Day: December 7, 2020

Categories World

US Navy Official Lauds ‘Uneasy Deterrence’ With Tehran, ‘Cautious, Respectful’ Iran Maritime Tactics

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The Navy official’s recent statements were a stark contrast with rhetoric from his predecessor, Vice-Admiral James Malloy, who in summer 2020 had denounced Iran’s “aggressive harassing activities, attacks and seizures of ships, and unsafe and unprofessional encounters”. … Read More >US Navy Official Lauds ‘Uneasy Deterrence’ With Tehran, ‘Cautious, Respectful’ Iran Maritime Tactics

Categories Latin America

‘Serves to Keep Maduro in Power’: NSA O’Brien Slams Parliament Election in Venezuela

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enezuela is set to hold its regular National Assembly deputies election on Sunday. This election is going against the background of the ongoing political crisis in the country, as the unicameral parliament is controlled by an opposition led by its speaker, Juan Guaido, whom around 50 western countries have recognized as the interim president. … Read More >‘Serves to Keep Maduro in Power’: NSA O’Brien Slams Parliament Election in Venezuela

Categories Asia & Pacific

China’s Chang’e-5 Successfully Docks to Orbiting Spacecraft, Moon Samples Set for Delivery to Earth

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The People’s Republic of China planted its flag on the lunar surface on Thursday, successfully completing a historic mission to collect samples from the satellite’s surface before lifting off to transport the material back home. … Read More >China’s Chang’e-5 Successfully Docks to Orbiting Spacecraft, Moon Samples Set for Delivery to Earth

Categories Middle East

UAE Says It’s Weathering ‘Cyber Pandemic’, Facing Hack Attacks in Wake of Israel Normalization Deal

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In August, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain became the third and four Arab League member states to normalize ties with the State of Israel, with Washington sweetening the deal by offering Abu Dhabi a $23 billion arms agreement including up to 50 F-35 fighters and over a dozen Reaper drones. … Read More >UAE Says It’s Weathering ‘Cyber Pandemic’, Facing Hack Attacks in Wake of Israel Normalization Deal

Categories Russia

Sorry Sergey, you’re Shinzo now! US tells 20,000 Russian islanders from disputed Kurils that it considers them to be Japanese

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Russian citizens of the disputed Kuril Islands are, according to US officials, actually Japanese – a result of the US’ policy of insisting much of the archipelago, governed by Moscow since World War II, rightly belongs to Tokyo. … Read More >Sorry Sergey, you’re Shinzo now! US tells 20,000 Russian islanders from disputed Kurils that it considers them to be Japanese

Categories Russia

‘Putin has cancer’ pundit beloved by Western media arrested for flouting Covid-19 restrictions at St. Petersburg rally

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To the Western media, he’s a window into the secretive world of the Kremlin. To many Russians, he’s a notorious conspiracy pundit. But for police, Valery Solovey is a wanted man, after he was arrested at a rally in St. Petersburg. … Read More >‘Putin has cancer’ pundit beloved by Western media arrested for flouting Covid-19 restrictions at St. Petersburg rally

Categories Russia World

Blow for new Moldovan President Sandu as diplomatic vehicle caught trying to smuggle anabolic steroids across Ukrainian border

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Bringing a new meaning to ‘diplomatic muscle,’ a car registered to Moldova’s Moscow embassy has been halted by customs officials on the country’s border with Ukraine, carrying a shipment of anabolic steroids, according to Kiev. … Read More >Blow for new Moldovan President Sandu as diplomatic vehicle caught trying to smuggle anabolic steroids across Ukrainian border