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Russia accuses current US administration of trying to destabilize Eurasia

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Views: 4 Russia accuses current US administration of trying to destabilize Eurasia ISTANBUL Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday accused the current US administration of trying to destabilize Eurasia. Lavrov argued at the 31st Ministerial Council meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Malta’s capital of Valletta, that moves […]

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Russia’s top diplomat Sergey Lavrov says Moscow hopes ‘signal’ to West is ‘taken seriously’

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Views: 6 Russia’s top diplomat Sergey Lavrov says Moscow hopes ‘signal’ to West is ‘taken seriously’ ISTANBUL Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview aired late Thursday that Moscow hopes its “signal” to the West with the use of its Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile is “taken seriously.” “We don’t want to aggravate the

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Syrian rebels surround key city Hama on ‘three sides’, war monitor says

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Views: 8 Syrian rebels surround key city Hama on ‘three sides’, war monitor says Syrian rebels on Wednesday encircled the key central city of Hama “from three sides”, a war monitor said, despite a counteroffensive launched by government forces to retain control of the city. Hama is strategically located in central Syria and, for the army,

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Russia-Iran-Assad ‘axis of the vulnerable’ cracking in Syria

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Views: 12 Russia-Iran-Assad ‘axis of the vulnerable’ cracking in Syria The so-called “axis of the vulnerable” is breaking in Syria. Starting in 2016, Russia and Iran, propping up the regime of Bashar al-Assad, needed more than a year of bombing, ground assaults and siege to break the rebel opposition in the east of Syria’s largest city, Aleppo. Now,

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Syrian Opposition Forces Advance Close to Hama City, Piling Pressure on Assad and His Allies

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Views: 11 Syrian Opposition Forces Advance Close to Hama City, Piling Pressure on Assad and His Allies Syrian opposition factions advancing against government forces pushed close on Tuesday to the major city of Hama, fighters and a war monitor said, after their sudden capture of Aleppo last week rocked President Bashar al-Assad. Fighters and the

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Putin tells Erdoğan of need for ‘speedy’ end to Syria rebel offensive

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Views: 9 Putin tells Erdoğan of need for ‘speedy’ end to Syria rebel offensive Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday called for a “speedy” end to the rebel offensive in Syria in a telephone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Agence France-Presse reported, citing the Kremlin. Putin “emphasized the need for a speedy end

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Warships from Northern Fleet take center stage in Russian show of support for Syria’s Bashar al-Assad

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Views: 17 Warships from Northern Fleet take center stage in Russian show of support for Syria’s Bashar al-Assad The Admiral Gorshkov and Admiral Golovko played key roles in the exercise that on the 3 December was held in the waters off the coast of Syrian port city Tartus. The two frigates from the Northern Fleet both fired Tsirkon missiles,

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South Korean president replaces defense minister as parliament nears vote on impeaching both

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Views: 10 South Korean president replaces defense minister as parliament nears vote on impeaching both SEOUL — South Korea’s president replaced his defense minister Thursday as opposition parties moved to impeach both men over the stunning but short-lived imposition of martial law that brought armed troops into the streets of Seoul. The main opposition Democratic Party and

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US sharply criticises South Korea’s Yoon over ‘illegitimate’ martial law attempt

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Views: 9 US sharply criticises South Korea’s Yoon over ‘illegitimate’ martial law attempt A senior US diplomat has sharply criticised South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s brief imposition of martial law as “problematic” and “illegitimate”, marking one of the strongest comments yet from Seoul’s major ally. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell’s remarks on Wednesday also cast doubt

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How will North Korea react to the political crisis in South Korea?

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Views: 11 How will North Korea react to the political crisis in South Korea? In the past 24 hours, it seems all eyes have been on Seoul. A late-night declaration of martial law, which was rescinded only hours later, briefly plunged South Korea’s hard-won democracy into chaos. The story dominated global headlines and world

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