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UK Foreign Sec.: London Tries to Protect Businesses in Iran From US Sanctions
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson vowed Monday that the UK will consider how to help European firms have confidence they can still do business in Iran. The UK and France are determined to preserve the essence of the Iran Nuclear Deal, Boris Johnson said. [...]
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Who we are, why we’re digging: Team probing Syrian war & Skripal poisoning case reveal all
Dismissed in the press, the academics behind the Working Group on Syria, Propaganda and Media have found few outlets for their research. Despite this, they have extended their studies from the Syrian war to the Skripal case. Made up of 15 academics, researchers, and PhD candidates across the UK, the group was established to "facilitate research into the areas of organised, persuasive communication [...]
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What’s Eating Albion? From Broken Colonial Dreams to Russia’s S-400 Market Win
Washington and London's attempts to isolate Russia through sanctions and smear campaigns have largely failed, foreign policy analyst Rakesh Krishnan Simha told Sputnik, explaining what is behind Britain’s latest effort to deepen the anti-Russia alliance over Moscow's response to the Skripal and Douma cases. [...]
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‘US & UK can stop Yemen war today, but they love Saudi money’
The US should be held accountable for the death of civilians in Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen, Yemeni journalist Hussain Albukhaiti told RT. As he spoke, he held up a US-made cluster bomb he said was found by children. The journalist spoke about the most recent airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition in the Hamdan district of Sanaa that killed six civilians and injured another six. [...]
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US, UK, France Strike Syria With Over 100 Missiles in Response to Alleged Chemical Attack
US, UK, France Strike Syria With Over 100 Missiles in Response to Alleged Chemical Attack. News, Analysis, Multimedia. On April 14, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France launched strikes on a number of targets in Syria in response to an alleged chemical attack in the city of Douma, a Damascus suburb. The US warships Porter, Cook, and Higgins and French and UK Mirage and Tornado fighter [...]
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Scotland Yard Yet to Find Suspects in Salisbury Case – National Security Adviser
LONDON (Sputnik) - The Metropolitan Police is yet to find suspects in the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia despite the conflicting media reports, UK National Security Adviser Mark Sedwill said. In April, The Sunday People media outlet reported that a former officer of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), codenamed Gordon, had been identified as a suspect [...]
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MSM peddling fake news & diverting public attention with Russia-bashing stories – Jon Gaunt (VIDEO)
The BBC and other mainstream media outlets have been slammed by a leading British journalist, who claims all they do is peddle the government’s “fake” narrative. Speaking to RT’s Bill Dod, radio host and journalist Jon Gaunt said he fears that disinformation is being spread by mainstream media outlets on a daily basis. [...]
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The Silence Of The Skripals – Government Blocks Press Reports – Media Change The Record
There has been no recent reporting on the Skripal case in which a British-Russian double agent and his daughter were poisoned in Salisbury, England. There even seem to be attempts to change the public record of the case. The British government alleged that the Skripals were poisoned by Novichok, a deadly nerve agent, and blamed Russia for it. There are stiill many open questions to ask but the [...]
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Syria strikes: High tech killing power with “good intentions”
After allegations of a chemical attack in Syria, Western fighter jets were soon revving their engines, ready to unleash a "€œhumanitarian intervention."€ Chemical weapons inspectors were on their way to the Syrian town of Douma to investigate whether an attack had actually happened, but cruise missiles and tornado jets can go extremely fast, and embarrassingly arrived a whole day before th [...]
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‘I am human, I bleed red’: Twitter user hits back after UK govt accuses her of being ‘Russian bot’
After being accused by the UK government of being a Russian bot, Twitter user @Partisangirl has responded with a picture of herself, declaring: “I am human. I am not a machine! I bleed red.” There is growing evidence that the British government is labelling real people as bots, based on their non-mainstream and inconvenient views. [...]
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Caught in a lie, US & allies bomb Syria the night before international inspectors arrive
The US, Britain and France trampled international law to launch missiles against Syria, claiming to have “evidence” of the government’s use of chemical weapons. That evidence is based on terrorist lies. After a week of outrageous tweets and proclamations by POTUS Trump, which included continued accusations that Syria’s president ordered a chemical weapons attack on civilians in Douma, east [...]
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‘Double standards: US, UK, France stand by Saudis in Yemen but pose as moral crusaders in Syria’
The Syria attack reveals the hypocrisy of the West – which fuels the Saudi-led bombing campaign in Yemen despite documented abuses – but relies on unverified claims to punish Syria, journalist and broadcaster Neil Clark told RT. As Riyadh's campaign in Yemen enters its fourth year, it has been repeatedly accused by rights groups of civilian casualties during the bombardment. [...]
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Nigel Farage breaks with ‘friend for life’ Donald Trump over military intervention in Syria
Nigel Farage has turned his back on US President Donald Trump, as the former UKIP chief cautioned Britain against intervening alongside the US in Syria. In an unprecedented break with the Republican leader, Farage said he would not want the UK to join forces with the US against Syrian President Bashar Assad. [...]
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May ready to bypass Parliament & approve UK military intervention in Syria – BBC
UK Prime Minister Theresa May appears ready to get the UK involved in a possible military strike against Syria without seeking the Parliament’s approval, the BBC reports citing “well-placed sources.” May reportedly sees an “urgent” need for a response, according to government insiders. She also appears to believe a military intervention will prevent further chemical incidents in Syr [...]
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May hesitating to join Trump’s attack on Syria, wants more evidence – Times
British Prime Minister Theresa May is reportedly not keen on joining the US in its potential strike against Syria. The PM told Donald Trump she will not act until there's more evidence of Syria's culpability, the Times reports. On Monday, US President Donald Trump said that he was "very strongly, very seriously" considering a military option in Syria, promising to make a "major decision" within up [...]
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Two ex-British ambassadors question claims that Assad ordered chemical attack as threat of war grows
Two ex-British ambassadors questioned claims that Assad is behind a chemical attack that killed dozens of Syrians. Peter Ford and Craig Murray expressed doubt, urging the UK government not to rush into a war without proof. Former British ambassador to Syria Peter Ford, speaking during a heated interview on BBC Radio Scotland, believes that the reported chemical attack in Douma may not have been co [...]
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Family Member Suspects London is Forcibly Holding Skripals in UK
Relatives of the Skripals are worried that Sergei and Yulia are being held in Britain against their will, and the daughter is not allowed to express her real feelings even in a telephone conversation with her cousin. The former intelligence agent’s cousin, 65-year-old Natalia Pestova, who lives in Siberia, has spoken out amid reports that the father and daughter could be granted political asylum [...]
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London ‘Tying Up Loose Ends’ in Skripal Case Investigation – Russian Embassy
The UK government is busy covering up traces in the case of the poisoning of former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, the Russian Embassy in London said Sunday. On its official Twitter account the embassy commented on a recent report in The Sunday Times that the father and daughter may move to the US under new identities. [...]
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‘Not her own words’: Skripal relative describes weird phone call, asks PM May for UK visa
Sergei Skripal’s niece has written a letter to Theresa May after the UK abruptly denied her an entry visa to visit relatives, who are recovering from alleged poisoning by a military grade nerve agent, Victoria Skripal told Ruptly. Shocked by the British authorities’ refusal to grant her a visa to visit relatives recovering from the March 4 attack in Salisbury, Viktoria Skripal told RT’s Rupt [...]
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