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EU to use ‘all means’ necessary to defend its firms in Cuba against US lawsuits
The European Union is ready to stand by its companies and launch a WTO case should Washington enact a law allowing US citizens to sue foreign firms doing business in Cuba. [...]
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‘I know nothing about Wikileaks. It’s not my thing,’ says Trump following Assange’s arrest
US President Donald Trump, who said he loved WikiLeaks during his election campaign, tried to distance himself from the arrest of Julian Assange, which was carried out by Britain on the request of the US. [...]
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India has vast arsenal of Russian-made weapons & seeks to expand it (PHOTOS)
Even as Washington is wooing New Delhi, India is seeking to buy Russian-made military hardware. The most recent deal would see the purchase of more than 450 tanks from Moscow for $1.93 billion, and it's not even the biggest one. [...]
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‘Ashamed to be an Englishman’: Roger Waters slams UK as accomplice of US Empire in Assange saga
Assange is a thorn in the side of the US elites which explains the effort they made to capture him, ex-Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters told RT, adding that it’s appalling the UK has become an accomplice “of the American Empire.” [...]
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Netanyahu thanks Trump for designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guards ‘terrorists’
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has welcomed the US decision to label Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a “terrorist organization” for allegedly financing and promoting terrorism in the region. [...]
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Escalation of US-China bilateral tariffs to shave off $1 trillion from America’s GDP
Escalation of US-China bilateral tariffs to shave off $1 trillion from America’s GDP. A study by the US Chamber of Commerce shows how the deterioration in the trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies, China and the United States, will drastically affect the American economy. [...]
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Trump is ‘for socialism’ … but only when it comes to funding US military industry – Tulsi Gabbard
US President Donald Trump, who has been relentlessly bashing everything linked to what he sees as ‘socialism,’ is himself no stranger to using socialist principles to support the US arms industry, Tulsi Gabbard has claimed. [...]
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Russia Continues to Dump Dollar, Buying Up 31 Tonnes of Gold in Single Month
Moscow's sovereign gold stockpile jumped up to over 2,100 metric tonnes last year, with the country's status as a major gold producer allowing for reserves to be built up using domestically sourced bullion. [...]
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Pentagon Working on Secondary Supply Sources for Turkish-Made F-35 Parts
The US Defence Department is searching for new sources to replace Turkish-made F-35 aircraft parts after Washington suspended activities associated with Turkey's F-35 operational capability, Pentagon spokesperson Charles Summers said in a statement. [...]
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US suspends F-35 deliveries to Turkey over Russian S-400s purchase – Pentagon
The United States has stopped shipping equipment related to the F-35 fighter jet to Turkey. Washington’s move comes after Ankara insisted on purchasing the Russian S-400 missile defense system. [...]
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Russia Opens Helicopter Flight Training Centre in Venezuela
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia opened on Friday a helicopter flight training centre in Venezuela to assist Venezuelan pilots in learning how to fly Russian-made Mi-family helicopters, Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said. [...]
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Traditional Russian ice cream melts the heart of Africa
Ice cream and sorbets from Russia’s northwestern city of Vologda can now be enjoyed in Africa. Russian ice cream producer Iceberry has shipped around 75 tons of the cool treat to Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire) and Senegal. [...]
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It’s sad to see US diplomacy reduced to ultimatums and sanctions – Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov lamented the adversarial style of the current US policy towards Moscow, saying Washington shows no intent of seeking compromise contrary to what diplomacy is supposed to be about. [...]
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Saudi Arabia ‘absolutely rejects’ any steps impacting Syrian sovereignty over Golan heights
Saudi King Salman said he “absolutely rejects” any steps that would undermine Syrian sovereignty over the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, after US President Donald Trump recognized the area as Israeli territory. [...]
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Trump’s America lost mediator’s role in Arab-Israeli conflict – Palestinian Authority’s Abbas
The pro-Israeli bias of Washington under President Donald Trump has become so glaringly obvious that the Palestinian Authority will not accept the US as a mediator in the conflict with the Jewish state, Mahmoud Abbas said. [...]
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US lecturing Russia to ‘keep out of Western Hemisphere’ is hubris & hypocrisy on steroids
With US military assets scattered to the four corners of the planet, and entrenched on Russia’s border, Washington believes the world is a playground that no other nation may enter. This is arrogance at its finest. [...]
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‘Truth was the real take-away from Mueller’: RT America’s Sanchez tackles Russiagate (VIDEO)
RT America host Rick Sanchez has broken down the true lessons of the Robert Mueller probe and Russiagate, revealing why he believes Russia was pegged as the US's “exclusive boogieman.” [...]
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Ruble proves most stable currency among developing nations – Russian Central Bank
The Russian currency has proven itself to be the most stable of all developing countries during recent volatility, according to the deputy head of the Central Bank of Russia. [...]
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The one thing that could derail the US oil boom
As US crude exports soar, an unexpected issue is plaguing domestic producers, and it could completely derail the country’s oil boom. Two South Korean refiners have canceled the delivery of US crude oil cargoes that were due to arrive in January and February this year, Bloomberg reported earlier this week. [...]
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Miami-Dade mayor gives Guaido’s wife ‘key to the county’ as US fawns over rebel ‘first lady’
Fabiana Rosales, the wife of Venezuela's US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido, was given the royal treatment by officials in Miami-Dade, who gave the self-proclaimed 'first lady' the key to the county. [...]
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Do the right thing? Venezuelan defense minister responds to Bolton’s calls to defect
US National Security Advisor John Bolton has been flooding Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino with messages asking him to "do the right thing," playing the "Good Cop" to his own "Bad Cop." [...]
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Turkey can buy Su-35s from Moscow if US doesn’t ship promised F-35s – military analyst
Washington risks losing the Turkish arms market if it continues to delay the delivery of F-35s agreed upon with Ankara, as Turkey can simply switch to buying warplanes from Russia, RT was told. [...]
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