Source link Charles McGonigal pleaded guilty in August to conspiring with Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska to violate US sanctions A US judge sentenced former FBI counterintelligence bureau chief for New York Charles McGonigal to 50 months in prison on Thursday, citing the serious national security consequences of his work with sanctioned Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska. […]
Source link The PM of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines says the presidents of Venezuela and Guyana have agreed to meet on December 14 The presidents of Venezuela and Guyana – Nicolas Maduro and Mohamed Irfaan Ali – will sit down next week to discuss a long-standing territorial dispute that has recently intensified, the prime […]
Source link Gonzalo Lira Sr. has claimed that Washington was complicit in the detention of his son for criticizing the Kiev regime President Joe Biden’s administration was complicit in the arrest of a US citizen who was jailed and tortured in Ukraine for criticizing the Kiev government, the father of incarcerated blogger Gonzalo Lira has […]
Source link Brazil’s Lula da Silva would welcome the Russian president at the summit, but warns of risks associated with an ICC arrest warrant Russian President Vladimir Putin will receive an invitation to attend the G20 summit in Brazil next year, the country’s leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said. However, he added that […]
Source link The veteran statesman’s global legacy is extremely polarizing, and one paradox is the admiration he enjoyed in Beijing Earlier this week, the famed former secretary of state and national security adviser Henry Kissinger passed away. This news was put out by a statement from his consultancy firm, without naming a cause of death. […]
Source link Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court, has passed away at 93 Retired US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest judicial panel, has died at age 93 from complications related to dementia and a respiratory illness. O’Connor, who […]
Source link The Palestinian militant group does not seek to hold US citizens longer than other hostages, a senior official has said Hamas is not using kidnapped Americans for “leverage” in hostage negotiations with Israel, a top White House spokesman has said, noting there is no sign the Palestinian militant faction intends to “play some […]
Source link The Biden administration distorts history by perpetrating the Holodomor narrative, Moscow’s ambassador has said The claims by the administration of US President Joe Biden that the Soviet leadership used famine as a weapon against Ukrainians in the 1930s and that Russia has adopted a similar policy now are false, Russian Ambassador to the […]
Source link The portion of Americans who think anyone who works hard can get ahead in life has halved since last year Just over a third of Americans (36%) still have faith in the so-called American dream, the idea that anyone can advance if they work hard, a Wall Street Journal-NORC poll published on Friday […]
Source link Javier Milei will “Make Argentina Great Again,” the former US president has declared Former US President Donald Trump has congratulated libertarian candidate Javier Milei on winning the Argentinian presidential election. Milei, a self-described “anarcho-capitalist,” has been compared to Trump for his brash personality and tirades against Argentina’s “political caste.” Milei defeated Economy Minister […]
Source link El Salvador pledged last November to buy one token a day to add to the national treasury The price of bitcoin has more than doubled in the twelve months since El Salvador announced its ambitious plan to add the world’s most popular cryptocurrency to its national treasury. On November 17, 2022, Salvadoran President […]
Source link Payments using Mir cards can now be made throughout Venezuela, Yvan Gil Pinto has said Russia’s Mir payment system is now accepted throughout Venezuela, the country’s Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto announced on Thursday. Caracas said it was willing to join Russia’s national payment system last year and in June this year began […]
Source link The former Pink Floyd frontman was denied lodging after Jewish groups threatened at least one hotel chain Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters was denied hotel rooms in the capitals of Argentina and Uruguay due to allegations of antisemitism from Uruguay’s ‘Israeli lobby’, Argentinian media reported on Wednesday. Waters attempted to book hotel rooms […]
Source link Enrollment in courses other than English has dropped sharply at US colleges and universities US college students are increasingly eschewing foreign language courses, reducing enrollment in such classes to the lowest levels in more than two decades, a new report has revealed. Enrollment in language courses other than English at US colleges and […]