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Russia has promised to take all necessary countermeasures to ensure its national security given recently-announced US plans to modernize its nuclear triad and hawkish statements on nuclear deterrence coming from Washington.
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- Rosetta crash lands on comet, brings historic mission to an end
- Thailand confirms first Zika-linked microcephaly in Southeast Asia
- WHO says 338 killed in eastern Aleppo in past few weeks
- Turkey suspends 1,500 prison personnel, guards, pulls plug on 20 radio and TV channels
- Pope embarks on peace mission to Caucusus
- 2 dead, 15 injured in deadly hospital fire in German city
- French fighter jets take off on mission against ISIS stronghold in Mosul, Iraq
At least eight fighter jets began flying off French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in anti-terrorism operations in Iraq’s second largest city of Mosul. Officers insist this does not constitute an offensive to retake to Mosul. - Saudis reject US 9/11 act as threat to sovereignty, Russia says it damages international law
Saudi Arabia has rejected the Congressional approval of the act that would allow the families of victims of the 9/11 attacks to sue Riyadh for damages, claiming it weakens the sovereign immunity of the nation. Russia has slammed the legislation as undermining international law. - ‘Best gift to terrorists’ would be US boycott of Syria peace effort – Moscow
The US’ refusal to cooperate with Russia would be a real “gift” to terrorists in Syria, on a par with its failure to separate “moderates” from jihadists and the recent airstrike against Syrian army, Moscow said in response to a barrage of criticism from Washington. - UN fails to launch independent probe into Yemen war crimes
An EU-backed resolution demanding an independent inquiry into human rights violations during the Yemeni war has been withdrawn at the UN Human Rights Council. Instead, to activists’ discontent, a weakened “reasonable compromise” text has been adopted.
- ISIS & Al-Nusra not in Damascus: Kremlin on major outcome of Russia’s campaign in Syria
The main "positive" result of Russia’s operation in Syria is that Islamic State and Al-Nusra Front terrorists have been kept out of Damascus, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. - French fighter jets take off on mission against ISIS stronghold in Mosul, IraqAt least eight fighter jets began flying off French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in anti-terrorism operations in Iraq’s second largest city of Mosul. Officers insist this does not constitute an offensive to retake to Mosul.
- Rudolf at risk! 250,000 reindeer to be culled in Siberia officials’ plan to fight anthrax
Officials in the remote Russian region of Yamalo-Nenets call for 250,000 reindeer to be culled in the face of the growing anthrax threat. Others fear that this could destroy the region’s age-old nomadic reindeer herding. - Saudis reject US 9/11 act as threat to sovereignty, Russia says it damages international lawSaudi Arabia has rejected the Congressional approval of the act that would allow the families of victims of the 9/11 attacks to sue Riyadh for damages, claiming it weakens the sovereign immunity of the nation. Russia has slammed the legislation as undermining international law.
- UN condemns killing of at least 15 civilians in US drone strike in Afghanistan
An airstrike designed to target Islamic State militants in Nangarhar, eastern Afghanistan, has killed at least 15 civilians and injured another 13, including a child. The UN said the strike was carried out by an international drone, which only the US operates. - US to sharpen ‘military edge’ in Asia Pacific with more subs, undersea drones – Pentagon chief
The United States aims to “sharpen its military edge” in Asia Pacific with modernized military equipment to “undergird security” in the region and counter China’s rising military might, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter has said. - Duterte tells critics he’d be ‘happy to slaughter’ drug addicts like Hitler massacred Jews
Tired of critics portraying him as a “cousin of Hitler,” Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said he would be “happy” if his brutal campaign against drugs was as effective as the infamous Nazi leader’s holocaust against the Jews. - A year of Russian anti-ISIS ops in Syria: 5 key milestones
Precisely a year ago Moscow joined the campaign in Syria at the request of Damascus. While killing thousands of jihadists, Russia suffered military losses, but became one of the driving forces behind attempts at the national reconciliation process. - Beijing warns outsider Japan against ‘playing with fire & messing in South China Sea’
China has warned Tokyo against “playing with fire” and joining US-led naval “patrols” and “exercises” in the disputed South China Sea, telling Japan, which is “outside the region”, that it should stop meddling in affairs that are none of its concern. - Moscow ‘keeps in mind’ US readiness to use nukes, prepared for ‘countermeasures’Russia has promised to take all necessary countermeasures to ensure its national security given recently-announced US plans to modernize its nuclear triad and hawkish statements on nuclear deterrence coming from Washington.
- ‘Best gift to terrorists’ would be US boycott of Syria peace effort – MoscowThe US’ refusal to cooperate with Russia would be a real “gift” to terrorists in Syria, on a par with its failure to separate “moderates” from jihadists and the recent airstrike against Syrian army, Moscow said in response to a barrage of criticism from Washington.
- UN fails to launch independent probe into Yemen war crimesAn EU-backed resolution demanding an independent inquiry into human rights violations during the Yemeni war has been withdrawn at the UN Human Rights Council. Instead, to activists’ discontent, a weakened “reasonable compromise” text has been adopted.
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