Ukrainian Armed Forces are in advanced talks with an unnamed European defense contractor about a possible purchase of a batch of 5.56mm caliber assault rifles, according to a source in the Czech defense industry. Ukrainian Army reportedly looks to buy modern assault rifles chambered for NATO 5.56x45mm ammunition with the possibility of further licensed production in Ukraine along with a line for the production of ammunition. The possible deal, which covers a batch of 5.56x45mm caliber weapons (rifles on AR-15 platform), has an estimated value of $2 million. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The assault rifle will weigh 3.26kg […]
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Scheer Intelligence: The California Genocide No One Talks About By Robert Scheer, ScheerPost.com. November 27, 2020 Scheer Intelligence: The California Genocide No One Talks About2020-11-272020-11-27https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/rs1.jpg200px200px Above image: Benjamin Madley, left, and Robert Scheer. Alex Pieros. UCLA history professor Benjamin Madley’s book details the killing of tens of thousands of Native Americans as the state was being settled in the 19th century. This edition of the Scheer Intelligence podcast was first broadcast in September, 2016. UCLA history professor Benjamin Madley’s book An American Genocide: The United States and the California Catastrophe 1846-1873 details the killing of tens of thousands of Native Americans as the […]
How South Korea’s Intelligence Service Quietly Pushes Peace Talks By Tim Shorrock, Deep State Blog. November 1, 2020 How South Korea’s Intelligence Service Quietly Pushes Peace Talks2020-11-012020-11-01https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/moon-trump.jpg200px200px Above photo: South Korean president Moon Jae-In and Donald Trump. Tensions between the two Koreas escalated again last month after a South Korean fisheries official, possibly attempting to defect, was shot dead by North Korean army troops after he swam across their disputed maritime border known as the Northern Limit Line. A shocked President Moon Jae-in, who has made engagement with North Korea the centerpiece of his administration, demanded an explanation. Some US “experts” boldly predicted that North Korea had killed off Moon’s peace […]
Nagorno-Karabakh Talks Again Fail October 22, 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Talks Again Fail2020-10-222020-10-22https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/war-e1603379900644.jpg200px200px Above photo: No end of war in sight. As we had expected the ceasefire in the war on Nagarno-Karabakh did not hold. Azerbaijani units, supported by Turkish mercenaries from Syria, have gained new ground (yellow, blue) on the lower grounds of the southern front. The topographic map shows that Armenian troops have left the hard to defend lower grounds and retreated towards the mountains. For Azerbaijahn to proceed onto higher ground will be much harder than the previous fighting. The low ground also offered little protection for the Armenians from the massive […]
After the BitMEX enforcement action, are other noncompliant exchanges on the CFTC’s radar? “Maybe,” said Chairman Heath Tarbert. In an appearance Wednesday, the regulator largely deferred to his colleagues at the SEC on the question of whether ether in a proof-of-stake version of Ethereum would be a security or a commodity. He similarly punted on DeFi. “Let me just basically say how impressed I am by Ethereum, full stop, period.” No, that’s not a Silicon Valley investor. That was Heath Tarbert, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), who flexed a sophisticated understanding of blockchains during a live interview at […]
European ministers have fired warning shots at London ahead of crunch Brexit talks in Brussels this week. Germany sees this period as ‘critical’, while France has called for unity among the 27 member states. As the European Council prepares to meet on Thursday, and with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s October 15 deadline looming large, European ministers took the opportunity to remind London of their demands. Their comments came as ministers arrived in Luxembourg on Tuesday for talks and an update on trade negotiations by EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier. Germany’s EU affairs minister, Michael Roth, shared his reservations, “we are at a […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0c/1080744290_0:294:3118:2047_1200x675_80_0_0_af95a1af6b0cf59c028720ceb513f1f3.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202010121080744363-russian-and-armenian-foreign-ministers-hold-press-conference-after-talks-in-moscow—video/ During the Friday talks in Moscow, the foreign ministers of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia agreed to a humanitarian ceasefire; however, the parties to the conflict have repeatedly accused each other of violating the truce. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Armenian counterpart Zohrab Mnatsakanyan are holding a joint press conference following talks in Moscow on Monday. Lavrov already met Mnatsakanyan and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov on Friday for trilateral consultations to reach a humanitarian ceasefire in the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Fighting in the Nagotrno-Karabakh broke out on 27 September when both the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/05/1080670902_0:42:3072:1770_1200x675_80_0_0_573cc9d8ad4af552e0d8b365e5c519bb.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202010121080744465-india-china-set-for-7th-round-of-military-talks-over-ladakh-border-dispute/ NEW DELHI (Sputnik) – India and China will hold on Monday the seventh round of negotiations between their military commanders for the disengagement of troops along the so-called Line of Actual Control (LAC) that demarcates their territories across the Himalayas in the Ladakh region. The talks are scheduled to begin at noon local time (06:30 GMT) in the Chushul village on the Chinese side of the LAC. As reported by Indian media, New Delhi during the talks will seek complete demilitarisation of East Ladakh, proposing that Beijing be the first to reduce the number […]
I can’t tell you what a balm it was to watch Michelle Pfeiffer talk to a cat. That’s literal and figurative, as is everything in French Exit, the quirky bisous of a film that closed the New York Film Festival this week. Pfeiffer’s character both is and isn’t actually talking to a cat, just as this is and isn’t a celebration toasted to a major gala presentation of cinematic note. Who needs to walk out of Lincoln Center into the first crisp winds of autumn when you can just watch Michelle Pfeiffer belittle a cat while reclined on the couch in […]
The House Speaker says the president’s recently boosted proposal still doesn’t go far enough. Source link
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has paid an unexpected visit to a detention center in Minsk, meeting incarcerated members of the so-called ‘Coordination council of the opposition’. The unusual move was reported by local media on Saturday, with a short video from the meeting emerging on social media later in the day. Members of the opposition ‘council’ were detained over calls to overthrow the government amid the unrest that followed the contested August 9 presidential election. The activists are currently being held at the pre-trial detention center of the Belarus State Security Committee (KGB) in Minsk. Among other things, Lukashenko touched upon […]
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 […]
10 Oct, 2020 00:12 Follow RT on Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed to halt hostilities in contested Nagorno-Karabakh after marathon talks in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. The armistice is set to take effect at noon on October 10. Follow RT on Source link
Both Armenia and Azerbaijan have confirmed they will send delegations for talks in Moscow in a bid to reach a ceasefire in the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said. “Baku and Yerevan have confirmed their participation in the consultations in Moscow. Active preparations are underway,” Maria Zakharova told reporters on Friday. Russian President Vladimir Putin had earlier invited the foreign ministers of bitter rivals Armenia and Azerbaijan for talks in Moscow on October 9. He called for a ceasefire and a prisoner swap. Also on rt.com Putin invites Azerbaijani & Armenian FMs to FRIDAY talks in Moscow, urges halt […]
As talks between the Afghan government in Kabul and the Taliban rebel group continue in Doha, Qatar, one expert recalls to Sputnik that there are many forces working against a peace deal, including the negotiators’ lack of knowledge about anything but war. Nearly seven month since the US arrived at a tentative peace deal with the Taliban, setting the stage for its own withdrawal and for Kabul to also make peace with the Taliban, the two Afghan parties are finally sitting down in Doha, which hosted the previous negotiations. Significant obstacles stand in the way of such a deal, including the […]
Barcelona have begun legal proceedings in preparation for another round of wage cuts, but club vice president Jordi Moix has said players will not necessarily be subject to them, according to reports in Spain. Marca reported the reductions would be universal across all staff at the club including those in the first team squad, who are said to have been asked to choose someone to represent them in the negotiations alongside other employees on the Business Committee. Options for representatives are reported to be limited as many players are currently with their national teams during the international break. In March, the […]
Beijing hopes countries will do more to build understanding and trust in the region and “promote regional peace, stability and development, and not the opposite”, a spokesperson from the Chinese embassy in Japan said in a statement. United States secretary of state Mike Pompeo has been spreading lies about China and “maliciously” creating confrontation, a spokesperson from the Chinese Embassy in Japan said on Wednesday. China had always maintained that “multilateral cooperation should uphold the spirit of openness, tolerance and transparency” instead of “engaging in closed and exclusive ‘small circles’,” the spokesperson said regarding Pompeo’s comments at the Indo-Pacific meeting in […]
US President Donald Trump said he would sign a bill approving another round of Covid-19 relief checks if one crossed his desk, apparently backtracking after saying he’d ended stimulus talks with Democrats until after the election. “[If I sent] a Stand Alone Bill for Stimulus Checks ($1,200), they will go out to our great people IMMEDIATELY. I am ready to sign right now. Are you listening Nancy?” Trump tweeted on Tuesday evening amid a flurry of posts, tagging his own chief of staff Mark Meadows and leadership in both parties. Some 7 hours earlier, the president said he had instructed his […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105013/12/1050131268_0:153:3500:2121_1200x675_80_0_0_1e4bf41d0dbb0977686118d2ddd7767f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/africa/202010061080685699-african-union-sees-notable-progress-in-renaissance-dam-talks/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan have significantly advanced in the African Union (AU)-mediated talks on the dispute around the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and are committed to finding a solution, the commissioner for peace and security told Sputnik. The talks are being mediated by South Africa, the current holder of the AU chairmanship. “The discussions are ongoing. Indeed, since 3 July the parties have been meeting under the auspices of the African Union and there has been notable progress in the negotiations. The Parties to the GERD [talks] […]
World number one Novak Djokovic has talked about accidentally hitting a line judge again during his French Open fourth-round clash on Monday, reviving memories of his disqualification from the US Open last month. The Serbian star sealed a place in the tournament quarterfinal by beating Russia’s Karen Khachanov in straight sets. READ MORE: ‘He’s done it AGAIN!’ Novak Djokovic hits line judge in face with ball at French Open (VIDEO) However, his solid victory was not the main topic during the post-match press conference as journalists bombarded him with questions about an awkward moment involving the linesman, which mirrored the incident at […]
After a trade union rejected a growth in real pay and instead opted for a strike, Norwegian oil production risks losing an equivalent of 330,000 barrels per day (or 8 percent of the country’s output). The Norwegian Organisation of Managers and Executives (Lederne) said it is moving forward with plans to extend its strike. At midnight, 126 additional members joined the strike, jeopardising prodiction at six oil fields, including Gudrun, Gina Krog, Kvitebjørn, and Gjøa operated by Equinor and Neptune Energy, the economic news portal E24 reported. If production at the six oil and gas fields is stopped, this means that […]
Prime Minister Designate Mustapha Adib announced that he would be stepping down on Saturday, saying Lebanon’s political factions “failed to refuse to politicize the process of forming a government.” Adib was appointed in August, after Prime Minister Hassan Diab resigned in the turmoil following the Beirut explosion, which killed nearly 200 people. Prime Minister designate Adib’s surprise resignation raises questions on the future of US-mediated Lebanese-Israeli talks aimed at resolving the two Middle Eastern nations’ long-standing maritime dispute. Less than 24 hours before Adib’s announcement, a spokesman for Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz confirmed that the two countries had agreed to […]
Source Israeli Defense ministry said that the government returns to negotiations to buy U.S.-made V-22 Osprey tiltrotors. Israeli Defense Ministry has expressed an interest in acquiring 12 Bell-Boeing V-22 Ospreys again. Sources also confirmed that Israel requested buy of 12 tiltrotors, additional AE 1107C Rolls Royce Engines, AN/AAQ-27 Forward Looking InfraRed Radars, plus related equipment. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – On top of that, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz is pushing for the purchase of Bell-Boeing V-22 Ospreys, an acquisition long desired by the Israeli Air Force but put on hold in February over budget concerns. Israel has sought […]
Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, 2157 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, D.C. 20515 RE: “Intra -Afghan Talks” in Qatar Are “Intra-war lords/war profiteers intelligence agents and the aforementioned groups’ offspring Talks”. Dear Representative Lynch: Pursuant to the agreement executed on February 29, 2020 by the United States and the Taliban, a key requisite was an “Intra -Afghan” meeting for peace. However, the meeting presently being held in Qatar is not an “Intra-Afghan” meeting. Conversely, it appears that these talks are dominated by documented war criminals, war profiteer intelligence agents and the aforementioned group’s offspring. Once again, […]
“I also was quite surprised,” Joe Lo Truglio admits when I ask how in the world he ended up getting cast as former Attorney General Jeff Sessions in Showtime’s The Comey Rule. For one, the Brooklyn Nine-Nine star is almost entirely known for comedy and the new two-part series—based in part on former FBI Director James Comey’s book A Higher Loyalty—is deadly serious. On top of that, Lo Truglio is about a quarter-century younger than the septuagenarian Alabama politician. “You know, it’s not like I’m super good looking, but I’m also not 70 years old,” the actor jokes on this week’s […]
Whitehall is reportedly getting ready for a fresh round of healthcare restrictions, as British authorities grapple with a new spike in the rate of infections. The UK is at a “critical point” in the coronavirus pandemic, the chief medical officer for England, Professor Chris Whitty, is expected to warn in an address to the nation on Monday morning as Prime Minister Boris Johnson is prepared to lay out a new roadmap to prevent a second wave of the coronavirus, according to a Daily Mail report. The medical officer will tell a televised briefing that the country faces a “very challenging winter”, with […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Violent clashes and bomb blasts have been reported in Afghanistan over the last few days despite the ongoing peace talks between the government and the Taliban* in the Qatari capital of Doha. US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad is calling for a reduction of violence in Afghanistan amid Doha peace talks. “Over the last few days, there has been a clear rise in violence in Afghanistan. This escalation is regrettable as Afghans, including many civilians, are losing their lives. Given the recent start of Afghanistan Peace Negotiations, it is imperative all sides reduce violence significantly”, Khalilzad […]
Moscow has disbanded a law enforcement reserve unit stationed on its border with Belarus following talks between the presidents of the two countries. The force was formed last month at Minsk’s request and raised eyebrows abroad. Russian leader Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Aleksandr Lukashenko, met in Sochi on Monday. The decision to dismantle the formation was one of a variety of subsequent announcements, but flew somewhat under the radar. “An important outcome of the talks between both presidents in Sochi is the agreement on Russia dismantling the backup law enforcement and National Guard unit that was established near the […]
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; […]
DOHA (Sputnik) – Intra-Afghan negotiations to reach peace between the Kabul administration and the Taliban movement started in Qatar’s Doha on Saturday, a Sputnik correspondent reported. Both sides have sent delegations of more than 20 people to participate in talks. Abdullah Abdullah, the chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, who leads the government’s delegation, has said that the country intends to end the decades-long war and reach “an agreement on long-lasting peace”. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged the sides to strike the deal, adding that the country should protect the rights of all Afghans. “We will […]
Since being overthrown in 2001 after the invasion of US forces, the Taliban have refused to negotiate with the Afghan government, choosing instead to hold talks with representatives from Washington. A landmark peace deal signed between the militant organization and the United States on 29 February set the stage for intra-Afghan talks, although the staging of negotiations would rest on both sides complying with a prisoner exchange agreement. Sources in the Afghan presidential administration told Sputnik on Thursday that both parties had agreed to begin talks on Saturday. This was later confirmed by the Qatari Foreign Ministry and officials from the […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik), Valentina Shvartsman – Pakistan has warned fellow members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) about “spoilers” that seek to undermine the Afghan peace process from both within and outside the country, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said in an exclusive interview with Sputnik. On Thursday, Taliban spokesman Mohammad Naeem Wardak confirmed via Twitter that long-awaited negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government are set to begin in Qatar on 12 September. “We do recognize and we are cognizant of the fact that there are spoilers. And I warned my colleagues [on Thursday] that beware of those spoilers […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Water accumulated as a result of flash floods that hit Sudan and South Sudan amid the stalled talks on the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) construction should not be wasted but rather efficiently utilized by the Nile basin countries, South Sudan’s Ambassador to Russia Chol Tong Mayay Jang said. “We in South Sudan are also concerned because we are all along the Nile. The Nile basin countries are supposed to sit and reach an agreement on how to use the Nile water. The downstream countries and the upstream countries should really agree because each of them are beneficiaries… […]
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/202009091080404940-lukashenko-sent-unpublished-parts-of-alleged-berlin-warsaw-talks-on-navalny-to-russia-reports-say/ On Friday, Belarusian state-run media released a recording of the alleged conversation about Navalny, who recently emerged from a coma in a hospital in Berlin. The recording features an alleged German representative saying it is not really important to confirm the poisoning, since “all methods are good at war.” Source link
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/18/1080264589_0:0:3282:1846_1200x675_80_0_0_398ca0d726f244da6fb915a2f541ab87.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202009071080386880-polish-foreign-ministry-refutes-warsaw-berlin-phone-talks-about-navalny-case/ WARSAW (Sputnik) – The Polish Foreign Ministry refuted on Monday, in a comment for Sputnik, claims about a Warsaw-Berlin phone conversation about the alleged poisoning of Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny, currently undergoing treatment in Germany. “We refute Belarusian reports about the Warsaw-Berlin phone conversation, in which the two countries’ authorities allegedly had to admit that Alexey Navalny was not in fact poisoned”, the Polish Foreign Ministry told Sputnik. On Friday, Belarusian state-run media released an audio recording of the alleged phone talks. © REUTERS / Fabrizio Bensch A general view shows a sign […]
UK lead Brexit trade talks negotiator Lord David Frost said in a Mail on Sunday interview the UK was prepared for a no-deal outcome and not scared of a hard Brexit. Frost said Brussels needed to realise the UK would no long ‘blink’ in talks as former Prime Minister Theresa May had done. A former member of ex-prime minister Theresa May’s Brexit talks team has claimed lead negotiator Lord David Frost had a “brass neck” to say May “blinked” in the showdown with the EU. May’s former Downing Street chief of staff Gavin Barwell insisted in a tweet that last Autumn’s […]
David Frost, who took over the position of Cabinet minister in charge of the deadlocked Brexit talks with Brussels in January, assumed the EU’s obstinate position goes back to lax negotiations with Theresa May’s government. However, this time, he insists, London’s voice must at long last be taken seriously. The UK “won’t blink” in the crucial talks on post-Brexit economic arrangements, Britain’s chief negotiator David Frost warned his EU colleagues in an interview with the Mail on Sunday, insisting that the UK would not become a “client state” of Brussels by accepting its restrictions on fishing rights and vetoes of British laws. […]
Leading Euroskeptic Nigel Farage has issued a stern warning to the UK’s ruling Conservative Party, vowing to cause electoral havoc for it once again if it caves to the European Union in Brexit negotiations. Farage, one of the chief architects of Brexit, made a grim forecast about the UK’s performance in the talks, saying that he believes the Tory government will “betray” the wishes of the British people during the crunch discussions. In an overt threat to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Farage said that he will revive the Brexit Party and destroy the Conservatives electorally if they fail to deliver what […]
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/europe/202009031080360975-greek-diplomatic-sources-refute-nato-claims-that-ankara-athens-will-hold-technical-talks/ ATHENS (Sputnik) – Diplomatic sources in Greece refuted on Thursday information that Ankara and Athens had agreed to begin technical talks within NATO to de-escalate tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, media reported. According to the sources, as cited by the AMNA news agency, such information does not correspond to the reality, however, Greece “duly noted the intention of NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to work towards establishing de-escalation mechanisms within NATO”. Earlier in the day, the military alliance’s secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, said that the two countries were ready to get together for a round table. […]
Athens & Ankara agree to talks, Stoltenberg says, amid maritime tensions between NATO allies … from Russia Today, Moscow [ Editor’s Note: NATO sponsored talks seemed to be the only feasible venue for getting Greece and Turkey together under the wings of an organization that is important to both, especially when it comes to NATO members threatening military action between themselves, a beyond stupid situation and would degrade NATO’s reputation. Turkey appeared to be claiming rights to all of the disputed area as a way of creating a lot of international attention, and to establish his negotiation position based on the […]
Tensions along Israel’s southern border with Hamas-controlled Gaza were ratcheted up earlier this month, after Washington announced that Israel and the UAE had agreed to normalize relations. Hamas called Abu Dhabi’s decision a “cowardly” attack on the Palestinians’ “national, historical and religious rights.” Hamas reserves the right to “remove the siege” against Gaza in any way necessary should blockade negotiations fail, including by raining rockets down on Israel, Mushir al-Masri, a spokesman for the political and militant group, has said. “If the negotiation efforts fail, it will mean that the Zionist enemy will experience a siege in the heart of the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/1f/1080323903_0:0:3168:1783_1200x675_80_0_0_2942101ef5c16c672968bb7be6043941.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202008311080323936-trump-says-after-talks-with-abe-that-he-is-greatest-prime-minister-in-japans-history/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – US President Donald Trump said after phone talks with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that relations between the two countries are special and that Abe has done a great job. “Just had a wonderful conversation with my friend, Prime Minister @AbeShinzo of Japan, who will be leaving office soon. Shinzo will soon be recognized as the greatest Prime Minister in the history of Japan, whose relationship with the USA is the best it has ever been. Special man!” Trump wrote on Twitter. Just had a wonderful conversation with my friend, Prime […]
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/202008301080320269-israel-engaged-in-many-more-secret-talks-with-arab-leaders-on-establishing-ties-netanyahu-says/ Earlier this month, Israel signed a landmark agreement brokered by the United States that paved the way for establishing diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates, making the Gulf monarchy the third Arab country to forge ties with Israel. Source link
Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar has confessed that he will miss his close day-to-day relationship with Thiago after the defender checked in at Chelsea – and is said to have spoken to Lionel Messi about joining the French giants. The most expensive player in the world offered a heartfelt message to his Brazil team-mate on Instagram, where he said he “loved” the veteran defender and would “miss messing with him every day” after he ended his eight-year stay at the reigning French champions to make his long-anticipated move to Stamford Bridge. Thiago spent three years with Neymar in Paris, culminating in the […]
The fresh batch of leaked conversations comes on the heels of last week’s revelations, which suggested POTUS’s 83-year-old sister Maryanne viewed her brother as a man with “no principles.” The White House instantly chalked it up to “sibling rivalry,” saying such leaks are nothing extraordinary. Donald Trump’s niece Mary has released secretly recorded conversations with her aunt Maryanne Trump Barry, the president’s elder sister and now a retired US federal judge. In one of their heart-to-heart talks shared on MSNBC’s The ReidOut podcast, Barry can be heard ripping Ivanka for posting what she believed was a tone-deaf Instagram pic of the […]
Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday evening warned his viewers that the rest of the media was going to deliberately refuse to air large swaths of this week’s Republican National Convention. And he did so while speaking over large swaths of the RNC that the rest of the media aired. During last week’s Democratic National Convention, Fox News notably aired only a portion of the events, devoting an hour each night to the DNC speeches while airing Hannity’s regularly scheduled primetime program. Apparently believing that the rest of the networks would do to the RNC what Fox News did to […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/14/1080229790_0:38:3072:1766_1200x675_80_0_0_e3ff6d44b9e66cc43760f4588146560d.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202008241080259954-kremlin-putin-wasnt-involved-in-talks-on-transportation-of-opposition-figure-navalny-to-germany/ Navalny was transported to the German clinic on Saturday after he fell ill on Thursday while on a flight from Tomsk to Moscow. His press secretary suggested he may have been poisoned. However, doctors in Omsk, where he was hospitalised, said there were no traces of poison in Navalny’s blood or urine. Russian President Vladimir Putin did not participate in talks on the transportation of opposition figure Alexey Navalny to a German clinic, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. “No, this is not the president’s prerogative at all. This is a doctors’ decision […]
Last week, Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) met for the 18th time to discuss disengagement of troops along the Line of Actual Control. The status quo ante needs to be restored to that of before May 2020. The troops have been in a border stand-off for almost five months. India’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat has clearly signalled a military option to deal with transgressions by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in Ladakh if talks between the two armies and the diplomatic option do not yield the desired results along the 4,057 km […]
The Barcelona board are braced to resist any transfer bids for Lionel Messi as new boss Ronald Koeman declares six-time Ballon d’Or winner crucial to his plans, despite the Argentinian ace’s apparent discontent at the Camp Nou. For the first time since he joined the club two decades ago, rumors have suggested that Messi’s discontent at Barcelona’s poor performance last season could lead to the club’s star player deciding that his future lies away from the Catalan club. Backroom rancor and discontent under former boss Quique Setien came to a head following Barcelona’s humiliating 8-2 UEFA Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich […]
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/202008221080247609-us-backs-down-from-proposal-to-add-china-to-new-start-talks-set-other-conditions-moscow-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The United States has backed down from a proposal to add China to the talks on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) but set other conditions with the negotiations still being bogged down, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Saturday. “China’s participation in possible future talks, discussions in various formats, on arms control, in particular, nuclear arms control, was touched upon by the US representatives in Vienna all the time, so the topic is still on the table”, Ryabkov said. At the same time, the diplomat noted […]
Kimberly Klacik is a young black woman running for Congress in Maryland. She took the nation by storm last week, when she released a viral ad which exposed the hypocrisy of Democrats and how little they have done for the black community in American cities. She recently spoke about this ad in an interview. From the Daily Caller: TRENDING: SHOCK VIDEO: “Mom! Call 911!” – Biden Supporters Attack 7-Year-Old Boy Outside DNC Convention For Wearing Red MAGA Hat ‘Black People Don’t Have To Vote Democrat’: Baltimore Congressional Candidate Kim Klacik Goes Into Detail On Her Viral Video Kimberly Klacik, a Republican […]
China, which is believed to have a far smaller nuclear arsenal than those of Russia and the US, earlier declined an invitation to join the two’s Vienna arms control talks, dashing Washington’s hopes of making the New START Treaty trilateral. US Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea has described the expansion of China’s nuclear arsenal as a “rapid buildup”, arguing that Beijing has sought to achieve “nuclear parity” with Moscow and Washington. The claims were made as Russia and the US wrapped another round of arms control talks in Vienna which, in particular, focused on the future of the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/13/1080211513_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_0a4842d68ef6c539f331f26c761a40b2.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202008191080211595-us-postpones-talks-with-china-over-beijings-policy-on-covid-19-trump-says/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US government has suspended its negotiations with China because of Beijing’s behavior in allowing the novel coronavirus to spread to the United States and around the world, President Donald Trump told a press conference in Yuma, Arizona. “I postponed talks with China”, Trump said on Tuesday. “I don’t want to talk to them right now. What China did to this country and the world was unthinkable. I canceled talks with China. If sleepy Joe Biden got in, they’d own the United States because Biden would give them everything. He’s not […]
Afghanistan’s capital has been hit by multiple rockets in an attack that appears to have targeted the main diplomatic district which houses embassies. At least 10 people have been injured in the attack, local media reported. “Several rockets were fired from two vehicles,” Ministry of Interior spokesman Tariq Arian said on Tuesday, as cited by Reuters. Photographs and videos show plumes of black smoke rising from the district as large booms can be heard in the distance. Workers in embassies were rushed to safe rooms during the barrage. One of the rockets landed inside the Presidential Palace, according to unconfirmed local media […]
United Nations Exclusive: Germany and France quit WHO reform talks amid tension with Washington – sources https://t.co/N6k3NLTRkJ — Carol Duff (@CarolDuff18) August 10, 2020 Health Editor’s Note: Since Trump is pulling away from WHO I guess other countries are disinclined to be told what to do by the U.S. I cannot blame them, but the entire world will be placed in a worse place if all countries cannot work together to avoid or cure global issues/problems.The COVID-19 pandemic is a huge case in point!….Carol Carol graduated from Riverside White Cross School of Nursing in Columbus, Ohio and received her diploma as […]
US President Donald Trump has signed a series of executive orders giving extended economic relief to Americans struggling economically during the Covid-19 pandemic after negotiations with Democrats broke down. Trump announced the orders at a press conference at his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club on Saturday, the same location where he warned such action would be taken a day earlier. The orders will give a payroll tax holiday to Americans earning less than $100,000 a year. A second order will “protect people from eviction,” Trump said. A third order will extend unemployment benefits, giving Americans out of jobs $400 a week […]
Washington has been pushing efforts lately to remove Chinese mobile applications and social networks, including TikTok, from the US market, citing the parent company’s alleged collusion with the Chinese government. Twitter has had preliminary negotiations about a possible combination with the TikTok video-sharing app, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. Sources told the WSJ that a deal with TikTok would involve its operations in the United States. However, Microsoft is more likely to secure a deal with TikTok than Twitter, which is much smaller. While Twitter is currently valued at about $29 billion, Microsoft’s market capitalisation is higher than $1.6 trillion. […]
In this audio interview, CoinDesk’s Leigh Cuen and researcher Nadia Eghbal, author of the upcoming book “Working in Public,” talk about open-source software projects. From platforms like Github to software languages like Rust, Cuen and Eghbal explore what the open source movement looks like in 2020. For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica, iHeartRadio or RSS. This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io. There are people who understand bitcoin yet aren’t obsessively bullish on it. (I know, it’s weird. Like, how?) Eghbal, a Protocol Labs alum who is familiar with bitcoin, is among them. She described […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/03/1080050820_0:24:3072:1752_1200x675_80_0_0_0989526028cf422673284722258db6d6.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/latam/202008031080050849-venezuelan-fm-says-ready-to-resume-talks-with-guyana-to-resolve-essequibo-dispute/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Venezuela says it hopes to resume dialogue on the disputed Essequibo region with Guyana’s new government as soon as possible, Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said in a statement. On Sunday, opposition candidate Irfaan Ali was sworn in as Guyana’s new president. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza congratulated Guyana on the election of the new leader, saying in a Monday statement that it was necessary “to reactivate the dialogue and negotiation mechanisms as soon as possible to reach a practical and satisfactory settlement” on the Essequibo issue. #COMUNICADO | El Presidente @NicolasMaduro […]
Rejoinder to Praveen Swami Asif Haroon Raja Praveen Swami in his apparently innocent and well-meaning article titled ‘The Time might have come for India and Pakistan to talk’ has made designed distortions in the recent past history of the two archrivals. Messages have been conveyed in a subtle way under the guise of revival of talks and friendship. The motivation behind writing this article is the floating rumors in India about the possible Indo-Pakistan talks that were abruptly stalled by India after the attacks in Mumbai on 26 Nov 2008. He says that for weeks rumors have proliferated in New Delhi’s […]
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (right) and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows leave the U.S. Capitol Thursday following a meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Samuel Corum/Getty Images Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (right) and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows leave the U.S. Capitol Thursday following a meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Samuel Corum/Getty Images It’s exactly three months until Election Day, but the focus this week is on Capitol Hill. Here are five things to watch: 1. Deal […]
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has consulted with President Trump about acquiring TikTok’s U.S. assets. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption toggle caption Elaine Thompson/AP Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has consulted with President Trump about acquiring TikTok’s U.S. assets. Elaine Thompson/AP Microsoft said Sunday it has discussed with President Trump its plan to acquire TikTok’s U.S. operations, just as the White House threatens to blacklist the hugely popular Chinese-owned app. “Following a conversation between Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and President Donald J. Trump, Microsoft is prepared to continue discussions to explore a purchase of TikTok in the United States,” the software giant said in […]
Microsoft has said they would “move quickly” in their talks with ByteDance to buy TikTok, after CEO Satya Nadella discussed the issue with US President Donald Trump, who threatened to ban the popular Chinese app. In a statement on its official blog on Sunday, Microsoft has confirmed that the discussions between them and the owner of TikTok, Chinese company ByteDance, have been underway, vowing to complete them “no later than September, 15” whatever the outcome. Microsoft said that if a “preliminary proposal” communicated to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) between the companies to be made final, […]
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/202008021080041608-microsoft-to-proceed-with-talks-over-possible-tiktok-purchase-in-us/ Earlier in the week, US President Donald Trump announced his intention to ban Chinese-owned viral video platform TikTok in the United States amid allegations that the app “spies” on American citizens and could “meddle” in the US presidential election. Microsoft revealed in its official blog that the company is committed to continuing discussions with the White House over buying TikTok after a conversation between Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and President Donald Trump. The company noted the talks will be “in any event” completed “no later than 15 September”. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
Israel’s new unity government was sworn in on 17 May 2020, following a deal made by political rivals Benjamin Netanyahu, leader of the Likud party, and Benny Gantz, leader of the Blue and White Party. Under a power sharing agreement, Netanyahu will remain as Prime Minister for 18 months, before Gantz takes over in October 2021. Israel’s coalition chairman, MK Miki Zohar, said that the country’s government is unable to function and is about to fall apart, due to the main coalition parties’ disagreements on a number of issues. In an interview with local radio station Kan, Zohar said that “The […]
TikTok has been under fire in Washington, as the Trump administration and some Democrats in Congress have been raising national security concerns about the Chinese-owned app. SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett hide caption toggle caption SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett TikTok has been under fire in Washington, as the Trump administration and some Democrats in Congress have been raising national security concerns about the Chinese-owned app. SOPA Images/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok, the hugely popular video-sharing app, according to a person familiar with the discussions. If Microsoft buys TikTok, it will give the lumbering tech […]
The Taliban has said it is ready for talks with Afghanistan’s political leadership after the Muslim holiday of Eid ul-Adha at the end of July. The movement also offered to hand over the last of the government prisoners in a week’s time, providing the government frees the last of its Taliban prisoners, AP reports. The offer was made by the Taliban’s political spokesman Suhail Shaheen in a tweet published late on Thursday. The group earlier appointed the son of the movement’s founder to head its military wing and designated powerful leadership council members to its negotiation team. On Friday, the High […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107733/57/1077335783_0:0:1897:1068_1200x675_80_0_0_561eb2f53f2d8eeae1dab5a8cdfca51e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007241079969094-us-to-discuss-russias-recent-space-test-during-vienna-talks-next-week-arms-control-envoy-says/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Special Representative for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea said in a statement that he would discuss Russia’s recent anti-satellite weapon test during the meeting with his Russian counterparts next week in Vienna. “This will be a major issue discussed next week in Vienna”, Billingslea said via Twitter on Thursday. “The United States will deter, defend, defeat space threats”. On Wednesday, the US Space Command said Russia had conducted a direct-ascent anti-satellite missile test. The Space Command noted that Russia’s missile system is capable of destroying satellites in low Earth orbit and […]
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DOHA (Sputnik) – Qatari Minister of State for Defenсe Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah has held negotiations with his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar, and Fathi Bashagha, the interior minister of Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), amid Cairo’s decision on the possible deployment of armed forces to Libya, the ministry said. “The Qatari government’s deputy prime minister and minister of state for defence affairs, Khalid Al Attiyah, met with Libyan [GNA] Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha in the Turkish capital of Ankara. They discussed the latest developments in Libya“, the Qatari Defense Ministry wrote on Twitter. Apart from that, Al Attiyah […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a $266 billion stimulus package on 12 May to help the economy and businesses get over the crisis posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. India’s banking regulator too has infused about $80 billion into financial markets in its efforts to deal with the fallout from the pandemic. With global financial agencies revising growth projections of the Indian economy further downwards, the Modi government is holding top-level internal consultations on further macro-economic measures required in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The central Cabinet, a group of key ministers, has held series of […]
Throughout his life, 71-year-old John Bolton has served in four Republican administrations in top official positions. After leaving the Trump administration, the former national security adviser rolled out a tell-all book ‘The Room Where It Happened’, criticizing Trump’s decision-making on foreign policy. In an interview to Spiegel, former US National Security Adviser John Bolton revealed additional details on US President Donald Trump’s philosophy, foreign policy principles and relationships with women leaders. Trump and Women In light of allegations cast by media reports that Trump was tough with such female leaders as German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former UK Prime Minister Theresa […]
Downstream states Egypt and Sudan both object to the construction of a giant dam on the River Nile in upstream Ethiopia, saying the project threatens the flow of the river, on which all three countries depend heavily. An Ethiopian official denied reports that the country has started filling the reservoir behind its disputed Grand Renaissance dam, Sudan’s foreign ministry said on Thursday. Ethiopia’s charge d’affairs denied in a conversation with a senior Sudanese diplomat that it had closed the dam gates, the ministry added. The three African countries have been caught in a bitter dispute over Ethiopia’s $4-billion project to build […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105349/33/1053493368_0:220:2858:1828_1200x675_80_0_0_663eb01acfce8a647246798d14c04eac.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007091079839524-china-should-meet-russia-to-consider-next-steps-for-arms-control-talks-us-state-department-says/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States recommends that China and Russia hold a meeting soon to discuss next steps in order to launch trilateral discussions on arms control, State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a statement on Thursday. “The United States welcomes China’s commitment to engage in arms control negotiations. As such, prudent next steps will need to include face-to-face meetings between the United States and China,” Ortagus said. “The Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control, Ambassador Marshall Billingslea, will invite the Chinese government to join in good faith negotiations in Vienna, Austria. […]
At barely 4.4 percent of the vote, the Green Party, the smallest in the Swedish parliament, appears to have imposed its will on its senior allies the Social Democrats, effectively quashing the opposition’s push for a more strenuous immigration policy. The talks on Sweden’s future immigration policy, intended to pave the way for broad cross-party agreement, have ended in disarray. The Sweden Democrats party leader Jimmie Åkesson announced that his party is leaving the talks and proceeding with its own proposal. Later, negotiations between the ruling Social Democrats and the Moderates, the largest opposition party, also broke down. “The Social Democrats […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107981/35/1079813513_0:0:3090:1739_1200x675_80_0_0_5bedd394a9765bf1c76a4762b7ead445.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007061079813445-north-korea-says-does-not-intend-to-hold-talks-with-us—state-media/ North Korea earlier rejected the possibility of restarting negotiations with the United States and accused Washington of embracing a “hostile policy” toward Pyongyang and disregarding agreements made at past summits. The DPRK said on Monday it does not intend to hold negotiations with the US, Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. after the aggravation of inter-Korean relations, the media and experts from different countries, as well as some officials, spoke about the need and even the possibility of resuming US-DPRK talks before the US presidential election in November. According to a statement made by […]
Britain’s talks on separation with the European Union resume on Monday with few signs of compromise on a new trade agreement and time running out to avoid a messy split. London will host EU negotiator Michel Barnier after a round of face-to-face talks ended a day early last week in Brussels because of deep divides in the sides’ approach, AFP said. “Serious divergences remain,” Barnier said after ending the negotiations last Thursday. His UK counterpart David Frost cited “significant differences” that meant the sides were still searching for basic “principles underlying an agreement.” Chancellor Angela Merkel said upon taking over help […]
North Korea does not need to engage in talks with the United States, as a meeting would be nothing more than a “tool for grappling” with Washington’s “political crisis,” a senior Pyongyang diplomat said. First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Choe Son-hui said negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington would not work out, and that there will be no change to North Korea’s position. She said the US is persisting with a “hostile policy” towards Pyongyang and that any approach from Washington would be a “shallow trick,” according to a statement published by North Korea’s KCNA news agency. Also on rt.com Seoul […]
Amid pressure from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), China has committed to resuming negotiations aimed at drawing up a Code of Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (COC). The news comes amid controversial Chinese naval drills near islands also claimed by Hanoi. At the 26th ASEAN-China Senior Officials’ Consultation on Wednesday, Beijing committed to resuming discussions on creating a legally binding COC for the South China Sea, a waterway in which China’s claims overlap with those of five other nations, four of which are part of ASEAN. However, no specific date or place has yet been set, […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105197/19/1051971943_0:182:3500:2151_1200x675_80_0_0_c90272588c69baf637b47acc0a5a9253.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/latam/202007021079779007-venezuela-repeals-decision-to-expel-eu-envoy-after-bilateral-talks/ MEXICO CITY/BRUSSELS (Sputnik) – The Venezuelan government decided to rescind its decision to expel Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa, the head of the EU mission in Caracas, from the country, a joint statement of the European Union and Venezuela showed on Thursday. “Consequently, the Venezuelan Government decided to rescind the decision taken on June 29, 2020, by which Ambassador Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa, Head of the Delegation of the European Union in Caracas, was declared persona non grata. They both agreed to promote diplomatic contacts between the parties at the highest level, within the framework of sincere […]
BRUSSELS (Sputnik) – The European Commission is negotiating with the US-based Gilead Sciences company, which is producing the Remdesivir antiviral drug used against COVID-19, the possibility of providing the EU with a sufficient number of doses of the drug in light of reports that the US intends to stockpile the doses, the official statement said. “Commissioner [Stella] Kyriakides has had multiple discussions with different pharmaceutical companies, including with Gilead, to discuss, for instance, production capacities. Now, at our level, the commission is currently negotiating with Gilead the possibility to reserve … the sufficient quantities doses [of Remdesivir} for the [EU] member […]
The “Afghanistan bounties” narrative propelled by the US mainstream media has all the earmarks of a hoax, say international observers, explaining who actually stands to benefit from unverified reports allegedly leaked by an anonymous intelligence official. Citing unnamed sources The New York Times last Friday broke the story that Russia was allegedly offering the Taliban* bounties to kill US soldiers in Afghanistan, highlighting President Donald Trump’s supposed inaction in the matter. The Taliban, Moscow and the Pentagon all swiftly denied the allegations. The Russia Bounty story is just another made up by Fake News tale that is told only to […]
The readiness for negotiations on “minor” territorial concessions comes on condition that the plans announced by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to extend the sovereignty over the West Bank territories are not implemented. According to a letter sent by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to the international peacemaking quartet of Russia, the United Nations, the United States and the European Union, cited by AFP, containing a counter-proposal to the US ‘peace plan’, Palestinians are ready to revive long-stalled peace negotiations with Israel. The letter also notes that the PA is “ready to have our state with a limited number of weapons and a powerful […]
In his memoir published on 23 June, John Bolton claimed that US President Donald Trump was manipulated and easily influenced by the leaders of China, Russia, Turkey, and North Korea. In a series of tweets on Wednesday, Fahrettin Altun, the Turkish president’s communications director, lashed out at former US National Security Adviser John Bolton over what Altun described as false coverage of high-level contacts between Ankara and Washington. “Recent publication of a book authored by a high-level former US official includes misleading, one-sided, and manipulative presentations of our leader President Erdogan’s conversations with US President Donald Trump”, the Turkish official asserted. […]
The way Mike Birbiglia talks about life is like a knife through butter: clear, concise, straight to the point. The stand up comic is a New York Times bestselling author, writer, director, actor, radio show contributor, podcast host, I’ll stop listing things because pretty much anything you can think of, he does it. His latest memoir The New One, based off of his hit Broadway show, explores the trials and tribulations of his reluctant coming-to-terms with fatherhood. Woven through poems penned by his wife, Birbiglia writes of a love affair with pizza, managing work and family, and the unearthed joys of […]
US expectations that China will join nuclear arms control talks are unrealistic, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said, noting the only way forward is bilateral dialogue between Moscow and Washington. Ryabkov pointed out that he made that clear to US special envoy for arms control Marshall Billingslea as the two met in Vienna on Monday for negotiations on prolonging the New START Treaty, which expires in February. “We quite thoroughly explained to them why counting on China joining [the negotiations] is unrealistic,” Ryabkov said, noting that Moscow will not pressure Beijing the way Washington wants it to as it respects […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Brexit talks have hit a new obstacle in the form of Brussels’ multi-billion subsidies to farmers which London fears would suck UK farmers into an unfavourable competition, The Guardian reported, citing a leaked paper, on Tuesday. This comes as the negotiations are set to resume next week with the sides seeking to reach a trade deal after the transition period. According to the paper, 27 EU states would issue a statement welcoming the new talks, scheduled to run into September, but call on businesses to be ready “for all outcomes.” The row reportedly comes down to Brussels […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106652/48/1066524892_0:229:2825:1818_1200x675_80_0_0_2064d87ab3246a4818db5489329d5359.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202006231079697153-kremlin-on-boltons-claim-about-trump-being-late-for-2018-talks-putin-never-waits-for-anybody/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Kremlin’s protocol service works perfectly and therefore Russian President Vladimir Putin never waits for anybody at meetings, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday commenting on the former US National Security Advisor John Bolton’s words about Trump being deliberately late at his first summit with Putin. “It is difficult to say here, frankly speaking, I do not remember the details, the president did not wait for anyone there. I do not know if Trump was late intentionally, but our protocol service works perfectly and Putin never waits for anyone,” Peskov […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107964/12/1079641242_0:0:1920:1080_1200x675_80_0_0_001de78ad0d8a09fa111f4bdd7e88ce5.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202006231079694025-territorial-claims-of-new-delhi-beijing-remain-unchanged-after-long-talks—indian-army-source/ NEW DELHI (Sputnik) – India and China have finished a meeting on the level of corps commanders with not much deviation in their stances on conflicting territorial claims amid a recent escalation on the borderline, a source in the Indian army said on Monday. “Corps Commander level meeting between India and China ended after 11 hours. China is adamant about withdrawal from Galwan Valley and Finger 4 area. India, too, remained firm in its demand that China must go back to its pre-May, 2020 position. The Indian side also demanded that China must stop […]
…by Jim W. Dean, VT Editor, …with FARS News Agency, Tehran Editor’s Note: Sometimes these overseas interviews get lost in never never land, down the memory hole, or lost for a while until someone finds they and goes, “Oh, we never got this up”. This happens with VT, also. The edit window can be full of unfinished articles or those we feel just missed the news cycle. We have to weigh that putting something new up that missed the news cycle pushes something else off that isn’t, so it is a constant juggling act. FARS takes the record for me with […]
Earlier this week, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer pointed out that no progress had been made in negotiations between American and EU officials on a global digital tax deal. French Foreign Minister Bruno Le Maire has slammed the US over its move to suspend talks on a global digital services tax, proposed by the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Referring to US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s recent letter on the matter, Le Maire described the document as “a provocation”. “It’s a provocation towards all the partners at the OECD when we were centimetres away from a deal on the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107965/17/1079651732_0:0:3072:1729_1200x675_80_0_0_c6fa9d3ba26afae81e0db5adf0d12370.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202006181079651773-netanyahu-presents-four-west-bank-plans-to-benny-gantz-but-talks-deadlocked–report/ Israeli media earlier reported, citing anonymous sources, that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is looking for a pretext to break the coalition agreement with Benny Gantz’s Blue and White Alliance in a bid to call a new election. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has presented four plans on annexing parts of the West Bank to his coalition government partner from the Blue and White Alliance, Benny Gantz, Israeli Channel 13 reported. According to the broadcaster, the two, accompanied by Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi and Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin, were discussing the best course […]
Social distancing’s no hurdle for talks between trusted allies, Russian FM Sergey Lavrov appeared to show as he arrived to meet Iran’s Javad Zarif without a face mask. Zarif was more careful, but soon opted to remove his, too. Zarif is one of the first high-ranking foreign visitors to land in Moscow and engage in face-to-face talks with Lavrov in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown. In recent months, the Russian foreign minister has held meetings only via video call. When the two officials appeared before the journalists, Zarif was sporting a mask, which he merely removed for a brief photoshoot. […]
In earlier negotiations with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell set out the prospect of new limited areas of cooperation between the bloc and America by pressing China to reopen access to markets. EU ministers Tuesday are set to discuss the potential for enhanced defence and intelligence cooperation in the bloc, amid fears that US-China tensions will ratchet up still further, growing into a permanent big power standoff, according to a joint Franco-German paper first obtained by Bloomberg. As the memo reads, deeper defence integration is necessitated by “the return […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107958/98/1079589849_0:0:3071:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_4ef208a4b08746e0dbb4d55f0b18ad90.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202006121079589703-afghan-president-agrees-to-resume-talks-with-taliban-in-doha-qatars-special-envoy-says/ DOHA (Sputnik) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has agreed to hold a new round of negotiations with the Taliban* in the Qatari capital of Doha, Qatari Foreign Ministry Special Envoy Mutlaq Al-Qahtani said. “President Ghani agreed to hold the negotiations with the Taliban* in Qatar”, Al-Qahtani told Al-Jazeera broadcaster after a meeting with Chairman of the Afghan High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul. According to the broadcaster, Abdullah said after the talks with Al-Qahtani that Kabul was appreciating Doha’s efforts aimed at ensuring peace and security in Afghanistan. On Sunday, the […]
People attend the procession of a horse-drawn carriage bringing the body of George Floyd for burial at the Houston Memorial Gardens cemetery in Pearland, Texas, on Tuesday. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images People attend the procession of a horse-drawn carriage bringing the body of George Floyd for burial at the Houston Memorial Gardens cemetery in Pearland, Texas, on Tuesday. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images The chief of police in Minneapolis is launching another effort to reform the city’s beleaguered department in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, taking aim […]
If Christopher Giancarlo was “Crypto Dad” and Hester Peirce is “Crypto Mom,” will the U.S.’s new top bank regulator become “Crypto Uncle”? Brian Brooks, the former Coinbase legal chief, took office as Acting Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) at the end of May, barely two and a half months after being appointed First Deputy at the federal banking agency. In that time he’s already publicly suggested a federal payments charter for fintech companies, asked state and local governments to consider lifting COVID-19 lockdowns to protect the banking system and published a request for public input on how banks look at crypto. […]
When I ask Michaela Watkins how she’s doing towards the end of one of the darkest weeks in modern American history, she replies, “Oh, thanks for asking, I’m terrible.” The night before our conversation for this week’s episode of The Last Laugh podcast, the comedian and actress “forced” herself to finally watch the full Sandra Bland arrest video and couldn’t get to sleep until 5 a.m. “It was just so devastating,” she says. “I’ve always been really outspoken in this area, but something just clicked in on a cellular level. And I just don’t think there’s any way to un-know or […]
UK 03:57 GMT 06.06.2020Get short URL After the United Kingdom left the European Union in January 2020, the country entered into a transition period to last until the end of the year. At this time, the current rules for trade, business and travel will apply for the UK and the EU, until the sides negotiate additional agreements. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has expressed his readiness to accept EU tariffs on some British goods in an attempt to break the deadlock in the trade talks with Brussels after fruitless previous rounds, the Daily Mail reported, citing sources. The PM’s chief negotiator, David […]