After Dr. Anthony Fauci gave an interview in which he claimed the White House was controlling his media appearances, the president lashed out at him, even taking to comparing how each of them throws a baseball. “Dr.Tony Fauci says we don’t allow him to do television, and yet I saw him last night on @60Minutes,” Trump tweeted on Monday, referencing the interview where Fauci made his […]
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Ex-V8 driver Renee Gracie, who officially left the sport in 2019 and now has a career on adult subscription site Only Fans, has accused Supercars chiefs of having an “old-school mentality” and using her as a “sex sells figure”. Gracie formed the first female pairing in the sport when she competed at the 1,000km Bathurst 1000 race alongside Simona de Silvestro in 2015, but was replaced by […]
After running a cold open that mocked NBC’s controversial Trump town hall, Saturday Night Live also dedicated a portion of this week’s “Weekend Update” segment to flame the network. After Colin Jost roasted the president for hosting more “coronavirus giveaways across the country,” Michael Che went in on his home network for giving the president a platform. “What can I say?” Che said. “We have a […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107939/38/1079393825_0:77:2759:1629_1200x675_80_0_0_c6f13b54003c3c055531998d2996baeb.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Henry Batyaev. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/europe/202010171080803481-chechen-leader-kadyrov-slams-beheading-attack-in-france-says-chechens-have-nothing-to-do-with-it/ The French prosecutor earlier in the day confirmed that the gruesome beheading attack in France on Friday was perpetrated by an 18-year-old Chechen man born in Moscow. The head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, has condemned the decapitation attack in a Parisian suburb and extended his condolences to the family of the victim. In a message […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0f/1080783758_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_5d1bb54e748e1cc144a3a336ff9ef4e8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202010171080803970-trump-slams-republican-senator-little-ben-sasse-in-response-to-narcissist-jibe/ Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse, worried that a “blue tsunami” could wipe out the Republican senate majority, laid into President Trump this week, calling him a narcissist who kisses dictators’ butts and sells out the US’ allies. US President Donald Trump has laid into a Republican senator who called him a “TV-obsessed narcissist” who “spends like a drunken sailor”. Trump […]
On Tuesday, the US Justice Department sued the first lady’s former friend and aide Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, claiming that she had violated a nondisclosure agreement by publishing a tell-all memoir about her time serving at the White House. US First Lady Melania Trump has lashed out at Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, describing her former aide and friend as a person of “dishonest behavior” who “only cares” about […]
TORONTO (Sputnik) – The Canadian Supreme Court struck a blow to fighting government corruption by dismissing a new probe into whether a religious leader lobbied Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Democracy Watch co-founder Duff Conacher said in a statement on Thursday. The high court earlier denied a request for a new probe into allegations that the Aga Khan lobbied Trudeau during a trip to the religious leader’s […]
British television host Piers Morgan, known for brash commentary and his support for the US President, earlier in the pandemic savaged the POTUS’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, opening his Daily Mail column with the headline “SHUT THE F*** UP, PRESIDENT TRUMP.” British broadcaster Piers Morgan, previously an outspoken champion of Donald Trump, has exclaimed in his typically brusque manner that he “doesn’t get” US President […]
TikTok has faced tough pressure from the United States recently, with the Trump administration attacking the company and seeking to ban the app over national security concerns, and fears that the video platform could be used to influence the outcome of the upcoming US presidential election. A San-Fransisco-based rival of TikTok, named Triller, slammed the Chinese video app for “bullying” and using bad press to undermine […]
On Friday night, Bill Maher kicked off the latest edition of his HBO show Real Time by addressing how President Trump got COVID-19—after doing pretty much everything in his power to get it. “I’m telling you, this getting COVID thing, not good for him,” said Maher. “The way he handled it, I think the final blow is that, you know what, we’ve seen that he gets […]
Hillary Clinton, who earlier endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden ahead of the November elections in the US, intimated that America’s defence spending was veering down the “wrong path”, pointing the finger of blame at President Donald Trump’s alleged mismanagement, augmented by “right-wing ideological resistance”. Hillary Clinton has offered her vision of how America ought to be gearing up to face new emerging threats on the […]
When UFC rivals Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor appeared to agree to a rematch in the UFC on social media, plenty in the MMA world were happy. One man who wasn’t, however, was former interim champion Tony Ferguson. Ferguson launched an astonishing attack on Poirier after the Louisiana lightweight stated his happiness to not just fight, but to make even more money for his charity, “The […]
“A virtual hearing is virtually no hearing at all,” the New York Senator says, suggesting the decision on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett should be postponed, despite Senate already using the practice throughout pandemic. “If it’s not safe for the Senate to meet in session, it’s not safe for the hearings to go forward,” Chuck Schumer said at a Sunday press conference. The Senate has already […]
Pope Francis sounded downright woke in parts of a newly released encyclical – railing against free market, private property, racism and social injustice – but he couldn’t get through the title without offending some observers. Francis said the Covid-19 pandemic proved that free-market policies have failed to produce the societal benefits promised by their proponents. “The marketplace, by itself, cannot resolve every problem, however much we […]
Celebrity businesswoman Kim Kardashian West, who is a fourth-generation Armenian-American, has tweeted her support for Armenia amid deadly border clashes with Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. “Armenians in Artsakh have been attacked,” Kardashian wrote on social media, using a historic name for Nagorno-Karabakh — a large Armenian-populated enclave inside Azerbaijan, which has been a bone of contention between Yerevan and Baku for three decades. Armenia […]
The former captain of Russia’s synchronized swimming team, Angelika Timanina, has revealed her ordeal during a ‘difficult period’ in which she ‘didn’t eat, cry or sleep’ for months, lashing out at immoral women and ‘spoiled men’. Blonde bombshell Timanina had been included in Russia’s national surfing squad for the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo before they were postponed earlier this year, and the abrupt change to her sporting […]
On 21 September, Washington imposed sanctions against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claiming that “for nearly two years, corrupt officials in Tehran have worked with the illegitimate regime in Venezuela to flout the UN arms embargo”. A senior Venezuelan official has described the US as the greatest threat to the international community after it decided recently to slap fresh sanctions […]
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited four South American countries around Venezuela this week, pledging hundreds of millions in aid to those fleeing the South American nation’s economic crisis but also reiterating threats to depose socialist President Nicolas Maduro. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has accused his US counterpart Mike Pompeo of crying crocodile tears over the South American country’s woes. Arreaza insisted in a […]
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Wikileaks was invented to support Roy Cohn’s ‘gayboy’ lovers that the Kosher Nostra put into the White House. This is the simple truth of it and Cohn is still somewhere laughing his ass off as the US is torn apart by a second acolyte of Cohn’s, another bumbling moron in a dress… Roy Cohn and Donald Trump at a cross dressing gala in New York (the […]
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A scandal has erupted amid comments which were allegedly made by President Donald Trump where he called dead United States servicemen “losers” and suckers”, according to a bombshell Atlantic magazine article on Thursday. US President Donald Trump attacked the widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, Laurene Powell Jobs, due to her stake in The Atlantic, doubling down on an ongoing scandal that first unveiled in the magazine that […]
Her remarks come as protests against racial discrimination and police brutality are continuing in the United States. The demonstrations were reignited after an officer shot a black man in the back seven times in the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin. Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris has blasted President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr over their comments about systemic racism in the United States. “I […]
On 19 August, the Indian cabinet gave its approval to a proposal to lease out the Jaipur, Guwahati, and Thiruvananthapuram airports, currently run by the government agency Airports Authority of India (AAI) to the private sector. In February of this year, India’s Adani Group took over three AAI airports at Ahmedabad, Mangaluru, and Lucknow. Indian opposition Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday slammed a decision […]
John Boyega is not letting Disney off the hook for how Star Wars mishandled his character. In his first major interview since Rise of Skywalker premiered last winter, the actor called out the way Finn and Kelly Marie Tran’s character, Rose Tico, were sidelined. “Like, you guys knew what to do with Daisy Ridley, you knew what to do with Adam Driver,” Boyega told British GQ. […]
The Indian military has accused China of violating the status quo with “provocative military movements” along the disputed border in Eastern Ladakh. There were intense clashes between the two nations in the area earlier this year. Indian troops have pre-empted the Sunday night maneuvers of the Chinese military on the southern bank of the Pangong Tso Lake and strengthened their positions to “thwart Chinese intentions to […]
Growing institutional interest is helping to drive a recent spike in volume on Bakkt, according to its president, Adam White. But the U.S.-regulated crypto derivatives exchange is holding out hope its dormant options platform will eventually gain traction. Trading volumes for physically settled bitcoin futures on Bakkt rose to $134 million on Tuesday from a previous high of $132 million on July 28, according to crypto […]
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The Democratic National Convention recently concluded, which saw the party officially select former Vice President Joe Biden as their candidate to face off against Donald Trump in the November presidential election. Rapper Ice Cube blasted the US Democratic Party on Saturday, following their national convention, for supporting the “the same old” lines and asked what he described as the only question that matters: “What’s in it for […]
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-California) has accused Donald Trump of making a “dangerous statement” by tweeting that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has hindered the US’ covid-19 response, including the approval of a vaccine. In a Saturday tweet tagging FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, the president accused the “deep state” of delaying approval on clinical trials for a coronavirus vaccine on purpose to affect November’s election. “The […]
77-year-old Joe Biden formally accepted the Democrat nomination on Thursday night from the Chase Center in Delaware. “It’s with great honor and humility I accept this nomination for president of the United States of America,” said Biden. Angry Biden slammed President Trump and vowed to end the ‘season of darkness.’ “Our current president has failed in his most basic duty to the nation. He’s failed to […]
President Barack Obama broke precedent and slammed his successor President Donald Trump on Wednesday night during his DNC speech at the Museum of American Revolution. Obama, who led the greatest political scandal in US history and spied on the Trump campaign and Trump Transition Team, gave one of the most divisive speeches in US history. . @BarackObama’s Administration led a surveillance program against @realDonaldTrump’s campaign that […]
Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention left Stephen Colbert speechless. He had a lot more to say about Bill Clinton’s. In his second live Late Show of the week, Colbert broke down the biggest moments from night two of the DNC, or as he called it, “one of the most electrifying infomercials of the year.” Noting that the theme for the second night was […]
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On Friday, The US Department of Justice confirmed a Thursday report by The Wall Street Journal, that US authorities had “successfully” disrupted a “multi-million dollar fuel shipment” by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), after seizing four oil tankers in international waters carrying alleged Iranian gasoline bound for Venezuela. Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, on Saturday refuted allegations by the Trump administration about a US […]
A video, showing Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden arguing that the US should rally behind the Turkish opposition, drew a huge backlash in Ankara, which denounced the remark as meddling in its internal affairs. The clip, which was filmed in December for a January episode of the New York Times’ documentary series The Weekly, began making waves on social media on Thursday, after it was picked […]
On Friday, the United Nations Security Council rejected a draft resolution submitted by the United States to indefinitely extend the arms embargo on Iran, originally envisioned by the Iran nuclear deal ahead of its expiration in October, saying the draft did not obtain the necessary support to be adopted. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday described the UN Security Council’s decision to not allow an […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Delhi has 350,000 students studying at schools under the BJP-ruled North Delhi Municipal Corporation – a civic body. Manish Sisodia raised concerns calling it a “serious ” situation amid reports of over a five-month delay in issuing books to 714 schools, and salaries to teachers. Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying that his […]
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Hillary Clinton and thousands of others roasted a now-corrected story and tweet from the New York Times claiming the last time there was a mixed-gender presidential ticket for the Democratic Party was in the ‘80s. “It’s hard to fathom, but it has been 36 years since a man and a woman ran together on a Democratic Party ticket,” the New York Times’ Opinion Twitter account wrote, […]
In April last year, opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim President Juan Guaido attempted to stage a coup in Venezuela and overthrow democratically elected President Nicolas Maduro, purportedly with support from the US government. However, the attempt was botched due to the military refusing to support Guaido. What could be worse than attempting to overthrow a legal, elected foreign government in violation of international norms? Apparently it […]
A man who was successfully sued by the UFC in a $32 million lawsuit has ended his silence in damning style, calling the multibillion-dollar promotion’s chiefs ‘old ass bozos’ and distancing himself from his own public apology. New Yorker Steven Messina was prosecuted by the UFC over the distribution of an estimated 200 hours of content in 2014, streaming events watched by fans unwilling to pay subscription […]
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk disavowed his older socialist beliefs and went full Communism-hater on Twitter, after denouncing the satirical outlet The Onion over an ‘eat the rich’ joke. Just two years ago, Musk had described himself as “actually a socialist” and advocated for the “greatest good for all.” On Monday, however, he tweeted describing the founder of Communism Karl Marx as a “Hungry Santa” […]
On Tuesday, US authorities gave China 72 hours to shut down its Houston, Texas Consulate, accusing its staff of systematically engaging in espionage. Beijing responded by ordering US diplomats to leave America’s diplomatic mission in Chengdu, with Washington claiming that China has no right to respond in that kind of tit-for-tat manner. China strongly protests US officials’ “forcible entry” into the Chinese diplomatic mission in Houston […]
Protesters have vandalized the home of Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, splattering it with red paint and graffiti while pelting the house with fireworks. The mayor’s office said the attack was meant to “terrorize” and “intimidate.” Along with large splotches of paint thrown across Schaaf’s garage door and a nearby retaining wall, the vandals left countless graffiti messages condemning the mayor and apparently voicing support for the […]
Antifa militants violently attacked a Back the Blue rally in Denver on Sunday as police, clearly ordered to stand down, allowed it to happen. Following the violent attack by black-clad militants holding weapons, the media painted the incident as a “clash” and acted as though both sides were instigating a fight. This was absolutely not the case. @michellemalkin This is what Michelle dealt with today in […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): India’s bleeding national carrier Air India, had announced a voluntary Leave Without Pay (LWP) scheme for its employees, in view of mounting running costs during the lockdown period. Air India said its operations during the almost five months of lockdown were “a small fraction of the prior COVID level operations”. The Indian Commercial Pilots Association, representative body of pilots with the country’s national […]
Leading US infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has been battling criticism regarding his public health statements amid the COVID-19 pandemic, including from White House officials, whom he has warned against attempts to discredit him as ultimately damaging for Donald Trump. The wife of leading US immunologist Dr. Anthony Fauci, Christine Grady, has responded to the criticism her husband has been fending off lately from officials […]
Vernon Jones is a Democratic rep. in Georgia who announced weeks ago that he is supporting Trump’s reelection. This week, he also slammed the Black Lives Matter movement over recent violence and shootings. PJ Media reports: Georgia Democrat Defends Trump, Eviscerates Black Lives Matter Narrative TRENDING: BREAKING: Joe Biden and Barack Obama’s Twitter Accounts HACKED… Along With Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Kanye West and MORE On […]
On Monday New York Governor Andrew Cuomo released a poster at his press conference Monday that celebrates his response to the COVID-19 China coronavirus that devastated New York state and especially New York City this year. New York state ended up being the epicenter of the coronavirus. The state totaled over 32,000 deaths. The new poster is cynically topped with a statement by Cuomo, “Wake Up […]
China lashed out Monday against the US, calling the nation the “true global headquarters of hackers” after White House adviser Peter Navarro reiterated unsubstantiated claims over the weekend that TikTok user data is sent to the Chinese military. Touching on a variety of anti-China angles, Navarro reiterated claims during a Fox Business interview on Sunday that user data collected by TikTok “goes right to servers in […]
President Trump’s oldest son also lashed out at the media as, according to him, they continue to take digs at his father to make him look bad while at the same time ignoring Biden’s history. Donald Trump Jr has criticised Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s economic plan, dubbed “Build Back Better” and criticised his approach to China, saying that the US has to “deal tough” with […]
Venezuela Slams Interpol Arrest Of CLAP Contractor In Cape Verde By Paul Dobson, Venezuela Analysis. July 1, 2020 Venezuela Slams Interpol Arrest Of CLAP Contractor In Cape Verde2020-07-012020-07-01https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/clap-food-boxes-normally-include-some-domestically-produced-goods-but-also-a-range-of-imported-items-including-pasta-powdered-milk-and-flour.-from-clapoficial-on-twitter-e1593629972947.jpg200px200px Colombo-Venezuelan Alex Saab was detained on a Washington-issued arrest warrant en route to Iran, where he reportedly looked to negotiate food and medicine import contracts. Venezuela’s foreign ministry has demanded the immediate release of a high-level government contractor detained […]
One of the biggest questions facing cities and towns in the next few months is if schools will open and how they will deal with the potential spread of Coronavirus. Senator Rand Paul, who is a doctor, slammed Dr. Fauci for failing to provide leadership on this issue. He argued that spread of the virus is very low among young people and that America should send […]
On Tuesday, the US Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing where they spoke to a group of top US health officials, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on the state of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country and other related issues. Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul at a Senate committee hearing with […]
The New York Times story accusing Russia of offering bounties for killing US troops in Afghanistan relied on unconfirmed intelligence from an ongoing investigation, which is now impossible to finish, a congressman has revealed. “The blood is on their hands,” Rep. Jim Banks (R-Indiana) tweeted on Monday, after attending a briefing with top intelligence officials at the White House. The Times, he said, “used unconfirmed intel […]
Trump’s executive order on police reform includes the creation of a national police misconduct database, guidelines for the use of force and deescalation,k and the banning of chokeholds. This comes amid widespread protest and demands for change over US police killings of African Americans. CNN’s Van Jones slammed political commentary site The Daily Beast after the latter published an article claiming Jones had been secretly advising […]
Created in the US in 2013 as an anti-racism activism and protest movement, Black Lives Matter has enjoyed a surge in support and media coverage in the wake of the George Floyd protests across the US and around the world. Activists have been criticized by conservatives, and by Israel supporters, however, over their attacks on the Jewish State. The Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA), a Britain-based NGO […]
President Trump on Thursday slammed New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for his plan to paint a large a mural in honor of Black Lives Matter — right in front of Trump Tower in Manhattan. Trump said giant yellow letters would deface the “fabled & beautiful Fifth Avenue,” an iconic street in the city. Told that @NYCMayor Bill de Blasio wants to paint the fabled […]
A cyber-attack targeting Australia’s government system businesses and service providers, confirmed on 19 June by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, was likely orchestrated by China in retaliation for the crackdown on Huawei, Australian media reported earlier. Huawei has condemned former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull for suggesting that his move in 2018 to ban the telecommunications equipment giant from installing the 5G mobile network in his country was […]
Sanders shared an excerpt from her memoir after a federal court judge on Saturday allowed Bolton to release his own book, which the US administration tried to block, saying it contained certain classified information about current events and policy issues. Sarah Sanders posted a series of tweets on late Monday, in which the former White House press secretary shared a full excerpt from her book “Speaking […]
In an extremely rare walk back last week, President Donald Trump moved the date of his big Tulsa campaign rally so that it would no longer fall on Juneteenth, the day that commemorates the end of slavery. Then, he undid any sliver of good will he may have received by claiming that he is responsible for making that 150-year-old holiday famous. “While Trump had his mouth […]
Beijing has come out swinging after US President Donald Trump signed a law paving the way for sanctions against Chinese officials for the alleged oppression of Uighur Muslims, accusing the US of a “malicious attack.” In a statement on Thursday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry accused the Trump administration of an attempt to smear China with a new bill that alleges rampant human rights abuses by the […]
Not everyone in the entertainment field is a liberal. John Dolmayan is the drummer for the hard rock group ‘System of a Down’ and he is a Trump supporter. He has been under attack from the left recently for voicing his political opinions, but he slammed the left right back. Loudwire reports: System of a Down’s John Dolmayan Claps Back at Liberals: ‘You Are Cowards’ Following […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107961/44/1079614474_0:238:3072:1966_1200x675_80_0_0_32c9a5e391e6b983681ff1f152857f6f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006151079614323-thousands-of-new-yorkers-protest-in-brooklyn-as-cuomo-slams-reopening-violations—videos/ Rallies in support of the black community have been non-stop in the United States since the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd following his arrest in late May. Thousands of protesters took to the courtyard of the Brooklyn Museum on Sunday in support of the black transgender community, despite Сuomo’s tweeting the same day about numerous violations of coronavirus-induced rules. […]
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda has accused the western media of “taking his words out of context” after numerous articles covered him equating LGBT “ideology” to communism, insisting he supports equality. Duda’s Saturday campaign speech, in which he stated that LGBT is an ideology even more sinister than “Bolshevism” was picked up by numerous outlets worldwide. The president seeks re-election and conservative voters constitute his base as […]
On September 14, 2019, a massed missile and drone strike on two Saudi oil refineries temporarily halved the kingdom’s oil output. Yemen’s Houthi militia claimed responsibility for these and other attacks, but Washington, Riyadh, and America’s European allies blamed Iran. Tehran dismissed the allegations as “blind, incomprehensible and meaningless.” Iran’s foreign ministry has dismissed a fresh United Nations report accusing Tehran of providing missiles and drones […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107954/19/1079541927_0:149:3069:1876_1200x675_80_0_0_c90a7173c7dd08ab11b8869ef74d74a6.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006131079599797-nypd-union-slams-cuomo-for-signing-police-reform-bill-says-cops-will-be-unable-to-do-job/ The US has been gripped by mass protests against police brutality and racial discrimination since late May, which started as peaceful demonstrations but soon turned violent and spread worldwide. The NYC Police Benevolent Association, a labor union representing officers of the New York Police Department, blasted Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday for signing the police reform bill, claiming that the law […]
Conor McGregor teammate Dillon Danis has publicly vowed to take revenge on Khabib Nurmagomedov’s camp after rewatching footage of the scrap that saw both sides heavily sanctioned following their clash at UFC 229 in October 2018. The incendiary post-fight brawl after the headline fight between lightweight champ Khabib and Irish nemesis McGregor threatened to overshadow the momentous bout between the fierce rivals, spilling into the crowd as […]
An Iranian ambassador has condemned recent moves by the US intended to prevent international nuclear cooperation in a letter addressed to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday. Kazem Gharib-Abadi, Tehran’s envoy to international organizations in Vienna, accused the US in his letter of irresponsible violations of international nuclear commitments. He also raised concerns regarding Washington’s moves against the promotion of peaceful atomic activity. The […]
US 15:22 GMT 06.06.2020Get short URL The US president’s daughter will now join a growing list of conservatives, including world-renowned figures such as Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson, who have been prevented from talking at universities due to holding views that largely liberal university campuses deem politically incorrect. Ivanka Trump has condemned “cancel culture and viewpoint discrimination” after a graduation speech she was slated to give to […]
US 23:17 GMT 05.06.2020(updated 23:23 GMT 05.06.2020) Get short URL Earlier in a tweet, US President Donald Trump labelled Mayor of Washington, DC as “incompetent”, accusing her of letting her budget out of control and mistreating National Guard members. Source link
MSNBC host Chris Hayes took New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to task on Thursday night for falsely claiming that New York police hadn’t beaten protesters despite video evidence to the contrary. In recent days, several videos have surfaced on social media showing NYPD officers whacking peaceful protesters with batons, including a “horrifying” viral clip of three officers bludgeoning […]
Russia 11:17 GMT 03.06.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106628/63/1066286399_0:0:1200:675_1200x675_80_0_0_f767eca78fd17e29ee01f7b64dad95ae.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202006031079506495-kremlin-slams-computer-game-allowing-users-to-change-course-of-wwii-as-nazi-propaganda/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A Ukrainian computer game in which users can change the course of World War II is Nazi propaganda and it’s availability in Russia is regrettable, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. “We can only express deep regret over the fact that this game is available on the territory of […]
If Nanette was Hannah Gadsby’s attempt to, as the Tasmanain comedian put it in the show itself, “tell her story properly,” her new set, Douglas, finds her processing its aftereffects—and expanding it even further. It’s also, perhaps, her best troll yet. In the special, which premiered on Netflix Tuesday, Gadsby wonders aloud why her audience is there—and what they’re expecting after she purged herself of some […]
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 Health Organization (WHO) would be “unimaginable”, as the country and the agency have been “connected since […]
Trevor Noah is horrified that President Donald Trump is apparently taking hydroxychloroquine against the recommendation of the FDA. But he seemed equally appalled Tuesday night at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s reaction to that news. “I would rather he not be taking something that has not been approved by the scientists,” Pelosi said on CNN this week, “especially in his age group and in his, shall we […]
The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday hit back against the European Union’s “megaphone diplomacy” after the bloc’s foreign affairs chief, Josep Borrell, again warned Jerusalem against the unilateral annexation of West Bank territory in a message congratulating the Jewish state on its new government. “The Israeli Foreign Ministry would like to thank the EU for their message congratulating Israel on the swearing-in of a new government,” spokesperson […]
World 11:32 GMT 17.05.2020Get short URL In early April, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the United Nations was facing a cash crisis due to non-payment of dues by some member states, something that he added had been aggravated by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. China’s UN Mission acting deputy envoy Yao Shaojun has berated the US for being the organisation’s “largest debtor”, and claimed that Washington owes […]
Russia’s Foreign Ministry will send letters to the Financial Times and New York Times demanding they retract reports which claim the actual death toll from Covid-19 in the country is much higher than the official figures. The editors-in-chief of those outlets will be handed the letters on Thursday through the Russian embassies in the UK and the US, ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said during a briefing. […]
On Monday President Trump was asked about the coronavirus “models” going into the fall. President Trump pointed out to reporters that the models “have been way off.” President Trump: Well the models haven’t been exactly accurate. These are models done by a lot of think tanks a lot of universities. Some of the models have been way off. A few of the models have been accurate […]
Anthony Sabatini, a freshmen lawmaker in Central Florida, circulated a letter from his office and took to his social media accounts to slam the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), for publishing a website that allows Floridians to report businesses for “violating social distancing guidelines.” Our sources say that the DBPR’s development of the site was a “rogue” action that conflicts with Florida Governor Ron […]
Sport 10:25 GMT 06.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107857/12/1078571205_0:0:3150:1772_1200x675_80_0_0_27e6c80f61a527aa26c980064fd87a13.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/sport/202005061079210878-tony-ferguson-slams-khabib-conor-mcnuggets-says-they-should-retire-from-mma/ After Russian MMA fighter of Dagestani origin Khabib Nurmagomedov stepped out of a fight with Tony Ferguson due to travel restrictions amid the pandemic, Justin”The Highlight” Gaethje stepped in to replace the Russian fighter in a rumble that is set to take place on 10 May. The failed UFC 249 fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony […]