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Fake news? Viral video raises questions for global mainstream media
A video circulating on social media has raised questions over the authenticity and reliability of news coverage by the Western mainstream media companies. Created by right-wing American radio show and news website Infowars, the video claims that leading news media outlets in the US — including CNN and the New York Times — runs ‘fake news...
US airstrike destroys fifth of Syria’s warplanes, says Mattis
WASHINGTON: The US strike on a Syrian air base destroyfed a fifth of the Damascus regime s remaining warplanes, Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Monday as Washington fired a fresh salvo of warnings at President Bashar al-Assad. The public assessment of Friday’s missile strike and the forceful rhetoric came as G7 ministers met in Italy to send...
US strike wiped out fifth of Assad air force, Mattis says
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US strike on a Syrian air base destroyed a fifth of the Damascus regimes remaining warplanes, Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Monday as Washington fired a fresh salvo of warnings at President Bashar al-Assad.The public assessment of Fridays missile strike and the forceful rhetoric came as G7 ministers met in Italy to...
G7 ministers look to persuade Russia to abandon Syria’s Assad
LUCCA: Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major industrialised nations met in Italy on Monday, looking to put pressure on Russia to break its ties with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. In a shift in Washington’s strategy, US missiles hit a Syrian air base last week in retaliation for what the United States and its allies say...
Russian naval activity in Europe exceeds Cold War levels
BERLIN: Recent Russian naval activity in Europe exceeds levels seen during the Cold War, a top US and Nato military officer said, voicing concern that the distributed nature of the deployments could end up “splitting and distracting” the transatlantic alliance. Navy Admiral Michelle Howard, who heads Nato’s Allied Joint Force...
IMF releases $1 billion loan for cash-strapped Ukraine
KIEV (AFP) – The International Monetary Fund has decided to release the next $1 billion loan payment to Ukraine, which had been postponed following the blockade imposed on the separatist east of the country, the Ukrainian president said Monday.The IMF board took the decision to grant Ukraine one billion dollars, Petro Poroshenko wrote on...
Social media groups encouraging teen suicides prompt panic in Russia
SAINT PETERSBURG: Chilling online “death groups” on popular social media that egg on teenagers to kill themselves are causing panic in Russia after a string of teen suicides. Hidden groups on social networking site VK, the Russian equivalent of Facebook, are reportedly controlled by “mentors” who incite their members to...
Saudi-Ukrainian military aircraft makes first successful flight
UKRAINE (Daily Dunya) – The Saudi-Ukrainian military aircraft Antonov AN-132 made its first successful flight. According to Al-Arabiya English, the AN-132 was first launched last December.The flight was made in Ukraine under the supervision of an engineering committee from the Saudi and Ukrainian sides.The aircraft was jointly developed by...
Social media groups encouraging teen suicides prompt panic in Russia
SAINT PETERSBURG AFP) – Chilling online death groups on popular social media that egg on teenagers to kill themselves are causing panic in Russia after a string of teen suicides.Hidden groups on social networking site VK, the Russian equivalent of Facebook, are reportedly controlled by mentors who incite their members to take their own...
On Russia, Trump administration hews closely to Obama playbook
BRUSSELS: Before moving to the White House, Donald Trump expressed his admiration for Russian leader Vladimir Putin and predicted that “President Trump would be so much better for US-Russia relations”. But two months into his presidency, reality has so far proved otherwise — with the Trump administration talking tough and taking...
