Month: June 2019

Donald Trump’s rare Twitter likes are a peculiar collection. The US president has only liked a handful of tweets ever, but he recently gave his first love heart in years to a tweet complimenting Rihanna’s work-life balance. The tweet that got the elusive Trump seal of approval was one from writer Heban Nigatu which calls…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed orders to dismiss two police generals, Andrey Puchkov and Yury Devyatkin, over the case of journalist Ivan Golunov, the Kremlin press service said on Thursday. Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev earlier asked the president to sack them, and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the petition “will be looked into in…

Not content with the usual impossible campaign promises, Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden has promised to cure cancer if he’s elected, raising eyebrows on social media. “I’ve worked so hard in my career, that I promise you, if I’m elected president you’re gonna see the single most important thing that changes America, we’re gonna cure…

French forward Kylian Mbappe had the perfect riposte to reports that he has sent the Paris Saint-Germain hierarchy a list of demands should he stay at the club, amid links to Spanish giants Real Madrid. Mbappe, 20, is one of the most highly sought-after talents in world football, and is currently under contract at PSG…

John Bolton’s claims that Russia and other states were behind reports of friction in the Trump administration are ‘totally absurd,’ the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said. “We have substantial reason to believe that North Korea, Iran, Venezuela, Russia, and China have made a decision to — and you can see it publicly — to…

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has named the fights he needs to ensure pound-for-pound greatness in the sport – and any MMA fans hoping for a rematch with Irish megastar Conor McGregor will be left disappointed. The undefeated Russian is preparing to face interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier at UFC 242 in Abu Dhabi on…

An F-35 fighter jets conducted a flyover in the skies above the White House on Wednesday to coincide with Polish President Andrzej Duda’s visit and mark Poland’s decision to purchase the aircraft from the US. US President Donald Trump said earlier during an Oval Office meeting with Duda that he should expect the unprecedented flyover…

Hundreds attended a rally in Moscow to support reporter Ivan Golunov on the day after drugs charges against him were dropped and his house arrest ended. The rally wasn’t sanctioned by officials, who had approved another date. The drug-dealing charges against Golunov, an investigative journalist with Meduza, were dropped on Tuesday due to lack of…

The UK government said on Monday it had concluded a trade deal with South Korea to maintain links after Brexit. International Trade Secretary Liam Fox agreed a preliminary deal with Korean Minister of Trade Yoo Myung-Hee in Seoul, according to the statement. It is Britain’s first post-Brexit trade deal in Asia and follows similar agreements…

Moscow scrambled a Su-27 fighter jet to closely tail US and Swedish reconnaissance aircraft as they headed towards Russian airspace above the Baltic Sea. The MoD also shared the ‘pilot’s view’ of the escort. The Russian jet was scrambled on Monday in response to the aircraft approaching the nation’s airspace above the Baltic Sea.  The…