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With the Syria ceasefire in tatters, there is a growing possibility that wealthy Gulf states might arm Syrian rebels, looking to shield themselves from Syrian and Russian warplanes, with shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, according to a report.
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- MSF finds deadly airstrike on Yemen hospital ‘unprovoked’
- Death toll from capsized migrant boat off Egypt rises to 177
- Bomb attacks target mosque, conference hall in Dresden, Germany
Two improvised explosive devices have gone off in the eastern German city of Dresden, targeting a mosque and an international conference center. No one was injured, according to police, although the mosque was severely damaged. - Russian Foreign Ministry makes public parts of agreement with US on Syria
Moscow has released parts of Syria ceasefire deal documents in Russian following the recent publishing of the papers by the US. Russia is calling on Washington to release all the documents from the agreement. - Okinawa villagers sue authorities for construction of ‘unlivably loud’ US helipads
Two Okinawa villages filed a lawsuit last week against the local government after it allowed US military construction of two heliports on the only virgin forest remaining in Okinawa Prefecture, home of a US base in Japan. - ‘Almost all EU states could follow UK, leave union’ – French MP
Nearly every EU state could follow in the footsteps of the UK and vote to leave the bloc, French Member of Parliament responsible for European affairs in President Francois Hollande’s party, Philip Cordery, has said.
- Lithuania aims to spend $115m on air-defense system amid NATO build-up in Eastern Europe
Lithuania plans to spend more than 100 million euros ($112 million) on the Norwegian- American air defense system – NASAMS, the country’s defense minister told local media. It is set to become the first shield of its kind on NATO’s eastern flank. - Immigration influx means Austria’s social spending to jump 35% from 2014 – report
The past 18 months’ influx of migrants is set to cause a 35 percent jump in social benefits spending in Austria by next year, the local weekly Profil has revealed in their latest report. - RT takes home 7 Lovies – Europe's prestigious digital media awards
RT has taken home seven Lovie Awards, the European counterpart to the Webbys, which is dedicated to outstanding achievement in digital media. - Syrian Army seizes Aleppo’s central district from terrorists – state media
Syrian government forces have re-captured Aleppo’s central district of al-Farafirah from terrorists, state outlet SANA reported, citing army sources. - Russian Foreign Ministry makes public parts of agreement with US on SyriaMoscow has released parts of Syria ceasefire deal documents in Russian following the recent publishing of the papers by the US. Russia is calling on Washington to release all the documents from the agreement.
- Mercury still has earthquakes and shrinks by the day - NASA
New NASA research is shaking the foundations of what we thought we knew about Mercury: it is still tectonically active, something previously thought to be exclusive to Earth, and is shrinking. - ‘Scattering dust’: Right-wing French politician under fire over Calais refugee comments
French MP Marion Maréchal-Le Pen, of the Front National (FN), has compared the bulldozing of the Calais ‘Jungle’ camp to a “scattering of dust,” as thousands of refugees are set to be redistributed across the country’s welcome centers. - Suit against Australian ‘Abu Ghraib-style’ youth detention center reaches court
Court hearings over alleged abuse of youngsters at Don Dale, a juvenile detention center in Australia’s north, have started with claims of unlawful use of tear gas, shackles, spit hoods and handcuffs, slammed as “manifestly unnecessary and unreasonable.” - Germany orders Facebook to stop collecting data on WhatsApp users
Social networking giant Facebook has been ordered by German authorities to stop collecting and storing data from WhatsApp after users claimed their digital privacy was at risk. The privacy regulator also ruled that the data that has already been forwarded should be deleted. - Wealthy Gulf states may arm Syrian rebels to ‘get the Russians to back off’ - US officialsWith the Syria ceasefire in tatters, there is a growing possibility that wealthy Gulf states might arm Syrian rebels, looking to shield themselves from Syrian and Russian warplanes, with shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, according to a report.
- Bomb attacks target mosque, conference hall in Dresden, GermanyTwo improvised explosive devices have gone off in the eastern German city of Dresden, targeting a mosque and an international conference center. No one was injured, according to police, although the mosque was severely damaged.
- ‘Almost all EU states could follow UK, leave union’ – French MPNearly every EU state could follow in the footsteps of the UK and vote to leave the bloc, French Member of Parliament responsible for European affairs in President Francois Hollande’s party, Philip Cordery, has said.
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- CrossTalk
'CrossTalk' is RT's flagship program. This TV debate experience presents hot-topic discussions on...Bullhorns questionThe second Syrian ceasefire has come to an abrupt end, with Washington and Moscow blaming the other. Was the ceasefire intentionally scuttled? And what happens now? CrossTalking with Mark Sleboda, Dmitry Babich and Charles Shoebridge. - Keiser Report
Markets! Finance! Scandal! Keiser Report is a no holds barred look at the shocking scandals...Episode 972Max and Stacy discuss what Houdini could teach us about the modern economy and politics, from the totally fake vanishing acts like the Libor charity funds in the UK to the very real entertaining extravaganzas like the Trump campaign. In the...
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