Day: October 8, 2020

Categories World

US slaps new sanctions on Iran as FBI seizes 92 web domains allegedly used by Tehran to wage ‘global disinformation campaign’

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Washington has announced a new sanctions package against Iran, hitting the country’s financial sector and targeting 18 major banks. Tehran has branded the move a “crime against humanity” and an attempt to starve the country out. … Read More >US slaps new sanctions on Iran as FBI seizes 92 web domains allegedly used by Tehran to wage ‘global disinformation campaign’

Categories Business

Boom Bust explores why thousands of companies are suing US government over its trade war with China

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More than 3,500 companies, including Tesla, Ford Motor Co. and Target, have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration in recent weeks, over its tariffs on China. The firms say that the tariffs are “unlawful.” … Read More >Boom Bust explores why thousands of companies are suing US government over its trade war with China

Categories Russia

The real ‘useful idiots’? Putin says Trump opponents using ‘Russia card’ to damage US president are playing into Moscow’s hands

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed up what smart observers have said all along: that attempts to humiliate his American counterpart by accusing him of ties with Russia only boost the country’s international standing. … Read More >The real ‘useful idiots’? Putin says Trump opponents using ‘Russia card’ to damage US president are playing into Moscow’s hands

Categories Middle East

Iran’s President condemns use of Syrian ‘terrorists’ in Nagorno-Karabakh, warns Armenia-Azerbaijan duel could spark REGIONAL WAR

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Tehran can’t tolerate the presence of militants from Syria operating in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, where fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia is perilously close to Iran’s borders, President Rouhani has warned. … Read More >Iran’s President condemns use of Syrian ‘terrorists’ in Nagorno-Karabakh, warns Armenia-Azerbaijan duel could spark REGIONAL WAR

Categories World

While Brussels publicly condemned violent Belarus protest crackdown, EU funds paid for 15 surveillance drones in Minsk

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During the police suppression of post-election protest in Belarus, the authorities in Minsk bought surveillance drones with almost $900,000 of EU money. And it happened as Brussels publicly condemned the Lukashenko government. … Read More >While Brussels publicly condemned violent Belarus protest crackdown, EU funds paid for 15 surveillance drones in Minsk

Categories Russia

Ex-Belarusian presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya placed on ‘wanted’ list in Russia, under Union State treaty with Minsk

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Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the main opposition candidate in Belarus’ disputed August presidential election, has been placed on the interstate wanted list by Russia’s Interior Ministry. The move follows a request by police in Minsk. … Read More >Ex-Belarusian presidential candidate Svetlana Tikhanovskaya placed on ‘wanted’ list in Russia, under Union State treaty with Minsk