The Strasbourg Christmas market shooting has fanned the flames of a debate about how to keep Europe safe, with MEPs from opposite sides of the aisle providing RT with radically different views about what must be done. The deadly attack in the northeast French city, which killed two people and left more than a dozen […]
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Netanyahu scraps deal on sending migrants to West, says Israel will continue to expel ‘infiltrators’
Israel has canceled a deal reached with the UN that would have relocated thousands of African migrants to the West, just a day after announcing the plan. Israel’s prime minister said all “infiltrators” would still be removed. Read more “In the past 24 hours, I have held many consultations with Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, with […]
Irish government faces pushback on decision to expel Russian diplomat
Ireland’s government is facing pushback for its decision to follow the lead of the UK, the US and other European countries and expel a Russian diplomat from the country. Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney released a statement on Tuesday, confirming that Dublin would stand in “unqualified solidarity” with the UK, which has accused the Russian […]
New Zealand bemoans lack of Russian spies to expel in ‘solidarity’ with UK
New Zealand tried its very best to show “solidarity” with London’s finger-pointing over the Skripal poisoning case, but was unable to identify any Russian spies to expel, according to the country’s prime minister. Read more Jacinda Ardern told local media that New Zealand wanted to give some Russia spooks the boot – but couldn’t find […]
Austria refuses to expel Russian diplomats as EU countries jump on UK-led bandwagon
Vienna chose not to expel Russian diplomats as a response to the poisoning of double agent Sergei Skripal, saying it wants to keep dialogue with Moscow open. Some European opposition figures say the move will only create problems. Despite more than a dozen European nations expelling Russian diplomats over the Skripal case, not every nation […]
Moscow will ‘definitely’ expel British diplomats in wake of UK’s reaction to Skripal case – Lavrov
Published time: 15 Mar, 2018 10:40 Edited time: 15 Mar, 2018 10:47 Russia will “definitely” expel British diplomats, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said when asked about Moscow’s response to London in the wake of double agent Sergei Skripal’s poisoning. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Let’s block ads! (Why?)
White House backs UK decision to expel Russian diplomats over Skripal saga
The White House has approved of the UK government’s decision to expel 23 Russian diplomats from the UK after blaming Moscow for the poisoning of a former double agent and his daughter in Salisbury. “The United States shares the United Kingdom’s assessment that Russia is responsible for the reckless nerve agent attack on the British […]
Netanyahu announces ‘mission’ to expel remaining African migrants from Israel
Illegal African migrants found still living in Israel by April could face indefinite imprisonment if they don’t leave voluntarily. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to expel remaining “illegal infiltrators” from Africa. “We have expelled about 20,000 and now the mission is to get the rest out,” Netanyahu said on Wednesday in public remarks at […]
Damascus urges UN to stop US-led coalition ‘war crimes’ & to expel alliance from Syria
The UN Security Council should take “urgent measures” to stop the atrocities and human rights violations committed in Syria by the US-led coalition, the Syrian foreign ministry has said, denouncing the coalition and its unwelcome presence as “illegal.” Damascus has demanded a halt in the “systematic” US-led airstrikes which the government believes only aids the […]
Putin: Russia may expel more US diplomats
Associated Press/Dmitry Lovetsky XIAMEN, China (Reuters) – Russia reserves the right to cut further the number of U.S. diplomatic staff in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, in response to what he called Washington’s “boorish” treatment of Russia’s diplomatic mission on U.S. soil. Speaking after U.S. officials ordered Russia to vacate diplomatic premises […]