Germany calls for countermeasures against ‘illegal’ US sanctions on Russia
31 July, 2017 Comments Off on Germany calls for countermeasures against ‘illegal’ US sanctions on Russia
The German Economy Minister Brigitte Zypries on Monday slammed the latest round of US sanctions against Russia as being “against international law.” The planned new US sanctions are set to hit German and European companies which have business interests in Russia. “We see that as being against international law, plain and simple,” Zypries, of the […]
Continue reading …ISIS claims attack on Iraq embassy in Kabul
31 July, 2017 Comments Off on ISIS claims attack on Iraq embassy in Kabul
ISIS claimed it had attacked the Iraqi embassy in Kabul Monday, as a series of explosions and the sound of gunfire shook the Afghan capital in a continuing assault. A security source told AFP that a suicide bomber had blown himself up outside the Iraqi embassy. “Civilians are being evacuated” from the area as the […]
Continue reading …Maduro claims Constituent Assembly election victory
31 July, 2017 Comments Off on Maduro claims Constituent Assembly election victory
Officials say eight million people cast ballots in election to pick a new legislative body to rewrite constitution. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has claimed victory in an election to pick a controversial new constitution-writing body that prompted deadly violence and international condemnation. Venezuela’s National Electoral Council announced on Sunday that more than eight million people […]
Continue reading …Senior al-Qaeda leader surrenders to Yemeni security forces
31 July, 2017 Comments Off on Senior al-Qaeda leader surrenders to Yemeni security forces
Khaled Abdelnabi, a prominent leader of Ansar al-Sharia, the local branch of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, voluntarily turned himself in to security forces in the Yafa’a district of the Lahij governorate. According to local Yemeni news reports, Abdelnabi turned himself in on Saturday night. Jalal al-Rabihi, the commander of the emergency unit in Yafa’a, […]
Continue reading …Sweden’s economic growth is ‘crazy strong’: analysts
31 July, 2017 Comments Off on Sweden’s economic growth is ‘crazy strong’: analysts
A surge in the pace of growth in the second quarter of 2017 means Sweden’s GDP expanded by a whopping 4 per cent from a year earlier, leaving Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson rejoicing over growth some analysts called “crazy strong.” Sweden’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.7 percent in the second quarter of 2017, fresh […]
Continue reading …N. Korea ‘years and years away’ from viable nuclear device – Russian Deputy FM
31 July, 2017 Comments Off on N. Korea ‘years and years away’ from viable nuclear device – Russian Deputy FM
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has said the threat posed by North Korea should not be exaggerated and that a rational solution should be found by Russia and the United States. “I think we are years and years away from a moment they can weaponize,” Ryabkov told ABC’s ‘This Week.’ Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia […]
Continue reading …Venezuela heading for dictatorship after ‘sham’ election, warns US amid clashes
31 July, 2017 Comments Off on Venezuela heading for dictatorship after ‘sham’ election, warns US amid clashes
Up till 14 feared dead in clashes with security forces as many voters boycott poll that President Nicolás Maduro hails as a ‘vote for peace’ The United States has vowed to take strong and swift action against the “architects of authoritarianism” in Venezuela after protesters and security forces fought deadly street battles during voting for President Nicolás […]
Continue reading …Turkey protests US envoy McGurk’s ‘provocative’ Idlib remarks
31 July, 2017 Comments Off on Turkey protests US envoy McGurk’s ‘provocative’ Idlib remarks
The Turkish foreign ministry said it protested the U.S. special envoy for Global Coalition to counter Daesh, Brett McGurk’s recent “provocative” remarks for making a connection between Turkey and the presence of terror groups in Syria’s Idlib. Turkish MFA spokesperson Hüseyin Müftüoğlu said Sunday that Turkey’s reactions were directly brought to McGurk’s attention at a […]
Continue reading …President Moon shifting to tough stance on North Korea By Jun Ji-hye
31 July, 2017 Comments Off on President Moon shifting to tough stance on North Korea By Jun Ji-hye
President Moon Jae-in is apparently shifting his policy on North Korea from appeasement toward a hawkish approach following Pyongyang’s continued launching of ballistic missiles with intercontinental range. The large-scale provocations are seen as the Kim Jong-un regime’s answer to the Moon government’s recent offer to hold military talks to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula […]
Continue reading …Putin: 755 US diplomats to depart Russia, time to show we won’t leave anything unanswered
30 July, 2017 Comments Off on Putin: 755 US diplomats to depart Russia, time to show we won’t leave anything unanswered
More than 750 American diplomats will have to leave Russia as a result of Washington’s own policies, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said in an exclusive interview with the Rossiya 1 TV channel. “The American side has made a move which, it is important to note, hasn’t been provoked by anything, to worsen Russian-US relations. […]
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