“Matthias Warnig [Nord Stream AG CEO] said that without a doubt pipe laying will be completed this week,” Seele, who resigned as OMV head just last week, told TASS. He also said that the first gas deliveries via Nord Stream 2 will be carried out by year’s end. “I heard …
Read More »Afghan resistance rejects Taliban claims of gaining ‘full control’ of Panjshir province
Earlier on Monday, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed on Twitter that the group had conquered the last remaining pockets of resistance in Panjshir, defeating most of its rivals and forcing others to flee. However, the claim was swiftly rejected as “false” by its opponents from the National Resistance Front in …
Read More »‘War has ended’ in Afghanistan, Taliban says, despite resistance’s claims that Panjshir Valley is still not lost
The announcement was made during Mujahid’s press conference, which was held in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday. With the conflict coming to an end, the Taliban was hoping to have “a stable Afghanistan,” the spokesman said, according to local outlet TOLONews. An Islamic and accountable government would be …
Read More »‘Disgusting sh*t’: Vicious side-kick TKO by UFC star Rountree leaves fellow MMA fighters calling for ban (VIDEO)
Getting back on track in the sport’s most elite championship following three defeats in his last four outings, the American improved his record to 9-5. Spotting his moment halfway through the second round of his scrap with Modestas Bukauskas, who fell to 11-5, ‘The War Horse’ struck with an oblique …
Read More »Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saadi released after 7 years in Libyan jail – reports
“Saadi Muammar Gaddafi has been freed from prison,” a justice ministry source told AFP. “The chief prosecutor asked, several months ago, for the execution of the decision relating to Saadi Gaddafi as soon as all the required conditions had been satisfied.” Gaddafi, 48, was cleared of charges of “murder, deception, …
Read More »Taliban gained ‘full control’ of Panjshir province, spokesman claims
Taliban fighters have conquered the last remaining pockets of resistance in Panjshir, defeating most of their rivals and forcing others to flee, Mujahid announced on Monday morning. The claim was hard to verify, as the group has often overestimated its gains in the past. Videos have been uploaded online showing …
Read More »Details released of wrestler Daffney Unger’s tragic death after star’s disturbing last Instagram post
Known as ‘Scream Queen’ in her professional days before retiring in 2011, 46-year-old Unger caused concern when filming herself with the weapon and speaking on camera. Police went to her address in Norcross, Georgia, 20 miles from the state capital Atlanta and first knocked on the door to no answer. …
Read More »US condemns Guinea coup, hints at sanctions after elite army unit detains president, shuts borders & imposes curfew
“The United States condemns today’s events in Conakry,” the US State Department statement said. “These actions could limit the ability of the United States and Guinea’s other international partners to support the country as it navigates a path toward national unity and a brighter future for the Guinean people.” UN …
Read More »German ambassador to China, Jan Hecker, abruptly dies just 2 weeks after taking up Beijing post – foreign ministry
“It is with deep sadness and dismay that we learned of the sudden death of the German Ambassador to China,” the Federal Foreign Office said in a brief statement on its website. The circumstances surrounding the diplomat’s abrupt death have not been released yet. “Our thoughts at this moment are …
Read More »‘FARCE’: Brazil vs Argentina World Cup qualifier ABANDONED after authorities storm pitch ‘to deport players who didn’t quarantine’
Argentine stars Emiliano Buendia, Emiliano Martinez, Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian Romero apparently breached quarantine rules after arriving into Brazil for the fixture having been in England in the past two weeks. Three of the quartet were named in the Argentine starting XI which took to the pitch in Sao …
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