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Thursday 31 August 2017

US orders Russia to close consulate and two annexes

San Francisco consulate RU
Russia has been ordered to close its San Francisco consulate and two trade missions in response to "unwarranted" Russian action, the US has said.

Wednesday 30 August 2017

US-led coalition prevents Daesh "fighters" evacuated from Lebanon from reaching east Syria

The U.S.-led coalition
The U.S.-led coalition has carried out an air strike to block Daesh terrorist group fighters evacuated from Lebanon from reaching eastern Syria, its spokesman told AFP on Wednesday.

Tuesday 29 August 2017

Civilian death toll rising in Syria’s Raqqa, NGO warns

Civilian death toll rising in Syria’s Raqqa
At least 27 civilians were killed within the last 48 hours in Syria’s Daesh-held city of Raqqa amid fierce airstrikes carried out by a U.S.-led coalition, according to a local citizen-journalist group.

Saturday 26 August 2017

Friday 25 August 2017

Man shot after attacking soldiers in Brussels

soldiers in Brussels
Belgian soldiers have shot a man who attacked them with a knife in Brussels this evening, leaving him in a critical state in hospital.

Thursday 24 August 2017

Mattis: U.S. considering sending weapons to Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis
U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis said Thursday the Trump administration is considering supplying weapons to Ukraine after a meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev.

Monday 14 August 2017

Pyongyang’s main economic lifeline falls as China bans key imports from N. Korea

China bans key imports from N. Korea
China has announced a full ban on imports of coal, iron, and seafood, among other goods from North Korea, thus cutting key export revenues for Pyongyang.

Saturday 12 August 2017

KRG to maintain plan for holding independence referendum: Official

Kurds turkey iran iraq syria
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) will maintain their plan to hold a referendum on independence on Sept. 25, despite a U.S. request to postpone it, a high-ranking Kurdish official told Reuters on Aug. 12.

Friday 11 August 2017

Risk of US-North Korea war 'very high,' Russian FM Lavrov says

Risk of US-North Korea war very high
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday cautioned that the risks of escalation of tensions between the United States and North Korea were "very high" following the recent war of words between Washington and Pyongyang.

Wednesday 9 August 2017

Nagasaki mayor marks 72nd anniversary of atomic bombing

Nagasaki
Nagasaki's mayor marked the 72nd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing in his city Wednesday by demanding Japan join a recently adopted U.N. treaty banning nuclear weapons.

Tuesday 8 August 2017

Iraqi VP Urges Immediate Probe into US Attack against Popular Forces

al-Rutba district in Iraq’s Anbar province
 Iraqi Vice-President Nouri al-Maliki condemned the recent US strikes against Hashd al-Shaabi (popular forces), and urged an immediate probe into the hostile action by Washington troops in his country.

Saturday 5 August 2017

US-Led Coalition Attacks Raqqa National Hospital with Phosphorus Bombs

internationally-banned white phosphorus bombs
The US-led coalition, allegedly fighting ISIS in Syria, has attacked the National Hospital in the city of Raqqa with internationally-banned white phosphorus bombs, according to the Deputy Director of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent’s (SARC) branch in Raqqa Dina al-As’ad.

Wednesday 2 August 2017

Two U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan convoy attack

a suicide bomber attacked a NATO convoy
Two U.S. service members died Wednesday when a suicide bomber attacked a NATO convoy near Kandahar, Afghanistan, military officials said.

Tuesday 1 August 2017

NATO jets violate Finland airspace while intercepting Russian planes

Baltic Sea
Two NATO jets which were intercepting Russian planes over neutral waters near Estonia briefly violated Finnish airspace, the alliance said.

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