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Kremlin says Putin ‘supports dialogue’ after Trump’s proposed G7 invite
The Kremlin said on Monday it needed more details before responding to US President Donald Trump’s proposal to invite Russia to attend a Group of Seven nations summit, but that President Vladimir Putin supported dialogue on the issue. Trump said on Saturday he would postpone a G7 summit he had hoped to hold next month until September or...
Kremlin Says Unclear if Trump’s G7 Invitation ‘Official’
The Kremlin said Monday it had not received details of a proposal by US President Donald Trump to include Russia in an expanded G7 summit later this year. The US leader on Sunday described the G7 “a very outdated group of countries”, saying he would like to invite Russia, South Korea, Australia and India to join an expanded summit in the fall....
Will blurring the line between war and peace help Russia in Libya?
The ongoing war in Libya took a dramatic turn recently exposing the extent of foreign involvement in the conflict, notably by Russia. Hundreds of Russian “military contractors” — aka mercenaries —were evacuated from the country last Monday after retreating from the fighting on the front lines near Tripoli. Following the announcement of this...
Iran ‘likely’ to hand over black box from Ukrainian airliner to France: Report
Iran will “likely” send the black box from the Ukrainian airliner it downed in January to France, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Sunday.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down the Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 on January 8, :Iran’s terrorist proxy organization in Iraq: Kata’ib...
Trump says he will delay G7 summit and invite other countries
US President Donald Trump said Saturday he will delay the G7 summit scheduled to take place in June and invite other countries — including Russia — to join the meeting. ‘I don’t feel that as a G7 it properly represents what’s going on in the world. It’s a very outdated group of countries,’ Trump told reporters...
Netanyahu says Palestinians in annexed land will not be offered Israeli citizenship
Netanyahu says Palestinians in annexed land will not be offered Israeli citizenship Residents in the Jordan Valley will live in isolated communities under Israeli security control but under PA rule, prime minister says MEE staff Thu, 05/28/2020 – 13:32 Israeli soldiers stand at attention as Palestinian demonstrators take part in a protest...
Netanyahu says annexing Jordan Valley an ‘historic opportunity’
Netanyahu says annexing Jordan Valley an ‘historic opportunity’ The Israeli prime minister said that Palestinians had to make concessions without a negotiation process MEE staff Thu, 05/28/2020 – 13:32 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a cabinet meeting of the new government in the Knesset in Jerusalem, 24 May...
On Amir’s directives, urgent medical aid shipment arrives in Ukraine
In implementation of the directives of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, a cargo plane loaded with urgent medical aid – provided by Qatar through Qatar Fund For Development – has arrived in Ukraine, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) reports. This comes in support of the efforts of Ukraine to address the novel...
Passengers of downed Ukrainian plane in ‘state of panic’ before attack: Official
Passengers on the downed Ukrainian flight over Iran were in a state of “panic” before the plane was hit by missiles from the Iranian military in January, according to a Ukrainian forensics head.Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shot down the Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 on January 8, killing :Iranian girl, 13,...
Turkey’s launching a Russian news site, but its manager insists it comes in peace
Turkey’s launching a Russian news site, but its manager insists it comes in peace Media has created much acrimony between the occasionally competitive powers, though a TRT official claims they are not there to fan the flames Ragip Soylu Wed, 05/27/2020 – 12:31 TRT’s Russian service publishes news, columns and broadcasts...
