“I hope you understand that I am not criticizing you, but there are problems within this administration,” Senator McCain told Defence Secretary James (Jim) Mattis, commenting on the situaiton in Afghanistan. “I was confident that in the first 30 to 60 days we were going to have a strategy from which to start working.” McCain:…
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US soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Three American soldiers were killed and one wounded on 10th of July (10.06.2017), when an Afghan soldier opened fire on them in eastern Afghanistan, according to three U.S. officials. The shooting occurred in the Achin district of Nangarhar province, where U.S. special forces have been fighting alongside Afghan troops against Islamic State and Taliban militants,…
Juncker: feeling safe is universal right
President Juncker Prague while attending the high-level conference on defence and security in Prague, 9.06.2017. He delivered a keynote speech on Europe in which underlined that feeling safe and secure in your own home “is the most basic and universal of rights”. No @NATO is not an option for the EU. Together we can better provide security…
Trump to reinforce travel ban
U.S. President Donald Trump urged his administration to seek a reinforced version of his travel ban proposal following a weekend terrorist attack in London, and pressed for an expedited judicial review by the nation’s top court. What is widely called a ‘travel ban’ is an Executive Order 13769, titled Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry…
Assad believs Trump is a puppet
Syrian President Bashar Assad believes that the inhabitant of White House plays the assigned to him role, and is not independent, the policy pursued by Donald Trump illustrates this observation. This statement Assad made during an interview with Indian journalists in Damascus, extracts from which were published by the Syrian authorities. According to Assad, Trump…
EU-Africa committed to Paris agreement
“The European Union and the African Union reaffirm their strong commitment to full implementation of the Paris agreement, and call on all partners to keep up the momentum created in 2015,” – says the EU-African Union Joint Communiqué on the Implementation of the Paris Agreement. “Ahead of the COP23 in November they pledge to work…
G7 for gender equality
The leaders of the world’s most advanced economies at G7 Summit in Taormina are set to define gender equality among human rights after the US accepted the wording, according to European diplomats. Séance de travail au @G7 aujourd’hui pour collaborer à l’égalité des sexes et la croissance économique qui profite à tous. #G7taormina pic.twitter.com/FWnLWqYOgB —…
Taormina hosts G7
The leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK and the United States will hold talks on terrorism, Syria, North Korea and the global economy at G7 Summit in an ancient city of Taormina, Italy on 26-27 May, 2017. Talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders of the world’s rich nations at the…
US jet intercepted over Black Sea
Russia’s Defense Ministry confirmed (12.05.2017) that a US surveillance aircraft P-8A Poseidon was intercepted by a Russian Su-30 fighter jet over the Black Sea on May 9. At noon on May 9, Russia’s airspace control means detected an air target over the neutral waters of the Black Sea, which was approaching the state border of…
US aviation banned in Syria’s de-escalation zones
The planned de-escalation zones in Syria will be closed to the US-led coalition’s aviation, the head of Russia’s delegation and the president’s special envoy for Syrian settlement, Alexander Lavrentyev, said. “The case is that in the de-escalation zones the work of aviation, especially the coalition forces, is absolutely not envisaged, with or without notification,” he…
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