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U.S., Russia Extend New START Nuclear Arms Treaty For 5 Years

Posted on Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Russia and the United States have formally extended the New START nuclear arms-control treaty for another five years, just days before it was set to expire.

UN court says it can hear case brought by Iran to end US sanctions

Posted on Wednesday, February 3, 2021

The United Nations’ highest court ruled Wednesday that it can hear a case brought by Iran against the United States in a bid to end sanctions the Trump administration re-imposed in 2018 after pulling out of an international…

Report: ‘Mass Rape And Torture In China ‘Re-Education Camps’

Posted on Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Women in China's "re-education" camps for Uighurs have been systematically raped, sexually abused, and tortured, the British broadcaster BBC reported Tuesday, citing survivors.

Argentina judge suspends new law legalizing abortion: unborn child has right to life

Posted on Wednesday, February 3, 2021

A judge in Argentina has suspended the country’s new law legalizing abortion, saying the unborn child has the right to life, Lifesite News reports. Suspension of the law’s application was ordered Thursday by Judge Marta Aucar in the…

Russia Detains 1,400 People After Sentencing Kremlin Critic Navalny

Posted on Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Monitors say over 1,400 people have been detained in Russia during the latest protests supporting jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The riots came after a Moscow court sentenced him on Tuesday to nearly three years imprisonment.

Iran deepens breach of nuclear deal at underground enrichment site

Posted on Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Iran has deepened a key breach of its 2015 nuclear deal, enriching uranium with a larger number of advanced centrifuge machines in an underground plant as it faces off with the new U.S. administration on salvaging the accord.

France: Dogs to detect COVID-19 by smelling perspiration

Posted on Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Scientists and veterinarians in France have partnered in a project which trains dogs to detect the new coronavirus through smelling human sweat, en24News reports. The stated aim of the ‘Cynocov’ project is to provide a “complimentary solution” to…

Russia Jails Kremlin Critic Navalny For 3.5 Years; Hundreds Detained

Posted on Tuesday, February 2, 2021

A Moscow court has sentenced Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to 3 ½ years as the Kremlin defied Western calls for his release.

U.S. Threatens Myanmar With Sanctions Over Coup

Posted on Tuesday, February 2, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden said Monday he was considering reimposing sanctions against Myanmar after the military seized power in a coup.

Angela Merkel: COVID vaccines could be necessary ‘for years’

Posted on Monday, February 1, 2021

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said coronavirus vaccines may be needed for "many years to come."

Blinken: Iran could be weeks away from enough nuclear material for bomb

Posted on Monday, February 1, 2021

Iran could be “weeks away” from having sufficient material to develop a nuclear weapon if it continues to violate the 2015 nuclear deal, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Monday in an interview with NBC News.

Nuclear war with China or Russia ‘a very real possibility,’ U.S. Strategic Command chief warns

Posted on Monday, February 1, 2021

The United States must be ready for a nuclear war with China or Russia and seek new ways to deter both countries’ use of newly acquired advanced strategic weapons, the commander of the U.S. Strategic Command is warning…

Taiwan Says Chinese Fighters, U.S. Aircraft Both Entered Defence Zone

Posted on Monday, February 1, 2021

Six Chinese fighter aircraft and a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft entered the southwestern corner of Taiwan's air defense identification zone on Sunday, the island's defense ministry said, in an unusual admission of U.S. military activity.

Hungary Has Seaport Again After Century Of Open Wound

Posted on Monday, February 1, 2021

Hungary has a seaport again more than 100 years after losing most of its territory. Landlocked Hungary purchased a 32-hectare area with a 300-meter-long (0.2 miles) coastline for 31 million euros in northeastern Italy, officials confirmed.

Iran says it will install 1,000 centrifuges at nuclear plant in next 3 months

Posted on Sunday, January 31, 2021

Iran said Thursday it plans to install 1,000 new centrifuges at the Natanz nuclear facility within three months and that its scientists had exceeded previous goals for uranium enrichment.

COVID-19: Paris protests over privacy law boil over amid anger at coronavirus restrictions

Posted on Sunday, January 31, 2021

Thousands of demonstrators in Paris were met with water cannon as protests against a new privacy law attracted larger crowds keen to air their grievances over coronavirus restrictions and France's slow vaccine rollout.

UK set to formally apply for trans-Pacific trade bloc membership

Posted on Sunday, January 31, 2021

Britain will next week formally apply to join a trans-Pacific trading bloc of 11 countries, with negotiations set to start later this year, the government has said.

Myanmar Leader Suu Kyi Detained In Coup

Posted on Sunday, January 31, 2021

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who became the controversial de facto leader of Myanmar, has been detained under house arrest by the military in an apparent coup, her party confirmed.

Thousands of Russian Protest Despite Mass Detentions

Posted on Sunday, January 31, 2021

Thousands of people have been detained in unauthorized protests across Russia to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, activists said Sunday.

Russia’s Kremlin Critic Navalny Condemns Detention Amid More Protests

Posted on Saturday, January 30, 2021

Russia's most prominent opposition leader, who survived poisoning with a nerve agent, has condemned his detention as "blatantly illegal." Alexei Navalny commented at an appeal hearing via a video ahead of planned protests.

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