Day: April 15, 2020

Categories Middle East

Netanyahu ‘Knows the Game Better’ Than Gantz, Won’t Give Up PM Seat Without Election

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With talks toward the formation of a coalition government extended until midnight Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel Resilience Party leader Benny Gantz are conducting negotiations that one expert argues … Read More >Netanyahu ‘Knows the Game Better’ Than Gantz, Won’t Give Up PM Seat Without Election

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Russian Military Patrols Aleppo, Hasakah Provinces, No Shelling Registered in Idlib

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The Russian Defenсe Ministry’s centre for Syrian reconciliation has not registered any shelling in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib by militants controlled by Turkey over the past 24 hours, the centre’s head, Rear Admiral Oleg Zhuravlev, said on Tuesday during a briefing. … Read More >Russian Military Patrols Aleppo, Hasakah Provinces, No Shelling Registered in Idlib

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Saudi-led Coalition Conducts 26 Air Raids on Yemen’s North, West – Houthi Spokesman

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The Saudi-led coalition has conducted 26 air raids on Yemen’s northern and western provinces despite the alliance’s step towards a ceasefire in the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Yahya Sarai, the spokesman for the Houthi rebel movement, said on Wednesday. … Read More >Saudi-led Coalition Conducts 26 Air Raids on Yemen’s North, West – Houthi Spokesman

Categories EU

WHO is ‘one of the best investments’: German FM blasts US after Trump cuts health organization’s funding

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Providing money to the “underfunded” World Health Organization is among the best ways to help develop a vaccine against Covid-19, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has said after Trump halted the WHO’s funding. … Read More >WHO is ‘one of the best investments’: German FM blasts US after Trump cuts health organization’s funding

Categories USA

Pentagon looked ‘hard’ into theory Covid-19 came from Chinese lab, but ‘inconclusive’ evidence still suggests natural origin

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The US military looked ‘hard’ at rumors the coronavirus came from a laboratory in Wuhan, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told reporters, but the evidence so far is ‘inconclusive’ and points to it emerging naturally. … Read More >Pentagon looked ‘hard’ into theory Covid-19 came from Chinese lab, but ‘inconclusive’ evidence still suggests natural origin

Categories USA

Trump halts WHO funding, accuses health body of conspiring with China to ‘cover up’ Covid-19 outbreak

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US President Donald Trump has cut funding for the World Health Organization, insisting the agency be held accountable for its ‘failures’ in responding to the Covid-19 crisis, and accusing it of promoting ‘Chinese disinformation.’ … Read More >Trump halts WHO funding, accuses health body of conspiring with China to ‘cover up’ Covid-19 outbreak