Tag: USA

Guaido doesn’t exclude foreign intervention

The self-proclaimed US-backed ‘president’ of Venezuela Juan Guaido has claimed he would not rule out the possibility of ‘authorizing’ a foreign military intervention to oust President Nicolas Maduro. #UPDATE Venezuelan National Assembly president Juan Guaido told AFP he would do "everything that is necessary… to save human lives," although he acknowledged that a US intervention…

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EU sets contact group for Venezuela

“On Venezuela: First of all, I have seen a very united position among Member States on a position we have already expressed several times, but it was reiterated strongly today – that is that the Presidential elections that were held in last May in Venezuela were lacking democratic legitimacy”, said EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini at the…

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Putin approves of US troops removal from Syria

Vladimir Putin said that agrees with the assessment of Donald Trump that the terrorist group, the Islamic State (ISIS/Daesh) was in general  defeated. Watch #LIVE Vladimir Putin's annual press conference https://t.co/1GOtnNFbQF pic.twitter.com/VRnFpK2JA0 — TASS (@tassagency_en) December 20, 2018 “As for the victory over the Islamic State, I agree with the US President in general,” Putin…

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Trump reluctant to blame Crown Prince Khashoggi assassination

President Donald Trump called a CIA assessment accusing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi “very premature” and said he will receive a complete report on the case in coming days. On his trip to California, Trump said the killing “should never have happened.” The report on Tuesday, November…

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Trump points at Europe illegal immigration “mess”

While a flow of migrants in two ‘caravans’ is moving through Central America in hope to settle in the United States, President Trump  has issued a number of messages in his Twitter micro blog. The latest one is addressed to “advocates” of illegal immigration referring to European experience as a negative example. “…Take a good…

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Iran blames Ahvas attack to U.S. and allies

Following the deadly attack during the  military parade in southwestern of Iran’ Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said it was linked to the United States’ “allies in the region” and ordered security forces to bring the perpetrators to justice. Iran's Khamenei blames Gulf states for military parade attack https://t.co/jL6KYS4uMu pic.twitter.com/Ipp1hh1xfX — Reuters (@Reuters) September 22, 2018 More…

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#Basra: Clerics call Iraqi PM to resign

Shia clerics call Iraqi Prime minister resignation over ongoing anti-corruption riots in #Basra. This comes as the Iraqi government has reportedly imposed a state of emergency in the Basra province in connection with the riots. https://twitter.com/AlArabiya_Eng/status/1038442800034000896 The UN Special Representative Kubiš condemned violence in #Basra as harmful to people’s needs, and urged the government to take resolute action while respecting…

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EU expresses solidarity to Afghans after bomb attack

Two journalists were among 20 people killed in Kabul in twin bomb attacks on a wrestling club on September 5, with the second blast targeting media and emergency services at the scene of the initial explosion. The first attack took place around 6 p.m. local time when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest in…

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Russia hosts talks on Afghanistan future

The US refusal to take part in the conference on Afghanistan scheduled to be held in Moscow on September 4 reflects the hypocrisy of Washington’s peace rhetoric with respect to Kabul, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a commentary. “We were sorry to learn from a statement by the US Department of State that the…

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