On Thursday, South Korea’s defense procurement agency announced that the exploratory development of an unmanned surveillance ground vehicle has been completed successfully. The development of the 6×6 Unmanned Surveillance Vehicle (USV) was led by the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) affiliated with the Defense Acquisition Program administration (DAPA). Hanwha Defense is responsible for developing the unmanned wheeled vehicle and integrating communication and surveillance systems into the 6×6 platform. It is the first time globally that a mid-to-large-sized unmanned ground combat vehicle has moved into the systems development stage. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “This unmanned surveillance vehicle can be […]
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Defense representatives from NATO’s 30 member states are slated to review a proposal that seeks to construct a centralized coordination point for an allied space surveillance center prior to a virtual meeting on Thursday. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg revealed early this week that Ramstein Air Base in Germany’s Rhineland-Palatinate will likely be the location of the intergovernmental military alliance’s space center, according to the German Press Agency (DPA) and Süddeutsche Zeitung. Toulouse, France, and Kalkar, in Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia – the municipality which is home to the Joint Air Power Competence Center – were reportedly discussed as potential locations. Stoltenberg believes […]
19 Oct, 2020 01:14 Follow RT on A man has scaled the Trump Tower in Chicago, with reports claiming he is demanding to speak with the president and threatening to cut his rope and jump if not allowed to. Multiple videos and photos shared on social media showed the man dangling on a rope around 16th floor of the 98-story Trump Tower in Chicago on Sunday night. DETAILS TO FOLLOW #ChicagoThe man dangling from Trump Tower is reported to be an Asian-American male in his early-20s.He is threatening to cut the rope if he does not get to speak with Donald Trump. […]
PARIS (Sputnik) – French President Emmanuel Macron has held a defense council meeting following the deadly attack on a history teacher in a Paris suburb, BFMTV reports. “Islamists will not sleep peacefully in France. Fear will switch sides,” Macron said at the meeting, held late on Sunday. According to BFMTV, starting Monday, checks will be conducted of the authors of 80 posts on social media that express support for the attacker. On Sunday, thousands of people demonstrated across France in solidarity with the French teacher who was decapitated outside a school near Paris. On Saturday, hundreds of people laid white roses […]
BELGRADE (Sputnik) – Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic has received a letter with threats and suspicious powder, the state HINA news agency reported, citing the ruling Croatian Democratic Union party. The letter allegedly ended with a warning: “One of the cures for traitors is Novichok.” The police have launched an investigation. The incident is not the first time when the prime minister reports receiving threats. On Saturday, before the information about the suspicious letter emerged, police arrested two men for threatening Plenkovic. It came on the heels of Monday’s shooting in the capital of Zagreb, when a 22-year-old man opened fire […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107753/17/1077531746_0:84:2574:1532_1200x675_80_0_0_0d837d82ed8bde8362164c6f63a4d15d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/sport/202010181080804820-gareth-bale-only-real-madrid-player-to-refuse-pay-cut-during-season-suspension-media-reports/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Welsh football star Gareth Bale was the only Real Madrid player to refuse a salary cut due to the pandemic stoppage, media reported Saturday. According to Spanish national radio broadcaster Cadena SER, when competitions around the world were suspended earlier this year, Real Madrid was among the first clubs to propose a pay cut to players. The squad refused at first, but after players from Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and many other European clubs agreed the shrink their salaries, Real Madrid players agreed the pay cut, the radio station reported. Only Bale […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/11/1080803391_0:299:3072:2027_1200x675_80_0_0_cd1f4d4877e4ea209db3a97b7ed3a838.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202010171080803428-farewell-ceremony-for-french-teacher-to-take-place-wednesday-reports-say/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The farewell ceremony for the murdered French history teacher will take place on Wednesday, national broadcaster BFMTV reported Saturday citing government sources. The information was later confirmed to the channel by education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer. The time and location for the ceremony have not yet been determined. It will be organised in consultation with the victims family, BFMTV reported. © REUTERS / CHARLES PLATIAU Flowers at the Bois d’Aulne college are seen after the attack in the Paris suburb of Conflans St Honorine, France, October 17, 2020. Reports emerged on Friday […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/19/1080567559_0:158:3072:1886_1200x675_80_0_0_3f8e742ec66b87687ec07db2f8d879d2.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/latam/202010171080801971-over-50-of-brazilians-ready-to-try-russian-vaccine-against-covid-19-reports-say/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – More than half of Brazilian citizens are ready to get vaccinated against the new coronavirus infection with a Russian-made vaccine, CNN Brasil broadcaster reported, citing a fresh survey by Real-time Big Data. The poll ordered by the broadcaster and published on Friday was conducted among 1,000 respondents from 13-14 October via phone interviews. The questions did not include the specific name of the vaccines but the countries that produced them. According to the findings, 53 percent of respondents said they were ready to try a Russian vaccine, while 38 percent felt […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105968/24/1059682435_0:76:1506:924_1199x675_80_0_0_12daddb2ef579cc205b07c7d8b09948a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202010171080797611-bus-collides-with-car-in-northern-india-leaving-7-people-dead-over-30-injured-news-agency-reports/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A bus collided on Saturday with a pickup in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, leaving seven people dead and more than 30 others injured, the ANI news agency reported. “The bus was coming to Plibhit from Lucknow, and the pickup was coming from Puraipur. The accident happened at the borders of Puranpur. The bus overturned in the fields as a result of which several people in the bus got crushed. Some occupants of the pickup also received injuries in the accident,” Superintendent of Police Jai Prakash said, as quoted […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/104971/64/1049716450_0:34:1800:1046_1200x675_80_0_0_40ba88338cfd91962e3ea8e8ba34c45c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/africa/202010151080783440-un-peacekeeper-killed-another-injured-in-mali-vehicle-bombing-un-mission-reports/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – One peacekeeper deployed as part of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has died in a vehicle bombing in the north of the country, the mission said in a press release on Thursday, adding that another peacekeeper suffered serious injuries in the blast. The incident took place at 13:30 GMT roughly 30 miles from the Malian settlement of Kidal, MINUSMA said, adding that the injured peacekeeper has been evacuated to receive treatment. “MINUSMA will not be intimidated by these attacks. It will remain committed to supporting the […]
Joe Biden’s son-in-law is advising his presidential campaign on Covid-19 response while overseeing investments in health-care startups, a potential conflict of interest, Politico reported – to the chagrin of its leftist readers. Howard Krein, who married Ashley Biden in 2012, has been advising her father’s campaign on Covid-response policies while at the same time leading investment firm StartUp Health in staking fledgling companies with products or services designed to mitigate, manage or treat the virus, Politico said Tuesday. Krein is chief medical officer at StartUp Health, which announced plans in April to invest $1 million across 10 companies focused on Covid-19 solutions […]
According to insider reports, US President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon and his senior national security advisers to begin drafting plans for a total withdrawal of US forces from Somalia. The US has between 650 and 800 troops in the war-torn East African nation, where it has waged an undeclared war since 2007. “People familiar with the matter” told Bloomberg on Tuesday that the Pentagon had begun drafting plans to pull all US troops out of Somalia. After a disastrous intervention in the Somali Civil War in 1992, the US withdrew some 25,000 troops from Somalia. While a small number […]
MOSCOW 13 (Sputnik) – The French authorities have cancelled the Paris International Agricultural Show 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the RTL radio broadcaster reported on Tuesday. According to the media outlet, the 58th agricultural exhibition, which was to be held from 27 February to 7 March of the next year, has been postponed to 2022. Regional agricultural competitions and farmers’ markets will still take place despite the event’s cancellation. The Paris International Agricultural Show has been held annually in the French capital since 1964. This year, the event finished a day earlier because of the pandemic. It was attended by […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0d/1080761554_0:26:3071:1754_1200x675_80_0_0_8de3e4fa318215e49ef2542afc7d843c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/africa/202010131080761526-tunisia-closes-entries-to-riot-ridden-city-of-sbeitla-as-clashes-continue—reports/ CAIRO (Sputnik) – Tunisian police have closed the entrances to the city of Sbeitla in the western province of Kasserine due to mass protests and clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement officers, the Sky News Arabia broadcaster reported on Tuesday. A mass rally rocked Sbeitla after a resident died in the early hours of Tuesday when his kiosk was demolished per an order by the authorities. Demonstrators began throwing stones at the police officers, which prompted the security forces to use tear gas to disperse them. The country’s army units have since entered the […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – More than 20 demonstrators were arrested in Washington DC during the Senate judiciary committee’s confirmation hearings of US President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, Fox News reports. Protesters gathered outside the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Monday, the first day of Barrett’s hearings. US Capitol Police arrested 21 demonstrators for crowding and obstruction, while another person was arrested for unlawful conduct, Fox News said. Happening now: Protesters opposed to the confirmation of conservative Judge Amy Coney Barrett are being arrested outside the Dirksen Senate Building as Barrett’s confirmation gets underway. About two dozen seem […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – One of the world’s largest fancy vivid purple-pink and internally flawless diamonds from Russia will be sold at Sotheby’s Geneva Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels auction on 11 November, media reported on Monday. The 14.83-carat diamond, named “The Spirit of the Rose,” is the largest vivid purple-pink diamond ever offered at auction and it is estimated to be worth $23-$38 million, according to Forbes. The Gemological Institute of America graded the diamond with the highest colour and clarity and classified it as a Type IIa diamond, which is the purest of all diamond crystals. This classification is usually […]
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/202010111080736401-two-chinese-vessels-enter-japans-waters-near-disputed-east-china-sea-islands-reports-say/ China and Japan have been engaged in a long-standing dispute in the East China Sea over the status of a group of uninhabited islands, known as the Diaoyu Islands in China and the Senkaku Islands in Japan. Japan’s Coast Guard has detected two Chinese vessels entering Japanese territorial waters near the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, Kyodo News reported Sunday. DETAILS TO FOLLOW 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/202010101080728325-saudi-led-coalition-destroys-drone-launched-by-houthi-rebels-reports-say/ The development comes following last week’s escalation in the long-standing Yemen conflict between forces loyal to the government and Houthi rebels. The confrontation has been ongoing for over five years, despite a peace accord signed in 2018. Saudi-led coalition forces have destroyed a drone launched at Saudi Arabia by the Houthi rebel movement, the Saudi Press Agency reported Saturday DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
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/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/202010101080727561-fire-breaks-out-at-metro-station-in-tehran-reports-say/ A spokesman for the country’s emergency services announced that fire had erupted at the Ekbatan metro station in Tehran. At 7:45 this morning, a fire broke out in Tehran’s subway system at Ekbatan station; four ambulances were immediately dispatched to the site of the incident, Mojtaba Khaledi, spokesman for the country’s emergency services, said, according to Mehr News. “This subway line is now closed and is not accepting passengers. Firefighters and emergency services are on the scene, evacuating passengers from the metro station,” he said. DETAILS TO FOLLOW 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/202010091080724562-fuel-oil-tank-explosion-causes-major-fire-in-residential-area-in-beirut/ A fuel oil tank exploded on 9 October in the Tarik al-Jadida residential area in western Beirut, Lebanese media reported, citing witnesses. As a result of the explosion, a strong fire broke out. Fire brigades have promptly arrived at the scene to fight the flames. Lebanese Army soldiers and civil defence volunteers have started to evacuate people from nearby houses. According to preliminary data, there are several victims and they are receiving help from medical workers from the Lebanese Red Cross Society. Numerous photos and videos of the fire, black plumes of smoke, as well […]
Bitcoin is up 54% this year on speculation that trillion-dollar stimulus efforts by governments and central banks will lead to inflation. Source link
BERLIN (Sputnik) – The congress of Germany’s ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU), during which its new leader is supposed to be chosen to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, is at risk of being postponed again due to the resurgence of coronavirus cases, German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung reported on Thursday, citing party sources. The party congress was initially supposed to take place on 25 April in Berlin but then postponed indefinitely in mid-March and eventually rescheduled for 4 December in Stuttgart. It was decided to rescind the congress from the normal three days to just one. The participants will be given special gadgets that […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The United States is planning to impose new sanctions on Iran’s financial sector aimed at diminishing Tehran’s ability to import humanitarian goods, such as food and medicines, media reported, citing informed sources. According to The Washington Post, the new sanctions will affect several banks that are not currently subject to secondary sanctions. EU officials have warned that this move could result in devastating humanitarian consequences for Iran that has been severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic and financial crisis. The new sanctions are expected to be announced on Thursday, the publication said. In late September, media reported, citing […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/05/1080675351_0:320:3072:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_e3fbb76548e7d7b75c2dc9d4c24f49a6.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/business/202010051080675387-growing-us-oil-sales-to-china-make-mideast-suppliers-find-new-markets-reports-suggest/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The increasing US oil exports to China have forced Middle Eastern suppliers to search for other markets, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The US crude sales to China have grown from 0.4% in January to 7% through mid-September, the report said citing London-based market intelligence firm Vortexa Ltd. The newspaper also said market share for China’s biggest traditional supplier – Saudi Arabia – dropped from 19 percent to 15 percent over the same period of time. Saudi Arabia recently reduced prices for its crude oil for Asian buyers while […]
Facebook and other technology giants have become the subject of controversy, being accused by government bodies of stymieing competition with their acquisition of other companies as well as impacting politics and freedom of expression. Legal representatives of Facebook Inc. have warned that attempting to break-up social media giants like Instagram and WhatsApp would defy established law, cost billions, and harm consumers. Amid rising antitrust legal threats, the lawyers produced a 14-page document, reportedly seen by The Wall Street Journal, which includes a glimpse of the social media giant’s defense. According to the WSJ, the document was formulated based on work it commissioned from legal officers […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – US President Donald Trump received a positive result from a rapid test for the coronavirus on Thursday but decided not to disclose the result while waiting for a more thorough screening, The Wall Street Journal reports citing anonymous sources. Trump got the positive result from the rapid test on Thursday evening, before his appearance on Fox News, where he said he was being tested for the coronavirus after his close aide Hope Hicks tested positive, the newspaper reported on Sunday. Because Trump’s rapid test came back positive, he was given a second, more reliable test, which is in […]
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/world/202010041080663950-fashion-designer-kenzo-takada-dies-at-81-after-contracting-covid-19-reports-say/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada, founder of the Kenzo brand, has passed away at age of 81 after contracting COVID-19, media reported Sunday. French newspaper Le Monde cited the world-renowned fashion designer’s spokesman as saying that he died at the American Hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine outside Paris. Kenzo had made a name for himself in France throughout the 1970s with his eponymous fashion brand. He sold the brand to luxury conglomerate LVMH in the early 1990s but has remained a prominent figure in the fashion circles. Source link
A women’s doubles match at the French Open is reportedly suspected of alleged match fixing after multiple bookmakers flagged unusual betting patterns during one of the games. Per German outlet WELT, the match in question was the opening-round clash between Andreea Mitu and Patricia Maria Tig of Romania against the United States’ Madison Brengle and Russia’s Yana Sizikova on September 30, and it’s alleged one of the players is suspected of being involved in the fraud. It’s estimated several hundred thousand euros in bets were placed with multiple providers for Sizikova’s serve to be broken in the fifth game of the […]
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Thousands of people protested against the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu across Israel on Saturday, police made multiple arrests and handed out fines to demonstrators agitated by the new coronavirus restrictions, the Haaretz newspaper reports. An estimated 130,000 people participated in the Saturday protests in Israel. Mounted police units were deployed in Tel Aviv, where protesters clashed with police, who reportedly punched some protesters. עימותים קשים בין שוטרים למפגינים ברחוב יפת. שוטר יסמ שלח אליי אגרוף תוך כדי תנועה על אופנוע. יציאה מפרופורציה של המשטרה pic.twitter.com/tnIT7saqnF — Bar Peleg (@bar_peleg) October 3, 2020 The Haaretz said that […]
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US President Donald Trump’s campaign did not contact Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s campaign to notify them of potential exposure to COVID-19 after the president revealed Friday that both he and his wife, Melania, have contracted the disease. “PBS NewsHour” correspondent Yamiche Alcindor and CNN’s Sarah Mucha both tweeted Friday that there was no communication from the Trump campaign to alert the Biden campaign of potential exposure. “There was no contact from the Trump campaign or the White House to alert the Biden campaign of possible exposure. The campaign learned of the situation from the news reports, a Biden campaign aide tells […]
Canadian actor and comedian Rick Moranis was physically assaulted in a seemingly unprovoked attack while walking near his apartment building in Manhattan, the New York Post reported. The ‘Spaceballs’ star was hit violently in the head, while walking in Central Park West in downtown Manhattan on Thursday morning. CCTV footage of the incident shows the 67-year-old being abruptly hit by a man he was passing by, apparently without any provocation. The assailant struck the victim in the head “with a closed fist, knocking him to the ground,” according to the NYPD. 🚨WANTED🚨for ASSAULT October 1, 2020 at 7:24 AM, on Central Park West […]
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Multiple homicides took place in Zama, Japan, in November 2017, in which nine people, mostly young women including 3 high school girls, were murdered by a 27-year-old man, Takahiro Shiraishi. “Twitter killer” Takahiro Shiraishi has pleaded guilty to killing nine people after contacting them on the social media platform, in a terrifying case that shocked Japan in 2017, The Japan Times reported. The 29-year-old man told the Tachikawa branch of the Tokyo District Court that the allegations against him were “correct”. However, his lawyers argued that the charges have to be reduced as Takahiro Shiraishi’s victims had expressed suicidal thoughts and gave their consent to […]
Moscow has condemned the alleged use of “foreign mercenaries and terrorists” in the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh, calling them a threat to the entire region that must “immediately” be withdrawn. “Militants of illegal armed groups, in particular from Syria and Libya” have been transported to the conflict zone “in order to directly participate in the hostilities,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a Wednesday statement commenting on the recent reports, adding it was “deeply concerned” about the development that creates “long-term threats to the security of all countries in the region.” Russian: intelligence reports indicate more and more […]
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/world/202009301080624119-us-military-transport-plane-c-130-hercules-makes-emergency-landing-in-odessa-reports-say/ According to the local media outlet Dumskaya, the C-130 Hercules took part in celebrations dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings in 2019. A US C-130 Hercules military transport plane has made an emergency landing at Odessa International Airport in Ukraine, local media outlet Dumskaya reported Wednesday. According to the report, the plane took off from the Ramstein Air Base in Germany, but one of its four engines failed. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
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Undercover videos published by Project Veritas over the weekend allege, citing a Somali political operative, that special ballot harvesters were hired in the community in July for the Democrats to take advantage of elderly and other vulnerable community members. The politicians named in the allegations have denied them. Minneapolis police have started investigating reports of voter fraud after an undercover video emerged allegedly featuring associates of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar collecting absentee ballots. As part of investigative reports by conservative media outlet Project Veritas, its founder James O’Keefe claimed that in a blatantly illegal move, Omar’s supporters “harvested” ballots, with city resident […]
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US administration is considering sanctioning Iran’s entire financial system to cut it off from the outside world, Bloomberg news agency reported. The sanctions will specifically target around 14 Iranian banks that have so far escaped US restrictions, the report said on Monday, citing three people familiar with the matter. The initiative, if approved, will designate the financial sector, including money-changers and informal payment transfer processors, on par with mining, construction and other sanctioned industries, according to the report. The move, which would effectively leave Iran isolated from the global financial system, has not yet been submitted to […]
Brad Parscale, a former election campaign manager for Donald Trump, stepped down from the role in July 2020, substituted with former White House political director Bill Stepien, who is now leading the Trump 2020 re-election campaign. On Sunday, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported that former a former re-election campaign manager for US President Donald Trump, Brad Parscale, had been admitted to hospital after his wife called the police, saying that he came home brandishing loaded guns and threatening to harm himself. According to the report, he willingly let the police to detain himself under the Florida’s Baker Act that allows police to […]
UFC boss Dana White has dismissed speculation that British welterweight star Leon Edwards will be next up for rising Russian-born star Khamzat Chimaev as he aims to continue his record-breaking assault on the rankings. Chimaev picked up a third UFC victory in the space of a little over two months when he destroyed Gerald Meerschaert with a one-punch KO just 17 seconds into their contest in Las Vegas earlier in September. The victory added to the red-hot hype surrounding Chimaev, with White saying he had “never seen anything like” the Chechen-born fighter. White confirmed in the build-up to UFC 253 this weekend […]
BAKU (Sputnik) – Armenia’s armed forces have opened fire at settlements along the line of military confrontation in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, there are casualties among the civilian population, a spokesperson of Azerbaijan’s Defence Ministry said. “On 27 September, at around 06:00 [02:00 GMT] the armed forces of Armenia, having carried out large-scale provocations, subjected to intensive shelling the positions of the Azerbaijani army along the entire front line, as well as our settlements located in the frontline zone,” the spokesperson said. According to the spokesperson, at least six settlements came under attack and there are dead and wounded among the local […]
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A Su-30 fighter jet that crashed in central Russia might have been accidentally shot down by another jet during military drills, local media has reported. Both pilots managed to eject safely, but the aircraft was destroyed. The $42 million plane came down in a wooded area in Russia’s central Tver Region on Tuesday. The two pilots survived the crash and were evacuated. They were in a “satisfactory” condition after the incident, the press service for Russia’s Western Military District explained. While the military remained tight-lipped on the causes of the crash, multiple media reports suggested on Tuesday that the jet was likely […]
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Robert David Steele is the conceptualizer of integrated election reform (#UNRIG) and the integration of holistic analytics, true cost economics, and Open Source Everything Engineering (OSEE) such that we can achieve a prosperous world at peace at 10-20% the cost of the failed Western economic model burdened by banks and lawyers. A former US spy and co-founder of the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, he is today the Chief Enabling Officer (CeO) of Earth Intelligence Network, a 501c3 and now also CeO of Open Source Everything (OSE Inc.). He continues his education with non-fiction reading, posting over 2,000 reviews across 98 categories; […]
The Testing of the chimpanzee adenovirus-based vaccine had been repeatedly called into question for the “dangerous” lack of sufficient trials on chimp viruses as well as the unclear consequences of the new technology. The trials of AstraZeneca vaccine candidate remain on hold in the US. Days after AstraZeneca halted clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine over the case of unexplained neurological illness in one volunteer taking part in the study, the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company released an 111-page trial blueprint, which promises an anti-coronavirus drug with “50% effectiveness”. That was the first time AstraZeneca revealed the second case of serious illness by […]
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Greek police launched an operation on Thursday morning to transfer residents of the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, which was devastated by a powerful blaze, to the new tent city in Kara Tepe, the Ekathimerini newspaper reported on Thursday. Earlier this week, the newspaper reported that Greece planned to strengthen the police presence at the new migrant facility set up at an old military firing range to ensure order and protection as the country made efforts to relocate these migrants. At the same time, many migrants were reluctant to enter the new camp, as […]
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…from SouthFront.org Late on September 15 and early on September 16, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a large-scale strike on weapon depots and training camps of Turkish-backed terrorists in the Syrian province of Idlib. According to pro-government sources, over 30 Russian strikes hit the areas of Sheikh Bahr, Shaykh Dawud and Ma’arat Misreen. This operation became the most recent in a series of strikes on terrorist infrastructure in the region. The Russian Defense Ministry is not commenting on the situation, but the reaction of Turkish propaganda and al-Qaeda terrorists demonstrate that the impact of the strikes is much […]
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The announcement followed the Abraham Accords signed by UAE and Bahrain with Israel at the White House, which were negatively met both by the Palestinian authorities and Iran. The deputy head of the Lebanon-based Shia militant group, Sheikh Naim Qassem, has spoken on the Palestinian cause, calling for military efforts along with “other forms of resistance” against Israel. “We should make efforts for the liberation of Palestine and Jerusalem al-Quds, and this will not be possible except through military resistance along with other forms of resistance, namely cultural, political, social resistance and etc, but the main focus of our work must […]
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Conor McGregor has landed in hot water with the authorities in France after being arrested for alleged “attempted sexual assault and sexual exhibition” in Corsica. The ex-UFC featherweight and lightweight champion was arrested and questioned by police before later being released. His management told TMZ Sports that McGregor “strenuously denies” the charges. The news was first broken by AFP Sport, who tweeted to say that McGregor had been arrested for “indecent exposure,” but a follow-up tweet provided more context to the incident following a statement from the prosecutor’s office. #UPDATE “Following a complaint filed on September 10 denouncing acts that could […]
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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. […]
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Late last year, Swedish Police reportedly raided former Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt’s apartment, where they found cocaine and arrested his heavily intoxicated son, Erik. Erik Reinfeldt, the son of Sweden’s former PM Fredrik Reinfeldt, has been fined for drug offences; late last year he was arrested during a humiliating drug raid on his father’s apartment on Eastmansvägen in central Stockholm, the news outlet Fria Tider reported. The scandal has been kept quiet since, but the details emerged during the sentencing. In the raid, which happened on 7 November 2019, the police found 25-year-old Erik heavily under the influence of drugs, the […]
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Around 24 hours after she was apparently abducted, in broad daylight, on the streets of Minsk, confusion reigned about the exact whereabouts and status of Belarusian protest leader Maria Kolesnikova, on Tuesday morning. Belarusian border guards say she was detained at the Belarus-Ukraine border, on Tuesday morning, but two of her associates, Anton Rodnenkov and Ivan Kravtsov, crossed into Ukraine. Earlier, it had been reported that all three opposition activists had left Belarusian soil. Officials claimed that after passing the control, Kolesnikova was “pushed” out of the car, but she did not need medical assistance. However, the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Kiev reported […]
Belarusian opposition politician Maria Kolesnikova attends a rally in Minsk on Sunday to protest the disputed results of the August 9 presidential election. tut.by/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption tut.by/AFP via Getty Images Belarusian opposition politician Maria Kolesnikova attends a rally in Minsk on Sunday to protest the disputed results of the August 9 presidential election. tut.by/AFP via Getty Images Belarusian opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova was abducted by masked men and hauled away in a van Monday morning while walking in the capital Minsk, according to local media reports citing eyewitnesses. Kolesnikova’s phone has gone unresponsive. Her family has […]
The final ruling against the defendants in journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s case has been issued, Al Arabiya reported, citing the Saudi Public Prosecution. Saudi Arabia has convicted eight people charged in the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, Al Arabiya TV reported. According to the prosecution, five have been given 20-year sentences, while three others were given sentences ranging between 7 and 10 years. These are the final sentences that are subject to immediate execution, the prosecution said, adding that the criminal case was now closed. Khashoggi Murder Investigation Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared in October 2018 after entering the Saudi […]
Following reports of “missing locals” allegedly being abducted by the Chinese military from Arunachal Pradesh, the Indian Army on Sunday sent an emergency message to China’s People’s Liberation Army to seek information about them, confirmed India’s Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju. China on Monday said that they have no details to release regarding the Indian Army’s inquiry about five locals missing from India’s northern Arunachal Pradesh and refused to recognise the state as Indian territory. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian stated that Beijing has never recognised Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory, calling it China’s South Tibet region. “China has […]
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Amazon has prohibited the import of plant and seed products into the US after Americans received suspicious packages this summer with seeds they did not order, The Wall Street Journal reports. According to the spokesperson, sellers who violate the new guidelines (effective 3 September) could have their Amazon account removed. “Moving forward, we are only permitting the sale of seeds by sellers who are based in the US”, an Amazon spokesperson said as quoted by the newspaper on Saturday. Apart from the import of seeds into the US, the sale of seeds within the US by non-US residents […]
Smith & Wesson is proving to be a chief beneficiary of the violence and unrest plaguing the country’s big cities, as the largest US handgun maker posted record quarterly sales amid surging demand for firearms. Gun sales in the company’s first fiscal quarter, ended July 31, jumped 141 percent from a year earlier to a record $230 million, Smith & Wesson said late Thursday. The firm also set an all-time quarterly high for guns shipped out, more than doubling to 584,000 units, as production was ramped up and inventories were drained. “The current increase in consumer demand for firearms is in […]
The suspect in a fatal shooting during a protest in downtown Portland last weekend has been killed by authorities when agents from a fugitive task force tried to serve an arrest warrant, according to several reports. Michael Reinoehl, 48, was shot dead in a town near Seattle, Washington on Thursday night – as he reportedly brandished a firearm at officers from the FBI, the US Marshals Service and local police, who moved in to make an arrest, according to law enforcement and DOJ sources cited by the New York Times and the Associated Press. Also on rt.com ‘I had no choice’: […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/03/1080352776_0:137:3072:1865_1200x675_80_0_0_dbc5906073fb7e91ce2ae999d64ede1c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009031080352756-panamanian-flagged-dry-cargo-ship-missing-off-japanese-shore-amid-maysak-typhoon–reports/ TOKYO (Sputnik) – The Panamanian-flagged dry cargo ship “Gulflivestock” went missing off the Japanese shore amid the raging Maysak Typhoon, Japan’s media reported on Thursday. The vessel was located 185 kilometres (about 115 miles) west of the Amami Oshima Island when the communication with her was lost, the NHK broadcaster reported. There were reportedly 43 crew members from the Philippines, Australia, and New Zealand on board of the ship. One of the Philippine crew members in a life vest has been found in the outer sea, 120 kilometers northwest of Amami Oshima. The search […]
STOCKHOLM (Sputnik) – The Swedish Tax Agency has launched an investigation into Fazel Fazly, the chief adviser to the Afghan president, who is also a Swedish citizen, as the senior official is suspected of illegally receiving childcare benefits, national media reported on Tuesday. According to the Aftonbladet newspaper, citing the Swedish Foreign Ministry’s data, the 43-year-old official has lived in the European country and worked as a doctor since 2009. In late June 2018, Fazly was appointed as head of the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s administration, with publications featuring Fazly having appeared on the administration’s official website and related pages on […]
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/202009011080334962-two-south-korean-intel-officers-charged-with-raping-of-female-defector-from-north-reports-say/ SEOUL (Sputnik) – The South Korean Defence Ministry’s prosecutors have filed charges against two military intelligence officers accused of raping a female North Korean defector, the Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday, citing officials. According to the news agency, the prosecutors accused a master sergeant and a lieutenant colonel of the Defence Intelligence Command of abusing their authority to rape the victim between May 2018 and February 2019, while she was under their protection and supervision for espionage operations. The defector filed a criminal complaint against the two officers back in 2019, the news […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/01/1080332733_0:194:3072:1922_1200x675_80_0_0_ac79859576d706fb273dc17d3fa926c6.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009011080332763-4-injured-in-japan-as-powerful-typhoon-hits-okinawa-over-240-flights-cancelled—reports/ TOKYO (Sputnik) – At least four people were wounded in Japan as Typhoon Maysak hit the country’s southern Okinawa region, media reported. More than 240 flights to and from the Okinawa region were canceled because of the typhoon, which has caused power shutdowns in at least 30,000 households, NHK broadcaster said. Typhoon Maysak is now traveling north-west with maximum sustained winds of 45 metres per second (100 miles per hour) and gusts of up to 65 metres per second (145 miles per hour). The typhoon is expected to weaken slightly on Wednesday, as it […]
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/world/202008311080332163-saudi-king-dismisses-commander-of-joint-forces-over-suspicion-of-corruption—reports/ Reports say that the Saudi ruler has also relieved the Deputy Governor of Al-Jouf from his post and a number of other officials of the Kingdom’s Defense Ministry amid an investigation into possible acts of corruption. 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/world/202008311080328216-greece-to-look-into-recent-drug-seizures-in-evros-region-reports-say/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Greece’s anti-terror unit has launched an investigation into the recent seizures of the Captagon codrug, known as the Jihadi Pill, at the Greek-Turkish border in the Evros region, the Kathimerini newspaper reported on Monday. According to the Greek news outlet, the police of Komotini and Alexandroupoli have seized 13,213 pills in six cases — five of them within forty days. The drugs are said to have been smuggled by illegal immigrants in their backpacks. Police officials told Kathimerini that two Turkish cartels are responsible for drug and human trafficking in the […]
Police have responded to reports of fire being opened at a pro-Trump parade of cars in Woodland Hills, California, after a tire was slashed by a projectile, probably a bullet. Standoff between suspects and police is underway. The incident unfolded about 11:30 a.m. local time in the 20600 block of Ventura Boulevard, as the torrent of cars with Trump supporters was streaming past Woodland Hills, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. Update: LAPD says they got reports of shots fired on a Woodland Hills street where a large caravan of Trump supporters was passing through […]
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/us/202008301080317547-one-person-shot-dead-in-downtown-portland-amid-protests-reports-say/ Earlier this weekend, the protestors set fire to the Police Association building and threw rocks and other objects at officers, as police attempted to disperse the riots. One person was killed in a shooting incident in the city of Portland, which is hit by mass riots, according to police. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A nationwide peaceful march has gathered thousands across the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius on Saturday, as citizens protest the government’s handling of the recent massive fuel spill from the Japanese bulk carrier MV Wakashio, L’Express Maurice newspaper reported. According to the newspaper, thousands have gathered in the centre of the capital, Port Louis, holding national flags and banners that say “My future is in danger because of the government’s incompetence”, “Do not tolerate incompetence”, “I [love] my country, I am ashamed of its government”, “Can you hear the dolphins cry?” Apart from the march in the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106759/27/1067592722_0:128:3000:1815_1200x675_80_0_0_53602a5ffb625cbd2acda47df0c22e0c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202008291080313531-five-people-killed-as-hotel-collapses-in-chinas-shanxi-province-reports-suggest/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least five people have been killed and one more was wounded, as a hotel collapsed in China’s northern Shanxi province, China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Saturday, adding that over 700 people are participating in search and rescue operations. The two-story building located in the province’s Linfen urban district collapsed at about 9:40 a. m. local time on Saturday (01:40 GMT). Reasons behind the incident are being investigated. According to the preliminary data, 33 out of 37 people trapped under the rubble were got out, according to the media. Those […]
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/world/202008291080311905-japan-us-agree-to-further-cooperate-to-develop-new-missile-defence-system/ TOKYO (Sputnik) – Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono and US Defence Secretary Mark Esper have agreed to further cooperate on developing a new missile defence system, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported on Saturday. The agreement was reached during a meeting in Guam focused on security cooperation and partnership, as well as regional issues. According to the news agency, the officials discussed interaction in missile defence after Japan abruptly refused to deploy US Aegis Ashore land-based missile defence systems. In addition, the ministers discussed the situation in East China and South China seas in connection […]
During the year, media reports circulated that raised concerns over the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Since spring, conspiracies have emerged suggesting that he was in “grave danger”, close to a “vegetable” state or even dead. Speculation stopped after the leader made a public appearance, and then returned again. Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, is said to have been absent for a month, following claims made by the South Korean Intelligence Agency that her brother shared his powers with her – something that drew speculation that Yo Jong might be his […]
NBA players have decided to resume the playoffs after boycotting games in protest at the police shooting of Jacob Blake, according to reports in the US. According to ESPN, three games on Thursday will also be postponed but players have decided against scrapping the season altogether and will resume the playoffs, possibly as soon as Friday. The news follows further meetings between players and NBA officials on Thursday. MORE TO FOLLOW Source link
Earlier reports stated that Argentine football icon Lionel Messi had formally asked to leave FC Barcelona this summer, with the move coming 11 days after the Spanish club’s crushing 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals. Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has claimed on social media that FC Chelsea head coach Frank Lampard is looking to sign Argentine football legend Lionel Messi, now that the celebrated athlete is reportedly seeking to part ways with Barcelona. On Tuesday evening, the former Red Devils captain went on Twitter to suggest that Lampard has set his sights on the six-time […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Nearly 40 large Japanese companies have become victims of Russian-speaking internet hackers targeting newfound vulnerabilities that cropped up during shift to remote working, media reported. According to Japanese business news outlet Nikkei, virtual private network (VPN) data from 38 Japanese firms was among over 900 worldwide companies that have been compromised since moving to work from home. Citing Japan’s National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity, Nikkei reported that companies such as Hitachi Chemicals, Sumitomo Forestry and Confederation of Japan Automobile Workers’ Unions have been targeted by “Russian-language hackers” who proceeded to trade their data over […]
Jerry Falwell Jr. speaks at a Liberty University commencement in 2017 in Lynchburg, Va. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images Jerry Falwell Jr. speaks at a Liberty University commencement in 2017 in Lynchburg, Va. Alex Wong/Getty Images Updated at 7:24 p.m. ET Jerry Falwell Jr., a leading evangelical ally of President Trump’s and son of the founder of one of the nation’s largest and most well-known Christian universities, has officially resigned as president of Liberty University after a series of controversies, a university source confirms to NPR. Falwell has not responded to NPR, but in an interview […]
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/202008241080260380-nine-killed-17-injured-by-twin-blast-in-philippines-south-reports-suggest/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least nine people were killed and 17 others injured as a result of two consecutive explosions in the Philippines’ south province of Sulu, media reported on Monday, citing the Philippine authorities. According to China’s Xinhua news agency, citing the Philippine military and police, the first blast occurred near a grocery store along a busy street in Jolo, the capital of Sulu province, at around noon, followed by the second near a church some 70 meters (230 feet) away an hour later. Singapore’s Straight Times reported, in turn, that the first […]