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US Ready to Work with Russia on Syria ‘No-Fly Zones’: Tillerson

The United States is willing to work with Russia on establishing “no-fly zones” in Syria as part of a joint effort to stabilize the war-ravaged country, the top US diplomat said Wednesday, ahead of President Donald Trump’s first face-to-face with Vladimir Putin. In a wide-ranging statement, Secretary of State Rex ...

July 6, 2017

World

Tillerson Says US priority in Syria Limited to Defeating ISIL: Report

America’s top diplomat reportedly told the UN secretary general that the US priority in Syria was limited to defeating ISIL terrorist group,. an article in Foreign Policy magazine mentioned. According to the magazine, three diplomatic sources said Rex Tillerson, the secretary of state, admitted to Antonio Guterres last week that ...

July 3, 2017

World

Six people have been killed and eight injured at a mosque in Quebec City, police have said, in a shooting Canada’s prime minister denounced as a “terrorist attack”.
The shooting was carried out by three people at the Quebec City Islamic cultural center, witnesses said, and happened during evening prayers on Sunday. Police received the first calls just before 8pm.
Two arrests have been made, a police spokesman said. Local newspaper Le Soleil said police accepted a third suspect could still be on the run, though spokeswoman Chistine Coulombe later said: “Nothing right now makes us believe that there would be other suspects related to this event.”
One of the suspects was carrying an AK-47 assault rifle and one was aged 27, Le Soleil reported.
Trudeau spoke of his anger after hearing the news: “We condemn this terrorist attack on Muslims in a center of worship and refuge.
“While authorities are still investigating and details continue to be confirmed, it is heart-wrenching to see such senseless violence. Diversity is our strength, and religious tolerance is a value that we, as Canadians, hold dear.”
At a media conference, police said the victims were aged between 35 and 70.
At the time of the attack, more than 50 people were thought to be in the two-storey building, also called the Grande Mosque de Quebec, which is equipped with several CCTV cameras.
The mosque’s Imam, Mohamed Yangui – who was not inside the mosque when the shooting occurred – said he got frantic calls from people at evening prayers. He said the injured were taken to different hospitals across Quebec City. “Why is this happening here? This is barbaric,” he said.
The city’s police said the site had been secured and all occupants evacuated. A large security cordon has been set up around the site. Witnesses reported seeing heavily armed police entering the mosque after the shooting.
The premier of Québec, Philippe Couillard, called the killings a “terrorist act” and said the government stood in solidarity with the city’s Muslim population. he tweeted: “#Quebec rejects categorically this barbaric violence. All our solidarity to the families of the victims, the injured and their families.”
“Quebec is mourning,” the mayor of Quebec, Regis Labeaume, said, looking shaken. “I want to express my revolt to this villainous crime.”
Canada’s publics safety minister, Ralph Goodale, said he was “deeply saddened” by the deaths.
Local politician Manon Masse said: “We know little at the moment, but one or two people have assumed the right to kill our fellow Muslim Québec citizens. When intolerance goes from debate to murder, solidarity is essential.”

Police: Multiple people shot inside New York City hospital

Police say multiple people have been shot at a New York City hospital. The gunfire broke out at 2:50 p.m. Friday inside the Bronx Lebanon Hospital in the Bronx. Police had no immediate information on whether anyone was killed. Television images showed the hospital surrounded by police cars and fire ...

June 30, 2017

World

US: Gulf Crisis Opportunity to Sway both Saudi and Qatar

Washington’s Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said she sees the Gulf crisis as an opportunity to influence both Saudi and Qatari policies. At a hearing on Tuesday and Wednesday, Haley answered the questions of lawmakers on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Asked by Congressman Bill Keating about her position ...

June 29, 2017

World

CNN: US Military Has Ships and Aircraft “in Place to Strike Syria if Ordered”

The US military has ships and aircraft “in place to strike Syria if ordered” to do so by President Donald Trump, but so far it does not appear as if the Syrian government has made any further moves toward a chemical weapons attack, CNN quoted several defense officials as ...

June 29, 2017

World

Special Assistant to President Donald Trump, Christopher Ford

US Not Willing to Withdraw From INF Treaty: Trump’s Special Assistant

The United States does not want to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty), Special Assistant to President Donald Trump, Christopher Ford told Sputnik. On Saturday, the Politico media outlet reported citing several congressmen that the US presidential administration was considering the proposal of the US Congress to ...

June 28, 2017

World

US Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump travel ban case

The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the case on President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban targeting citizens from six predominantly Muslim countries. The high court also ruled that the measure can partially take effect — a win for the Republican leader, who has insisted it is necessary ...

June 26, 2017

World

US Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Quits Post

Washington’s special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan stepped down on Friday, just as the United States is preparing to send thousands more troops to the region. A senior State Department official told AFP that acting special representative Laurel Miller left the post without a replacement being named. State Department spokeswoman ...

June 24, 2017

World

Former American ambassador to Syria Robert Ford

Former US Envoy to Syria: Game Over! Assad Won

A former American ambassador to Syria says the Syrian government and its allies, including Iran, will ultimately frustrate attempts by the United States to influence Syrian matters and will drive the US out of the Arab country. Robert Ford, who served as the US’s envoy to Syria under former US ...

June 20, 2017

World

Trump Slams North Korea after US Student’s Death

US President Donald Trump slammed the “brutal regime” in Pyongyang following the death of Otto Warmbier, the US student released in a coma last week after nearly 18 months in detention in North Korea. The 22-year-old was medically evacuated to the United States last Tuesday, suffering from severe brain damage. ...

June 20, 2017