Tillerson: US-Russia relations 'at low point'
Haley's statement was the first clear indication that the new U.S. administration was taking diplomatic efforts seriously to end the war after repeatedly stating that fighting the Islamic State was its priority in Syria . Last week's attack prompted Washington to launch a barrage of Tomahawk missiles on a Syrian air base. Russian Federation has vetoed a Western-backed Security Council resolution that would have condemned the reported use of chemical weapons in a town in northern Syria and ...
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Assam court issues bailable arrest warrant against Arvind Kejriwal
Judicial Magistrate Naba Kumar Deka Baruah in Diphu, Karbi Anglong district, highlighted that the AAP leader had failed to appear before the court on January 30 and rejected the request, issuing a Rs 10,000 warrant against him, according to Hindustan Times .
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No pardon for Kulbhushan Jadhav, says Nawaz Sharif
Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit on Wednesday said that Pakistan had sufficient evidence against Indian RAW agent Kulbhushan Jadhav which were shared with Indian government as well. Experts view the military's announcement about Jadhav's trial and prosecution as an unprecedented move, viewing it as a strong message to India as well as other foreign intelligence agencies.
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More troops sent to fight gunmen on Philippine tourist island
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald De la Rosa said the rebel group's early detection stopped the rebels from carrying out their kidnapping plan. Bohol bills itself as a tropical paradise sought after by foreign tourists who go there to swim with docile whale sharks, travel its rivers on boat cruises, and lounge on unspoiled beaches.
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Arab ministers adopt resolution on Jerusalem
In the course of their conversation, Prince Mohammed informed Trump that his father, King Salman, had agreed on the need for the first time to amend the original 2002 Saudi peace proposal which the Arab summit ratified unchanged in 2007. Help us, so Iraq would not hear your voice from the tongue of Daesh that has come to Iraq from your countries, Ja'afari said addressing the Arab countries.
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US Secretary of State meets with Russian officials in Moscow amidst tension
Mr Trump called Mr Assad "an animal" and "truly an evil person" and said that it is now up to Russian President Vladimir Putin to withdraw his support of the Syrian regime. Trump responded to the gas attack by firing 59 cruise missiles at a Syrian air base on Friday. A Morning Consult/Politico poll released Wednesday found that 57% of Americans supported airstrikes in Syria, 58% supported establishing a no-fly zone over parts of Syria including strikes against Syria's air-defense ...
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John McCain Says the Syria Chemical Weapons Attack Was Partly Trump's Fault
A joint command center made up of the forces of Russia, Iran and militias supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad slammed Friday's USA strike on a Syrian air base, saying the move crossed " red lines ", Reuters reports. Haley again took a swipe at Russian Federation for failing to rein in its ally and said Moscow must reconsider its support for Assad. Fresh strikes in Idlib came as Russian Federation sent a frigate armed with cruise missiles to a port in western Syria , in an apparent ...
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National Security Obtained FISA Warrant To Monitor Former Trump Adviser Carter Page
The Washington Post reported Tuesday the application to a special court to monitor Carter Page was part of the investigation into potential links between the Republican's presidential campaign and Russian Federation. Asked to name his foreign policy advisers last March, Trump named five people, including "Carter Page, PhD". "Yet, ironically, Washington and other Western powers have impeded potential progress through their often hypocritical focus on ideas such as democratization, ...
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I told China's Xi North Korea a 'menace'
Despite tough talk about reducing America's trade deficit with China, Trump said that he could accept a deficit in exchange for assistance against North Korea . On Tuesday, North Korea warned of "catastrophic consequences" in response to any further provocations by the U.S., days after the Carl Vinson began its journey towards the Korean peninsula.
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As tensions reach fever pitch, North Korea reportedly readies nuclear test
There is speculation that the country could be preparing a missile launch, or another nuclear test - its sixth - to mark the 105th anniversary of the birth of its founder Kim Il-Sung on Saturday. "We have submarines. Very powerful". It has performed three detonations since Kim took power in late 2011, most recently in September. He was referring to a strike group headed by the USS Carl Vinson supercarrier that has been re-routed to the Korean peninsula in a show of force against Kim.
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May, Trump agree Russian Federation should break ties with Assad
Trump also had called for Obama to get congressional approval before any attack on Syria. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told reporters at the Pentagon, "It is very clear who planned this attack, who authorized this attack and who orchestrated this attack".
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Cotton: Strikes on Syria help restore U.S. credibility
At the United Nations on Friday, Russia's deputy ambassador, Vladimir Safronkov, strongly criticized what he called the U.S. It is all too likely that Mr Tillerson himself does not yet know what that clear and coordinated message will be.