Author: Steven Sahiounie

The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted a resolution designating Russia as a ‘state sponsor of terrorism’ over the war in Ukraine.Legislators at the European Parliament voted in favor of a resolution calling Russia as “a state sponsor of terrorism and as a state which uses means of terrorism” over the military operation Moscow began in Ukraine on February 24, with the declared aim of “de-Nazifying” the ex-Soviet republic.Since the onset of the offensive, the United States and its European allies have imposed waves of unprecedented economic sanctions against Moscow while supplying large consignments of heavy weaponry to Kiev. The Kremlin…

Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman of Kurdish origin, was detained in Tehran by the Guidance Patrol and sent for an explanatory interview to a station belonging to the police department and the military intelligence service on September 13. The young woman later suffered a heart attack at the police center, after which she was immediately taken to a hospital. Three days later, she died. The girl’s sudden death sparked the anger of Iranian youth, and residents rushed to blame the morality police for the assault against the girl. As a result, Iranians in various cities across the country began…

Mummification is the process of preserving a dead body as a mummy. Egyptians typically removed the major organs from a corpse as part of the mummification process.For a long time, it was believed that mummification was about preserving bodies after death, yet a new theory states that its purpose was to help the deceased reach divinity, according to researchers from the University of Manchester’s Manchester Museum.This misconception began with Victorian researchers, who wrongly determined that ancient Egyptians were preserving their dead just as they might preserve fish: with salt. “The idea was that you preserve fish to eat at some…

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Syrian Kurds on Wednesday wrote an open letter to US President Joe Biden in which they emphasized that the United States must support its allies and halt Turkish attacks in northern Syria. On Sunday, Turkey conducted an air operation in northeast Syria targeting Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and its military wing, People’s Defense Units (YPG), in Syria. According to the Turkish Defense Ministry, a total of 89 targets were destroyed during the operation. “As a US citizen, I am shocked and embarrassed that the United States would fail to shield its allies from these attacks,” the…

Cristiano Ronaldo’s second spell at Manchester United is over. According to a report from The Athletic, Ronaldo’s contract has been terminated “with mutual consent.” The termination comes two days before Portugal and Ronaldo play their first game of the 2022 World Cup and after Ronaldo talked poorly of the club in a televised interview in England. Ronaldo, 37, said that he didn’t have respect for manager Erik ten Hag because ten Hag “doesn’t show respect for me” and that he believed there were certain people at Manchester United that didn’t want him around. Ronaldo arrived at Manchester United from Juventus…

Groups E and F get underway on Wednesday as Spain, Germany and Belgium play their first matches of the tournament. Spain and Germany are heavy favorites to advance out of Group E. Can either Japan or Costa Rica play spoiler in the first matches? Belgium, meanwhile, takes on Canada in the Canadians’ first World Cup game since 1986.Here’s what you need to know to bet Wednesday’s games. All odds are from BetMGM.Odds to win Group ESpain (-110)Germany (+110)Japan (+1100)Costa Rica (+4000)Odds to finish top 2 in Group ESpain (-1200)Germany (-900)Japan (+300)Costa Rica (+1400)Germany vs. Japan (over/under 2.5 goals)8 a.m. ET…

DOHA, Qatar — Lionel Messi and Argentina were on the receiving end of one of the biggest stunners in World Cup history Tuesday, as Saudi Arabia pulled off a monumental 2-1 upset at Lusail Stadium. After putting his team into the lead with a first-half penalty in what was expected to be its easiest Group C clash, Messi was powerless to prevent a remarkable Saudi fightback that leaves Argentina in a precarious position after only one game. On 48 minutes, Saleh Al-Shehri produced a low effort to level the score against the run of play, before Salem Al-Dawsari uncorked a spectacular right-foot strike from the edge of the penalty area…

AL RAYYAN, Qatar — When United States coach Gregg Berhalter walked into the locker room after his team squandered a late 1-0 lead Monday against Wales and settled for a tie in the U.S. men’s first World Cup game in eight years, his overriding emotion wasn’t frustration. It could have been. Maybe it should’ve been. The Americans utterly dominated the first half at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium. They took the lead in the 36th minute on a superb goal by Tim Weah that was set up by an even better Christian Pulisic pass, and they held onto that slim advantage almost until the end, when one crucial mistake cost them the victory.…

A combination of the Shenzhou-15 spaceship and a Long March-2F carrier rocket has been transferred to the launch area and will be launched in the near future at an appropriate time, the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) said on Monday. The facilities and equipment at the launch site are in good condition, and various pre-launch function checks and joint tests will be carried out as planned, the agency added. The Shenzhou-15 mission is expected to launch three Chinese astronauts, or taikonauts, to the China Space Station for a half-year stay. They will briefly stay with the three-person Shenzhou-14 crew in…

China is willing to work with other countries to strengthen exchanges and cooperation to jointly explore the universe, peacefully utilize outer space and promote space technology to better benefit the people of the world, said Chinese President Xi Jinping. President Xi made the remarks on Monday in a congratulatory letter to the United Nations/China Global Partnership Workshop on Space Exploration and Innovation, which opened on Monday in Haikou City, south China’s Hainan Province. With the Chang’e probes flying to the moon, the Zhurong rover probing Mars, the Xihe satellite chasing the sun and the China Space Station’s traveling among the stars,…