In a statement issued to journalists on Tuesday, it was confirmed that President Putin would have to isolate. During a telephone call with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon, Putin “said that in connection with the detected cases of coronavirus in his environment, he must observe the regime of self-isolation for a …
Read More »Second blast confirmed at Kabul airport after French envoy warns civilians to leave area ‘urgently’
Shortly before the second blast was confirmed, France’s Ambassador to Afghanistan warned civilians to “take cover” away from the gates to the Kabul airport, saying a second explosion may be imminent after confirmed reports of a major blast as military evacuation continues. Ambassador David Martinon tweeted an “urgent” warning to …
Read More »After initial confusion, Israeli-operated ship confirmed to have been attacked off the coast of Oman
The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) was first to report the attack, saying that it occurred late on Thursday, northeast of the Omani island of Masirah, some 300 kilometers southeast of the country’s capital. In a brief statement, UKMTO added that it was looking into the details …
Read More »Socialist Pedro Castillo confirmed as Peru’s president after weeks-long vote count
The official result of the June 6 election was declared by Peru’s electoral authority late on Monday. The left-wing candidate defeated Fujimori by just 44,000 votes, according to official figures. “I proclaim Pedro Castillo as president of the republic and Dina Boluarte as first vice president,” elections chief Jorge Salas …
Read More »‘It’s confirmed, it’s true’: Fox News host Tucker Carlson says NSA leaked his emails to journalists
Carlson, who hosts the most-watched cable show in the US, announced last week that the spy agency had been monitoring him – in violation of its constitutional mandate to spy on foreigners only – and claimed it was done to pressure and discredit him. The NSA denial only said Carlson …
Read More »‘Multiple fatalities’ confirmed as California cops respond to shooting at San Jose rail yard
San Jose Police on Wednesday morning descended on a Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail maintenance yard, stating that a shooting had taken place, and that the scene was “active.” Locals were advised to “stay out of the area.” The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said shortly afterwards that the …
Read More »Colorado reports 1st confirmed US case of Britain’s fast-spreading Covid-19 strain, that sparked travel bans & lockdown
“Today we discovered Colorado’s first case of the [Covid-19] variant B.1.1.7, the same variant discovered in the UK,” Governor Jared Polis tweeted on Tuesday, saying that it was found in a male patient in his 20s with no travel history. Colorado’s health authorities have not found any close contacts that …
Read More »Covid-19 was present in America BEFORE being officially confirmed in China, study by US health protection agency says
American medics officially registered their first Covid-19 patient on January 19, 2020, but the findings in a paper published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases suggest the virus may have been circulating in the US prior to that. The researchers studied almost 7,400 blood donations made in nine US states …
Read More »‘Testament to transparency’? Pentagon reveals data on ‘confirmed’ civilian casualties of intervention against IS in Syria & Iraq
The UK-based conflict monitoring group Airwars said “more than three years of extensive engagement” with the US military allowed it to obtain the “most accurate and comprehensive data ever publicly revealed” by the Pentagon about civilian casualties inflicted by the US-led coalition operations in Syria and Iraq over the last …
Read More »Vienna terrorist attack: 4th viсtim confirmed dead & 14 injured, shooter revealed as 20yo man convicted for trying to join ISIS
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has confirmed that one more person has died, bringing the civilian death toll in the recent Vienna attack to four. The fourth victim was a woman, Austrian media reported, citing the country’s interior ministry. A total of 14 people have been injured, some of them seriously, …
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