An offhand remark made by Russian President Vladimir Putin towards his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, on Monday has earned the Kremlin a reprimand from White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, after a reporter claimed that the Russian leader’s jibe was a crude joke about rape. The controversy began after Putin’s …
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A former agent of the Soviet Union’s main security agency KGB, who defected to the UK in 1998, has claimed that he has received seven death threats since the British authorities revealed his identity to Latvian law enforcement. According to tabloid The Mirror, Boris Karpichkov was a KGB major in …
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The Chinese government has filed a complaint with the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, claiming that its space station had to take evasive action to dodge starlink satellites on two occasions this year. The complaint, lodged with the UN earlier this month, alleges that a Starlink satellite in April …
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In a statement issued on Wednesday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova blasted the findings of a probe by the EU’s Europol and Eurojust agencies. The investigation, designed to catch and arrest online ransomware groups, revealed that there were no less than 2,000 victims spanning 71 countries from at least one …
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Brigadier General Hamid Vahedi, the commander of Iran’s Army Air Force, was present on Thursday for the operational phase of the 10th Fadaeian-e Harim-e Velayat (Defenders of Velayat Sanctuary) air drills. According to Iranian media, the drill was carried out for the first time in a decentralized manner, with units …
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Seven-time world champion Hamilton and his fellow F1 drivers were left frustrated at Sunday’s race at Spa as torrential rain meant the start was delayed, with the conditions so treacherous that Red Bull driver Sergio Perez crashed on his way to the grid. After several delays and two formation laps, …
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After NBC Sports’ broadcast showed a map of China without Taiwan and the South China Sea – both disputed territories of China – the Chinese Consulate General in New York took to social media to protest the decision. “Using a wrong map of China is a real lack of common …
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Speaking on Thursday, Gao Feng, a Chinese commerce ministry spokesman, said that Beijing would be appealing against Australian measures which added additional duties to imports of Chinese railway wheels, wind towers, and stainless-steel sinks. “(China) hopes that the Australian side will take concrete action to correct the wrong practices and …
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Commenting on the crime drama ‘Luther’, Miranda Wayland hailed the program for featuring a “really strong, black character lead,” portrayed by Elba, but lamented that the fictional detective lacked authenticity. “We all fell in love with him. Who didn’t, right? But after you got into about the second series you …
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“Will American Ideas Tear France Apart?”asks the New York Times in an article, published earlier this month, quoting prominent intellectuals concerned about the impact of theories on gender, race and post-colonialism on French solidarity. French President Emmanuel Macron has led a complete volte-face in France against the notion of “separatism” …
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