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Russia Rejects Israel’s Denial Over Plane Shot Down by Syria

9/23/2018, 11:07:31 AM
Russia blamed Israel for the downing of a war plane last week, accusing the country of deliberately misleading Moscow and disputing Israel’s version of events that killed the 15 Russian soldiers aboard. ✔ Objective information shows that the actions of the Israeli pilots of the jet fighters, which led to the death of 15 soldiers, speak of lack of professionalism or at a minimum criminal negligence, Interfax quoted Gen ✔ Konashenkov warned that Israel either did not value the level of its relationship with Russia or had no control over individual commands



Trump expected to tout North Korea progress, but concrete moves...

9/23/2018, 11:33:35 AM
after Donald Trump threatened to "totally destroy" North Korea in his ... ✔ In television interviews on Friday, he said there was still work to do to make sure conditions are right for a second summit and reiterated that sanctions would have to remain on North Korea until it gives up its nuclear weapons ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Russia in Syria Is in a Continuous Struggle Not to Give Americans & Israelis Any Pretext for War They so Badly Want

9/23/2018, 9:27:22 AM
The Syrian defence system shot down by mistake a Russian Ilyushin IL-20M 90924 surveillance plane in Syria with 15 servicemen on board on Monday evening, the day after an Israeli F-16 destroyed an Iranian military cargo plane on the Damascus airport runway killing the second pilot. Simultaneously with the downing of the Russian plane, four Israeli F-16s attacked Syrian and Iranian military targets around the northern city of Latakia. ✔ On Sunday evening Israel fired missiles against an Iranian cargo plane on the Damascus airport runway ✔ Israel’s violations of Syrian airspace may not cease completely but will slow down  for a few days, enough to allow Iran and allies to rebuild any capability destroyed



Japan's Abe off to New York with focus on N. Korea, trade

9/23/2018, 10:35:08 AM
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Jihadist group rejects deal for Syria's Idlib, main faction yet to...

9/23/2018, 8:39:27 AM
A jihadist faction in the Idlib region of northwestern Syria has rejected a Turk... ✔ REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo While the Huras al-Din faction is not the main Islamist militant group in Idlib, its statement points to objections that may complicate the implementation of the agreement clinched last week by Russia and Turkey ✔ The group declared the agreement part of a plan to eliminate the jihadist project in the Levant ✔ We advise our mujahideen brothers in this decisive and dangerous phase .. ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Investors ignore human rights at their peril

9/23/2018, 9:23:53 AM
undefined ✔ Two of Europe’s biggest investors made headlines for all the wrong reasons in 2013 despite being keen to emphasise their commitment to responsible investment ✔ More than 60 per cent of global supply comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo, one of the poorest countries where there is persistent concern over labour rights



Tel Aviv won’t change Syrian policy despite downing of Russian Il-20 – Israeli defense minister

9/23/2018, 11:10:22 AM
Israel will not cease operations in Syria, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced just before the Russian military published a detailed chronology of the downing of its Il-20, for which Moscow says Tel Aviv is to blame. ✔ The top Israeli military official stated that nothing has or will change in Tel Aviv’s approach to the Arab Republic, which it considers to be turning into Iran’s base for anti-Israeli operations ✔ Russia insists that Israel left the aircraft almost no time to leave the area before the strike



Iran fumes at 'bully' US after attack

9/23/2018, 10:17:57 AM
President Rouhani says Gulf States, backed by the US, enabled the deadly gun attack that killed 25. ✔ The US has accused Iran of running a clandestine nuclear weapons programme, which Iran denies ✔ On Sunday, Iran's foreign ministry summoned a United Arab Emirates envoy over comments an unnamed official made about the attack, state TV reported, without giving further details ✔ Iran also summoned diplomats from the UK, the Netherlands, and Denmark on Saturday, accusing their countries of harbouring Iranian opposition groups



Rouhani says U.S. wants to cause insecurity in Iran but won't succeed

9/23/2018, 8:15:14 AM
ident Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday Iran was ready to confront the United States... ✔ REUTERS/Lisi Niesner Speaking before leaving Tehran to attend the annual U.N ✔ Shi’ite Iran is at odds with Western-allied Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia for predominance in the Middle East ✔ Islamic State militants also claimed responsibility ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles



Middle East tensions SOAR: Iran threatens BULLY US and rages at 'PUPPET COUNTRIES'

9/23/2018, 9:35:58 AM
IRAN'S president said he is ready to confront ‘bully’ United States and has issued a stark warning amid soaring tensions in the Middle East. ✔ Shi'ite Iran is at odds with Western-allied Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia for predominance in the Middle East ✔ Rouhani said: Hopefully we will overcome these sanctions with the least possible costs and make America regret its aggressiveness towards other countries, and particularly Iran



'Lines not to be crossed': Israel must learn from Il-20 incident & cherish Russia ties, experts say

9/23/2018, 9:09:20 AM
Israel must understand that some lines 'cannot be crossed' and any exacerbation of relations with Russia could be detrimental to the entire fragile balance of power in the Middle East, experts and political observers told RT. ✔ Israel has to understand that there are lines that cannot be crossed, Levy said, adding that Tel Aviv must understand that crossing such lines would come at a price ✔ He also said that Israel has to review its reckless approach towards its bombing campaign in Syria as it cannot be accepted by anyone and has to come to an end ✔ Subscribe to RT newsletter to get stories the mainstream media won’t tell you



‘Criminal negligence’ or disregard to Russia-Israel ties: MoD details chronology of Il-20 downing

9/23/2018, 8:32:16 AM
A minute-by-minute account of the Il-20 downing shows Israel's culpability and either its military bosses' lack of appreciation of relations with Moscow, or their control of commanding officers, the Russian defense ministry said. ✔ An Israeli jet approaching the Russian plane at a time when the Syrian anti-air missile was launched © Russian Defense Ministry The Israeli jets saw the Russian Ilyushin Il-20 and used it as a shield against the anti-aircraft missiles , while they carried on maneuvering in the region, Konashenkov said during the news briefing



Iranian President Blames U.S. After Deadly Military Parade Attack

9/23/2018, 9:47:49 AM
President Hassan Rouhani claimed an unnamed U.S.-allied country was behind Saturday's attack. ✔ The U.S. government nevertheless strongly condemned Saturday’s attack and expressed its sympathy, saying it condemns all acts of terrorism and the loss of any innocent lives ✔ Associated Press writers Sarah El Deeb in Beirut, Maamoun Youssef in Cairo and television producer Mohammad Nasiri in Tehran contributed



Iran blames U.S. for attack on military parade

9/23/2018, 11:34:41 AM
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday that an unnamed U.S.-allied country in the Persian Gulf was behind an attack on a military parade that killed 25 people and wounded around 70. ✔ The U.S. government nevertheless strongly condemned Saturday’s attack and expressed its sympathy, saying it condemns all acts of terrorism and the loss of any innocent lives ✔ Associated Press writers Sarah El Deeb in Beirut, Maamoun Youssef in Cairo and television producer Mohammad Nasiri in Tehran contributed



OPEC, Russia rebuff Trump's call for immediate boost to oil output

9/23/2018, 11:22:31 AM
Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said Riyadh had spare capacity to increase oil output but no such move was needed at the moment. ✔ HAIDAR MOHAMMED ALI | AFP | Getty Images Flames rise from the burning of excess hydrocarbons at the Hammar Mushrif new Degassing Station Facilities site inside the Zubair oil and gas field ✔ Higher gasoline prices for U.S. consumers could create a political headache for Republican Trump before mid-term congressional elections in November



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