by Nebojsa Malic, senior writer at RT If the picture of Chinese ‘malign influence’ in the US is as dire as FBI Director Chris Wray painted it, the two nations ought to be at war. Yet Wray doesn’t advise that, suggesting it’s all just Russiagate-like fear-mongering. “China is engaged in […]
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, said it would prioritize strengthening its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing efforts through digital transformation as new leadership gets under way. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the […]
The world’s largest payment network is looking for an Ethereum developer to help work on a new blockchain-based application. Source link
New Delhi (Sputnik): According to car industry representatives, the sector witnessed a revival in month-on-month sales in June due to pent-up demand caused by the COVID-19-induced lockdown. As the economy opens up, dealerships are experiencing increased demand. In a decision that is hoped will rev up auto sales in […]
The cover art of Aron Flam’s much-talked-about book features a poignant remake of a cult WWII-era poster, which according to copyright holders constitutes disfigurement. In Flam’s version, the Swedish tiger, a wartime symbol of secrecy, wears an Nazi armband and makes a Nazi salute. The Swedish authorities have pivoted on […]
US President Donald Trump’s plan to draw down the US contingent in Germany has been set in motion, with the Pentagon saying that 9,500 troops out of 34,500 stationed there will be removed pending consultations with allies. “The Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff briefed […]
The US Senate Intelligence Committee has approved a measure that would require the government, including the Pentagon and intel agencies, to compile all data on unidentified aerial phenomena into a declassified report. Though the provision is part of a broader annual intelligence bill and must still be approved by the […]
[Editor’s note: Turkey’s Army was decimated and humiliated by the Russians during the Caucasian campaign and especially at the Battle of Sarikamish. War Minister Enver Pasha then publicly blamed the Armenians for his own failings and humiliation. Thus began the Armenian Genocide of 1915 which killed at least 1.5 million […]
Israel is already the US’s closest ally in the Middle East, with Washington committing to provide Tel Aviv with $38 billion in military aid over ten years in 2016. Israel became a major US non-NATO ally in 1987, making it eligible to receive the latest US military hardware as it […]
Reddit is anticipating big demand for its Ethereum-based “Community Points” system only one month after rolling out the product. Now the social media site is looking for a scaling solution. Posted in the r/Ethereum subreddit Thursday, Reddit announced a partnership with the Ethereum Foundation to find a Layer 2 (L2) […]
In late May, a number of US media outlets reported that US President Donald Trump was taken by Secret Service agents to an underground bunker as potentially violent demonstrations protesting the killing of African-American George Floyd took place near the White House. US President Donald Trump has reportedly directed officials […]
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., pictured on May 7, led the effort to draft a Republican police reform proposal. Andrew Harnik/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., pictured on May 7, led the effort to draft a Republican police reform proposal. […]
An Israeli unity government was formed in May between two rivals, the Likud party’s Benjamin Netanyahu and the Blue and White party’s Benny Gantz, after months of political struggles and three elections. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is looking for a reason to put his political partnership with Benny Gantz […]
They could replace your morning coffee, so the saying goes on morning show broadcasts. Nootropics, sometimes called smart drugs, are a class of performance-enhancing supplements that are seeing widespread use in the tech and crypto sectors, and prompting much skepticism everywhere else. The thousands of chemicals that could conceivably fall […]
US 03:41 GMT 21.05.2020Get short URL The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), the only agreement limiting the number of nuclear weapons in Russia and the US to remain in effect, is set to expire in 2021, as the Trump administration keeps avoiding the extension, insisting instead that China must […]
US 17:11 GMT 20.05.2020(updated 17:43 GMT 20.05.2020) Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107936/75/1079367501_0:179:3072:1907_1200x675_80_0_0_280e1835bcfcf495b50ef035bfb8660d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202005201079367411-michigan-flooding-is-500-year-event-state-seeks-help-from-federal-govt—governor/ The peak flooding is expected at about 8 pm EST tonight, residents should evacuate, the governor said, as quoted by Reuters. The flooding in Michigan is a ‘500-year event’, and the state is […]
Europe 06:55 GMT 16.05.2020Get short URL LONDON (Sputnik) – By threatening to proceed with legal action against London over an alleged violation of the EU’s freedom of movement rules, Brussels is trying to penalise it for Brexit, Freddy Vachha, the general secretary of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), told Sputnik. […]
The US Department of Defense is requesting congressional authorization to strike a potential $17.7 billion deal with General Dynamics for two nuclear-powered, Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines. Amid lawmakers’ drafting of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, the Pentagon has requested Congress grant the department permission to secure two of the […]
The Proof of Stake Alliance (POSA), an industry advocacy group, is publishing a series of recommended standards for companies participating in a proof-of-stake consensus protocol in an effort to reduce regulatory clampdowns on different networks. The group met with members of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) earlier this […]
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn arrives at U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 18, 2018. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Former national security adviser Michael Flynn arrives at U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 18, 2018. […]
William Perry Pendley’s temporary appointment at the Burea of Land Management was recently extended for the fifth time since taking over the agency last summer. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption toggle caption Kirk Siegler/NPR William Perry Pendley’s temporary appointment at the Burea of Land Management was recently extended for the fifth […]
Zoom, the popular-by-necessity video conferencing service, has acquired crypto key directory Keybase in a bid to bring end-to-end encryption to its paying customers. “We are working on a detailed cryptographic design to be published by May 22 for public review,” tweeted, Alex Stamos, a former chief information security officer of […]
India 12:31 GMT 07.05.2020Get short URL New Delhi (Sputnik): As many as 10 people have died and thousands directly exposed to styrene gas due to their close proximity to a major gas leak at an LG Polymers Pvt Ltd plant in Visakhapatnam. The leader of the opposition and former state […]