Iran says forces ‘stronger’ than at beginning of war
"Today, the Islamic Republic's armed forces... having gained experience from direct confrontation with the United States and the Israeli regime, are on higher alert and are stronger than they were at the beginning of the war," he said.
Prison guards accused of sleeping while Epstein died face trial in April
The corrections officers accused of sleeping and shopping online the night of Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide face a two-week trial starting April 20. Tova Noel and Michael Thomas have pleaded not guilty to charges they filed false paperwork while on duty in the Special Housing Unit at Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in Manhattan, where the multimillionaire was being held. Judge Analisa Torres set the trial date Monday […]
Russia hopes to agree a new S-400 missile deal with Turkey next year
Russia hopes to seal a deal to supply Turkey with more S-400 missile systems in the first half of next year, the head of Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev, said in an interview with RIA news agency published on Tuesday. Turkey’s purchase of the S-400 missiles has already drawn the ire of the […]
Stormzy is better at rap than politics, UK’s Gove says
British minister Michael Gove dismissed Stormzy’s criticism of Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday, saying the grime star was a far better rapper than he was a political analyst. Stormzy, who sported a Union Jack emblazoned stab-proof vest at Glastonbury in June, has said he backs opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and has criticized […]
Turkey orders 168 detained over suspected links to wanted cleric Gulen
Ankara has cracked down on suspected followers of Fethullah Gulen, a U.S.-based Muslim cleric, since the coup attempt in which some 250 people were killed. Operations against the network are still routine. Turkish authorities on Tuesday ordered the detention of 168 people, including military personnel, with suspected links to the network that Ankara says orchestrated […]
At least six dead, 150 injured after most powerful quake in decades strikes Albania
At least four people have been killed and 150 injured after the most powerful earthquake to hit Albania in decades rocked the country. The 6.4-magnitude tremor struck in the early hours of Tuesday morning, causing several buildings to cave in and burying residents in the rubble. The country’s defence ministry said a man and a woman were killed when a […]
