Putin admits he is ‘alarmed’ by Russia’s spike in Covid-19 deaths and says officials ‘cannot pretend all is fine’ Putin said the rising death rate was ‘alarming’ after record 456 fatalities today Russia has stopped short of imposing strict new measures like much of Europe In a further blow, smoke was seen billowing from a … Read more
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu calls Joe Biden to congratulate him leaving just Russia, Mexico and Brazil’s leaders refusing to acknowledge election win President-elect Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday He follows the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, South Korea and Italy, as well as Pope Francis Netanyahu … Read more
Woman who was found dead a week after being buried alive up to her neck in Russia was sitting in lotus position with her head ravaged by animals, it’s revealed as cops probe ‘religious’ element to death A woman was found dead in a Yuntolovsky reserve forest near St Petersburg It was likely the woman … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly went on a ‘seemingly endless’ 45-minute rant against the United States during his first meeting with Barack Obama in Russia. The revelation of Putin’s reported tirade was disclosed in Obama’s forthcoming memoir, ‘A Promise Land,’ which discusses the former president’s childhood days and his presidential first term up until the assassination … Read more
Aeroflot’s boss in London is arrested in Moscow and accused of ‘high treason’ and spying for Britain State airline boss Dmitry Fedotkin, 39, arrested in Moscow accused of spying Source told Russian state media that Aeroflot boss denies charge of high treason Detained for two months at Lefortovo Court and could face up to … Read more
Barack Obama, in his forthcoming memoir, lets loose a stream of colorful adjectives to describe the foreign leaders and politicians he encountered in his eight years in the White House, not holding back in issuing his opinions. He said Russian President Vladimir Putin reminded him of the tough, street-smart ward bosses who used to run the … Read more
Italy has reached a million coronavirus cases today as it sees another increase in Covid-19 deaths with 623 new fatalities. The health ministry recorded 32,961 new infections in the past 24 hours, taking its total tally since the virus first struck in February to 1.028million. The daily tally was down from the 35,098 cases reported … Read more
A unique building that twists almost 90 full degrees has been named skyscraper of the year. Towering more than 1,500 feet above St. Petersburg, Russia, Lakhta Center has received Emporis’ 2020 Skyscraper Award, beating out more than 700 buildings under consideration. The real-estate data company named Zaha Hadid’s Leeza Soho in Beijing and 35 Hudson Yards … Read more
A former British Army officer who trained White Helmets volunteers in Syria and died in mysterious circumstances in Istanbul last year was not murdered in an elaborate plot but took his own life, a BBC probe has found. James Le Mesurier, 48, who served in Northern Ireland and Kosovo, threw himself off the roof of … Read more
Russia has today claimed its coronavirus vaccine is 92 per effective, which would make it better than the jab being developed by Pfizer. Declaring early results just two days after the American pharmaceutical company, it said out of 20 infections recorded so far only two were in people who had received a Sputnik V — … Read more