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New Delhi (Sputnik): United States’ Secretary of State Michael Pompeo spoke to India’s External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar at the height of border tensions between India and China following the violent face-off between Indian and Chinese soldiers in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley. White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has […]
The cartoon in question was branded by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly as anti-Semitic, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker reportedly described it as “another disgusting display by ignorant Republicans who fail to understand that their propaganda is costing lives”. Dane Hicks, GOP chairman for Anderson County, Kansas, has apologized for a cartoon […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107979/04/1079790493_0:0:2304:1296_1200x675_80_0_0_b40f5ba44007166ff1cf23c321f5a9e8.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007031079790475-un-staffers-put-on-leave-over-video-of-sex-act-in-official-car/ The head of the United Nations was “shocked and deeply disturbed” by the contents of a video that showed an apparent sex act in a UN official car in Tel Aviv, Israel. The video quickly went viral. Two UN staffers from the Truce […]
Jean Castex, a senior official who spearheaded France’s coronavirus reopening strategy, has been named the country’s new prime minister by President Emmanuel Macron. Also on rt.com French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe resigns as Macron vows to move on with ‘new team’ DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
Two employees of the United Nations mission in Israel have been suspended without pay after a viral video showed a sex act in their official vehicle, as it drove down a major street in Tel Aviv. The two men were identified as staff members of the United Nations Truce Supervision […]
The New York Times on Friday published a story claiming that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban forces to kill US troops, citing “officials briefed on the matter.” President Trump early Sunday morning dismissed the New York Times report on the GRU-Taliban allegations. “Nobody briefed or told me, VP Pence, […]
by Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio for VT Italy For the Court of Cassation there were not enough elements to put the Mayor of Bibbiano Alberto Carletti under house arrest, but for the Prosecutor of the Republic of Reggio Emilia there are enough to ask for his indictment for crimes of […]
China has conducted over 90 million nucleic acid COVID-19 tests since the start of its novel coronavirus outbreak, the state-run Xinhua News Agency announced Wednesday. Citing remarks from Guo Yanhong, an official with China’s National Health Commission, Xinhua reported that medical sites within the country had carried out roughly 90.41 […]
US Lawmakers, Top Official Clash On China’s Involvement In COVID-19 Vaccine By Jodi Xu Klein, South China Morning Post. June 20, 2020 US Lawmakers, Top Official Clash On China’s Involvement In COVID-19 Vaccine2020-06-202020-06-20https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/hirono.png200px200px Above photo: Senator Mazie Hirono appears via video link to question during the hearing before the Senate Armed […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107965/90/1079659055_0:229:3071:1957_1200x675_80_0_0_c36740f6cf85853f5ac83e5f61f1723e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006191079658863-senior-us-state-dept-official-resigns-over-trumps-actions-on-racial-injustice/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs Mary Elizabeth Taylor in a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said she is resigning from her position over President Donald Trump’s comments and actions surrounding racial injustice to African Americans […]
The global response and fallout from the coronavirus pandemic serves as a dress rehearsal for a worldwide climate catastrophe, the head of the UN’s sustainable business agency has warned. Lise Kingo, executive director of the UN Global Compact, insisted in an interview with The Guardian that there were “very, very […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia’s news conglomeration Rossiya Segodnya and media juggernaut RT are leaders in outreach and innovation with internet audiences, Russian deputy minister of digital development, communications and mass media Alexei Volin said in an interview published Monday. “I always say with pride that the professional standards of our […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107857/55/1078575563_0:32:2097:1211_1200x675_80_0_0_37f71f30006ef59175ab86c8347bc333.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202006121079598841-russian-embassy-says-fake-statement-of-us-official-on-libya-syria-will-further-spoil-relations/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Russian Embassy in the United States said the fake statement by a high-ranking US official, including recent remarks on the situation in Syria and Libya, will only spoil relations between Moscow and Washington even further. “We paid attention to […]
Jon Ossoff leaves a campaign office after meeting with supporters in Marietta, Ga., in 2017 David Goldman/AP hide caption toggle caption David Goldman/AP Jon Ossoff leaves a campaign office after meeting with supporters in Marietta, Ga., in 2017 David Goldman/AP As votes continue to be counted across Georgia following it’s […]
US 23:06 GMT 07.06.2020Get short URL The sudden resignation of the former associate administrator of NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, Doug Loverro, which startled the space community, took place just a week before the historic Space X launch. A former high-ranking NASA official is being investigated over allegedly […]
At a press conference Sunday Minnesota Department of Public Safety commissioner John Harrington compared the methods police were using to identify protestors to those used to track COVID-19 cases. We’ve “begun analyzing the data of who we have arrested, and begun, actually, doing what you would think as almost pretty similar […]
The head of Russia’s Udmurt Republic Alexander Brechalov has contracted the coronavirus, it’s been confirmed. The regional governor had recently met with Olympic champion figure skater Alina Zagitova. The official, who reportedly has mild symptoms of COVID-19, self-isolated in his residence immediately after learning of his diagnosis. READ MORE: Style queen: Russian […]
US 01:20 GMT 25.05.2020Get short URL Earlier in the week, US President Donald Trump sent a letter to the World Health Organization threatening to exit the international body and permanently suspend all funding, demanding that the agency “demonstrate independence” from Beijing. An exit by the United States from the World […]
The Justice Department on Thursday announced charges against a Philadelphia election official for “fraudulently” stuffing ballot boxes to help Democrat candidates in the 2014, 2015, and 2016 primary elections. Domenick J. DeMuro, 73, of Philadelphia, PA, a former Judge of Elections for the 39th Ward, 36th Division in South Philadelphia, […]
North Carolina Department Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen speaks during a briefing on April 24. North Carolina Department Of Public Safety hide caption toggle caption North Carolina Department Of Public Safety North Carolina Department Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen speaks during a briefing on […]
by Jim W. Dean, VT Editor, …with PressTV, Tehran [ Editor’s Note: This Covid prison story came as no surprise. In both the pandemic preparation and the scramble for protection equipment and testing, the prisons and jails were at the end of the competition line. The rationale for the would […]
Two Democrat-led committees on Capitol Hill have launched a fresh investigation into President Trump. This probe focuses on allegations that Trump fired a State Department employee for political reasons. Trump informed Congress on Friday that he intends to fire State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, claiming he “no longer” had […]
Bill Majcher is a highly experienced professional with 35 years combined experience in public service, international finance, and capital markets. Mr. Majcher started his career as a Eurobond trader in London, England. He later used this experience over a 23 year career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), […]