Day: February 3, 2020

Categories EU

France to send 600 more troops to Africa’s Sahel as frustration on the ground grows & allies cut back participation

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Paris will deploy an additional 600 soldiers to fight jihadists in Africa while also facing challenges in getting allies on board with its combat mission in the Sahel region. … Read More >France to send 600 more troops to Africa’s Sahel as frustration on the ground grows & allies cut back participation

Categories Russia

Breaking the ice: Hockey-loving new US ambassador visits Moscow game… and reveals his favorite player is RUSSIAN

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America’s new ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan, said ice hockey could help bring the two nations closer together as he visited a game in Moscow, also singing the praises of his favorite player, Russia’s Alexander Ovechkin. … Read More >Breaking the ice: Hockey-loving new US ambassador visits Moscow game… and reveals his favorite player is RUSSIAN

Categories Russia

Russia suspends ALL rail passenger service with China over coronavirus outbreak starting Monday

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All passenger trains between China and Russia, including a direct Moscow-Beijing link, will stop running starting Monday due to a coronavirus outbreak, Russian Railways has announced. It’s unclear when the ban will be lifted. … Read More >Russia suspends ALL rail passenger service with China over coronavirus outbreak starting Monday

Categories Middle East

Militants’ drone intercepted by air defense systems of Russian base at Syria’s Hmeymim

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Servicemen of the Russian airbase at Syria’s Hmeymim replied an attack of drones launched from the territory of the terrorists-controlled Idlib de-escalation zone, Major General Yuri Borenkov, chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria, said on Sunday. … Read More >Militants’ drone intercepted by air defense systems of Russian base at Syria’s Hmeymim