February 2020 – Page 4 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

US military bases in South Korea placed on lockdown to stop novel coronavirus spread

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

The restrictions were paced on the largest US military base abroad after an American soldier tested positive for coronavirus raging in South Korea, which became the second-hardest hit by the outbreak after mainland China. … Read More >US military bases in South Korea placed on lockdown to stop novel coronavirus spread

Syria has every right to fight terrorists in Idlib and Russia can’t interfere – Moscow

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

Damascus has the right to fight back when attacked by terrorists and Moscow is in no position to stop Syrians from doing what the UN Security Council endorsed, Russia’s foreign minister has said after the latest Idlib flare-up. … Read More >Syria has every right to fight terrorists in Idlib and Russia can’t interfere – Moscow

Pompeo adds insult to injury by dangling coronavirus ‘help’ in front of sanctions-stricken Iran

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has criticized Iran’s healthcare infrastructure while offering empty gestures of help, adding insult to injury after years of devastating sanctions have deprived the nation of lifesaving supplies. … Read More >Pompeo adds insult to injury by dangling coronavirus ‘help’ in front of sanctions-stricken Iran

EU

‘We fought Russia 16 times and will fight it again,’ warns Erdogan’s adviser amid Idlib escalation

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

A member of an expert body advising Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hinted that Ankara is prepared to go to war with Russia after tensions over Syria’s Idlib province escalated over the past 24 hours. … Read More >‘We fought Russia 16 times and will fight it again,’ warns Erdogan’s adviser amid Idlib escalation

EU

WATCH asylum-seekers march towards Europe after Turkey declares it will no longer hold them back

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

Turkey has announced it will no longer hold back people who wish to go to Europe and seek asylum there amid an escalation in Syria. Some have been quick to rush towards coasts and borders before Ankara changes its mind. … Read More >WATCH asylum-seekers march towards Europe after Turkey declares it will no longer hold them back

World

Russian missile frigates passing through Turkish straits amid Idlib escalation

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

A pair of advanced Russian missiles frigates is passing through the Turkey-controlled straits while en-route to the Mediterranean. It comes as dilomatic tensions between Moscow and Ankara over Syria’s Idlib are not letting down. … Read More >Russian missile frigates passing through Turkish straits amid Idlib escalation

Health

WHO bumps coronavirus threat assessment to ‘very high’ global risk

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

World Health Organization (WHO) is now worsening its risk assessment of the coronavirus to a “very high” on the global level. The virus has already spread to at least 48 countries besides its hotbed, China. … Read More >WHO bumps coronavirus threat assessment to ‘very high’ global risk

NATO offers Turkey condolences & solidarity, but no additional military aid amid Idlib crisis

Posted on February 28, 2020By Editor

On a request from Ankara, NATO members held consultations on the situation in Idlib, Syria, where 33 Turkish soldiers have been killed. But the alliance failed to pledge additional military aid to its member. … Read More >NATO offers Turkey condolences & solidarity, but no additional military aid amid Idlib crisis

World

‘Stakes higher’ in Idlib but NATO ‘won’t run to Erdogan’s aid’ despite efforts to have allies intervene in Syria

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

NATO will not offer anything more than words of support to its member Turkey despite Ankara’s efforts to rally its allies after Turkish soldiers came under fire from the Syrian Army in the Idlib ‘de-escalation’ zone, RT was told. … Read More >‘Stakes higher’ in Idlib but NATO ‘won’t run to Erdogan’s aid’ despite efforts to have allies intervene in Syria

World

Atlantic Council lets former organizer of Crimean ‘anti-NATO weekend’ whitewash Ukrainian Neo-Nazis

Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020By Editor

So now we have NATO’s propaganda wing defending Ukraine’s neo-Nazi ‘Azov Battalion,’ using a piece written by a man who once literally organized rallies to keep the US-led alliance out of Crimea. You couldn’t make this up. … Read More >Atlantic Council lets former organizer of Crimean ‘anti-NATO weekend’ whitewash Ukrainian Neo-Nazis