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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov

Erdogan’s Statements Contradict with Earlier Russia-Turkey Agreements: Diplomat

Turkish President’s intention to depose Syrian leader contradict with previously reached agreements between Russia and Turkey, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said Wednesday. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s statements on his intention to depose Syrian President Bashar Assad run counter to earlier reached agreements between Russia and Turkey, Russian Deputy ...

November 30, 2016

Americas

Trump to Discuss Leaving Business at Press Conference

US President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday he will discuss leaving his business while in the White House, at a press conference next month with his children. “I will be holding a major news conference in New York City with my children on December 15 to discuss the fact that I ...

November 30, 2016

Int'l Organizations

500,000 Iraqis Face ‘Catastrophic’ Mosul Water Shortages: UN

Up to 500,000 civilians in Mosul face a “catastrophic” drinking water shortage as Iraqi forces advance in the city, the United Nations warned on Wednesday. “Nearly half a million civilians, already struggling to feed themselves day to day, are now without access to clean drinking water. The impact on children, ...

November 30, 2016

Europe

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova

Issue of Humanitarian Aid in Syria Politicized, Most of Aid Delivered to Militant-Held Areas: Russia

Russia said on Wednesday that the delivery of humanitarian aid in Syria is politicized as most of the aid delivered to militant-held areas. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Russia has repeatedly introduced humanitarian pauses in Aleppo to help civilians. The militants use the truce to regroup and replenish arms ...

November 30, 2016

Americas

CIA Director: Scrapping Iran Deal ‘Disastrous, at Height of Folly’

The director of the CIA has warned US President-elect Donald Trump that ending the Iran nuclear deal would be “disastrous” and “the height of folly”. In a BBC interview, John Brennan also advised the new president to be wary of Russia’s promises, blaming Moscow for much of the suffering in ...

November 30, 2016

Americas

US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell

US Senate to Vote on Extension of Iran Sanctions

The US Senate will vote this week on legislation to renew sanctions on Iran for 10 years, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said. “Preserving these sanctions is critical given Iran’s disturbing pattern of aggression and its persistent efforts to expand its sphere of influence across the Middle East,” McConnell said on ...

November 30, 2016

Int'l Organizations

UN Council Sets Meeting on Aleppo

The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Wednesday on the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Aleppo, diplomats said. The meeting will begin immediately following a Security Council session on the adoption of a resolution reinforcing sanctions against North Korea, which is scheduled to begin at 1400 GMT. The 15 ...

November 30, 2016

News

Oil Prices Drop As Prospects of OPEC Deal Dim

Oil prices dipped Tuesday as expectations dimmed of an OPEC agreement to reduce the cartel’s gushing of crude into the massively saturated global market by around a million barrels per day. Prices were also hit as non-OPEC Russia confirmed it would not send a delegation to the Organization of the ...

November 29, 2016

Americas

Errors Led to Coalition Strike on Syria Forces: Pentagon

The Pentagon said Tuesday that intelligence errors resulted in a US-led coalition air strike in Syria in September that reportedly killed around 90 Syrian government forces. There were “errors in the development of intelligence, as well as missed opportunities for coalition members on duty to recognize and voice contrary evidence ...

November 29, 2016

Live News

Top Afghan General Killed in Miltary Chopper Crash

Afghanistan’s army said one of its top commanders was killed Tuesday when a military helicopter crashed in the western Afghan province of Badghis. General Mohayedin Ghori commanded the 207th Corps and was one of the six regional commanders of the Afghan army, responsible for the country’s western zone, defense ministry ...

November 29, 2016