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China, Russia to launch largest-ever joint navy exercise
Posted on Wednesday, August 19, 2015
The Chinese and Russian navies are gearing up for their largest-ever joint exercises, slated to begin Thursday in the Pacific with more than 20 ships and featuring anti-submarine operations as well as a joint-beach landing.
ISIS calls Erdogan infidel, urges followers to conquer Istanbul
Posted on Wednesday, August 19, 2015
A fighter proclaiming allegiance to Islamic State has appeared in a video urging fellow Turks to rebel against "infidel" President Tayyip Erdogan and help conquer Istanbul, highlighting the threat the NATO member faces as it battles the radical…
Russia selling missiles ‘that can bring down US aircraft’ to Iran
Posted on Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Despite a ban on arms shipments to Iran under international sanctions, Russia appears willing to proceed with the sale of advanced S-300 surface-to-air missiles to the country - in a development triggering objections from the Obama administration.
UN Security Council Backs New Syria Peace Plan
Posted on Tuesday, August 18, 2015
The United Nations Security Council on Monday backed a new push for peace talks in Syria in a measure adopted by Damascus ally Russia and the other 14 member states, AFP reports.
Khamenei: Deal or No Deal, Iran Will ‘Shut’ US Out
Posted on Tuesday, August 18, 2015
The fate of Iran's nuclear deal with world powers is still undecided but it will not leave the country open to US influence, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Monday.
Nuke deal, Syria on agenda as Iranian and Russian FMs meet
Posted on Tuesday, August 18, 2015
The foreign ministers of Russia and Iran held talks in Moscow on Monday, a meeting that had been expected to focus on the implementation of the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, as well as international efforts…
Iran’s supreme leader opposes nuclear deal
Posted on Monday, August 17, 2015
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is opposed to a landmark nuclear deal reached with world powers last month, a prominent Iranian hard-liner claimed Saturday.
Fidel Castro to US: you owe us millions
Posted on Thursday, August 13, 2015
Fidel Castro marked his 89th birthday Thursday by insisting the United States owes Cuba "many millions of dollars" because of the half-century-old American trade embargo.
Russia and Nato ‘actively preparing for war’
Posted on Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Russia and Nato are actively preparing for war with one another amid the greatest build up of military tension in Europe since the end of the Cold War, a new report says.
China Rattles Markets With Yuan Devaluation
Posted on Tuesday, August 11, 2015
China devalued the yuan by the most in two decades, a move that rippled through global markets as policy makers stepped up efforts to support exporters and boost the role of market pricing in Asia’s largest economy, Bloomberg…
