Author: Steven Sahiounie

The US military and its Kurdish ‘Syrian Democratic Forces’ allies are sitting on top of 90 percent of Syria’s oil riches and some of the country’s most fertile agricultural lands, systematically starving Damascus of energy and food self-sufficiency. Syrian authorities have vowed to one day restore control over all the country’s territory. US occupation forces and their Syrian Kurdish allies have looted another 94 tankers and trucks loaded with oil and wheat, Syrian media have reported, citing local sources. A convoy of 44 tankers from fields in al-Swaidiya was said to have been driven across the illegal al-Mahmoudiya border crossing point…

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that Moscow does not consider the decision to leave Kherson humiliating. “No, no,” Peskov said, answering a relevant question. The Kherson region is a subject of Russia, and its status cannot be changed, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. “This is a subject of Russia. [The status of] this subject is legislatively fixed, defined. There are no and can be no changes,” Peskov said, when asked whether Russia continued to consider the entire Kherson region as its own territory and whether it would legally define the status of the region’s right-bank part. The Russian…

Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine in February in response to calls by the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics for protection against Ukrainian troops. Moscow launched strikes using precision-guided weapons against Ukraine two days after the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge which, Russia believes, was carried out by the Ukrainian special services. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin told the Russian Security Council on 10 October that the country had launched retaliatory strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure, in response to the crimes committed by Kiev against Russian civilian infrastructure. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on 1 November that about 40…

Lithuanian macro photographer Eugenijus Kavaliauskas took a shocking close-up photo of an ant that stunned onlookers.The photo, which was originally sent in as a submission to Nikon’s Small World microscopy competition, zoomed into the little bug’s face to reveal a menacing, monster-like mug.People all across the internet freaked out over the results — with many social media users reacting in awe and terror at the viral photo.TERRIFYING CLOSE-UP OF AN ANT’S FACE GIVES HORROR MOVIE MONSTERS A RUN FOR THEIR MONEYIn an exclusive statement to Fox News Digital, Kavaliauskas said that Nikon’s contest “created a miracle” for him. “I have…

The ex-president previously blasted Florida Governor Ron DeSantis while hinting at another bid for the White House Former US President Donald Trump has taken aim at yet another potential challenger should he decide to run for the Oval Office again in 2024, this time targeting Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, suggesting his name “sounds Chinese,” while taking credit for his gubernatorial win last year. In a post to his Truth Social account on Friday, Trump highlighted his endorsement of Youngkin in Virginia’s 2021 governor’s race, insisting the Republican could not have won without his help. The former commander in chief also mocked Youngkin’s name, which…

With more than 96% of ballots counted, AP, CNN, NBC and Edison Research have called the crucial Nevada race for Democrats Incumbent Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto took a narrow lead over Republican challenger Adam Laxalt on Saturday night in Nevada’s crucial race, with multiple major US media outlets already calling the result and projecting that the Democrats will retain their grip on the Senate. The Republican challenger maintained a narrow lead up until Saturday evening, when with some 96% of the ballots counted, CNN, NBC and Edison Research all projected a Democratic victory. Mail-in votes from the state’s main urban…

Your phone doesn’t come with a user manual. Sure, you can find online guides from Apple or Android, but don’t bet on Big Tech telling you the secrets to best protect yourself. Default settings are often much better for the companies behind them than for you. Tap or click for 10 default iPhone settings that need your attention. Some features get more attention than others, like the new way to take back a text. Tap or click to see what really happens when you unsend a text. Spoiler: It’s not quite as sneaky as you think. Now, grab your iPhone…

The US and the West as a whole are attacking Russia “almost without limits,” prompting a natural defensive reaction, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, while returning from a summit of Turkic nations in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Noting that Russia is not an “ordinary,” but “powerful,” state, Erdogan commended its “great resistance” against the hostile actions of the collective West. “The West, and especially the US, is attacking Russia almost without limits. Of course, Russia is showing great resistance in the face of all this,” he said. Türkiye is set to continue its efforts to mediate between Russia and Ukraine amid the conflict, Erdogan signaled, recalling a recent…

Several Southern California hospitals have begun using overflow tents outside emergency rooms to cope with a rising number of patients with flu and other respiratory illnesses. The San Diego-Union Tribune reported Friday that overflow tents were put up at Scripps Memorial Hospital in Encinitas, Jacobs Medical Center at UC San Diego Health in La Jolla and Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa to handle an increase in respiratory illness. Scripps hospitals and doctor’s offices reported 1,695 positive flu tests since Sept. 1, up from 471 during the same time period one year ago. A patient receives a dose of vaccine…

Graham Potter is the first Chelsea manager to lose three consecutive Premier League games since Jose Mourinho in late 2015 – he incidentally lost his job the following month.Newcastle 1-0 Newcastle – Match report and highlightsHow the teams lined up | Match stats | Premier League tableThat’s not to say Potter is under a similar amount of pressure, he’s not, but it’s hard to decipher exactly what a Chelsea team looks like under the former Brighton boss.Forwards as wing-backs, central midfielders as makeshift wingers – it all feels a little desperate. “Potter doesn’t know his best team,” Sky Sports’ Paul…