Putin chose the moment to make his first public remarks on Navalny’s death, claiming in a victory press conference Sunday night that he’d agreed to swap the opposition leader in a prisoner exchange days before he died in an Arctic jail. “We can only consider that this election has been taken in the middle of … Read more
Breaking down the new U.S. sanctions on Russia – CBS News Watch CBS News The U.S. on Friday issued its largest sanctions package against Russia since Moscow invaded Ukraine two years ago. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, … Read more
Updated Jan 31, 2024, 04:45pm EST Topline Former President Donald Trump suggested on Truth Social Tuesday night he could replace his legal team as he appeals writer E. Jean Carroll’s defamation case against him, after a jury ordered him to pay her $83.3 million—and his current attorney Alina Habba was repeatedly chided by the judge … Read more
A growing number of asylum seekers arriving on the EU’s eastern frontier is forcing Baltic countries to consider border closures with Russia, due to fears the Kremlin is weaponizing desperate people to create a migration crisis on the Continent. Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia are increasingly concerned after Finland last week shut all of its crossings … Read more
The bulk of the Palestinian militant group’s funding is provided by foreign governments, a former US counter-terrorism financial analyst told Euronews. ADVERTISEMENT The US Treasury Department has imposed two rounds of sanctions on key Hamas-linked officials and financial networks in the past two weeks, following the 7 October attacks on Israel. The measures target the … Read more
Reuters | | Posted by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao The United States is imposing sanctions on three China-based companies that it said on Friday have worked to supply missile‐applicable items to Pakistan’s ballistic missile program. US said that the Chinese firms worked to supply missile‐applicable items to Pakistan’s ballistic missile program.(REUTERS File Photo) A U.S. State … Read more
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China’s meteoric rise in the short space of thirty years to become the second-largest economy in the world and a global power has been by far the biggest story of the twenty-first century. It has also unfortunately been accompanied by a great deal of worry by a fearful West, which together with the global mainstream … Read more
The Biden-Iran Hostage Deal – WSJ The Wall Street Journal House Republican rips ‘naivete’ of Biden admin’s $6B Iran prisoner swap deal Fox News Key House Democrat says US deal to free Americans from Iran ‘not a bounty’ The Hill Top House Republicans rip Biden’s Iran prisoner swap: ‘We don’t want a secret deal’ New York Post Joe Biden’s … Read more