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Pyongyang’s move to halt nuclear and missile tests is more the result of collective efforts, including that of Russia and China, than US threats to “wipe off the map” North Korea, a top Russian senator says.
- Child killed, 17 injured as fierce storm with strong winds rips through Moscow (PHOTOS)
A severe storm, toppling trees and flipping over cars and large trash containers, wreaked havoc in Moscow, killing one child and injuring at least 17. - OPCW confirms visit to site of alleged chemical attack in Syria
The OPCW confirmed that a team visited the site in Douma where an alleged chemical attack took place. The Russian Foreign Ministry has voiced concerns about the watchdog’s plans to visit fewer sites and speak to fewer witnesses. - Japan not satisfied with N. Korea’s nuke test halt, wants ‘complete & irreversible’ denuclearization
While South Korea has welcomed Kim Jong-un’s announcement of the suspension of nuclear and ballistic tests, Tokyo, which strongly supports Washington’s “maximum pressure” approach, voiced an extremely cautious optimism. - Israel threatens to renew targeted assassinations of Hamas leaders
An Israeli minister has threatened Hamas leadership with “targeted elimination,” after the Islamist militant group released a video of top IDF officers in a sniper rifle crosshairs, ahead of the weekly ‘March of Return’ protests.
- ‘Exercise in futility’: Iran warns against making any deals with US ahead of Trump-Kim meeting
Washington’s desire to unilaterally renegotiate the landmark international nuclear accord with Tehran should be seen as a “very dangerous message” by anyone planning to engage in talks with the US, warned Iran’s foreign minister. - Thousands rally in Tel Aviv to protect Israel from turning into ‘Netanyahu state’ (VIDEO)
Alarmed and angered by a draft bill that would strip Israel’s Supreme Court of the power to overturn laws, thousands of activists have staged a protest in Tel Aviv, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of a power grab. - India to strip fugitive ‘economic offenders’ of assets
Indian lawmakers have approved the Finance Ministry’s proposal to punish offenders involved in economic crime and fraud of over $15mn, by stripping them of domestic assets, to deter them from fleeing abroad to escape prosecution. - Threat to Turkey comes from ‘strategic partners’ – Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Erdogan has sharply criticized the US and other NATO allies for their support of and reliance on Kurdish militias to keep a foothold in Syria, reiterating that Ankara views them as a threat to its security. - Hungarian protesters rally for ‘press freedom & Orban regime change’ (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Thousands of protesters attended a massive rally in Budapest, to defend “free press” and to oppose Viktor Orban’s “regime,” which, after its recent landslide election victory, aims to pass a so-called ‘Stop Soros’ anti-NGO bill. - Robots & APCs: Anti-terrorist units eliminate nine militants in Russia’s Dagestan (VIDEO)
Operatives of the Federal Security Service (FSB) deployed a tiny machinegun-wielding robot along with armored vehicles as they engaged with a group of terrorists in Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan, killing nine of them. - Israel’s Mossad accused of assassinating Palestinian ‘rocket scientist’ in Malaysia
The family of a Palestinian lecturer, allegedly linked to a Hamas drone and rocket program, has accused Mossad of his murder in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysian authorities have also hinted at potential involvement of foreign intelligence. - Democrats try to justify their election defeat by filing lawsuit against Russia & Trump – Moscow
The Democratic National Committee lawsuit against the Trump campaign, the Russian government and WikiLeaks looks like an attempt to justify the Democrats’ defeat in the presidential election, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. - Drone triggers gunfire outside royal palace in Riyadh (VIDEOS)
A number of videos have emerged online, showing heavy gunfire in the vicinity of the royal palace in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh. The disturbance was caused by a small drone, which entered an off-limits zone, the police said. - Child killed, 17 injured as fierce storm with strong winds rips through Moscow (PHOTOS)A severe storm, toppling trees and flipping over cars and large trash containers, wreaked havoc in Moscow, killing one child and injuring at least 17.
- Iran to swiftly revive nuclear program if Trump scraps landmark deal – foreign minister
Iran’s foreign minister warned that Tehran was ready to resume its nuclear program “at a much greater speed” if the US violates the landmark 2015 agreement and re-imposes sanctions. - ‘Even Cold War did not come to this’: Moscow slams US after Bolshoi ballet dancers denied entry
Washington is trying to “fence off” Americans from Russians with a “visa wall,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said regarding the visa denial of Russian Bolshoi Theater performers.
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