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US-led Coalition Warplanes Banned from Syria Safe Zones – Russian Envoy

The four safe zones to be established in Syria will be closed for flights by US-led coalition warplanes, said the Russian envoy to the Astana peace talks, where the zones were agreed upon. “As for [the coalition] actions in the de-escalation zones, starting from now those zones are closed for ...

May 5, 2017

World

Trump to Meet EU’s Juncker, Tusk in Brussels on May 25

US President Donald Trump will meet European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker and EU Council President Donald Tusk during his visit to Brussels on May 25, the EU said on Friday. “Confirmed,” Preben Aamann, spokesman for Tusk, wrote in a tweet. Trump is to visit the Belgian capital for a NATO ...

May 5, 2017

World

N. Korea Accuses CIA of Plot to Assassinate Kim Jong-Un

North Korea on Friday accused the CIA of plotting with South Korea to assassinate the isolated country’s leader Kim Jong-Un, amid soaring tensions in the flashpoint region. The CIA and Seoul’s Intelligence Services have “hatched a vicious plot” involving unspecified “biochemical substances” to assassinate the hermit state’s young leader during ...

May 5, 2017

Middle East

Kazakhstan: Outcome of 4th Round of Astana Talks Significant Step toward Peace in Syria

Kazakhstan considers the outcome of the fourth round of talks on Syria in Astana, held earlier this week, to be a significant step toward peace in the country, a press service of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said Friday. “Kazakhstan considers the outcome of the fourth international meeting on Syria in Astana as another significant step toward establishing peace in the country, it calls on the ...

May 5, 2017

World

UN Chief ‘Encouraged’ by Deal on Syria De-escalation Zones

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is encouraged by the agreement signed Thursday by Turkey, Russia and Iran to set up de-escalation zones in Syria, his spokesman said. “It will be crucial to see this agreement actually improve the lives of Syrians,” UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement. Russia, Iran ...

May 5, 2017

World

Pentagon to Request Thousands More Troops for Afghanistan Next Week

The Pentagon will ask the White House next week to send thousands more troops to Afghanistan, a senior official said Thursday. After a steady downsizing of US troop numbers since 2011, US military commanders say they need to strengthen the numbers on the ground allegedly to better support Afghan forces ...

May 5, 2017

World

N.Korea Leader Revisits Island Strike Site

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un inspected a military unit that was responsible for bombarding a southern island, state media said Friday ahead of a presidential election in the South. Pyongyang fired a barrage of 170 artillery shells onto Yeonpyeong island in November 2010, killing four people including two civilians. The ...

May 5, 2017

Middle East

Syria Denounces Inhuman Israeli Practices against Palestinian Prisoners

Syria on Thursday denounced as inhuman the Israeli practices against the Syrian and Palestinian detainees and called on the international community and human rights organizations to save the lives of those prisoners. The Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said the demands of the Palestinian and Syrian prisoners, who are staging hunger ...

May 4, 2017

World

Cautious US Welcome for Syria De-escalation Zones

The United States gave an extremely cautious welcome on Thursday to the deal on Syria de-escalation zones. Russia, Iran and Turkey on Thursday signed a pact on a Moscow-backed plan to create de-escalation zones in Syria meant to halt fighting in the war-torn country. The United States, which has supported ...

May 4, 2017

World

Trump Announces Trip to Saudi Arabia, Zionist Entity, Vatican

US President Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed his first foreign trip as president will include stops in Saudi Arabia, Zionist entity and the Vatican. Trump will add the three stops to an already announced visit to NATO and G7 summits in Brussels and Sicily later this month. “My first foreign ...

May 4, 2017