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US local election officials are increasingly concerned about threats and political pressure caused by allegations of voter fraud in the last presidential race, a poll shows. The new poll released on Thursday indicates that one in five of nearly 600 election officials surveyed said that they are somewhat or very …

President Vladimir Putin says Russia will in the end emerge stronger and more independent after surmounting the difficulties created by the West’s “illegitimate sanctions.” On February 24, Putin announced a “special military operation” aimed at “demilitarization” of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions in eastern Ukraine, which in 2014 had declared …

The executive director of the Yemen Petroleum Company (YPC) says US and British warships are preventing tankers carrying fuel and oil derivatives from mooring in the strategic western port of Hudaydah and take them to Saudi ports, despite the fact that the vessels have obtained the necessary permits from the United …

Russia has rejected any possibility of a nuclear war amid the conflict in Ukraine, warning the United States and the European Union that Moscow will never depend on the West again. In a press conference in Turkey on Thursday, when asked if he thought a nuclear war could be triggered, …

The foreign ministers of Russia and Ukraine have met in Turkey for face-to-face talks, marking the first high-level in-person contact between the two diplomats since Moscow launched a military operation in its neighbor, but news conferences suggest no progress has been made. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Ukrainian …

Violent clashes have broken out between protesters and police on France’s Mediterranean island of Corsica, as tensions mount over an assault in prison against a nationalist figure. According to Press TV, Yvan Colonna, incarcerated at Arles Prison, was attacked on March 2 while he was working out alone. He is …

The United States is reportedly mulling sanctions on Russian nuclear supplier Rosatom, a move that could considerably impact the nuclear power and uranium mining industries. A senior US administration official anonymously told Bloomberg on Wednesday that the White House was consulting with those involved in the nuclear power industry about the …

The US House of Representative has voted to pass a massive government funding bill that includes $13.6 billion in emergency aid for Ukraine following Russia’s military operation there. The sweeping $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package was passed on Wednesday night hours after lawmakers scrapped billions in funding to combat the …

The United States and the United Kingdom have rejected the notion of implementing a “no-fly zone” over Ukraine, saying they cannot afford to have a direct military confrontation with Russia. Speaking along with UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss at a news conference in Washington on Wednesday, US Secretary of State …

Russia has demanded transparency from the United States over the military biological programs implemented in Ukraine, saying Washington needs to inform the world why it had supported the project. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova made the remarks at a news briefing on Wednesday, saying Russia had evidence showing US-funded biolabs …

Russia’s armed forces have destroyed as many as 974 Ukrainian tanks and other armored vehicles during Moscow’s ongoing military operation in the ex-Soviet republic. Russia’s defense ministry announced the figure on Wednesday, the Russian ITAR-TASS news agency reported. The number is up from 897 reported on Tuesday. The ministry said …

Opposition conservative Yoon Suk-yeol has been elected South Korean president, after rival Lee Jae-myung from the ruling Democratic Party conceded defeat. “With 98 percent of the vote counted, Yoon had 48.59 percent of the vote against Lee of the liberal Democratic Party (DP)’s 47.79 percent,” the official Yonhap news agency …

China says NATO’s conduct has pushed the current tension between Russia and Ukraine to a “breaking point.” During a daily news briefing in Beijing on Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian called on the United States to take China’s concerns seriously and avoid undermining its interests in handling the …

Russia says the United States has declared an economic war against it with far-reaching consequences for energy markets and global economy. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday that Washington “has declared economic war on Russia and it is de facto waging this war.” Peskov said the Western sanctions …

The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths globally have continued to fall in the past week, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, with only the Western Pacific reporting an increase in COVID-19. In its latest report on the pandemic issued on Wednesday, the UN health agency said new COVID-19 …

NATO member Turkey changed its rhetoric to call Russia’s assault on Ukraine a “war” on Sunday and pledged to implement parts of an international pact that would potentially limit the transit of Russian warships from the Mediterranean to the Black Sea. Kyiv had appealed to Ankara to block any more …

Russia’s Defense Minister, Sergei Shoigu, says his country’s military operation in neighboring Ukraine aims to thwart the “military threat created by Western countries.” Addressing a televised press conference on Tuesday, Shoigu declared that the Russian armed forces will continue the special military operation until the “goals are achieved”. Defending the …

A man has shot and killed his three children and their chaperone before killing himself in a gun violence at a church in Sacramento, California. Policemen responding to reports of gunfire around 5 p.m. local time on Monday found five people dead, including the shooter, in the Arden-Arcade neighborhood, Sgt. …

Russia’s top security official hits back at France for threatening Moscow with “an economic war,” saying such wars had often turned into real ones throughout history. Former President and Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev made the warning on Tuesday, after French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire threatened to wage …

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the United States does not support Poland’s proposal to transfer the aging MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, arguing that such a measure can escalate tensions with Russia. According to Press TV, in a telephone conversation with his Polish counterpart on Wednesday, Austin described the …