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US ‘outraged’ as Russia convicts ex-marine of spying
The United States expressed outrage Monday over a Russian court’s conviction of American Paul Whelan on espionage charges, saying he was deprived of a fair trial.Whelan, a former Marine arrested in December 2018, was sentenced Monday to 16 years of hard labor after being found guilty of receiving classified information.“The United States is...
Egypt’s one-day coronavirus infections at new high: Live updates
Egypt also records highest COVID-19 death rate among Arab nations, while Ukraine posts record-high cases for third day. …read more Source:: AL...
Iran judge accused of corruption, human rights violations arrested in Romania
Gholamreza Mansouri, an Iranian judge accused of corruption in Iran and of human rights violations by activists, has been arrested in Romania by the Interpol, Iran confirmed on Saturday. Mansouri cannot yet be extradited back to Iran due to coronavirus restrictions, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein...
Bolton To Release A Book That Accuses Trump of More Impeachable ’Transgressions’
Defying the White House, former national security advisor John Bolton will release a book that suggests US President Donald Trump committed impeachable offenses beyond Ukraine and alleges that his entire foreign policy is motivated by domestic politics, his publisher said Friday. Trump earlier this year warned Bolton not to publish his book while...
Canada Agrees with Iran’s Plan to Send Black Boxes of Downed Plane to France
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Canada has agreed with Iran’s new plan to send the black boxes from a downed Ukraine Airlines jetliner directly to France instead of Ukraine, a report said. …read more Source:: Tasnim News...
Iran seeks French help to analyze Ukraine flight black boxes, says report
Iran has asked France to decrypt the black boxes from downed Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, sources close to the investigation said on Friday.The Iranian envoy to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal said the Islamic Republic had enlisted the help of France’s BEA air accident agency to download and...
Ukraine leader cancels meetings, trips after wife tests positive for coronavirus
Ukraine has reported 29,753 coronavirus cases, including 870 deaths. …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
Ukraine’s first lady says tests positive for coronavirus
…read more Source:: Al-Manar TV
Coronavirus: Ukraine’s first lady says tests positive for COVID-19
Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska said on Friday she had tested positive for the novel coronavirus amid a rise in infections.“Today I’ve received a positive COVID-19 test result,” she said on Facebook. …read more Source:: Al...
Brazil Virus Deaths Top 40,000 as Europe Prepares to Reopen Borders
More than 1.5 million COVID-19 cases have been identified in Latin America, a region now threatened by a food crisis, while global markets plunged Thursday anticipating a long road to economic recovery. The World Health Organization also warned the pandemic was accelerating in Africa. Brazil on Thursday passed two grim milestones: 40,000 COVID-19...
