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In an interview on Friday, Le Maire acknowledged that French investigators were looking into the possible security breach, which may have even extended to the minister’s own phone. “We are in an investigation phase, and that includes my own device,” he told France Inter radio on Friday. He declined to …

Commodity exports from Russia to the US in monetary terms totaled $11.5 billion, with purchases of oil and petrochemicals seeing a substantial growth of 78%. US imports of mineral fuels, oil, and petrochemicals nearly doubled from $3.8 billion to $6.7 billion. US imports of precious and semiprecious metals and stones …

The progressive entertainment establishment within the rock music industry was shocked, back in the early 2000s, when groundbreaking guitarist Johnny Ramone came out as Republican. How could a great American rocker, who once celebrated sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll, vote for buttoned-up, conservative GOP squares? When repeatedly asked by …

“The aim is to have maximum vaccination, to protect ourselves against the infection from abroad,” Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said as he announced the government’s decision on Friday. Of its population of 10.7 million, the Czech Republic has so far fully vaccinated 4.74 million people. But the cabinet believes …

The international competition, named in honor of Alkhateb, who was a regular contributor to RT Arabic at the time of his tragic death on July 30, 2017, is highlighting the perilous work of journalists in conflict zones for the fourth year in a row. The participants will compete in two …

For many within the UK, Brexit is done and dusted. This is not the case for Northern Ireland, where the issue remains at the forefront of public and political debate. The topic under discussion is the Northern Ireland Protocol, which British PM Boris Johnson signed as part of the EU …

Having already scooped 100m backstroke gold earlier in the week, Rylov storming to the 200m title at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Friday in an Olympic record time of 1 minute 53.27 seconds. American swimmer Murphy – the defending champion from the Rio Games five years ago – was forced to …

It’s a shame so many Americans do not appreciate the new rules concerning the use of face coverings among the fully vaccinated. After all, asking jabbed citizens to mask up after telling them they don’t need to mask up, after suggesting to them that wearing two masks almost all the …

The tent camp emerged in the tourist hotspot at the heart of the French capital on Thursday. Resembling a shanty town, it appeared within minutes, hundreds of colorful tents dotting the fancy lawns of the square. The camp was erected in an organized fashion, being divided into three sections to …

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced the move on Friday, saying Duterte wouldn’t jettison the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with Washington, but added that he was unsure why the president had reversed his course.  “The VFA is in full force again after Secretary Austin’s meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte,” the defense …