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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government has issued a warning to the U.S.: Don’t “meddle” in the country’s upcoming election. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused the U.S. this week of “direct interference into the electoral process” after the State Department criticized Russia’s decision to ban opposition leader and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny from running for president. A State Department ...

Washington (AFP) – US President Donald Trump — who has often hailed China’s efforts to put pressure on North Korea — hit out at Beijing Thursday for failing to cut off Pyongyang’s oil supply, saying such moves prevented a “friendly solution” of the crisis. “Caught RED HANDED – very disappointed that China is allowing oil to go into North Korea,” ...

outh Africa’s top court will rule on Friday on a bid to compel the country’s parliament to launch impeachment proceedings against President Jacob Zuma over a scandal related to state-funded upgrades to his private home. The Constitutional Court application brought by the EFF, UDM and Congress of the People (Cope) seeks to compel the Speaker of Parliament, Baleka Mbete, to convene a Committee ...

Eden Hazard rejected a contract extension at Chelsea, according to his father, who says his son is holding out for a Real Madrid transfer. The Belgian forward, 26, was back to his best last season as Chelsea romped to the Premier League title, after a sub-par season before in which he struggled for goals. He has continued his impressive performances ...

The Bundesliga has been off since Dec. 17. It doesn’t continue play until Jan. 12. It’s up to the players to decide what to do with their spare time. For whatever reason, Borussia Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa decided to embarrass a little kid: https://twitter.com/S_Kagawa0317/status/946011196796182528 That’s eight nutmegs in the span of half a minute, along with another failed attempt and ...

African leaders are extending congratulations to their newest counterpart, George Weah, after the 51-year-old was declared president-elect after winning a December 26 presidential runoff. Beyond diplomatic correspondence that are sent away from the public view, a number of them have used social media platform Twitter to extend their felicitations. The first to tweet was Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta who was ...

Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s sister has fuelled transfer talk suggesting that the midfielder could leave Manchester United for Borussia Dortmund. The Armenia international departed the Bundesliga giants in 2016 when the Red Devils put a big-money deal in place to take him to England. Mkhitaryan has endured a testing time at Old Trafford, with Jose Mourinho displaying an initial reluctance to utilise ...

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho reportedly disagreed with staff about signing Atletico Madrid hitman Antoine Griezmann over the summer. Manchester United were keen to sign Griezmann from Atletico Madrid in the summer with the France international earmarked as a priority target. However, the striker ended up staying put after the La Liga giants were banned from signing players until January. ...

ABBEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Recy Taylor, a black Alabama woman whose rape by six white men in 1944 drew national attention, died Thursday. She was 97. Taylor died in her sleep at a nursing home in Abbeville, her brother Robert Corbitt said. He said Taylor had been in good spirits the previous day and her death was sudden. She would ...

United are a massive 15 points behind runaway title favourites Manchester City after being held by Leicester and Burnley Jose Mourinho has been provided with a massive boost ahead of Manchester United’s showdown with Southampton. Second-place United are a massive 15 points behind runaway Premier League title favourites Manchester City after being held by Leicester and Burnley over Christmas. But ...