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Pentagon reports US-led coalition airstrike mistakenly killed 18 Syrian rebels on April 11


RT
Thu, 13 Apr 2017 14:18 UTC
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The US-led coalition fighting Islamic State in Syria mistakenly killed at least 18 Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters in an airstrike on April 11, the United States Central Command said in a statement.

"A Coalition air strike in support of partnered forces fighting ISIS south of Tabqah, Syria, resulted in 18 Syrian Democratic Forces personnel killed April 11," the statement said.

It added that the strike was "requested by the partnered forces," who identified the target location as "an ISIS fighting position."

"The target location was actually a forward Syrian Democratic Forces fighting position," it added.
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MPs hint Brexit vote website crash was a Russian hack, despite zero evidence


RT
Wed, 12 Apr 2017 13:08 UTC
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A voter registration website that crashed in the lead-up to last year's EU referendum may have been taken offline by foreign hackers, a group of MPs claimed in a report published on Wednesday, despite lacking evidence to back the claim.

MPs on the parliamentary Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) said they could not rule out hackers caused the site to crash on June 7, just before the final deadline for people to sign up to vote. A previous government statement blamed the crash on a surge in demand following a TV debate.

"PACAC is deeply concerned about these allegations of foreign interference," the report says. It adds there was no evidence of the interference impacting the referendum outcome.
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Vladimir Putin interview with Mir broadcasting company


Kremlin.ru
Wed, 12 Apr 2017 12:39 UTC
Vladimir Putin
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Vladimir Putin gave an interview to Mir television and radio broadcasting company on the eve of his visit to Kyrgyzstan. The interview took place on April 11.

President of Interstate Television and Radio Company Mir Radik Batyrshin: The Collective Security Treaty Organization celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The benefits for Russia's allies are clear. Firstly, they receive the latest Russian arms at discount prices. Secondly, their armed forces personnel receive training at Russian military academies. Thirdly, they have access to Russian armed forces' intelligence data, and then there is the space and air defense the Russian Federation provides, and much more.

Furthermore, we should not forget that if any of the CSTO member states is attacked, the Russian armed forces have an obligation to defend it. The Russian armed forces are the biggest in the CSTO today, and, as the operation in Syria has shown, they are among the most effective in the world. The advantages for our allies are therefore clear, but what does Russia gain from membership in the CSTO?
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Defense Minister Shoigu reports Russia successfully stepping up nuclear triad modernization


RT
Thu, 13 Apr 2017 12:21 UTC
Topol-M ground missile complex launcher
© Ramil Sitdikov / Sputnik
Russia has stepped up the combat potential of its 'nuclear triad,' which is now 60 percent equipped with modern weapons, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Wednesday.

The nuclear triad is the common name for the most widespread means of delivery of nuclear charges - strategic aircraft, intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarines capable of carrying nuclear-tipped missiles.

Speaking at a session of the Defense Ministry's collegium, Shoigu also said that 99 percent of all launchers that belong to Russian Strategic Missile Forces were in full combat readiness, with 96 percent ready to conduct actual combat launch at any time.
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Russian media: 36 lost US missiles in Syria airbase attack likely intercepted by Russian Air Force


FARS News Agency
Wed, 12 Apr 2017 12:15 UTC
US Navy fires tomohawk missiles
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A Russian daily said the 36 Tomahawk missiles that were lost and never struck their target in the US strikes at Syria's Shayrat airbase last week have most possibly been intercepted by Russian fighter jets.

The Russian language Nezavisimaya Gazeta daily said in its Wednesday issue that 36 Tomahawk cruise missiles that the US navy fired at the Syrian Shayrat airbase on Thursday were possibly intercepted by the Russian warplanes.

The paper further argued against the speculations that US missiles have been targeted by the S300 or S400 air defense systems that are protecting Tartus and Humeimim bases.

The Russian daily wrote that the US missiles were possibly targeted by Sukhoi-35s and Sukhoi-30 SM that are capable of intercepting and hitting Tomahawk missiles.

The Russian paper added that the US navy planned to only fire 36 missiles from destroyer Ross, but after they were intercepted by the Russian air force, it gave the mission to its destroyer Porter to fire another 23 missiles at Shayrat airbase as the Russian warplanes were returning to their bases.
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Another chemical weapon scare: N. Korea could have sarin-tipped missiles, Japanese PM says ahead of Pyongyang's 'big event'


RT
Thu, 13 Apr 2017 12:05 UTC
N. Korea soldiers
© Damir Sagolj / Reuters
North Korean missiles may be capable of delivering sarin nerve gas, says Japan's prime minister amid concerns that the hermit state may respond to the US naval buildup in the region ahead of the 105th birthday of its late ruler Kim Il-sung.

Speaking to lawmakers, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said there is possibility that North Korea already has the capacity to equip missile warheads with sarin projectiles, according to Nikkei Asia Review.

He maintained that Pyongyang is rapidly improving its nuclear and missile technology, urging the international community "to stay united and make a drastic change in the way North Korea moves towards a dangerous road." Abe said the Japanese Self-Defense Force has no emergency plan in that regard, but stressed "the deterrent of the US-Japan alliance."
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EU Commission: Hungary & Poland must take in refugees or face consequences


RT
Thu, 13 Apr 2017 11:23 UTC
Refugee migrant family immigrant Europe
© Laszlo Balogh / Reuters
The European Commission has reiterated its attempt to persuade Poland and Hungary to take in asylum seekers under the EU migration scheme. If the two countries refuse to cooperate, Brussels will use "all powers" in response, it said in a statement.

Warsaw and Budapest have opposed the refugee resettlement quotas since the very outset of the migrant crisis. Now, as the number of new arrivals has dropped, Brussels is seemingly keen to enforce the relocation from Greece and Italy - the main points of entry to the EU - to other member states of the bloc.

"This is solidarity in action and a demonstration of responsibility. Now is the time for our Member States to deliver on their commitments and to intensify their efforts," said Dimitris Avramopoulos, EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship.
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Trump's desire for good relations with Russia seconded by NATO secretary-general


RT
Thu, 13 Apr 2017 11:23 UTC
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© Jonathan Ernst / ReutersU.S. President Donald Trump (R) and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Washington, U.S., April 12, 2017.
President Donald Trump has admitted changing his campaign position on NATO, calling the alliance "no longer obsolete." His desire for good relations with Russia was seconded by the NATO secretary-general, who said the group does not want another Cold War.

Praising the alliance as the "bulwark of international peace and security" that "defeated communism and liberated the captive nations" of Eastern Europe, Trump said he had changed his mind about NATO after it agreed to do more to fight terrorism.

"We must not be trapped by the tired thinking... but apply new solutions to face new circumstances," the US president told reporters in Washington on Wednesday, during a joint press conference with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.
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Lavrov tells a shouting NBC reporter to 'mind her manners' (VIDEO)

Adam Garrie
The Duran
Thu, 13 Apr 2017 11:23 UTC
Sergei Lavrov
Sergey Lavrov did not appreciate the NBC reporter screaming as he was about to make his opening remarks.

They say all is fair in love and war, but Russia and the US not at war. Diplomacy on the other hand, even in tense times is about respect, protocol and dignity. It seems that NBC's Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrew [Andrea] Mitchell didn't get the memo.

During the morning briefing with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Mitchell shouted out a question as Lavrov was about to make his opening remarks.
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Not just Spicer! In 2013, Boris Johnson said 'not even Hitler used chemical weapons'


RT
Thu, 13 Apr 2017 10:05 UTC
Boris Johnson
© Toby Melville/ReutersBritish Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson
While Donald Trump's press secretary Sean Spicer was being drubbed for his Hitler chemical weapons gaffe, Boris Johnson was probably praying that the almost identical comments he made in 2013 wouldn't resurface.

Appearing on Channel 4's The Last Leg to discuss the Syria crisis in September of 2013, Johnson, who was then mayor of London, claimed that "not even Hitler used chemical weapons, as far as I can remember," seemingly forgetting about the several million Jews, homosexuals, Romani people, dissidents, and people with disabilities that were gassed to death in extermination camps.

Mindful of the use of Zyklon B in the concentration camps, the host said: "There is an argument to say that he did use chemical weapons at some point."

Gaffe-prone Johnson backtracked, saying: "In the theatre of war, as far as I can remember, and I stand to be corrected on this, I don't believe that even the Nazis used chemical weapons."

Comment: What idiots.

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