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France to stay in Syria after US troops ordered home, minister says
on: by Fernil News
France will maintain its participation in the coalition fighting Daesh terrorist group in Syria, a government minister said Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump surprised Washington’s allies by ordering American troops home. “For now of course we remain in Syria,” France’s
Aftermath of Ghana’s presidential press encounter –MFWA describes comparison of drone/guinea fowl deal as petty and unnecessary
on: by Radia Sambare
The Media Foundation for West Africa [MFWA] on the aftermath of the presidential press encounter described as “petty and unnecessary”, President Nana Akufo-Addo’s comparison of the controversial medical drone project to the failed guinea fowl project by the Mahama administration. Responding
New footage shows Saudi hit squad entering consulate in Istanbul
on: by Fernil News
New footage emerged Wednesday showing the 15-member Saudi hit squad entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul on the day Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered. The footage, published by Anadolu Agency, showed several Saudis entering the perimeters of the consulate
Washington DC sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica
on: by Fernil News
The attorney general for Washington, D.C. said on Wednesday the nation’s capital city had sued Facebook over the scandal that broke earlier this year involving Cambridge Analytica’s use of data from the social media giant. “Facebook failed to protect the privacy
US imposes fresh sanctions on Russian intelligence
on: by Fernil News
The United States imposed fresh Russia-related sanctions on Wednesday, including on several intelligence operatives for allegedly meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, but said it would lift sanctions on three companies controlled by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. The U.S. Treasury said