November 20, 2019 – Page 3 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

World

Ukraine interfering in US elections is not a ‘Russian narrative’ but a US media one

Posted on November 20, 2019November 20, 2019By Editor

Mainstream US media outlets and impeachment witness Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman have called stories of Ukrainian influence in the 2016 US election a conspiracy theory pushed by Russian president. Evidence shows otherwise. … Read More >Ukraine interfering in US elections is not a ‘Russian narrative’ but a US media one

World

UN torture envoy demands ‘full accountability & compensation’ after Sweden drops rape probe against Assange

Posted on November 20, 2019November 20, 2019By Editor

The UN’s Special Rapporteur on torture has called for a “full investigation” into the role Sweden played in driving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange into asylum and eventual custody, after the rape case against him was dropped. … Read More >UN torture envoy demands ‘full accountability & compensation’ after Sweden drops rape probe against Assange

‘Shameful’ US withholds food & medicine from Iranians while claiming to support them, FM Zarif says

Posted on November 20, 2019November 20, 2019By Editor

Washington’s self-professed solidarity with Iranians protesting against rising fuel costs cannot be taken seriously since US sanctions have caused so much suffering in the Islamic Republic, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said. … Read More >‘Shameful’ US withholds food & medicine from Iranians while claiming to support them, FM Zarif says

EU

‘EU can’t defend Europe’: Stoltenberg takes aim at Macron’s ‘brain-dead’ NATO

Posted on November 20, 2019November 20, 2019By Editor

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has taken the time to contest the French president’s bombshell diagnosis of the bloc, saying that Europe can’t rely on the EU alone, and singing the praises of the US. … Read More >‘EU can’t defend Europe’: Stoltenberg takes aim at Macron’s ‘brain-dead’ NATO

Several blasts heard near Syria’s Damascus airport – state media

Posted on November 20, 2019November 20, 2019By Editor

Explosions have reportedly been heard in the vicinity of Damascus International Airport in the Syrian capital, SANA state news agency reported on Tuesday. Israel said earlier it “intercepted” four missiles from Syria. … Read More >Several blasts heard near Syria’s Damascus airport – state media

Russia to dominate world’s platinum & palladium production with new Arctic project

Posted on November 20, 2019November 20, 2019By Editor

The Arctic Palladium project which involves development of several platinum-group metal deposits on Russia’s Taimyr Peninsula is nearing completion. It is expected to turn Russia into the world’s top producer of platinum metals. … Read More >Russia to dominate world’s platinum & palladium production with new Arctic project