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The United States has accused a Russian private military company of “threatening religious freedom” in the Central African Republic, adding its name to a list that also features the Daesh and al-Qaeda Takfiri terrorist outfits. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the designation on Friday, declaring the Wagner Group …

The US troops stationed in Lithuania near the border have prepared to get into military engagement with Russian forces, according to Lithuania’s top brass. Lithuanian Chief of Defense Lieutenant General Valdemaras Rupsys said on Friday that the US forces stationed in the eastern European country along the border with Belarus …

Edward Snowden, a former US National Security Agency contractor who leaked information about America’s surveillance programs, has received a Russian passport after swearing an oath of allegiance to the country. According to Press TV, Snowden, 39, was granted Russian citizenship in an order signed by President Vladimir Putin in September. …

US President Joe Biden signed into law Friday a rare intervention by Congress forcing freight rail unions to accept a salary deal, avoiding a possibly devastating strike — but putting the pro-union Democrat in an awkward political position. Biden signed the law in a brief White House ceremony only a …

Japan and South Korea have imposed new sanctions on North Korean individuals and entities in response to Pyongyang’s recent missile tests, a day after the US targeted North Korea with sanctions. The US on Thursday froze any assets held by three North Korean officials in the United States. The US …

Russia says President Vladimir Putin is ready to discuss any potential solution in Ukraine since he believes in diplomacy, after US President Joe Biden suggested he would be open to talks with Moscow. According to Press TV, speaking alongside French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday, Biden said the only path …

The United Nations General Assembly has voted in a favor of a pro-Palestinian resolution to commemorate the Nakba (Catastrophe) Day, which marks the Israeli regime’s claiming existence in 1948. According to Press TV, the Assembly adopted the resolution on Wednesday, with 90 votes in favor, 30 negative votes, and 47 abstentions. …

Dubai has turned into a “safe haven” for drug smugglers, a media report says, following the busting by Europol of a prolific criminal network involved in large-scale drugs trafficking and money laundering. The operators of the drug cartel, which was run from Dubai, said they felt they were “untouchable and …

The United States is considering enormously expanding a program to train Ukrainian troops, including by instructing as many as 2,500 soldiers at a base in Germany per month, a report says. In an exclusive report, citing multiple unnamed US officials, CNN said on Wednesday that the administration of US President Joe Biden …

Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Sweden and Finland joining NATO could accelerate the militarization of the Arctic region. According to Press TV, responding to a question about how the two countries joining the alliance would affect the Arctic Council – an intergovernmental group which promotes cooperation in the …

Hakeem Jeffries was unanimously elected on Wednesday to become the Democratic Party’s top leader in the U.S. House of Representatives beginning in January, making him the first Black American to hold such a high-ranking position in Congress. The vote by Jeffries’ fellow Democrats also marked the rise of a younger …

French President Emmanuel Macron has criticized US industrial subsidies, saying the “super aggressive” measure could “split the West.” Macron used a state visit to Washington on Wednesday to press concerns about the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed into law by President Joe Biden in August, saying that such help for US firms …

At least nine US Navy sailors have been injured as a fire broke out aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. According to Press TV, the US Navy confirmed Wednesday the fire started Tuesday morning on the San Diego-based aircraft carrier. . The US Navy said the crew was able …

The rate of gun deaths in the US last year hit its highest mark in nearly three decades, with female fatalities growing faster than that of men, a new study has revealed. According to Press TV, the results of a newly-conducted research published by JAMA Network Open showed on Tuesday …

As Arizona counties face a Monday deadline to certify their midterm election results, Republican candidates and activists promoting false theories of voter fraud are refusing to back down. State Senator-elect Jake Hoffman, head of Arizona’s Freedom Caucus, a group of largely pro-Trump Republican state lawmakers, told Reuters he will lead …

The US government is mulling over a proposal to send Ukraine small and cheap precision bombs fitted onto abundantly available rockets, allowing the country to strike up to 94 miles behind Russian lines. According to Reuters, Boeing’s proposed system called the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) combines small, inexpensive precision …

NATO has promised to “stand for Ukraine” as long as necessary, claiming Russia is using winter as a weapon of war by hitting energy infrastructure in Ukraine. “NATO will continue to stand for Ukraine as long as it takes. We will not back down,” NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg said in …

The Chinese military says it has chased away a US Navy guided-missile cruiser after it “illegally intruded” into waters in the vicinity of the South China Sea’s Spratly Islands. According to Press TV, on Tuesday, Tian Junli, Spokesman for the Southern Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army said that the …

The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the Iraqi official decision to deploy border guards between Iraq and Iran. On Monday, the spokesperson of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Nasser Kanaani revealed details about the visit of the Iraqi PM, Muhammad S. Al-Sudani to Tehran, which is his third trip abroad …

The latest demonstrations are unprecedented in mainland China since President Xi Jinping took power a decade ago. Hundreds of demonstrators and police have clashed in Shanghai as protests over China’s severe COVID-19 restrictions continued into the third day and spread to several other cities. The latest demonstrations — unprecedented in …