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British PM Allows MPs to Scrutinise Brexit Plan

British Prime Minister Theresa May signaled ahead of a House of Commons debate Wednesday that she would let parliament scrutinize her plan for Brexit before she begins the formal process to exit the EU. The move caused the pound to bounce back after a torrid week, amid speculation that MPs ...

October 12, 2016

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Russian President Vladimir Putin with his French counterpart, Francois Hollande

Putin cancels visit to France amid tensions

Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the French side insisted that the visit should focus extensively on Syria: the president decided to cancel the visit France says Russian President Vladimir Putin has cancelled his visit to Paris planned for next Tuesday after the French insisted on holding talks only on Syria. ...

October 11, 2016

World

US Missile Defense Aimed at Reducing Potential of Russian Nuclear Power

The Russian General Staff said on Tuesday that US global missile defense network is posing a threat to free and safe use of outer space by any country. “The US missile defense system is posing a threat to the free use of outer space by any country. Its anti-satellite capabilities ...

October 11, 2016

World

Putin Cancels France Visit

President Vladimir Putin has cancelled a planned visit to Paris, the Kremlin said Tuesday, over row on Syria crisis. “The president has decided to cancel this visit,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, referring to a long-planned trip to Paris set for October 19. “From the very start of his ...

October 11, 2016

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Kremlin: Putin to meet Poroshenko, Hollande, Merkel on Oct. 19

Meeting of leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany in the so-called Normandy format is scheduled for October 19 in Berlin, a Kremlin aide has announced on Monday. “It is expected on the 19th of October so far,” Russian presidential aide Yuriy Ushakov was quoted as saying by Russian state ...

October 11, 2016

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Moscow: Only Terrorists Win from US Refusal to Work with Russia on Syria

Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said terrorists in Syria win because of Washington’s refusal to cooperate with Russia on countering terrorism in Syria. During the 7th Xiangshan security Forum in Beijing on Tuesday, Antonov expressed regret over the fact that the agreement, reached with such an immense effort by ...

October 11, 2016

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MPs Call for Parliament Vote on ‘Hard’ Brexit

A group of British MPs called on Monday for a parliamentary vote on Britain’s future relations with the EU, warning the option of a hard Brexit that has hit the pound would be a “grave danger”. The call came after May’s government was forced into an embarrassing U-turn on Sunday ...

October 10, 2016

World

Russian President Vladimir Putin and French counterpart Francois Hollande

Hollande Uncertain on Putin Visit after Aleppo Veto

French President Francois Hollande is weighing up whether to meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Paris next week after the Kremlin blocked a UN bid to end to the bombing of Aleppo, the French government said Monday. Putin is due in Paris on October 19 to inaugurate a new Orthodox ...

October 10, 2016

World

Russian deputy defense minister Nikolai Pankov

Russia to Upgrade Syria Naval Facility to Permanent Base

Russia’s defense ministry said Monday that the country was poised to transform its naval facility in the Syrian port city of Tartous into a permanent base. “In Syria we will have a permanent naval base in Tartous,” Russian news agencies quoted deputy defense minister Nikolai Pankov as saying. The defense ...

October 10, 2016

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French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve

France Says Britain Has ‘Moral Duty’ on Calais Migrant Minors

Britain has a “moral duty” to take in hundreds of migrant children from the “Jungle” camp in Calais desperate to cross the Channel, France said Monday, with apparently just days to go until the site is dismantled. “I am solemnly asking Britain to assume its moral duty,” Interior Minister Bernard ...

October 10, 2016