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Use of tough sanctions against Russia amounts to ‘war,’ but neither Washington nor Brussels prepared for battle, says Rostec CEO

Speaking to business daily RBK, Sergey Chemezov said the current sanctions against Russia “definitely cannot be called soft,” noting that…

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Pentagon rejects claim Washington sees Russia as ‘the enemy,’ says Moscow’s recent military exercises with Serbia are not an issue

Speaking to journalists at a press briefing on Wednesday, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby was asked about the exercises,…

3 years ago

Washington rebuffs French UN resolution urging for Gaza ceasefire as Netanyahu says Israel ‘determined’ to continue fighting

Proposed by Paris on Wednesday, the draft resolution voices “grave concern at the escalation of violence” in the Gaza Strip,…

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‘Babuk’ hackers dox Washington, DC police officers in effort to extort ransom for stolen data

“The negotiations reached a dead end, the amount we were offered does not suit us, we are posting 20 more…

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard blames Washington for Gulf incident that saw US ship firing warning shots at its gunboats

The IRGC broke its silence on the incident on Tuesday, providing its account of the altercation between the corp’s navy…

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‘Humanitarian’ agency USAID was ‘key tool’ for Washington undermining the Venezuelan government, official review reveals

On April 16, the oversight division of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) quietly published a review of the…

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New ‘dangerous chemical’ leak detected at NUCLEAR WASTE site in Washington state

The leaking tank, located at the Hanford site in southeast Washington, just 8 miles west of the Columbia River, was…

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White House reviewing allegation of ‘energy attack’ in Washington, DC reportedly similar to past ‘Havana Syndrome’ cases

Multiple sources familiar with the investigation have told CNN that no conclusions have been reached about what exactly happened, but…

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Washington rejected Moscow’s offer of complete reset in Russia-US relations shortly after inauguration of Biden, FM Lavrov reveals

Speaking to journalist Dmitry Kiselyov, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov explained that Russia wants to get back on a sound footing…

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Biden endorses Democrat proposal to make Washington, DC the 51st US state

In a “statement of policy” released on Tuesday, the White House endorsed House Resolution 51, also known as the Washington,…

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