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NATO Chief Says Increased Defense Spending Top Priority after Trump Calls
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg Tuesday said the top priority for the transatlantic alliance is to increase defense spending, as demanded by US President Donald Trump. “Regardless of language, the most important thing is that we increase defense spending and that is exactly what we are doing,” Stoltenberg said when asked about NATO’s response...
Kremlin: Flynn Resignation ‘Not Our Business’
The Kremlin on Tuesday insisted that the resignation of Donald Trump’s security adviser Michael Flynn over contacts with the Russian government was Washington’s internal affair. The White House late Monday said Trump had accepted Flynn’s resignation amid allegations the retired three-star general discussed US sanctions strategy...
Ex-backup Imri Ziv belts way to Eurovision contest
Singer wins over ‘Star is Born’ audience with Kelly Clarkson cover, booking spot to represent Israel in Ukraine …read more Source: The Times of...
Top Trump aide Flynn resigns over Russia contacts
Donald Trump’s national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned amid controversy over his contacts with the Russian government on Monday, a stunning first departure from the new president’s inner circle less than a month after his inauguration. The White House said Trump had accepted Flynn’s resignation amid allegations the...
Kremlin Denies Russia-US Talks on Lifting Sanctions
The Kremlin spokesman said Moscow and Washington had not broached the issue of lifting anti-Russia sanctions. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said there have been no talks between Russia and the United States about the lifting of sanctions. “We have already said that there have been none,” Peskov told reporters. The Kremlin monitors and analyzes...
Russia’s Investigative Committee Gets Evidence that Ukraine Used Mass Destruction Weapons
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Ukrainian military used the Tochka-U missile systems while shelling populated localities in the Lugansk region, according to the committee. …read more Source: Fars News...
UN Security Council to Call Urgent Meeting on North Korea Missile Test on Monday
NNA – The UN Security Council will meet late Monday for emergency consultations on North Korea’s recent ballistic missile test, UN diplomats said. The closed-door consultations will follow a Ukraine …read more Source: National News...
Germany elects ‘anti-Trump’ Steinmeier as president
Billed as Germany’s “anti-Trump”, former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected Sunday as the new head of state, vowing to stand up to simplistic populist rhetoric. The 61-year-old, who regularly polls as Germany’s most popular politician, will represent the EU’s top economy abroad in the largely...
NATO Says It Sees Sharp Rise in Russian ‘Disinformation’ since Crimea Seizure
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – NATO accused Russia of escalating a “disinformation” campaign since the Kremlin’s 2014 seizure of Ukraine’s Crimea region, saying Russian websites such as Sputnik and RT had posted false stories, the alliance’s spokeswoman said on Saturday. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
NATO Says It Sees Sharp Rise in Russian ‘Disinformation’ since Crimea Seizure
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – NATO accused Russia of escalating a “disinformation” campaign since the Kremlin’s 2014 seizure of Ukraine’s Crimea region, saying Russian websites such as Sputnik and RT had posted false stories, the alliance’s spokeswoman said on Saturday. …read more Source: Tasnim News...
