When President Donald Trump pulled US troops out of Syria last October, it was not the full withdrawal promised in his anti-interventionist campaign speeches. Instead, a contingent was left behind in areas of north Syria controlled by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, ostensibly to protect the region’s oilfields from Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) terrorists. Also on rt.com Covid-19 gives cover for US-led coalition to keep up pressure […]
World Cup winner and in-form Premier League striker Olivier Giroud’s decision to stay at Chelsea was reportedly down to his wife’s close relationship with Marina Granovskaia, the director who is leading the charge for Kai Havertz. Giroud was on the brink of leaving Stamford Bridge after a first half of the Premier League season in which he rarely featured for a youthful Chelsea side, starting only twice and being left out of the squad entirely for 10 matches before the start of February. London rivals Tottenham and Serie A giants Inter Milan and Lazio are all said to have been interested in signing […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Indonesia is still committed to a 2018 deal over the purchase of Russian-made Su-35 military jets, despite the threat of US sanctions, the country’s ambassador in Moscow, Mohamad Wahid Supriyadi, said in an interview. “It is still going on,” Supriyadi said when asked about the status of the deal. Supriyadi said that as an independent country, Indonesia has the right to purchase defence equipment from whoever it chooses. “We understand there is some concern from a certain country, but we are an independent country. We have military equipment bought from many countries. We can get it from the […]
The Iranian Foreign Minister arrived in Moscow for face-to-face talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday. The talks focused on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, also known as the Iran nuclear deal signed in 2015, as well as bilateral ties and matters of regional and international significance. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif sat with Sputnik to discuss what steps Iran expects from Russia regarding the US arms embargo, as well as how to deal with the the United States. The top diplomat also touched upon the issue of how the US has become a “rogue state” and why […]
Britain has now entered a transition period following its departure from the EU, during which time it is expected to strike a trade agreement with the bloc. London is also expected to conclude a separate deal with the United States, although according to UK trade secretary Liz Truss, a deadline for this has not been specified. There is no chance that British government will strike a trade deal with the United States before the American presidential election or even by the end of 2020, according to the Financial Times, which cited a UK government official familiar with the issue. “Is it […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107919/17/1079191708_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_6d60462159b904abeda55a74fde54046.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007211079944524-pompeo-says-discussed-5g-free-trade-deal-during-constructive-visit-with-uks-johnson/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he held constructive and candid talks on 5G security, a potential free trade deal, and other matters during his meeting with the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London on Tuesday. “Constructive visit with @BorisJohnson today. Our two countries’ long-standing, strong bilateral relationship has laid the foundation for today’s candid discussion on issues ranging from 5G telecommunication to our negotiations for a US-UK free trade agreement”, Pompeo said via Twitter. Johnson welcomed the US secretary of state at his residence at Downing Street […]
Saudi Arabia and Russia are once again on diverging paths, with Riyadh looking to jointly extend the deep output cuts through 2022, while Moscow is looking to ease the cuts as soon as possible. The official views proponed by the OPEC+ JMCC (Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee) during the last few days were looked at as a positive sign as existing production cuts are being relaxed in August as a result of higher expected demand. The Saudi Minister of Energy and OPEC’s main power broker Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman added fuel to the fire by telling Al Arabiya that he could see […]
Last week, UK Cabinet Minister Michael Gove admitted that London and Brussels still have differences on a post-Brexit deal as negotiations on their future relations are under way. The independent UK think tank Institute for Government (IfG) has warned that due to the COVID-19 crisis, many British businesses are still unprepared for the end of the Brexit transition period which wraps up on 31 December. “Firms reeling from the economic consequences of coronavirus are poorly placed to prepare for Brexit: in many cases, in a worse position than in the months leading up to the potential no deal in October 2019”, […]