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Beijing has threatened that Washington will face “consequences” if it doesn’t withdraw the recent batch of sanctions against China over military cooperation with Russia.
- Ukraine’s Poroshenko sues BBC over Trump pay-for-access story as election looms
The president of Ukraine is suing British broadcaster BBC over a report that he paid $400,000 for a chance to meet Donald Trump. The news comes months before presidential election, which is set to be tough for Petro Poroshenko. - 'I hope there'll be no sanctions’ over S-400 purchase plan, Saudi envoy tells Russia
After the US imposed sanctions on China for buying a Russian air defense system, Saudi Arabia, which is in talks to purchase it as well, hopes it won't suffer the same fate. It is, after all, one of Washington's best friends. - ‘Freedom of navigation isn’t a freedom to invade & infringe upon sovereignty’ – China’s UK envoy
Beijing “cherishes” the freedom of navigation principle but will not remain idle as Western powers use it as a pretext to show off their “military might” and “create trouble” in the South China Sea, China’s UK ambassador has said. - Space barbershop: Russian cosmonauts trim & count white hair after Soyuz depressurization (VIDEO)
It turns out Russian cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev has grayed quite a bit following the drop in air pressure on board the ISS, his colleague has discovered, while giving the commander of the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft a haircut.
- Kosovo offers Israel an embassy in Jerusalem in exchange for recognition
The leader of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, has offered to place the embassy of his self-proclaimed state in Jerusalem, if Israel would recognize the renegade Serbian province as an independent country. - Oops! It took Twitter 2 weeks to tell users of bug that exposes messages to unauthorized developers
A bug on Twitter has been sending users’ private direct messages to third-party developers, who are unauthorized to view them. The tech has giant informed affected clients of the problem, but almost two weeks after discovering it. - Foreign critics of Philippines drug war will be ‘human live targets’ to military – Duterte
The controversial president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has told his military that his foreign critics will make great ‘live human targets’ for home troops, as only his countrymen have the right to question his policies. - US sanctions aimed to squeeze ‘main competitor’ out of arms market – Moscow
The new punitive measures the US imposed on buyers of Russian weapons – China in particular – is just a sign of unfair competition, aiming to get rid of “hyper-competitive” Russian-made arms, the Kremlin says. - Ukraine’s Poroshenko sues BBC over Trump pay-for-access story as election loomsThe president of Ukraine is suing British broadcaster BBC over a report that he paid $400,000 for a chance to meet Donald Trump. The news comes months before presidential election, which is set to be tough for Petro Poroshenko.
- ‘Detachment from real life’: Bono talks populism in Europe with Zakaria
In poverty-stricken Kiev, Ukraine, a millionaire TV host and Washington Post writer sat down with a multimillionaire musician to discuss Europe’s rising tide of populism. Unsurprisingly, readers learned little. - Muslim rapper with violent lyrics cancels gigs at 2015 massacre venue Bataclan
Controversial French Muslim rapper Medine has announced he was cancelling two planned performances at the Bataclan theater, the site of the 2015 terrorist attack. The decision was claimed as a victory by right-wing protesters. - Balkans shouldn’t be forced to choose between Russia and West – Lavrov
Foreign interference into the Kosovo, Macedonia and Montenegro issues is unacceptable, Sergey Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister said, adding that the Balkans shouldn’t be made chose either Russia or the West. - Ex-Google CEO: Internet will split in two, with China controlling half
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt predicts that the internet, as we know it, will split in two within the next decade, with one side led by China. However, Google seems okay with Chinese rule, once it gets to be involved. - India calls off meeting with Pakistan over ‘brutal killing’ of policemen in Kashmir
India has canceled a meeting with Pakistan over what it calls the “brutal” killing of three of its policemen on Friday morning. A Pakistani senator took a swipe at India for “running from talks.” - Hungarian FM tells RT: Europe must ‘keep Christian heritage,’ sanctions on Budapest will fail
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto doesn’t see the EU succeeding in imposing sanctions against Budapest and is advocating for strong member states in a union which keeps “its Christian heritage,” RT has learned. - Germany to resume arms sales to Saudis despite own Yemen-related ban – reports
The German government is to resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf monarchies despite a domestic agreement not to deliver weapons to countries involved in the bloody Yemen conflict, local media report.
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