Month: June 2019

After the US put the blame squarely on Iran for sabotaging four oil tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, a preliminary probe concluded that a ‘state actor’ was likely behind the raid, but made no mention of Iran. According to reports by Reuters and Bloomberg, preliminary findings from the investigation jointly conducted…

Beijing says it has “serious concerns” about the proposed sale of missiles and of more than 100 tanks to Taiwan. On Thursday, Taiwan confirmed it is hoping to buy state-of-the-art tanks and portable missiles from the US, in a proposed deal that drew an angry rebuke from China, AFP reports. Taipei’s Defense Ministry has formally…

The New York Times has corrected a report that UK officials had shared photos with the CIA depicting children and animals who’d been exposed to the so-called Novichok nerve agent after coming into contact with the Skripals. The Times reported on April 16 that the British government had supplied images of “young children hospitalized” and…

A senior British official who had been charged with Brexit border preparations has abruptly left the role, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) confirmed on Thursday. Karen Wheeler had said earlier this year that there was “no magic solution” that would make the post-Brexit Irish border problems go away and allow the island to avoid…

The Transportation Security Administration has been allowing illegal immigrants to fly without legal ID papers for months, bringing a new meaning to the term “undocumented,” according to a report citing Homeland Security sources. The TSA has permitted illegals to board domestic flights at airports near the border without any of the 15 forms of identification…

Civil rights activists who risked their lives to racially integrate American schools must be turning in their graves as Virginia Tech proudly offers 10 segregated graduation ceremonies based on race, sexuality, and… sobriety? Virginia Tech may be the most extreme example, but it’s hardly alone. The school exemplifies a relatively recent trend in US higher…

Russia is responding in detail to US counterparts to questions on the case of Paul Whelan, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday, adding that “this is diplomatic practice.” Click Here: highlanders rugby gear world “We really are in contact with American colleagues, with the embassy,” she told reporters. This topic is being…

Muslim worshipers in India should pray in mosques while those who block public streets while offering Namaz should be dealt with, an Indian lawmaker has said, as the country’s Islamic community celebrates Eid-al-Fitr. Some religious practices of local Muslims cause inconveniences to residents of Indian cities, Bhola Singh, who was recently re-elected to the Indian…

After briefly awarding the job to himself, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed a new justice minister from his own Likud Party. The appointee is a strong supporter of the long-time PM. Netanyahu’s office announced on Wednesday that it would hand the justice portfolio, which Netanyahu had been holding along with those of defense,…

Sudan’s ruling Transitional Military Council said on Wednesday it had launched an investigation into recent violence in the country. “The council has initiated an independent investigation… an urgent and transparent investigation with fast results,” according to the council’s deputy chairman, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. “Any person who crossed boundaries has to be punished,” he said….