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In May, Ukrainian MP Andrii Derkach released audio recordings allegedly proving collusion between former US Vice President Joe Biden and Ukraine’s then-President Petro Poroshenko in relation to the firing of the country’s prosecutor general, who was investigating the gas company Burisma, where Biden’s son Hunter was working. New tapes, allegedly …

Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, said today, Wednesday, that his country would be open to talks with the United States if Washington apologizes for withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear agreement and offers a compensation to Tehran. “We are open to talks with the United States if Washington fulfills its obligations under …

 Geoffrey Berman said Saturday that he would not fight the move and will be leaving the office in the hands of his deputy, effective immediately. Attorney General William Barr said Saturday that at his request, President Donald Trump had fired Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan. Shortly afterwards, Berman, …

Russia has lambasted the US’s newly-unveiled space strategy document as “aggressive”, saying Washington views space as a new “arena” to wage “war.” “The document confirms the aggressive course by Washington in the space sphere,” said Russia’s Foreign Ministry in a statement on Friday. “Space is seen by the US side …

Demonstrations, prayers and cultural celebrations of food and music will enliven communities from New York to Los Angeles to honour the day in 1865 when a Union general proclaimed in Galveston, Texas that all slaves were free. The United States marks the end of slavery by celebrating Juneteenth on Friday, …

Iran, Russia and China have censured the US for imposing sweeping economic sanctions against Syria, which Washington says are designed to put more pressure on the war-ravage country’s economy and prevent Damascus from achieving victory in the fight against foreign-backed militants.  Speaking at a Security Council meeting on Tuesday, US …

The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says there has been no change in Iran’s implementation of its obligations as per the nuclear deal it clinched with major world powers in 2015, or the country’s cooperation with the UN agency. In his introductory statement to the Board …

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is set to convene an emergency session to discuss US police brutality and racial discrimination in the wake of recent state-sponsored violence against people of color in the country. The UNHRC announced in a statement that the 47-member body would debate “systemic racism, …

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that the US anti-racism protests were a sign of deep crises in the country, in his first comments on the situation. “What has happened is a sign of some deep-seated internal crises,” Putin said in an interview with Rossiya 1 television, asked to comment …

A 70-year-old coronavirus patient, Michael Flor, hospitalised for over two months and doctors did not believe he would survive. Flor beat the virus and received a million-dollar of hospital bill for it. A 70-year-old American man who nearly died of Covid-19 has been billed a heart-stopping $1.1 million for his …

The destruction is part of a nationwide effort to remove monuments to the Confederacy or with links to slavery as the country grapples with widespread protests against police brutality toward African Americans. Protesters on Saturday tore down a bust of a slave owner who left part of his fortune to …

With the number of US coronavirus cases now topping 2 million, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday blasted a new President Donald Trump’s handling of the pandemic, saying Trump “still refuses to take the virus seriously.” Noting that the number of COVID-19 cases continued to rise in more than …

Mourners packed a Houston church to pay tribute to George Floyd at his hometown funeral on Tuesday, the culmination of a long farewell to the 46-year-old African American whose death in custody ignited global protests against police brutality and racism. Politicians, civil rights activists and celebrities joined the family to …

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd during an arrest, had his bail set at up to $1.25 million Monday. Floyd, who was black, died May 25 after Chauvin knelt on his neck to restrain him for nearly nine minutes while he was being detained …

Iran’s UN ambassador says the US’ call for an extension of the UN Security Council’s arms embargo on Tehran lacks legal standing in international law. In a tweet on Saturday, Majid Takht-e Ravanchi said the US ambassador to the UN “wrongly” believes the US retains the right to initiate snapback …

Attorney General Bill Barr defended security forces and said dispersing protestors was not linked to President Donald Trump walking to a church for a photo op. Photo op or not, US civil rights groups have filed a case suing President Donald Trump after security forces fired pepper balls and smoke …

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says it is up to US President Donald Trump to determine the time he wants to fix the 2015 nuclear deal signed between the Islamic Republic and major world powers. According to Press TV, in a post on his official Twitter account on Friday, Zarif …

Russia has defended Iran’s right to peaceful space technology, dismissing claims by the United States that the recent launch of the country’s first-ever military satellite into the orbit violates a United Nations Security Council resolution endorsing the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major world powers. According to Press TV, …

William Bryan told investigators he heard Travis McMichael use a racial epithet after fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery in Glynn County, Georgia, a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent testified Thursday during preliminary hearings. Bryan told police McMichael said “f***ing n***er” after three blasts from McMichael’s shotgun left Arbery dead in February …

The former bitter 2016 campaign rivals teamed up to go after the Democrats amid the release of previously classified documents showing that members of the Obama White House allegedly began to probe and try to undermine incoming Trump administration officials using ‘Russian collusion’ claims, despite a lack of any actual …