12.8.2020 0:58 Videos: China Conducts Live-Fire Drill With Z-10A Choppers, New Air-to-Surface Missile

New footage from China’s People's Liberation Army (PLA) shows Z-10A attack helicopters of the PLA Ground Force engaging in a live-fire drill, complete with what appears to be a new type of missile, according to a recent report from The Drive.

12.8.2020 0:58 Coronavirus Pandemic Should Help World Establish Cooperation to Fight Common Risks, Lavrov Says

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia is urging the international community to use the situation with the pandemic of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to establish cooperation in the fight against common challenges facing humanity, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with the Argumenty i Fakty newspaper.

12.8.2020 0:55 Skies Over US Illuminated by Perseid Meteor Shower - Video

The Perseid meteor shower can be observed annually in middle summer, when the Earth meets a debris left behind by the Swift-Tuttle comet. This comet has a 133-year solar orbit and previously entered the inner solar system in 1992.

12.8.2020 0:20 Black Lives Matter Chicago Organizer Justifies Looting During Anti-Racism Protests as 'Reparations'

Protests against police brutality and racism again spanned the United States after George Floyd, a black Minneapolis resident, was killed by white police while in custody. Some demonstrations turned violent and saw looting, monument toppling and vandalism.

11.8.2020 23:16 ‘Let’s Go Win’: Politicos, Netizens React to Biden-Harris 2020 Presidential Ticket

Social media activity related to the US’ ongoing protests and the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic took a backseat for a few hours on Tuesday as politicos and everyday netizens provided their opinions on former US Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s selection of Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) as his running mate.

11.8.2020 23:14 POTUS Claims G. Washington ‘Would Have Had a Hard Time’ to Beat Him in Election, Ignites Twitter

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly blamed the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which started in China in late-December 2019, for his declining poll statistics, as his administration faces heavy criticism over its handling of a crisis where over 5 million Americans have been infected with the disease and at least 164,603 have died.

11.8.2020 22:29 Meet Kamala Harris, Biden's Vice Presidential Pick for 2020 Election

US Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) was tapped on Tuesday to be Joe Biden’s vice presidential running mate on the Democratic ticket in the November 2020 election. Harris’ political history extends back to 2003.

11.8.2020 22:1 Trump Says He Was ‘A Little Surprised’ Biden Picked Kamala Harris for VP

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday addressed US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's decision to pick US Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) as his 2020 running mate, saying that he was "a little surprised" by the choice.

11.8.2020 21:51 Iraq Cancels Turkish Defence Minister Visit After Iraqi Soldiers Killed in Kurdistan Shelling

Earlier on Tuesday the Iraqi government condemned a Turkish drone strike in the country's province of Erbil that killed two Iraqi soldiers, slamming "repeated military violations" by Ankara as a "dangerous violation of Iraqi sovereignty, international law and the UN Charter".

11.8.2020 21:40 Trump Holds Press Conference at White House - Video

US President Donald Trump's recent news conference in the White House was disrupted by Secret Service agents due to what appeared to be a shooting outside the White House. The presidential complex was not breached, however, although the suspected shooter and a USSS agent were transported to hospital.

11.8.2020 21:24 Made in China: US Reclassifies Hong Kong Exports Amid Push to Alter Beijing’s WTO Status

Due to US President Donald Trump’s recent executive order revoking Hong Kong’s special status, exports from the special administrative region may be “marked to indicate ‘China’” as their place of origin, according to a new memo issued by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

11.8.2020 21:19 Research Reveals Direct Connection Between Smoking, Vaping and Risk of Contracting Coronavirus

Previous studies on links between smoking, vaping and the coronavirus disease found that COVID-19 patients who smoked, in comparison to nonsmokers, are twice as likely to require mechanical ventilation and treatment in intensive care. Some studies also found that e-cigarettes weaken the ability of the lungs to fight viral infections.

11.8.2020 20:18 US Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Picks Sen. Kamala Harris as 2020 Running Mate

US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that he has chosen US Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) as his 2020 running mate.

11.8.2020 20:15 Fresh Start: Ex-MONSTA X Member Wonho Reveals MV Teaser for Upcoming Solo Album

After leaving the k-pop boy band last year, the artist returned to the music industry with renewed resolve.

11.8.2020 20:14 Why 'Sputnik Moment' of Russia's First COVID Vaccine Triggered 'Sour Grapes' Reaction in Western MSM

On 11 August, Russia announced the world's first vaccine for COVID-19, named 'Sputnik V', in a bid to curb the pandemic that has currently killed over 737,000 globally. International observers detail why the breakthrough development has been met with either silence or rejection from the Western press.

11.8.2020 20:13 IRGC Official Reveals Why No US General Was Killed by Iran in Response to Soleimani's Murder

The prominent Iranian general was assassinated in a 3 January US airstrike near Baghdad International Airport. The Trump administration justified its actions by using unsubstantiated claims that Soleimani planned attacks on American diplomatic missions in the region.

11.8.2020 20:5 Five Iranians Charged With Leaking Classified Details, Spying for Israel, Britain, Germany - Report

Five Iranians have been arrested by Iranian authorities on charges of spying for Israel, Britain and Germany.

11.8.2020 20:1 Syria's Arab Tribes Give Pro-American Forces and SDF One Month to Leave Eastern Syria

On 11 August, sheikhs and elders of the Arab Al-Uqaydat tribe met in the Syrian Deir ez-Zor province, agreeing that the US-led coalition is responsible for murdering tribal sheikhs in the province, and demanding that the region be cleared of SDF forces, local control returned to the Syrians, and stating: “leave the Arab region to the Arabs”.

11.8.2020 19:47 US Media Reports Joe Biden Has Picked 2020 Running Mate, Announcement Pending

According to US media reports, Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden has decided who will accompany him on the November ballots as his vice presidential candidate. His unveiling of the pick could come as early as Tuesday night.

11.8.2020 19:44 ‘Laughs and Good Times’: GOP Congressional Hopeful Removes Vacation Pics of Hitler’s Hilltop Retreat

Amid a slew of backlash, a Republican candidate for the US House of Representatives from North Carolina has taken down photos of his 2017 vacation to the Eagle’s Nest, the mountain retreat of German Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.