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Turkey prepares for all scenarios, including possible US sanctions, over Russian S-400s

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Turkey prepares for all scenarios, including possible US sanctions, over Russian S-400s

AA Photo Turkey is preparing for potential U.S. sanctions over its purchase of Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile defense systems as Ankara considers the acquisition a “done deal,” Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters, Akar said the U.S. was still trying to dissuade Turkey from purchasing the Russian-made missiles but Ankara was […]

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Missiles fired at Russian Khmeimim airbase in Syria amid massive militant offensive – MoD

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Missiles fired at Russian Khmeimim airbase in Syria amid massive militant offensive – MoD

Russian servicemen at the Hmeimim airbase in Syria. © Sputnik / Maksim Blinov Al-Nusra terrorists on Wednesday fired 17 missiles at Russian Khmeimim airbase in Syria, all of which were either intercepted or fell short. The attack came as the Syrian Army faced a mass militant offensive in the Idlib province. Nine missiles were intercepted […]

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Zarif: US playing ‘dangerous game’ in Gulf showdown Iran’s FM slams US move to shift military hardware to the region, warning it increases the risk of ‘accidents’.

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Zarif: US playing ‘dangerous game’ in Gulf showdown Iran’s FM slams US move to shift military hardware to the region, warning it increases the risk of ‘accidents’.

The White House ordered B-52 bombers to the Gulf on May 4 [Keifer Bowes/US Air Force via AP] Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif warned the United States is “playing a dangerous game” by boosting its military might in the Gulf as the fiery rhetoric between Washington and Tehran continues. Zarif criticised the US move to deploy an aircraft carrier strike group […]

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Israel, Hamas agree to 6-month cease-fire, local media says in report

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Israel, Hamas agree to 6-month cease-fire, local media says in report

Palestinian Hamas police block protesters from reaching the border fence east o Palestinian Hamas police block protesters from reaching the border fence east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on May 15, 2019 (AFP Photo) Palestinian resistance movement Hamas and Israel have reached a cease-fire agreement, Israeli media reported on Monday. “Hamas and […]

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French doctors to end life support for man in controversial right-to-die case

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French doctors to end life support for man in controversial right-to-die case

François Nascimbeni, AFP | The support committee of French quadriplegic Vincent Lambert holds a placard reading “Don’t let Vincent starve to death” in Reims, France, on May 19, 2019 Doctors treating French quadriplegic Vincent Lambert, who has been in a deep vegetative state for more than a decade, plan to stop feeding him this week, […]

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At least 32 killed after Daesh militants riot in Tajik prison

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At least 32 killed after Daesh militants riot in Tajik prison

  Five of the inmates and the three guards were killed by Daesh prisoners during the riot that erupted on Sunday evening at a facility near the capital Dushanbe, the justice ministry said in a statement. (AA) Central Asian nation’s Justice Ministry says the riot broke out late on Sunday in the prison in the […]

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Kidnappers demand $1.5 million for Cuban doctors taken in Kenya

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Kidnappers demand $1.5 million for Cuban doctors taken in Kenya

 Gunmen who kidnapped two Cuban doctors in northeastern Kenya and whisked them to Somalia have demanded $1.5 million (1.35 million euros) for their release, police and government sources said Thursday. The pair – a general practitioner and a surgeon – were abducted on April 12 by suspected Al-Shabaab jihadis in Mandera, near the border with […]

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US warns airliners flying over Persian Gulf of misidentification risk amid Iran tensions

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US warns airliners flying over Persian Gulf of misidentification risk amid Iran tensions

In this May 10, 2019 photo released by the U.S. Navy, an F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Persian Gulf. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dan Snow, U.S. Navy via AP) U.S. diplomats warned Saturday that commercial airliners flying over the wider Persian Gulf faced […]

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With a ‘miracle’ election result, Scott Morrison has the mandate to do whatever he likes — so what will it be?

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With a ‘miracle’ election result, Scott Morrison has the mandate to do whatever he likes — so what will it be?

VIDEO: Prime Minister Scott Morrison said ‘I have always believed in miracles’ in his victory speech. (ABC News) Having campaigned as a one-man show, Scott Morrison — the author of a “miracle victory” — now finds himself with that rarest and most inscrutable of political assets: the one mandate. Think “Aladdin’s Cave” for politicians. Mr Morrison genuinely […]

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Saudi-led coalition in Yemen strikes Sanaa after pipeline attack by

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Saudi-led coalition in Yemen strikes Sanaa after pipeline attack by

Mohammed Huwais, AFP | Smoke billows following an air strike in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on May 16, 2019. The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen carried out several air strikes on the Houthi-held capital Sanaa on Thursday after the Iranian-aligned movement claimed responsibility for drone attacks on Saudi oil installations.  The Sanaa strikes targeted nine military sites […]

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