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Internet disruption reported in southeast Iran amid unrest

UN arms embargoes on Iran expire despite US objections

2:59 pm October 18, 2020

Tehran: A decade-long U.N. arms embargo on Iran that barred it from purchasing foreign weapons like tanks and fighter jets expired Sunday as planned under its nuclear deal with world powers, despite objections from the United States. While insisting it planned no “buying spree,” Iran in theory can purchase weapons to upgrade military armament dating […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Trump leans into fear tactics in bid to win Midwest states

12:29 pm October 18, 2020

Janesville (Winconsin): President Donald Trump leaned into fear tactics Saturday as he accused the left of trying to “destroy the American way of life” in a late reelection pitch to voters in Michigan and Wisconsin two Midwestern states that were instrumental to his 2016 victory but may now be slipping from his grasp. In back-to-back […]

Biden vows to repeal ‘Muslim ban’ imposed by Trump admin if elected

6:50 pm October 16, 2020

Greenville: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has vowed to include Muslim Americans in every social and political aspect in his administration as well as repeal President Donald Trump‘s “Muslim ban” if voted to power. In a video message to Muslim Advocates, a civil rights organisation, on Thursday, Biden also promised to push lawmakers for legislation […]

US trying to create rift between China, Russia: Chinese official

6:25 pm October 16, 2020

Beijing: China on Friday accused the US of trying to sow discord in its close ties with Russia and asserted that the strategic partnership between the two countries is strong enough to withstand the pressure. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said this responding to a question on Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s reported remarks that “ideas that Russia and China will play […]

Cybercrime money-launders busted by European police, FBI

11:40 pm October 15, 2020

Lisbon: European and American officials said Thursday that they have arrested 20 people in several countries for allegedly belonging to an international ring that laundered millions of euros stolen by cybercriminals through malware schemes. The international police operation “2BaGoldMule” led by Portuguese investigators and the FBI included 14 more European countries, under the umbrella of Europol. Europol said that more than […]