New Delhi (Sputnik): India is one of the biggest buyers of Venezuelan oil in spite of US sanctions. Private Indian refiners Reliance Industries and Nayara Energy are the only buyers from India. Soon after the US imposed sanctions, the Indian Ministry of Petroleum and Gas had advised the two firms […]
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As the United Kingdom negotiates its exit from the European Union single market and customs union, concerns over a potential trade deal with the United States impacting domestic food standards begin to rise. Demonstrators from Save British Farming (SBF), farmers, and their supporters took to Westminster, London on Wednesday to […]
President Trump is hosting Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday. However, much has been made of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to skip the meeting, which was originally intended to be a celebration of the new trade agreement between the three countries, which stepped into force last […]
In a recent report, a United Nations expert found the January killing of Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani by a US drone strike was against international law. One journalist told Sputnik the killing fit a long pattern of the US destroying places it cannot control, which is linked to the […]
Ex-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has signed with Disney to produce a documentary about his life for ESPN Films. His growing net worth isn’t sitting well with those sick of his victim persona, however. While no dollar amount was given regarding the first-look docuseries deal, it’s safe to say […]
…from SouthFront Clashes between government forces and ISIS terrorists have continued in central Syria since July 2, when ISIS cells stormed army positions in eastern Homs. In response, the Syrians supported by the Russian Aerospace Forces launched a security operation in the desert. Sporadic clashes and airstrikes were reported in […]
On Sunday, Iran’s president accused the country’s foreign enemies of mounting a “complicated psychological operation” targeting Iran’s currency, the rial, saying that the action was aimed at undermining the Islamic Republic’s move toward an economy that’s free of dependence on oil exports. A group of 120 lawmakers from Iran’s 290-member […]
Britain’s talks on separation with the European Union resume on Monday with few signs of compromise on a new trade agreement and time running out to avoid a messy split. London will host EU negotiator Michel Barnier after a round of face-to-face talks ended a day early last week in […]
A titanic replacement bout has reportedly been agreed for UFC 251 next weekend, with Jorge Masvidal set to step in to face champion Kamaru Usman for the UFC welterweight title. BMF champion Masvidal was the natural No. 1 contender to face Usman for the UFC’s 170-pound title, but appeared to […]
White Supremacy And Segregation Under FDR’s New Deal By Shamus Cooke and Bradley Wiedmaier, Socialist Organizer. July 5, 2020 White Supremacy And Segregation Under FDR’s New Deal2020-07-052020-07-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/fdr-signing-the-wagner-act-e1593978671182.jpg200px200px Above photo: FDR signing the Wagner Act. White Supremacy and Segregation Under FDR’s New Deal. By Shamus Cooke The New Deal began in 1933, […]
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/asia/202007041079794703-us-intelligence-which-accuses-russia-of-deal-with-taliban-is-involved-in-drug-trade-envoy-says/ YAKUTSK (Sputnik) – US intelligence is deeply involved in the Afghan drug trade at the same time as it accuses Russia of conspiring with the Taliban, Special Presidential Envoy on Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said on Saturday. “Their [US intelligence’s] planes fly from Kandahar […]
Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan have agreed to draft a final version of the agreement about filling the Ethiopian Renaissance dam in two weeks, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s office said. The press secretary of the head of Egypt, Bassam Rada, earlier said that Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan had agreed to […]
Just one day after World Asteroid Day, NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) has warned of two space rocks due to soar through the Earth’s backyard, as planetary defense preparations start to ramp up. The first of the incoming objects is the 69-foot wide 2019 AC3, an Apollo-class asteroid […]
A face even his mother (one of two deeply insane parents) hated By Gordon Duff VT has not played games whatsoever and has exposed whatever is really behind this. Yes, we think it is man made and yes also, we think some very nasty people dropped this on the US […]
A New York Times report last week claimed that Russia may have offered bounties to Afghan militants for killing US troops deployed to the Central Asian coutnry. Both Russia and the Taliban denied the accusations. The White House also insisted Trump wasn’t briefed on the matter. The Pentagon has no […]
Paige VanZant looks set to become the latest high-profile free agent in MMA after the flyweight fighter added her voice to growing discontent about fighter pay, suggesting she earns more through endorsements than via the UFC. VanZant is scheduled to face Amanda Ribas at UFC 251 on ‘Fight Island’ next […]
Platinum records are coming to cryptocurrency with a new integration between rapper Ja Rule and social currency startup Roll. Announced Tuesday, Billboard Hot 100 artist Ja Rule has inked a deal with Roll, an Ethereum-based protocol that allows content creators to control their own platforms using cryptocurrency’s native digital scarcity. […]
The trade agreement has been hampered by economic challenges due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in China, with US President Donald Trump putting the blame for the rapid spread of the disease on Beijing. US President Donald Trump took to Twitter on late Monday to say that the trade […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107479/52/1074795212_0:363:4536:2914_1200x675_80_0_0_f033974ac78e8f21f704bb6972068f24.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/military/202006231079693001-general-dynamics-electric-boat-wins-869-million-deal-on-columbia-class-submarines/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – General Dynamics Electric Boat Corporation has won an almost $870 million US Navy contract to continue design and engineering work on the new Columbia Class fleet ballistic missile submarines, the Department of Defence said in a press release. “General Dynamics […]
Graduation of the first class of the Palestine Flying Service at Lydda Airport in April 1939. Aircraft include VQ-PAH, a Taylorcraft BC used as a trainer by the school; SU-ABQ, a de Havilland Dragon Rapide of Egypt’s Misrair; G-ABTJ ‘Artemis’, an Imperial Airways Armstrong Whitworth Atalanta class, serving the Middle […]
…by Jim W. Dean, VT Editor, …with FARS News Agency, Tehran Editor’s Note: Sometimes these overseas interviews get lost in never never land, down the memory hole, or lost for a while until someone finds they and goes, “Oh, we never got this up”. This happens with VT, also. The […]
Previously, a leaked document obtained by Reuters suggested that Germany was warning the EU to prepare contingency plans for Brexit “no-deal 2.0”, and urging member states against acceding to British plans for trade and security deals “at any price”. Junior European Affairs Minister Amelie de Montchalin took a shot at […]
John Bolton’s explosive forthcoming memoir presents a myriad of glimpses, including gossipy ones, of both President Trump’s personal life, the White House inner circle, and his foreign policy take on key developments over the past few years. President Donald Trump postponed taking the United States out of the Iran deal, the landmark JCPOA accord, […]
Donald and Melania Trump may not sleep in the same bedroom, as has been reported time and time again, but Washington Post correspondent Mary Jordan reveals one thing the first lady shares with her husband: “modeling tips.” If the president looks disheveled and bloated in every photo and walks with […]