The U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps are on heightened alert and increase patrols over Iraq to respond to a potential Iranian attack at U.S. troops in Middle East region. Pentagon officials are concerned about movements of Iranian-backed militias amid heightened tensions on the eve of the liquidation anniversary of Iran’s top commander General Qasem Soleimani that been killed in a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad on 3 January 2020. Specifically, the Pentagon is closely watching “troubling indicators of potential attack preparations” from Iranian militias in Iraq, the official said. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “It is worrisome,” one […]
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RCMP Must Respond To Spying Allegations By Jeremy Hainsworth, Vancouver Courier. November 11, 2020 RCMP Must Respond To Spying Allegations2020-11-112020-11-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/pipeline-protests-e1605115134434.png200px200px Above photo: BIV Files. Groups say pipeline spying information passed to energy companies. The B.C. Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is taking the RCMP in front of a judge for its alleged failure to respond to allegations of spying on groups and organizations and First Nations opposed to the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline project. The suit, filed in Federal Court in Ottawa against the force Nov. 9, names the federal attorney general and B.C.’s minister of public safety and solicitor general and […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/11/1080800420_0:0:3641:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_1712c3094bc6f1bf132dc5399638fe79.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/military/202010171080804348-russia-to-respond-to-us-deployment-of-missiles-in-asia-pacific-region-ambassador-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Moscow will adequately respond to Washington’s deployment of intermediate and short-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC), Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said. “If American missiles are deployed in APAC, and it was once again confirmed to me yesterday that such missiles would be deployed, then the range of these missiles would reach the Russian Federation, covering strategic targets of tactical nuclear deterrence,” Antonov said live on Channel One Russia. The United States abandoned the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia in August 2019. The new Strategic […]
Arsenal appear to have brushed off an incident between their players Dani Ceballos and Eddie Nketiah after they engaged in a pre-game pushing match on the pitch prior to the start of their opening day fixture with Fulham. The incident, which happened just 10 minutes before the first kick-off of the new Premier League season, came during a ball retention exercise and kicked off after the 21-year-old Nketiah complained of receiving an unnecessarily heavy challenge from the Spaniard. Also on rt.com ‘It’s an evil world we live in’: Arsenal fans angry as Gunners splash out on Willian signing, just days after […]
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 […]
President Donald Trump jokingly told the crowd at the Republican National Convention to replace their “four more years” chant with “12” because it will make his critics “crazy,” and they played right into his hand. Trump has floated the idea several times of holding the office of the presidency beyond two terms, despite the position holding exactly a two-term limit. He’s previously trolled his critics, who have called him everything from a white supremacist to an enemy of the state to traitor, with memes that have ignited outrage among many on the left. The president continued trolling while speaking at the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107980/24/1079802418_0:82:2160:1297_1200x675_80_0_0_75e6f3b2f57d22db578e77e55df9dd77.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008241080260759-iran-vows-to-respond-to-incident-at-natanz-nuclear-site-if-foreign-traces-confirmed/ TEHRAN (Sputnik) – Iran will respond to an act of sabotage that occurred at Natanz nuclear facility in July if there is confirmation that it was organised from abroad, Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday. “We are waiting for an official report on whether [the act of sabotage was organised] from abroad or within the country. Of course, if it comes from abroad, we will give the necessary response”, Khatibzadeh said as quoted Tasnim news agency. In early July, a major explosion hit Iran’s Natanz nuclear plant for enriching uranium. No casualties […]
President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign saw its texts to potential supporters blocked by contractors for major mobile operators, in another episode prompting concerns over communication platforms’ influence over US elections. A test run of the voter outreach program launched by the Trump campaign over the July 4 weekend was “abruptly shut down” on networks run by Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T, Politico reported on Monday, potentially costing the campaign millions of dollars in donations. When the president’s adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner contacted Verizon and T-Mobile, they reportedly denied any partisan intent behind the move and pointed to contractors they employ to […]
Earlier in July, Iran reportedly said that it had determined the “main cause” of a blast at the Natanz nuclear site, which will be announced “at a proper time”. Commander of the US Central Command General Kenneth McKenzie has suggested that Iran will retaliate for recent explosions at nuclear and military facilities in Natanz and Parchin. “My experience with Iran tells me they will respond”, McKenzie said during an interview with The Washington Post earlier this week. The remarks come amid Iranian media reports indirectly accusing Israel and the US of being behind an explosion at Iran’s Natanz nuclear site, according […]
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/202007031079789994-alabama-police-respond-to-reports-of-shots-fired-at-hoovers-riverchase-galleria/ There was no immediate information on the injuries or casualties caused by the incident, as exact location of the shooting is also not yet specified by the police. Alabama’s Hoover police department responded to reports of shots fired at Riverchase Galleria on Friday, announcing that “scene is contained”. An investigation is ongoing, as the police are “still gathering information” and it is unclear whether there are any injuries or casualties. According to social media users, witnesses on the site say that shots were fired inside the mall. There are at least four ambulances are […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105100/58/1051005878_0:133:3166:1914_1200x675_80_0_0_b94cdec332459669ee9515e2a23c72ec.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202006181079655374-russia-to-respond-if-germany-takes-measures-on-khangoshvili-case—diplomat/ BERLIN (Sputnik) – Berlin’s claims of complicity of Russian state agencies in the killing of a Georgian citizen in Germany are groundless, Russia will respond if Germany takes measures on this, Ambassador Sergey Nechayev said Thursday. “The charges include a statement that the murder was carried out on orders of Russian state structures. This is still not supported by any facts or proof”, Nechayev said in a statement. Russia considers these accusations “groundless.” These claims do little to facilitate the Russian-German relations, the diplomat said. “As for threats heard from Berlin about potential future […]
Tents are visible behind wire fences last month near buildings of the Federal Medical Center prison in Fort Worth, Texas. Hundreds of inmates inside the facility reportedly have tested positive for the coronavirus, and several have died. LM Otero/AP hide caption toggle caption LM Otero/AP Tents are visible behind wire fences last month near buildings of the Federal Medical Center prison in Fort Worth, Texas. Hundreds of inmates inside the facility reportedly have tested positive for the coronavirus, and several have died. LM Otero/AP Prisons across the country have placed prisoners on lockdown — they’re kept in their cells mostly around-the-clock […]
San Francisco Mayor London Breed has announced a bevy of police reforms, barring officers from using tear gas and “military-grade weapons” while working to divert non-urgent calls to agencies besides law enforcement. The city’s Democratic mayor introduced the new measures in a statement on Thursday night, previewing a “roadmap” for police reforms on the heels of weeks of mass protests over the officer-involved killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. “This reform effort will focus on reducing the need for police to be first responders for non-criminal situations, and changing the Police Department’s hiring, promotional, training, and disciplinary systems to better reflect […]
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Europe 10:19 GMT 06.06.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107953/70/1079537065_0:291:3059:2012_1200x675_80_0_0_50f191a4757139b441bc114d8829b3ad.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202006061079537102-moscow-pledges-to-respond-to-pragues-decision-to-expel-diplomats-intelligence-chief-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Czech Republic’s decision to expel Russian diplomats is a mean provocation, and Moscow will surely respond in a due manner, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence chief, Sergey Naryshkin, said on Saturday. “There will be a retaliatory response. But overall, of course, this is a very vile and mean provocation by the Czech authorities,” Naryshkin told reporters. On Friday, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis announced that two Russian diplomats were declared personae non-gratae in the country. Babis explained that the decision was connected to claims that a […]
The Russian Foreign Ministry has declined a request by a Federal Assembly commission to revoke accreditation for the New York Times and Financial Times newspapers following a slew of false reporting on the country’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier on Wednesday, a Commission on the Investigation of Foreign Interference in Russia’s Internal Affairs formed by the State Duma asked the Foreign Ministry to take action against the Manhattan-based New York Times and London-based Financial Times following what commission head Vasilii Piskarev described as “simultaneously published articles on allegedly inconsistent official statistics on coronavirus mortality in Russia with real statistics.” The measures requested potentially included depriving the two […]
Countries should be able to swiftly identify and quarantine coronavirus hotspots instead of putting their whole societies on lockdown, but people must accept this ‘new reality’ for it to work, said WHO’s envoy to Russia. “I do believe that there might be a surge [in Covid-19 cases], but we’ll be able to respond to it much quicker, having all the experience that we’ve got, unfortunately, over the last four months,” Dr Melita Vujnovic, who represents the World Health Organization in Russia, told RT when asked about the impact of the gradual lifting of lockdowns – that has begun in many countries […]
Bill Maher ripped the mask shielding the hypocrisy of the Democrat Party right off on Friday when he asserted that members of the party should assert that they don’t care if Joe Biden is a sexual predator. During an episode of his show on Friday night, Maher said that Democrats should respond to the allegations by asserting “don’t know, never will, don’t care.” Biden is credibly accused of kissing and inserting his fingers inside former staffer Tara During during his time in senate in 1993. She has multiple corroborating witnesses who remember being told about her problems with him at the […]