February 10, 2021 – Page 3

US Troops Not Involved in Guarding Syria’s Stolen Oil, Pentagon Says

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021By Editor

In 2019, the US redeployed troops from the Syrian-Turkish border into the war-torn country’s interior, with President Donald Trump admitting freely that the forces were assigned to “take the oil.” Russia estimates that the Pentagon, the CIA, contractors and Kurdish militias make over $30 million a month smuggling the stolen oil out of the country. … Read More >US Troops Not Involved in Guarding Syria’s Stolen Oil, Pentagon Says

Middle East

59 Vehicles in Two Convoys Reportedly Snuck Into Syria From Iraq Carrying Equipment for US Forces

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021By Editor

The Biden administration promised to reverse course on much of Trump’s foreign policy, freezing troop withdrawals in Iraq and Afghanistan, while hinting US willingness to rejoin the Iran nuclear deal if Tehran returned to its commitments. In Syria, however, the new president appears to be continuing on the course set by his predecessor. … Read More >59 Vehicles in Two Convoys Reportedly Snuck Into Syria From Iraq Carrying Equipment for US Forces

Middle East

Explosions Heard in Vicinity of Syria’s Aleppo City

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021By Editor

The ancient city of Aleppo was heavily damaged in years of fighting between Syrian government forces and Islamist militias, with the 2016 operation to free the city compared to the liberation of Stalingrad in World War II. … Read More >Explosions Heard in Vicinity of Syria’s Aleppo City

Latin America

First Doses of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID Vaccine to Arrive in Venezuela Next Week – Maduro

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021By Editor

The first doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) will arrive in Venezuela next week, the Latin American country’s president, Nicolas Maduro, said. … Read More >First Doses of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID Vaccine to Arrive in Venezuela Next Week – Maduro

USA

US Man Charged in Capitol Riots Says He Worked for FBI, Holds Top Security Clearance

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021By Editor

Loyalists of the former US president, Donald Trump, on January 6, violently breached the Capitol building in Washington DC, causing five deaths, in a failed attempt to stop the certification of Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election by the Electoral College. … Read More >US Man Charged in Capitol Riots Says He Worked for FBI, Holds Top Security Clearance

USA

Pompeo Slams WHO Findings That COVID-19 Did Not Come From Wuhan Lab Despite Demanding Investigation

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021By Editor

The World Health Organisation on Tuesday concluded its investigation into the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, announcing that it was unlikely that the COVID-19 was released from laboratories at the Wuhan Institute for Virology. … Read More >Pompeo Slams WHO Findings That COVID-19 Did Not Come From Wuhan Lab Despite Demanding Investigation

Russia

Sputnik V prepares for EU launch: Russian Covid-19 vaccine clears 1st hurdle for roll-out as regulator EMA accepts application

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021By Editor

Brussels’ beleaguered coronavirus vaccination program could be poised to get a shot in the arm as the EU’s central regulator completes its initial stage in appraising Sputnik V, the vaccine developed by Moscow’s Gamaleya Center. … Read More >Sputnik V prepares for EU launch: Russian Covid-19 vaccine clears 1st hurdle for roll-out as regulator EMA accepts application

World

Azerbaijan approves trial of Covid-19 vaccine combination, set to test Russia’s Sputnik V together with AstraZeneca jab

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021By Editor

Azerbaijan has given the go-ahead to the world’s first clinical trials combining two Covid-19 vaccines, with the country set to test inoculation using both Russia’s Sputnik V and the AstraZeneca-Oxford University jab. … Read More >Azerbaijan approves trial of Covid-19 vaccine combination, set to test Russia’s Sputnik V together with AstraZeneca jab

Middle East

Iran’s armed forces ready to deliver ‘crushing response’ to any threat, says Tehran’s top military commander

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021By Editor

Iran’s top general has said that world powers are “terrified” by Iran’s strength and progress, adding that they must come to accept Tehran’s accession as an undisputed international power or face a “crushing response.” … Read More >Iran’s armed forces ready to deliver ‘crushing response’ to any threat, says Tehran’s top military commander

Asia & Pacific

Hong Kong leader announces dual nationality residents won’t be eligible for consular protection

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021By Editor

Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam has announced that the city will not recognize the dual nationality of residents and they won’t be eligible for consular protection under China’s nationality rules. … Read More >Hong Kong leader announces dual nationality residents won’t be eligible for consular protection

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