A man killed in a US drone strike in northwestern Syria earlier this month may not have been a senior Al-Qaeda leader as the Pentagon previously claimed, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing US officials. The Pentagon has so far refused to name the target of the attack. However, …
Read More »NATO ‘confident’ of overcoming Turkey’s objections
NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana has said he is sure the alliance will be able to overcome Turkey’s objections to Finland and Sweden becoming new members. “Turkey is an important ally and expressed concerns that are addressed between friends and allies,” Geoana told reporters during an informal NATO foreign …
Read More »‘He is confident in himself’: Row rages over masculinity after ‘sexy’ NBA star Russell Westbrook causes stir by wearing a skirt
Nine-time NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook stood in a cream jacket, long white skirt and black boots on a city street as he showed off his unusual choice of clothing, further demonstrating a taste for daring clothes while unwittingly earning comparisons to Scottish kilts. The Los Angeles Lakers point guard alluded …
Read More »‘We need a new govt’: Brits jeer after Justice Sec says he’s ‘confident’ Hancock didn’t bend hiring rules with aide-turned-lover
Hancock resigned as health secretary earlier this week after a leaked photograph showed him snogging aide Gina Coladangelo, a married lobbyist who he had promoted to a paid position last year. The kiss was seen as a breach of his own social-distancing guidelines, not to mention his marital vows. But …
Read More »UK PM ‘confident’ restrictions will ease on July 19 after extending lockdown measures for a month
Johnson announced on Friday that current data trajectories point towards the reopening of UK society on the new July date. “I am very confident that we’ll be able to go through with step four of the roadmap on the timetable that I’ve set out with treating July 19, as I’ve …
Read More »The Netherlands are confident of the involvement of Russia to the tragedy of MH17 and calling for Moscow to answer
Russia has the right “attitude” to the crash of MH17 over the Donbas, and was involved in the crime. Investigators have all information and confirmation, said the head of the Central Department of investigation of crimes of the National police of the Netherlands, the representative of the Joint investigation team …
Read More »ATP ranking: Stakhovsky is 115th, Djokovic confident leader
Association of tennis professionals introduced an updated rating. The main star of the week in ATP tour was the fifth racket of the world Dominique Tim – the Austrian won the clay tournament ATP 500 in Barcelona, winning in two sets, Diego Schwartzman, Jaime Mungara, Guido Pella, Rafael Nadal and …
Read More »IMF is confident in the success of negotiations with Kiev
The representative of the Foundation praised the success of the regulator in supporting macro financial stability in Ukraine. The international monetary Fund has expressed confidence in achieving progress in the negotiations on Ukraine the next tranche of funding under the program increased funding of the EFF in the coming days. …
Read More »Europa League: confident victory of “Arsenal”, “nice” and “Zenith”
Started the second round of the group stage of the Europa League 2017-2018. Field, two rounds maximum six points took the “Steaua”, “Arsenal”, “nice”, “Lazio” and “Zenith”. Failed start of the group stage, “Lugano”, “Cologne”, “Vitesse”, “Zulte-Waregem” and “Vardar”. Group GViktoria Plzeň – Hapoel B-W 3:1Goals: Petržela, 29, Copic, 76, …
Read More »Champions League: confident of victory, beşiktaş and Porto
In group G after two rounds with a maximum point Luggage is the leader of the Turkish “Besiktas”. Istanbul Eagles suddenly understood the Vice-champion of Germany “Leipzig”. For 90 minutes, the hosts managed just seven shots towards the goal of the Germans. The guests were much more active, but the …
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