Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has urged the authorities to prioritize public health above any economic or security concerns as the Middle East’s hardest-hit country battles a third wave of the coronavirus outbreak. Iran’s death toll from COVID-19 topped 32,000 this week. “We must do everything” to reduce the number of deaths, Khamenei said, […]
Issued on: 24/10/2020 – 00:04Modified: 24/10/2020 – 00:02 Advertising Read more London (AFP) Jurgen Klopp fears this season will be the toughest of his career as Liverpool navigate the unique challenges of defending the Premier League title in the coronavirus age. Klopp’s side have already seen Sadio Mane and Thiago Alcantara briefly sidelined by Covid-19 […]
Kyrgyzstan’s newly appointed Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbaev says that the recent political upheaval that toppled the Central Asian nation’s government and prompted the president to resign won’t impact relations with Russia, its “major partner and ally.” Speaking in Moscow after holding talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, on October 23, Kazakbaev told reporters that […]
Russian state-sponsored hackers have targeted dozens of U.S. state and local government networks in recent weeks and stole data from at least two servers, the U.S. government said. In an advisory released on October 22, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) described a range of activity from Russia-backed […]
Issued on: 22/10/2020 – 12:18Modified: 22/10/2020 – 12:17 Advertising Read more London (AFP) Pep Guardiola admits Manchester City’s lengthening injury list is a concern as they prepare for a gruelling schedule of three away games in the space of eight days. Wednesday’s 3-1 Champions League win over Porto ended on a sour note as substitute […]
Issued on: 22/10/2020 – 08:08 Advertising Read more Washington (AFP) Russian and Iran have both obtained US voter information and taken actions to influence public opinion ahead of the November 3 election, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe announced Wednesday. Ratcliffe said Iran specifically had sent “spoofed” emails to Americans “designed to intimidate voters, incite […]
Iran and Russia have both obtained American voters’ information and are attempting to influence public opinion ahead of the November 3 election, U.S. national security officials said. “We have confirmed that some voter registration information has been obtained by Iran, and separately, by Russia,” U.S. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe announced at a news […]
© AP Photo / Lionel Cironneau MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The situation in Europe and the world is worrisome, so it is critical to “cherish” Russian-German relations, warding off attempts to pit the two nations against each other, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev said on Tuesday. The remarks were made at an online discussion devoted to […]
Issued on: 19/10/2020 – 16:24 Advertising Read more Dublin (AFP) Garry Ringrose says Ireland owe it to fans who have seen them through “thick and thin” to beat Italy when the Six Nations returns on Saturday in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. The 25-year-old centre and his team-mates could win the tournament if they […]
Issued on: 19/10/2020 – 08:20Modified: 19/10/2020 – 08:18 Advertising Read more Taipei (AFP) Taiwan on Monday accused two Chinese diplomats of gatecrashing a hotel function hosted by its de facto embassy in Fiji and assaulting an employee. Taipei’s foreign ministry said its trade office — the equivalent of an embassy — was hosting a party […]