Day: September 27, 2020

Categories Middle East

Saudi-backed Yemen government and Houthis agree to prisoner swap, UN hopes ceasefire to follow

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Yemen’s Saudi-backed government and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels will exchange more than 1,000 prisoners, a landmark swap in a brutal five-year war. UN officials said that the exchange could pave the way for a ceasefire. … Read More >Saudi-backed Yemen government and Houthis agree to prisoner swap, UN hopes ceasefire to follow

Categories Russia

‘They’re OK with this, we aren’t’: Russia trains troops to AVOID conflict amid ongoing US/NATO sorties, General Gerasimov tells RT

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Although Moscow’s calls to discuss close encounters with the US and its NATO bloc have fallen on deaf ears, it will train troops to make sure these frequent mid-air incidents don’t get out of hand, a top Russian general has said. … Read More >‘They’re OK with this, we aren’t’: Russia trains troops to AVOID conflict amid ongoing US/NATO sorties, General Gerasimov tells RT

Categories World

‘Run of the Free’ athletes prove too slow for Belarusian police as several jogging anti-Lukashenko protesters detained (VIDEO)

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The Belarus opposition keeps coming up with unconventional ways to protest against long-time President Alexander Lukashenko. This time a group staged a spontaneous athletics event in Minsk – but they could not outrun the law. … Read More >‘Run of the Free’ athletes prove too slow for Belarusian police as several jogging anti-Lukashenko protesters detained (VIDEO)

Categories World

Worrying times in Kiev as Ukraine hits daily record of Covid-19 cases, while infections in Russia also continue to rise

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As Western European countries, such as the UK and France, face a likely second wave of Covid-19, Eastern Europe – less severely hit in spring – may be following in tow. Russia and Ukraine are now seeing an uptick in infections. … Read More >Worrying times in Kiev as Ukraine hits daily record of Covid-19 cases, while infections in Russia also continue to rise

Categories Asia & Pacific

Japan will host Olympics in 2021 ‘as proof that humanity has DEFEATED the pandemic,’ PM Suga vows at UN

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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has vowed to prove the world’s triumph over Covid-19 with next summer’s Olympics in Tokyo, telling the United Nations the games will be held safely after a year-long postponement. … Read More >Japan will host Olympics in 2021 ‘as proof that humanity has DEFEATED the pandemic,’ PM Suga vows at UN

Categories Asia & Pacific

‘Stop the smear’: Beijing unloads on Pompeo after he calls Chinese consulate in New York ‘major spy hub’

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Beijing has accused Washington of “provoking trouble” after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the country’s general consulate in New York is used for espionage, rejecting the allegation as “malicious slander.” … Read More >‘Stop the smear’: Beijing unloads on Pompeo after he calls Chinese consulate in New York ‘major spy hub’

Categories Asia & Pacific

Seoul bolsters ‘surveillance’ & calls on Pyongyang to launch joint probe following shooting of South Korean official

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Seoul has called on its northern neighbor to investigate the circumstances surrounding the killing of a South Korean government official, adding that it will increase security measures in response to the incident. … Read More >Seoul bolsters ‘surveillance’ & calls on Pyongyang to launch joint probe following shooting of South Korean official

Categories Middle East

Rouhani calls Pompeo ‘minister of crimes’, dubs renewed US sanctions ‘savagery’ against Iranians amid Covid-19 pandemic

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A raft of new US sanctions has predictably provoked ire in Tehran, with President Hassan Rouhani saying the “terrorist operation” hinders Iran’s anti-pandemic effort and telling compatriots to “send curses” to the White House. … Read More >Rouhani calls Pompeo ‘minister of crimes’, dubs renewed US sanctions ‘savagery’ against Iranians amid Covid-19 pandemic

Categories World

Price too big to pay? Sudan rejects tying its removal from US terrorism list to fixing relations with Israel

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If being dropped the from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism comes at the cost of normalizing ties with Israel, then the price tag might be too much for Arabic-speaking Sudan, which rejected linking the two issues. … Read More >Price too big to pay? Sudan rejects tying its removal from US terrorism list to fixing relations with Israel

Categories Asia & Pacific

N.Korea says Seoul must stop ‘intrusion’ under pretext of searching for body of slain official, warns of ‘another awful incident’

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Pyongyang says it’s organizing a search to recover the body of a South Korean official who was killed by North Korean troops, and demanded Seoul withdraw its warships from the area, warning a flare-up can lead to another incident. … Read More >N.Korea says Seoul must stop ‘intrusion’ under pretext of searching for body of slain official, warns of ‘another awful incident’