Views: 21 Russians Leave Tartus Naval Base – This Time, Probably for Good Satellite imagery taken on December 9 suggests that for the second time this week, the Russian Mediterranean Flotilla has left its home base at Tartus. On this occasion, the departure may be permanent. As previously reported, the ships of the flotilla left […]
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Views: 5 Russia takes control of another settlement amid eastern Ukraine offensive ISTANBUL Russia claimed on Tuesday that it took control of another settlement during its ongoing offensive in eastern Ukraine. A statement by the Russian Defense Ministry claimed that its forces captured the village of Zhovte, located about 11 kilometers (6.8 miles) south of
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Views: 4 Top Senate Republican falls during meeting at US Capitol WASHINGTON US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell fell during a Republican lunch Tuesday, with the 82-year-old politician suffering injuries to his face and wrist. McConnell’s office said in a statement that the long-time lawmaker suffered a sprained wrist and a “minor cut” to his
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Views: 4 US says Syria should not be turned into base of terrorists TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stressed that Syria should not be allowed to become a harbor for terrorists. Department of State Spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement that in a conversation with Emirati
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Views: 4 South Korea’s disgraced defence minister attempts suicide South Korea’s former Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who took responsibility for President Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed attempt to impose martial law last week, has reportedly attempted to take his own life, an official at a correctional facility has confirmed. According to the local Korean Yonhap news agency, Kim
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Views: 14 Federal Agents Arrest Chinese National for Allegedly Flying Drone Over Vandenberg Space Force Base Federal agents arrested a Chinese national on Dec. 9 suspected of flying a drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and taking photos of the SpaceX rocket pads on a day when the contractor launched a sensitive national
Views: 8 Major Syrian cities experience food shortages TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) – A number of major Syrian cities are experiencing food shortages, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said. “Food shortages have been reported in major cities, including Deir ez-Zor, Damascus, and Hama. The price of bread alone in Idleb
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Views: 9 Syrian rebels appoint caretaker prime minister for transition as life returns to normal BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 10 (UPI) — Syrian rebels, who toppled President Bashar Assad over the weekend, named Mohamed al-Bashir as caretaker prime minister of the transitional government Tuesday as Damascus gradually returns to normal life. Al-Bashir, a little-known figure who held the position
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Views: 3 Iranian cartoonist jailed in notorious Evin Prison released following appeal (UPI) —Â Iranian cartoonist and activist Atena Farghadani, jailed in Iran’s infamous Evin prison to serve a six-year sentence over her work, had her sentence reduced on appeal to eight months and was released, according to her lawyer and human rights organizations and
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Views: 3 South Korean police raid President Yoon’s office over failed martial law declaration ISTANBUL South Korean police raided the office of President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday as a probe widens into his failed attempt to impose martial law. “Raids were also being conducted at the offices of the Seoul Metropolitan Police and the
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