China’s Huawei Technologies Co. on Wednesday, June 2, unveiled its self-developed operating system for smartphones, in a bid to pave the way for separating its business from the United States and the dominance of Google LLC. The Chinese tech giant’s Harmony OS will be loaded with its Mate X2 foldable smartphones, released in February, as…
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Zarif rejects revision of JCPoA
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has dismissed a proposal for a new nuclear deal proposed by the U.S.President Trump to replace the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, saying the accord is not previous US president Barack Obama’s deal to expire. Told #Raisina2020 that Iran believes in diplomacy: but not in re-negotiating a UNSC Resolution we…
Borrell calls for extraordinary Council
The EU top diplomat Josep Borrell has called for an extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council with the Member States on Friday afternoon, 10 January, to discuss recent developments in Iraq and Iran. “EU will play its full role to seek de-escalation of tensions in the region”, Borrell wrote on his Twitter micro blog. I called an…
Putin thanks Trump for counter-terrorism cooperation
Vladimir Putin called to Donald Trump to thank him for what White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said was “information the United States provided that helped foil a potential holiday terrorist attack in Russia.” Trump says Putin "called to thank me" for US tip that helped stop planned terrorist attack https://t.co/R9VrcTlC62 pic.twitter.com/imB3PyLqN9 — The Hill (@thehill)…
Iraq milita protests at US Embassyш
Reportedly the protesters, among which the majority are the militia fighters, enraged by U.S. air strikes on Iraq staged a violent demonstration outside the American Embassy in Baghdad at New Year eve, setting ablaze a security post and hurling stones as security forces. The embassy guards retaliated with stun grenades and tear gas. The attackers…
Brexit happens in weeks
Prime Minister Boris Johnson won the decisive election victory that will end three years of political paralysis and take Britain out of the European Union within weeks. The Article 50 procedure represents a substantial political and economic challenge for the United Kingdom after half a century of integration into the bloc (1973). UK PM Boris…
Russia doubts Al-Baghdadi death
Defense ministry of Russian Federation has no tangible proof that Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in the U.S. operartion and doubts that such an operation has ever taken place, the ministry’s spokesma Igor Konashenkov said. Russia has no official confirmation of Al-Baghdadi elimination – Kremlin spokesmanhttps://t.co/uHWZMyah6t — Sputnik (@SputnikInt) October 29, 2019…
Ukraine caught in U.S. domestic debate
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov (pictured) said Russia sees “similar symptoms in U.S. attempts to persuade allies… that Russia will make attempts to meddle in their domestic affairs”. Political forces in the United States are trying to use Ukraine to achieve their own goals, Sergei Ryabkov said at the meeting with the participants in the…
Donald Tusk vows to protect French wine export
Addressing G7 Summit in Biarritz, France, the president of the European Union Council Donald Tusk called for “Putting a stop to trade wars. Trade deals and the reform of WTO are better than trade wars.Trade wars will lead to recession, while trade deals will boost the economy, not to mention the fact that trade wars…
Trump crosses N.Korea border
President Trump has become the first sitting US President to step into North Korea. The historic event took place while meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone (DMZ), and the two leaders are now holding a private bilateral meeting. “Stepping across that line was a great honor,” Trump said after becoming…
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