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Putin builds war chest as Kremlin digs in for the next crisis
CNN 15 Sep 2019
(CNN)In the latest display of deepening cracks in the West's formerly unified economic campaign against Russia, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told reporters Monday that "the time is right" for reconciliation in EU-Moscow relations ... Russia's ruling party takes a hit in Moscow election ... Read More ... Opinion ... Analysis ... ....
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Saudi oil attacks: Iran condemns US 'deceit' after accusation
BBC News 15 Sep 2019
Mr Zarif took to Twitter to deride the US secretary of state, saying that "having failed at max pressure, Sec Pompeo's turning to max deceit". He was referring to the Trump administration's stated "maximum pressure campaign" which has targeted Iran with sanctions ... "We call on all nations to publicly and unequivocally condemn Iran's attacks." ... ....
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Tyson Fury beats Otto Wallin by unanimous decision despite deep cuts
Belfast Telegraph 15 Sep 2019
Tyson Fury had planned to celebrate his victory over Otto Wallin with a night out on the famous Las Vegas Strip but instead spent it in hospital after coming through a bloody 12-round battle ... Tyson Fury arrives in the arena before fighting Otto Wallin (Isaac Brekken/AP) ... “I got caught on the eye and that changed the fight ... “Tyson is OK ... ... PA ... ....
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From India to Britain, every citizen is harmed by anti-migrant hostility
The Guardian 15 Sep 2019
In South Africa, hundreds of Nigerian workers have been airlifted home as anti-migrant violence spirals out of control ... .......
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‘Johnson is a liar who only backed Leave to help his career’ – David Cameron
The Observer 15 Sep 2019
Boris Johnson is a liar who only backed the Leave campaign to help his career and Michael Gove was a “foam-flecked Faragist” whose “one quality” was disloyalty, David Cameron writes in his memoirs ... “It didn’t take long to figure out Leave’s obsession,” he writes. “Why focus on a country that wasn’t an EU member? ... It was blatant.” ... disloyalty ... ....
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Amnesty International calls for removal of communications blackout in occupied Kashmir
Dawn 15 Sep 2019
Human rights group Amnesty International has launched a petition on its website, urging people to raise their voice against the government-imposed communications blackout in India-occupied Kashmir, that has been in place for over a month ... “Access to emergency services, education and health care is being affected.” ... ....
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Saudi Arabia Drone Attack Is a Strike at Oil’s Future
Yahoo Daily News 15 Sep 2019
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- We’re about to find out just how laid back the oil market really is. It has shrugged off sanctions on Iran, exploding tankers and drones getting shot down over the Strait of Hormuz ... But we just don’t know at present ... But with growth in consumption flagging already, a geopolitical tax risks piling on pressure even further ... ....
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Turkey says OIC to convene after Netanyahu annexation plans
Yahoo Daily News 14 Sep 2019
ANKARA (Reuters) - The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an extraordinary meeting on Sunday to discuss Israel's announcement of its intention to annex areas of the West Bank, the Turkish foreign ministry said on Saturday ... (Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Editing by Stephen Powell). ....
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Pakistan could lose conventional war with India: Imran Khan
Live Mint 15 Sep 2019
New Delhi. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said there was no question of talking to New Delhi after India revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, while warning about the possibility of a conventional war with India that could go beyond the subcontinent ... He said that Pakistan would never start a war ... The unthinkable," he said ... ....
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Saudi oil strikes: US blames Iran for twin attacks
BBC News 15 Sep 2019
In a tweet, Mr Pompeo said there was "no evidence" the drones came from Yemen. He described the attack as "an unprecedented attack on the world's energy supply". . Tehran is behind nearly 100 attacks on Saudi Arabia while Rouhani and Zarif pretend to engage in diplomacy ... End of Twitter post by @SecPompeo ... Related Topics. ....
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Trump’s new world disorder: competitive, chaotic, conflicted
The Guardian 14 Sep 2019photo: Creative Commons / Denis Doniy
I left Russia to escape Putin’s assault on reason. Now I fear the UK is on the same path
The Observer 15 Sep 2019
Nothing is true and everything is possible. That was my one-line attempt to sum up the politics and propaganda that enveloped Russia at the start of the 21st century ... The same pathologies of public opinion I saw in Putinist Russia are now prevalent here ... This is even reflected in one’s personal life ... There are a few things we need to do urgently ... ....
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In the event of a killer asteroid, volcanic apocalypse, or nuclear holocaust, mushrooms could save humanity from extinction
The Times of India 15 Sep 2019
About 66 million years ago, an asteroid plummeted through Earth's atmosphere and crashed into the sea floor, creating an explosion over 6,500 times more powerful than the nuclear bomb the US dropped on Hiroshima. The impact sent clouds of debris and sulfur into Earth's atmosphere, blocking the sun's light and warmth for about two years ... cannibalism ... ....
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Hong Kong Activist Seeks U.S. Support for Pro-Democracy Protests
Hamodia 15 Sep 2019
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong said on Saturday he was seeking the support of U.S. lawmakers for the demands of his fellow protesters who have led months of streets demonstrations, including a call for free elections ... “We hope … for bipartisan support,” Wong said of his trip to Washington, adding that U.S ... ....
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