Day: April 23, 2021

Categories USA

Pompeo Touts ‘Toughest’ GOP Sanctions Bill on Iran Amid Signs of Tentative Progress at Vienna Talks

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Amid ongoing Vienna talks to reactivate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Biden administration has been sending indications to Tehran that it may consider reducing punitive sanctions currently targeting Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. … Read More >Pompeo Touts ‘Toughest’ GOP Sanctions Bill on Iran Amid Signs of Tentative Progress at Vienna Talks

Categories World

NATO on End of Military Drills in Southern Russia: Steps Towards De-Escalation Important

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NATO believes that “any steps” towards de-escalation are important, a NATO official said on Thursday, when commenting on the Russian Defence Ministry’s announcement on the conclusion of military drills in the country’s south. … Read More >NATO on End of Military Drills in Southern Russia: Steps Towards De-Escalation Important

Categories USA

Videos: Activists Deliver ‘Steaming Pile of Sh*t’ to White House in Protest of Biden’s Climate Plan

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As folks around the globe celebrated Earth Day on Thursday, US President Joe Biden kicked off his ‘Leaders Summit on Climate,’ a two-day virtual event in which dozens of world leaders plan to meet and discuss the urgency – and possible economic benefits … Read More >Videos: Activists Deliver ‘Steaming Pile of Sh*t’ to White House in Protest of Biden’s Climate Plan

Categories Middle East

Video: Multiple Rockets Reportedly Hit US Military Base Near Baghdad International Airport

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One of the latest reported attacks on US military base, Camp Victory, located in the vicinity of Baghdad International Airport, took place on 23 January 2021. At the time the American building was said to have been targeted by at least three rockets. No group claimed responsibility. … Read More >Video: Multiple Rockets Reportedly Hit US Military Base Near Baghdad International Airport

Categories Russia

Russian troops depart Crimea for home bases after exercises, potentially signaling end to border standoff with Ukraine (VIDEO)

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A number of Russian military units which were deployed near the tense Ukrainian frontier over recent weeks have now started to return to their regular deployments elsewhere in the country, Moscow’s army chiefs revealed on Friday. … Read More >Russian troops depart Crimea for home bases after exercises, potentially signaling end to border standoff with Ukraine (VIDEO)

Categories Russia

Russia to withdraw troops from deployment on border with Ukraine, Moscow confirms, as major snap exercises in Crimea conclude

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Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has announced that troops deployed in the west and south of the country in recent days will soon begin returning to base, saying they have now passed tests of their combat readiness. … Read More >Russia to withdraw troops from deployment on border with Ukraine, Moscow confirms, as major snap exercises in Crimea conclude

Categories Middle East

Israel and Bahrain hail ‘world’s first’ deal for mutual Covid-19 vaccine passport scheme allowing quarantine-free travel

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A new bilateral agreement has been reached between Bahrain and Israel to mutually recognize each other’s Covid-19 vaccine documentation, the countries’ foreign ministries have announced. … Read More >Israel and Bahrain hail ‘world’s first’ deal for mutual Covid-19 vaccine passport scheme allowing quarantine-free travel

Categories EU

Peak of France’s 3rd Covid-19 wave ‘behind’ it, PM Castex says, blames UK variant for extent of infections

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France is through the worst part of its third wave of Covid-19 infections, Prime Minister Jean Castex has said, as the country prepares for the easing of health measures designed to curb the spread of the virus. … Read More >Peak of France’s 3rd Covid-19 wave ‘behind’ it, PM Castex says, blames UK variant for extent of infections

Categories World

Vaccine producers could have funded jabs for all of Africa, instead shareholder payouts & sluggish ‘charity’ efforts are priority

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The three largest producers of Covid-19 vaccines could have funded the entire cost of vaccinating Africa with the money they paid stockholders this year – and vaccine-sharing charity COVAX isn’t bridging the gap, analysis shows. … Read More >Vaccine producers could have funded jabs for all of Africa, instead shareholder payouts & sluggish ‘charity’ efforts are priority