The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two companies for exploiting North Korean overseas labor but joined allies Japan and South Korea in appealing for diplomacy to ease tensions with Pyongyang. Showing a united front, Japan’s defense and foreign ministers and South Korea’s foreign minister all held talks with American counterparts Tuesday on both … Read more
………….Pushes Apple To Unlock The Gunman’s Phones Attorney General William Barr said Monday that a deadly shooting last month at the naval air station in Pensacola, Fla., was an act of terrorism, as he publicly called out Apple to unlock two iPhones used by the gunman. Barr’s appeal was an escalation of an ongoing fight … Read more
…….Experts suspect they may be seeking information on the Bidens Hackers affiliated with the Russian military have taken aim at Burisma, the Ukrainian natural gas company at the center of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, according to the New York Times. Hacking attempts began in early November against the company on whose board former … Read more
Iran summoned the UK envoy on Sunday to complain about his attendance at an “illegal” rally in Tehran to commemorate those killed in a Ukrainian airliner mistakingly downed by the country’s military forces, Iranian Foreign Ministry’s website reported. “Today, Rob Macaire was summoned because of his unconventional behaviour of attending an illegal rally on Saturday,” … Read more
US President Donald Trump on Friday said the decision by Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan to step back from royal duties was “sad.” Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, who is Harry’s grandmother, was reportedly not consulted before the pair announced their decision to seek a lower profile, build financial independence and divide their time … Read more
Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine said in a statement on today, Saturday that his country expects a full investigation, a full admission of guilt and compensation from Iran after the downing of a passenger plane. Ekohotblog recalls that Iran had earlier said it mistakenly shot down a plane killing all 176 people aboard and voiced … Read more
The U.S. has expressed its desire to maintain its military presence in Iraq, in spite of a request by the Iraqi government for the withdrawal of American troops from the country. In a statement on Friday, spokesperson for the Department of State, Ms Morgan Ortagus, said the U.S. would keep its troops in Iraq to … Read more
The United States will consider sanctions against Venezuelan lawmakers accused of taking bribes to vote against opposition leader Juan Guaido, an official said Wednesday. Guaido, recognized as Venezuela’s interim president by the United States and more than 50 other nations, was sworn in Tuesday for another term after a chaotic standoff in which troops physically … Read more
Queen Elizabeth has reacted to the announcement that her grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle are planning to “step back as senior members of the Royal Family.” Her reactions came just hours after Harry and Meghan shared their plans to “carve out a progressive new role,” on their verified Instagram account on Wednesday … Read more
Interim president of Bolivia Jeanine Anèz resigns after her driver posted their sex video which went viral. Bolivia Jeanine Anèz took over in November last year after the resignation of former president Evo Morales. There was 19 days of civil protests following the disputed election results of October 2019 and the release of the OAS … Read more
Major airlines canceled Iran and Iraq flights on Wednesday and re-routed others away from both countries’ airspace, following an Iranian missile strike on United States-led forces in Iraq. Recall Iran fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles from its territory targeting at least two Iraqi military bases hosting U.S.-led coalition personnel early on Wednesday Germany’s … Read more
President Donald Trump said the over 5,000 US troops in Iraq will not leave until Iraq compensated America for the “extraordinarily expensive air base” there. And he is not asking for chicken change, but billions of dollars. Trump’s remarks came on the heels of Iraq’s Parliament vote asking for the expulsion of the U.S. military … Read more
Forest fires of unprecedented scale and violence devastating entire regions of Australia have claimed the lives of 24 people and “considerable damage”, authorities said Sunday after another bleak day by catastrophic weather conditions. Hundreds of properties were destroyed and a man died trying to save a friend’s house, while the country experienced one of the … Read more
President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign pulled in the most money in the fourth quarter of 2019, his campaign manager Brad Parscale said. According to a report by Washington Times, Trump raised $46 million, his best haul ever, despite impeachment fervour. Some of the Democrats hoping to unseat Trump in this year’s November election were unable … Read more
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is “taking aim at new laws” in some states “that allow immigrants to get driver’s licenses without proof they are in the country legally”. In December, New York became the 13th state to enact a similar law, which also restricts data sharing with federal authorities, according to The … Read more
Barack Obama and Donald Trump are tied this year as the most admired man. It is Obama’s 12th time in the top spot versus the first for Trump. Michelle Obama is the most admired woman for the second year in a row. Each year since 1948, Gallup has asked Americans to name, in an open-ended … Read more
Impeached US President Donald Trump lashed out at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as she stalled sending the impeachment documents to the Senate, leading to another verbal war with Republican senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell. Trump holidaying in Florida jumped into the fray, taunting Pelosi. “Pelosi gives us the most unfair trial in the history of … Read more
Historic Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris will not hold a Christmas Mass for the first time in more than 200 years, as repair work continues following the fire incident in April Midnight Mass will still be celebrated on Christmas Eve, officials said, but it will take place at the nearby church of Saint-Germain l’Auxerrois. The 850-year-old … Read more
Donald Trump, the President of the United States, has placed Nigeria on a special watch list of nations involved in or tolerated religious persecution. Ekohotblog reports that this was made known in a statement on Friday. December 20 by the Secretary of State Michael Pompeo. This online news medium understands that Nigeria was added to … Read more
President Donald Trump confirmed that Jefferson Van Drew a Democratic U.S. lawmaker who opposed his party’s move to impeach him is now a Republican, a day after the House of Representatives approved articles of impeachment. Van Drew, who represents a district in southern New Jersey, was at Trump’s side when he made the announcement during … Read more