Attacks earlier this week at a military base in Kandahar Province, at a police training centre in Gardez, and in Ghazni have also claimed many lives. https://twitter.com/RolandKobia/status/921481530647764993 “We send our heartfelt condolences to all those who have lost loved ones, as well as to the Afghan authorities, and wish a speedy recovery to the wounded.”…
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EU mounting pressure on North Korea
Given the persistent threat to international peace and stability posed by the DPRK, the Council adopted new EU autonomous measures to further increase the pressure on the DPRK to comply with its obligations. The measures complement and reinforce the UN Security Council sanctions. They take effect immediately. #EUCO: over working dinner EU leaders discuss #DPRK's nuclear & ballistic missile…
Afghanistan is EU long-term commitment
Once again, Afghanistan was hit by terror: attacks on a police training centre in the eastern Afghan city of Gardez and a district centre in neighbouring Ghazni province left dozens dead, including many civilians, and around two hundreds injured. Our thoughts are with those killed and injured in the attacks as well as with the…
Mogherini for diplomatic pressure on DPRK
Today in Luxembourg, ahead of the Foreign ministers Council meeting, the EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini said that she expects economic pressure in combination with diplomatic pressure on North Korea will deliver results. “We are also working on DPRK with third countries to make sure they do implement the UN Security Council sanctions in their entirety,…
Russia blames US massive civilian casualties in Raqqa
Carpet bombing of residential areas accommodated by civilians “have brought about nothing but several thousand victims among the ‘liberated’ population”, Russian Defence Ministry claims. Russia’s Defense Ministry says US responsible for carpet-bombing in Raqqahttps://t.co/dI184VWSFS — TASS (@tassagency_en) October 14, 2017 The United States conducts so-called carpet-bombing of residential areas in Syria’s Raqqa and damages water…
Mogherini defends Iran nuclear deal
“More than 2 years ago, in July 2015, the international community welcomed the result of 12 years of intense negotiations on the Iranian nuclear programme: 104 pages, full of technical details, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the JCPOA” – says the statement by EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini on the latest developments regarding the implementation…
French Audrey Azoulay to lead UNESCO
“UNESCO is an essential pillar of the multilateral system, a global force for the protection and promotion of cultural diversity and heritage, the strongest supporter of the universal right to education and of freedom of expression. We congratulate Audrey Azoulay on her election as new Director General of UNESCO: we will continue to work together…
Trump dabbs NBC report on increase of nuclear arsenal as fake
U.S. President Donald Trump wanted to dramatically increase the country’s nuclear arsenal, he said in a meeting with his national security advisers in July, NBC News reported on Wednesday, citing three officials who were present in the room. Trump sought dramatic increase in U.S. nuclear arsenal: NBC https://t.co/gg5i7nvxJi — Reuters (@Reuters) October 11, 2017 Trump’s…
Russia to retaliate for USA “pressure” on RT TV
Russia is within its rights to restrict the operations of U.S. media organizations in Russia in retaliation for what Moscow calls U.S. pressure on a Kremlin-backed TV station, a Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman said on Sunday. #Zakharova: we confirm our adherence to the freedom of speech ➡️ https://t.co/zkz59gJ3Ls pic.twitter.com/8sliIUQud7 — Russian Embassy in USA 🇷🇺…
Special status of Donbass prolonged
Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada (parliament) has passed a law “On creating conditions for a peaceful settlement of the situation in separate districts of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions” extending the special status of the Donbass region by one year. However, it contains the provisions, according to which the special status will come into force only after…
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