Day: July 3, 2020

Categories World

China won’t sit idle if UK citizenship offer to Hong Kong proceeds, says ‘days of colonial rule’ are gone

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Beijing has warned that it won’t stand back and watch the UK grant citizenship to millions of Hong Kongers. If China’s opposition to the move isn’t heard, some “corresponding measures” will come into play. … Read More >China won’t sit idle if UK citizenship offer to Hong Kong proceeds, says ‘days of colonial rule’ are gone

Categories USA

Career CIA officer made ‘the right call’ by not briefing Trump on ‘Russian bounties’ – NSA O’Brien

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A career CIA officer decided not to brief President Donald Trump about intelligence speculation that Russia was paying bounties for the deaths of US troops in Afghanistan, National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien has revealed. … Read More >Career CIA officer made ‘the right call’ by not briefing Trump on ‘Russian bounties’ – NSA O’Brien

Categories Russia

‘Not a vote, not a referendum, but a show’: Opposition cries foul as majority of Russians support Putin’s constitution overhaul

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While the results show an overwhelming majority of Russians have backed a proposed broad package of amendments to the country’s constitution, many leading opposition figures have immediately cried foul. … Read More >‘Not a vote, not a referendum, but a show’: Opposition cries foul as majority of Russians support Putin’s constitution overhaul

Categories World

US Prosecutors Try to Seize Iranian Fuel Destined for Venezuela via Court – Report

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Iran has recently been helping Venezuela, another nation hit by US sanctions, by supplying it with fuel after the country’s own refineries lost most of their capacity to work with the ultra-heavy blend of crude extracted from Venezuela’s oilfields, leading to petrol shortages. … Read More >US Prosecutors Try to Seize Iranian Fuel Destined for Venezuela via Court – Report

Categories USA

Rural US Telecoms ‘Stunned’ By US Gov’t Plans to Bar Funding Amid ‘Critical’ Time in COVID-19 Crisis

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The major organisation representing rural wireless networks across the US made the announcement after US authorities ramped up tensions in the ongoing trade war with Chinese tech companies providing essential services amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it was revealed. … Read More >Rural US Telecoms ‘Stunned’ By US Gov’t Plans to Bar Funding Amid ‘Critical’ Time in COVID-19 Crisis

Categories USA

NSA Dissented From CIA Assessment of ‘Russian Bounties’ for Taliban Killings

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It’s not the first time the NSA has dissented from its espionage brethren – for instance, its conclusions differed from that of the CIA and FBI on alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Both had “high confidence” Kremlin-directed subterfuge had taken place, but the NSA wasn’t so sure. … Read More >NSA Dissented From CIA Assessment of ‘Russian Bounties’ for Taliban Killings