Pompeo 'Clear-Eyed' Russia Involved in Efforts to Hack US Election
CIA director nominee Mike Pompeo accused Russia of interfering in the US presidential election.
CIA director nominee Mike Pompeo accused Russia of interfering in the US presidential election.
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director nominee Mike Pompeo said in a testimony before the US Senate on Thursday that if confirmed for the position he would not use torture in interrogations.
On Monday, a group of ex-politicians from Eastern Europe, Germany and Sweden sent a letter to President-elect Trump, warning him against striking a "new grand bargain with Russia" and pressing him to keep sanctions in place, threatening that otherwise "American greatness would erode." But not everyone agrees that the US needs to take a hard line.
India’s offer to train Bangladeshis in the nuances of handling submarines could signal three-way cooperation instead of hostility in the Bay of Bengal. This is because the submarines are of Chinese origin.
For over 50 years, MiG-21 variants have been doing duty in Indian skies and their quick reaction time still makes them potent for interception and ground attack roles. The new chief flew the Type-96 fighter as a mark of trust in the backbone of the IAF.
CIA Director nominee Mike Pompeo said it was essential to provide the Trump administration with accurate info on Russia.
The Extreme North, or Far North, is a massive part of Russia, which is known for its harsh cold, especially during the winter time. Thanks to its unique geographical position, it can also boast a variety of rare phenomena that impress even native people.
President-elect Donald Trump's CIA Director nominee Mike Pompeo said that defeating Daesh is one of the top objectives.
The constitutional crisis in Northern Ireland deepened, January 12, after Republican Party Sinn Fein rejected an "olive branch" offered by the Democratic Unionist Party, splitting the power-sharing agreement between the two parties sparking a constitutional crisis.
For decades, Vietnam has cooperated closely to develop armor and weaponry jointly with Russia, as it once did with the Soviet Union. Speaking to Sputnik, Colonel Nguyen Khac Nguyet underscored that Russian weapons possess certain competitive advantages over their foreign analogues.
Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Russian upper house of parliament, Konstantin Kosachev, said that Russia is not striving for regional leadership, as it is trying to establish regional integration entities on the basis of equality for all members.
Libyan special forces took back control over several ministerial buildings in Tripoli following an assault attempt by militants, Interior Ministry representative Ashraf Soulsi told Sputnik.
During his press conference on Wednesday, the US President-elect Donald Trump said US medicines are made overseas and are too expensive, and proper bidding could help lower the costs, provoking a selloff in big pharma and biotech stocks.
Volkswagon used a cheat device in India as well to clear emission norms. Constant media pressure has forced Volkswagen to recall cars though it was under no legal obligation to do so.
US President-elect Donald Trump has no warm feelings for the mainstream media and the feeling is reciprocal one. Therefore, when during his first press conference Trump openly accused CNN of lying no love has been lost there.
China’s State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) has refused to license the popular mobile game Pokémon Go and other augmented reality games as “no proper evaluation of security risks” for them has been carried out.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered six million women to be given the pill to cut unwanted pregnancies and poverty in the country.
Christians are the "most harassed and intimidated" religious group in the world, being routinely persecuted for their beliefs, a European Parliament report has found – a judgement seemingly at odds with high and rising levels of Islamophobia documented in Europe over 2016.
Libya’s defense, justice and economy ministries were captured by several militant groups in Tripoli, according to local media reports.
A Chinese billionaire has bought the Art Nouveau styled Voentorg building just 500 meters away from the Moscow Kremlin in a deal estimated to be worth $150 mln, with financial experts praising the deal as good for all parties.
The United States has imposed sanctions on Syrian military branches and the country’s Republican National Guard, the US Department of the Treasury said on Thursday.
Europe cannot fight terrorism without Russia, PACE President Pedro Agramunt said.
Russian monitors registered six violations of ceasefire in Syria over the past 24 hours.
Former adviser to US President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign Carter Page told Sputnik on Thursday he welcomed the intention of high-ranking Russian official Igor Diveykin to possibly file a lawsuit against "dishonest" US media claims alleging the two had held a meeting.
US Secretary of Defense nominee Gen. James Mattis said that the challenges posed by Russia include "alarming messages from Moscow regarding the use of nuclear weapons; treaty violations; the use of hybrid warfare tactics to destabilize other countries; and involvement in hacking and information warfare."