Category: Nations
Swiss-based CAS registers IBA’s appeal against its status ban with IOC
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. On June 7, the IOC Executive Board recommended at the organization’s session to revoke the official status of the International Boxing Association https://tass.com/sports/1633079
Read MoreRubio ad slamming Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence rejected by station airing Dodgers game
Fox News EXCLUSIVE: A TV ad slamming an anti-Catholic drag group has been rejected from playing during the Los Angeles Dodgers game where the controversial group is set to receive the team’s “Community Hero Award.” Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio’s office said the senator’s Reclaim America PAC had reserved the 30-second, in-game spot last Friday…
Read MoreScholz, Macron spoke about possible talks with Putin hypothetically, says Kremlin
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The Kremlin spokesman pointed out that “communicating with each other no matter what is an absolutely normal feature of international relations” https://tass.com/politics/1633077
Read MoreDonald Trump to speak at the Alabama Republican Party summer dinner in August
Fox News Former President Donald Trump will speak at the Alabama Republican Party’s summer dinner on Aug. 3 as he continues his presidential bid despite facing criminal charges. Trump will be the keynote speaker for the 2023 ALGOP Summer Dinner in Montgomery, the party announced Wednesday. The event is an annual fundraiser for the state…
Read MoreBRICS: possible expansion
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. https://tass.com/world/1633075
Read MoreTexas authorities nab previously deported MS-13 gang member on international watchlist
Fox News Texas authorities announced Thursday that they have arrested a confirmed MS-13 gang member with a lengthy rap sheet, whose name is on an international watchlist, after he attempted to escape deeper into the U.S. in a grain hauler on a train. Delmar Sanchez Zuniga is a previously deported Honduran national with a lengthy…
Read MoreAustin talks about “progress” in preparation of training of Ukrainian pilots
Pravda Ukraine Lloyd Austin, the head of the Pentagon, reported that the preparation of the training plan for the Ukrainian pilots has made progress, even though it will take some time. Source: Austin at the press conference on 15 June following the Ramstein meeting, as reported by a European Pravda correspondent from Brussels Quote: “Our…
Read MoreRussia’s UN mission says it’s obvious Kiev bears blame for destroying Kakhovka dam
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Dmitry Polyansky stressed that there were a lot of evidence, which was really very difficult to deny, pointing to the Ukrainian responsibility for the incident https://tass.com/politics/1633071
Read MorePutin may give assessment of Russian economy when speaking at SPIEF — Kremlin
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Dmitry Peskov noted that the President’s speech would be rather long https://tass.com/economy/1633067
Read MoreHigher Interest Rates Expected to Weaken U.S. Consumer Spending
Wall Street Journal May’s 0.3% increase in retail sales in the U.S. includes a 1.4% gain in the value of motor vehicle sales, which is “very hard to square” with a 6.5% month-over-month decline in light-vehicle unit sales reported by manufacturers, Paul Ashworth, chief U.S. economist at Capital Economics, writes in a report. https://www.wsj.com/articles/higher-interest-rates-expected-to-weaken-u-s-consumer-spending-ac5e41d1
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