Month: December 2019

Categories Asia & Pacific

‘Severe’ Japan-S. Korea ties could return to ‘healthy’ state… if Seoul keeps its promises – Tokyo

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Japan and South Korea could return to normal relations if Seoul keeps its word, a Japanese government spokesman said, amid a bitter diplomatic and trade row between the two countries. … Read More >‘Severe’ Japan-S. Korea ties could return to ‘healthy’ state… if Seoul keeps its promises – Tokyo

Categories EU

Germany ‘won’t back down’ under threat of US sanctions over Nord Stream 2 pipeline with Russia – Merkel

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Chancellor Angela Merkel has insisted that Berlin will not give into pressure from Washington after the US Senate approved a bill sanctioning German companies working on a pipeline that will deliver natural gas from Russia. … Read More >Germany ‘won’t back down’ under threat of US sanctions over Nord Stream 2 pipeline with Russia – Merkel

Categories EU

‘Worse than during WWII’: Jewish cemetery DESTROYED in Slovakia, with almost 60 graves vandalized (PHOTOS)

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At least 59 tombstones were overturned and smashed into pieces by unknown vandals at a Jewish cemetery in Slovakia. Caretakers of the graveyard said they had never seen such a vicious attack, even under Nazi occupation. … Read More >‘Worse than during WWII’: Jewish cemetery DESTROYED in Slovakia, with almost 60 graves vandalized (PHOTOS)

Categories Russia

Russia’s new 5gen supersonic stealth Su-57 fighter jets ace all objectives in Syria trials – Chief of Staff

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The testing of Russia’s most advanced combat aircraft has yielded superb results, a senior military official has revealed, as the stealth aircraft enters its mass-production phase. … Read More >Russia’s new 5gen supersonic stealth Su-57 fighter jets ace all objectives in Syria trials – Chief of Staff

Categories Russia

That’s what the man says: Kremlin backs top general’s assessment that NATO is drilling for large-scale war

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The Kremlin has said that it trusts the opinion of a senior Russian general, who has said that NATO’s intensified drills this year are an indication that the military bloc is preparing for a major conflict. … Read More >That’s what the man says: Kremlin backs top general’s assessment that NATO is drilling for large-scale war

Categories Russia

Intensified drills on Russia’s doorstep indicate NATO is gearing up for major conflict – Moscow’s top general

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The increased intensity and scale of US-led NATO military exercises in the Baltics and Black Sea suggest the alliance is preparing for a major military conflict, said General Valery Gerasimov, chief of the Russian General Staff. … Read More >Intensified drills on Russia’s doorstep indicate NATO is gearing up for major conflict – Moscow’s top general

Categories Journalism & Mass media

Newsweek trusts Bellingcat more than Reuters – journalist who quit over ‘suppressed’ OPCW story to RT

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Blind trust in controversial ‘citizen investigation’ outlet Bellingcat prompted Newsweek editors to drop a report on the latest OPCW leaks, the author of the piece who resigned from the magazine after the incident told RT. … Read More >Newsweek trusts Bellingcat more than Reuters – journalist who quit over ‘suppressed’ OPCW story to RT