The armistice between Armenia and Azerbaijan went into effect at midnight Moscow time on Tuesday. So far, twenty Il-76 military transport aircraft have landed in Yerevan, carrying over 400 members of the 15th Peacekeeping Brigade and their equipment. The Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed on Wednesday night that first military …
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Biden’s team unveiled a 13-person expert advisory panel focused on managing the Covid-19 epidemic on Monday, in keeping with the campaign’s efforts to present Biden as the champion of science and reason. One of the panel’s goals, according to a statement from Biden, is “protecting at-risk populations” – the elderly, …
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced the new sanctions listings on Tuesday, calling the people and companies involved part of a “global network of companies” that Iran allegedly uses to “advance its destabilizing military capabilities.” Of the 10 sanctioned entities and individuals, however, only four are Iranian. Two companies based in …
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In what has become a force of habit for President Donald Trump, he announced the termination of his Secretary of Defense, Mark Esper, and the appointment of his replacement, Christopher Miller, by tweet: “I am pleased to announce that Christopher C. Miller, the highly respected Director of the National Counterterrorism …
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Back in September, 2016, before Trump became president, I wrote an article titled, “Trump: Trojan Horse for the Establishment or Mighty Mouth for Mankind?” in which I gave the following observations and warning: “I crave the opportunity to see an anti-establishment candidate win the election….My desire to see the economy …
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This article was originally published by Consent Factory. Hour after hour on election night, states on the map kept turning red, or pink, or some distinctly non-blue color. Wisconsin … Michigan … Georgia … Florida. It could not be happening, and yet it was. What other explanation was there? The …
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The Biden adviser said the “darkest months” are ahead when it comes to Covid-19, due to the winter driving people indoors, and fatigue and disaffection affecting their willingness to adhere to health guidelines. These factors, Osterholm claims, will likely drive daily case figures to a new high. “Get ready. We’re …
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The international community needs to bolster its efforts aimed at getting rid of nuclear weapons in the world, the secretary general said on Tuesday, at NATO’s annual Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) conference in Romania. “Our ultimate goal is a world free of nuclear weapons”, he declared, while calling the …
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The hashtag #MaidenGate was launched late on Monday to highlight the story of the Donald Trump-supporting blogger ‘Lauren,’ who also goes by the letter ‘L’ online. By Tuesday morning, it had become one of the top American Twitter trends, having prompted tens of thousands of tweets, despite the fact that …
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Appointed only in 2018, Mike Pompeo’s tenure as US Secretary of State has spanned just over two years, or half a term. Although he is heading for the exit in January, his notoriety is now well established, despite such a relatively brief spell in office. Branded by multiple news outlets …
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