by Jim W. Dean, VT Editor, …with PressTV, Tehran – First aired … October 13, 2020 – [ Editor’s Note: Trump, Pompeo and the ‘Munchkin’ are reaching the bottom of the barrel when it comes to sanctions, but their days may be numbered if the election brings in a new administration which had spent years negotiating a JCPOA that the Trumpsters tore down as quickly as […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/05/1080674105_0:320:3072:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_90bfd1da37b83d688594631a01bc873a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202010171080797357-white-house-press-secretary-kayleigh-mcenany-says-recovered-from-covid-19/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said that she had recovered from COVID-19. McEnany wrote on her Twitter page on late Friday that she is “COVID clear”. The press secretary said that she had tested positive for the coronavirus disease on October 5. Three days earlier, US President Donald Trump said that he had been infected […]
Earlier on Thursday, US President Donald Trump hailed the New York Post exposing what he described as “the massive corruption surrounding Sleepy Joe [Biden]” in an apparent reference to the Democratic presidential nominee. White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany has lambasted Twitter for locking her personal account over sharing a tweet about a New York Post story about Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden’s dealings with his […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0c/1080744290_0:294:3118:2047_1200x675_80_0_0_af95a1af6b0cf59c028720ceb513f1f3.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202010121080744363-russian-and-armenian-foreign-ministers-hold-press-conference-after-talks-in-moscow—video/ During the Friday talks in Moscow, the foreign ministers of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia agreed to a humanitarian ceasefire; however, the parties to the conflict have repeatedly accused each other of violating the truce. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Armenian counterpart Zohrab Mnatsakanyan are holding a joint press conference following talks in Moscow on Monday. Lavrov already […]
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany has tested positive for COVID-19, just days after the president and a slew of Republican officials revealed a similar diagnosis. McEnany announced her diagnosis on Monday, stating she has tested positive “while experiencing no symptoms.” Reporters note that on Sunday she talked to the press without wearing a mask. “No reporters, producers, or members of the press are listed as […]
Madison police found no evidence to corroborate Althea Bernstein’s claim four white men tried to set her on fire during a night of riots in the Wisconsin capital in June, but will not charge her with filing a false report. Bernstein, 18, had claimed that four white men sprayed her with lighter fluid through the open window of her car as she sat at a red […]
A protester stands in Jefferson Square on Thursday in Louisville, Ky., where hundreds have been holding demonstrations in the aftermath of the grand jury’s decision not to charge officers for her death. John Minchillo/AP hide caption toggle caption John Minchillo/AP A protester stands in Jefferson Square on Thursday in Louisville, Ky., where hundreds have been holding demonstrations in the aftermath of the grand jury’s decision not […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/15/1079945539_0:0:3071:1729_1200x675_80_0_0_6702f418f465a139e2e370af0b52eba8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202009241080560181-russian-and-iranian-foreign-ministers-hold-press-conference-in-moscow—video/ Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said earlier in the day that the United States must compensate his country for the damage suffered by Iran if it wants Tehran to return to the 2015 nuclear pact. Sputnik is live from Moscow, where the Russian Foreign Minister and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif are speaking to the press following […]
MOSCOW, SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 – RT’s video news agency RUPTLY is a finalist in the News Agency of the Year category of the prestigious AIB awards established by the Association for International Broadcasting (AIB). The judges also shortlisted RT France’s news coverage of the COVID-19 epidemic and an RT documentary film that was made to mark 25 years since the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) […]
Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio and received her diploma as a registered nurse. She attended Bowling Green State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Literature. She attended the University of Toledo, College of Nursing, and received a Master’s of Nursing Science Degree as an Educator. She has traveled extensively, is a photographer, and […]
TOKYO—The right-hand man of Japan’s longest reigning Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who orchestrated the administration’s control of the press and helped cover up the corruption scandals that forced Abe to resign, is set to be the next prime minister. Yoshihide Suga was crowned the president of Japan’s ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Monday in an election that had been pre-decided in back-room deals. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/04/1080368116_0:0:3073:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_dc8d2a40c5ccc876c86e3c40bd8659f7.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202009071080393510-trump-calls-bolton-jerk-for-discussing-love-letters-from-north-koreas-kim-with-press/ The publication of a tell-all book by the former Trump appointee came as a bombshell this summer, largely due to numerous claims made by its author, who repeatedly called his former boss unfit to be president. US President Donald Trump again blasted his former National Security Adviser, John Bolton, this time calling him a “jerk” over the latter’s […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/07/1080392507_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_fddef80aea34fa8b2431268a9db3edec.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009071080392395-trump-holds-labour-day-press-conference-in-white-house—video/ The news conference comes as the United States celebrates Labour Day, which falls on the first Monday of September commemorating the American labour movement and the contribution of labourers to the development of the country. Sputnik is live from the White House, where President Donald Trump is answering questions from journalists on Labour Day. The president earlier announced the […]
A disturbing image purporting to show journalists photographing graffiti which reads, “Kill Press” in the besieged city of Portland has generated shockwaves online, as tensions between activists and the media continue to ramp up. Despite ongoing mainstream media efforts to downplay the widespread rioting across the US in recent months as “mostly peacefulprotests,” time and time again, Black Lives Matter and Antifa activists and agitators have […]
On Friday, environmentalist group Extinction Rebellion blockaded three printworks used by the Times, The Sun, The Telegraph and the Daily Mail who they accused of failing to report on climate change issues ‘accurately’. Home Secretary Priti Patel condemned it as an attack on the free press and democracy. British newspaper The Telegraph has lifted its paywall for the weekend after an Extinction Rebellion (XR) blockade it […]
Protesters have taken to the streets of Minsk for another day of protests, marching towards the residence of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk. The Belarusian president’s Press Secretary Natalya Eismont, when asked about the whereabouts of Alexander Lukashenko and whether he was following the situation in Minsk, shared a photo of him with an assault rifle in front of the Palace of Independence. Media reports […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107004/82/1070048257_0:217:2870:1831_1200x675_80_0_0_9e2e2654167b46d9658f38084478b224.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202008281080300280-german-chancellor-merkel-holds-annual-press-conference—video/ The head of the German government is expected to give an outlook on internal problems and international issues, such as tensions between Europe and Turkey in the Mediterranean, the situation in Libya, and a military coup in Mali. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers her annual summer news speech at the Federal Press Conference building in Berlin. In the meantime, […]
US Postal Service Employees Ordered Not To Speak To Press By Sarah K. Burris, The New Civil Rights Movement. August 23, 2020 US Postal Service Employees Ordered Not To Speak To Press2020-08-232020-08-23https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/usps.jpg200px200px Above photo: Shutterstock. While the U.S. Postal Service is under attack, everyone from letter carriers to union chairs and those working behind the doors in processing facilities has sounded the alarm about what they’re […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States has imposed new Syria-related sanctions on six individuals including President Bashar Assad’s press officer Luna al-Shibli, the Treasury Department said in a statement on Thursday. “The following individuals have been added to OFAC’s SDN List”, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said. The United States has announced sanctions against military and other supporters of the Syrian government of President […]
MOSCOW, AUGUST 19, 2020 – RT International is an International Emmy finalist in the News category for its reportage on the crash-landing of the Superjet 100 at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, and its aftermath. The nominated series of reports concerned the deadly crash-landing of the Superjet 100 at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, which left 41 dead. RT examined the timeline of the tragedy, from the moment the jet declared […]
Afghanistan has released the first 80 of its 400 remaining Taliban prisoners as part of a peace deal with the US, which is contingent on the US also withdrawing all its troops from the country. However, the US “deep state” may be trying to sabotage the deal, Mark Sleboda, a Moscow-based international relations and security analyst, told Sputnik. “We have to remember that the US-installed Afghan […]
The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin was shredded online for quipping that it was time for a “bunker inspection” after the Secret Service rushed the president out of a press briefing, seemingly elated that he might be in danger. Following President Trump’s abrupt evacuation from a White House presser on Monday, the Post’s self-ordained “conservative” columnist casually tweeted “Bunker inspection time?” While the brief scare was later […]
Wilmington, we have a problem. It appears that this election is Joe Biden’s to lose. His last hurdle is a low one: demonstrating that he is, in fact, still alive and up to the task. All he has to do is show that this isn’t a “Weekend at Bernie’s” scenario, and he’s golden. But can he do it? The verdict is still out. On Thursday night, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/07/1080095785_0:0:2766:1557_1200x675_80_0_0_a2d012246728e2a30f3884c2d54fd58b.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202008081080104609-trump-holds-press-briefing-in-bedminster-new-jersey—video/ The US president is expected to sign a series of executive orders to grant, among others, unemployment benefits, after lawmakers failed to produce a new COVID-19 relief bill. President Doland Trump is holding a press conference at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Saturday. On Thursday, the president said he had instructed his staff to start drafting an Executive […]
President Trump announced on Saturday he will sign executive orders on China Coronavirus stimulus payments to the American public. President Trump RIPPED Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Democrats for holding the talks hostage. Trump then bashed Democrats for eliminating election safeguards in their proposals.Democrats also wanted stimulus checks for illegal aliens. Following his announcement in Bedminster, New Jersey the president took a few […]
Twitter on Wednesday banned President Trump’s campaign from tweeting until they delete a tweet about the Coronavirus that the tech company says violates its “rules against misinformation.” This is happening in an election year during a pandemic. Where is the DOJ? Where are the Republican lawmakers? The Washington Post corrected its report that Twitter banned President Trump over his tweet of a video clip of a […]
Amnesty International’s latest report details that it has logged at least 125 separate cases of police violence against US residents within two weeks of the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Officers across the nation were accused by Amnesty on Tuesday of violating the human rights of peaceful protesters, bystanders and members of the press 125 times between May 26 and June 5. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/04/1080059785_0:-1:2491:1401_1200x675_80_0_0_cb448931cf24de3ac1b791203c443da8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202008041080059713-nasa-astronauts-hold-press-conference-after-space-x-crew-dragon-return/ The Space X Dragon capsule was launched on 30 May to the International Space Station and marked the first time astronauts were sent to space from US soil since the conclusion of the Space Shuttle Program. On Tuesday, astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley held a press conference on Tuesday in Houston after returning to the planet on board […]
MOSCOW, JULY 30— Journalists from Russia, Syria and India became the winners of Khaled Alkhateb Memorial Awards 2020 — the annual international awards recognizing excellence in warzone reporting. The Awards were launched by the TV news network in honor of RT Arabic journalist Khaled Alkhateb, who died while reporting from Syria in 2017. “The award recognizes the work of war correspondents who travel to conflict zones […]
Fox News anchor Chris Wallace on Sunday invited 2020 presumptive Democrat nominee Joe Biden to sit down for an interview. Biden’s camp said the former VP was not available. Chris Wallace said he will keep asking Biden every week to sit down for an interview. President Trump last week sat in the hot seat and sparred with Chris Wallace who peppered him with gotcha questions. TRENDING: […]
The Associated Press has accused White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany of worrying the media by making her briefings political rather than informational — apparently forgetting that reporters choose the questions. An article Saturday by the AP, the largest US news agency, said White House press briefings may be a “broken tradition,” as McEnany has made them “a streamlined, full-throated advertisement for a president facing re-election, […]