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Allies condemn nerve agent attack 15 Mar 2018

Allies condemn nerve agent attack

The leaders of France, Germany, the US and UK have issued a statement on the nerve agent attack in the UK, saying there is “no plausible alternative explanation” than Russian culpability. They condemned the “first offensive use of a nerve agent in Europe since the Second World War”, calling it an assault on UK sovereignty, […]

Russia to expel UK diplomats: Lavrov 15 Mar 2018

Russia to expel UK diplomats: Lavrov

 Russia will expel British diplomats in response to UK actions, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday “Certainly. Soon,” Lavrov said when asked at a forum in Moscow if Russia will order British diplomats to leave. Lavrov called the UK actions “the nervous reaction to Russia’s return as an equal partner.” On Wednesday, Britain announced it […]

U.S. general: It’s in our interests to stay in nuclear deal 15 Mar 2018

U.S. general: It’s in our interests to stay in nuclear deal

U.S. Army General Joseph Votel signaled on Tuesday support for the 2015 nuclear deal, saying “right now, I think it is in our interest” to stay in the deal. U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to pull out of the deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). In his new […]

Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran’s FMs to talk ‘Silk Road’ 15 Mar 2018

Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran’s FMs to talk ‘Silk Road’

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on March 14 said the foreign ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran will meet in Baku to evaluate regional developments and discuss “regional cooperation.” “The foreign ministers of these four countries will have the opportunity to discuss and revive the historic Silk Road,” said Yıldırım, speaking Ankara’s Esenboga Airport […]

UK changes ambassador to Tehran 14 Mar 2018

UK changes ambassador to Tehran

British Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced on Wednesday that the UK has decided to replace current envoy to Tehran, Nicholas Hopton with Rob Macaire. According to British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Mr. Rob Macaire CMG has been appointed as the new Britain’s Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran in succession to Mr. Nicholas Hopton […]

US attack on Syria to result in serious consequences 14 Mar 2018

US attack on Syria to result in serious consequences

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned the United States against attacking Syria, saying that if this happens, the consequences will be serious. In a press conference in Moscow on Tuesday, Lavrov said that the US representative at the Security Council Nikki Haley should be aware that “It is one thing to irresponsibly use a microphone […]

NATO Head: Turkey Plan to Buy S-400 ‘National Decision’ 14 Mar 2018

NATO Head: Turkey Plan to Buy S-400 ‘National Decision’

 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said Turkish plan to buy Russia’s S-400 air defense missile system reflects the country’s “national decision”. In an interview with Anadolu Agency, Stoltenberg said, “It is a national decision by each and every ally, including Turkey, what kind of military capability they would like to invest in.” “This is […]

Hillary Clinton: US Did Not ‘Deserve’ Trump Presidency 14 Mar 2018

Hillary Clinton: US Did Not ‘Deserve’ Trump Presidency

Hillary Clinton told an audience in India that the United States did not “deserve” Donald Trump’s presidency and these are “perilous times.” The 2016 Democratic presidential candidate spoke over the weekend at a conference in Mumbai, AP reported. Clinton said the Republican president has “quite an affinity for dictators” and said Trump “really likes their […]

London Police Investigating 2nd Suspicious Package in Parliament in Two Days 14 Mar 2018

London Police Investigating 2nd Suspicious Package in Parliament in Two Days

A suspicious package has been delivered to one of the UK parliament buildings on Tuesday, London police told Sputnik. On Monday, London police said that suspicious package found earlier that day in the UK parliament had no hazardous substances inside. “Police were called at 09:49 hours on Tuesday, 13 March to reports of a suspicious […]

Stephen Hawking: a brief history of genius 14 Mar 2018

Stephen Hawking: a brief history of genius

Stephen Hawking, who has died aged 76, was Britain’s most famous modern day scientist, a genius who dedicated his life to unlocking the secrets of the Universe. Born on January 8, 1942 — 300 years to the day after the death of the father of modern science, Galileo Galilei — he believed science was his […]