Diplomacy Yes, but Pentagon Quietly Prepares for War on the Korean Peninsula
January 17, 2018 at 10:51 AM
While the top Pentagon brass assert their commitment to the use of diplomacy to stop the threat of a nuclear confrontation with North Korea, military rank and file are quietly taking steps to prepare for the unthinkable. Read More »
Israeli Defense Minister Vows to Destroy All Tunnels in Gaza Strip in 2018
January 17, 2018 at 10:43 AM
TEL AVIV (Sputnik) - Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman vowed to destroy all tunnels in the Gaza Strip within a year and proposed to the Palestinians a deal envisaging assistance in reconstruction in exchange for disarmament. Read More »
US, Canada host world summit on N. Korea… but Russia & China will only be briefed on results
January 16, 2018 at 02:59 PM
Canada and the US are hosting a meeting on the Korean peninsula deadlock, gathering diplomats from 20 nations. Moscow and Beijing, however, are not invited, and will only be “briefed” on the outcome, Russia’s FM Lavrov said. Read More »
Palestinian Leader Abbas Says US Cannot Be Mediator in Talks With Israel
January 16, 2018 at 10:30 AM
GAZA (Sputnik) - Palestine does not recognize the United States as a mediator in the settlement of the conflict with Israel and will not accept the so-called "deal of the century," which is being prepared by US President Donald Trump, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday. Read More »
Turkey Condemns US Plans to Create 'Border Security Force' in Syria
January 16, 2018 at 10:26 AM
ANKARA (Sputnik) - Turkey condemns the plans of the United States to create the so-called Border Security Force (BSF) on the Syrian territory controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces militia, given the absence of consultations with Ankara, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Monday in a statement obtained by Sputnik. Read More »
Israeli Minister Says Egypt Might Impose Sanctions on Hamas
January 15, 2018 at 01:48 PM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Palestinian movement Hamas violates not only Israel's sovereignty but also the sovereignty of Egypt by constructing secret underground tunnels, which might result in Egypt's imposition of sanctions on the Palestinian movement, Yisrael Katz, the Israeli intelligence and transport minister, said on Sunday. Read More »
Relations with the US not ‘most important’ – UK Labour leader
January 15, 2018 at 01:29 PM
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has questioned the value of Britain’s ‘special relationship’ with the US, suggesting Washington is not actually the UK’s ‘most important ally,’ while criticizing Trump’s ‘endless offensive remarks.’ Read More »
‘I’m not a racist’: Trump says he’s willing to make immigration deal, but Democrats killing it
January 15, 2018 at 01:24 PM
US President Donald Trump has denied being “racist” in the wake of a scandal and wide condemnation triggered by his alleged reference to Haiti and African nations as “s***holes” amid attempts to reach a deal on immigrant children. Read More »
Macron Stressed Commitment to Iran Nuclear Deal in Conversation With Trump
January 15, 2018 at 10:33 AM
PARIS (Sputnik) - French President Emmanuel Macron has stressed France’s commitment to the Iran nuclear deal and called the talks between Seoul and Pyongyang a positive step in a telephone conversation with his US counterpart Donald Trump, the Elysee Palace said in statement late on Thursday. Read More »
Russian Foreign Ministry: US Claims of Fighting Terrorists in Syria Unconvincing
January 15, 2018 at 10:28 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - US claims that the US troops are in Syria to fight terrorists seem unconvincing and US attempts to justify the use of military measures in Syria are unacceptable, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday. Read More »
