Turkish officials have repeatedly claimed that the US’ failure to keep track of its arms, which have on numerous occasions wound up in the hands of Kurdish militia and Daesh* terrorists in Iraq and Syria, is the key factor that has contributed to the deterioration of Washington-Ankara relations.
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Monthly Archives: March 2018
Noam Chomsky and John Pilger demand Ecuador stop ‘gagging’ Assange
Human rights activists including Noam Chomsky, John Pilger and Pamela Anderson have published an open letter demanding that the Ecuadorian government restore Julian Assange’s freedom of speech.
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Six Palestinians Injured in Clashes With Israeli Forces in Gaza – Reports
The Israeli authorities said earlier in the day that they would step up response if clashes on the Israeli-Palestinian border continue.
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Britain says Aeroflot plane was searched to protect UK from ‘organized crime & harmful substances’
The controversial search of a Russian plane by British officials at Heathrow Airport was conducted to protect the UK from organized crime and the smuggling of harmful substances, the UK security minister has said.
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What’s the Red Planet Hiding: NASA to Study Mars's Makeup via Marsquakes
The space agency has previously launched multiple missions, capable of measuring the seismic activity of Mars, but claim the new one to be much more accurate. They believe that information received from a new landing craft will advance the understanding of how planets form in general.
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Activists, Celebrities Urge Respect for Assange's Freedom of Speech
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A group of activists and cultural figures on Saturday posted an open letter calling on Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno to ensure freedom of speech of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been recently deprived of communications.
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Japanese FM Says North Korea Preparing for Another Nuclear Test
TOKYO (Sputnik) – Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said on Saturday that the current activities at the site of North Korea’s previous nuclear test pointed to Pyongyang’s preparations for a new one.
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Inside the vast web of PR firms popularizing the Saudi crown prince
As Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tours the US, an army of PR firms hired by the kingdom are hard at work. From lauding Saudi reform to insisting it’s distanced itself from terrorism, the lobby’s influence is extensive.
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Alibaba opens China’s first ‘car vending machine’
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group and US carmaker Ford have opened a ‘car vending machine’ in China’s southern city of Guangzhou.
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Sahara desert is 10 percent bigger than 100 years ago
Climate change is partly to blame for a startling increase in the size of the Sahara Desert over the past one hundred years. According to a new study, the world’s largest desert has expanded by 10 percent since 1920.
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