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April 7, 2017

Trump’s Syria strikes: Yea or nay? Twitter is in two minds

Earlier this morning, US President Donald Trump ordered a missile strike on the Syrian regime’s Shayrat airbase in Syria’s Homs governorate. According to a press release issued by Trump,...

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April 7, 2017

Top EU, NATO officials endorse Trump strike on Syria regime

Two top EU officials and NATO’s chief offered endorsement on Friday of US President Donald Trump’s missile strikes on a Syrian airbase. The sharp escalation of Washington’s military engagement...

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April 7, 2017

Putin wades in on Trump, calls US strikes on Syria ‘aggression’

Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned US cruise missile strikes on Syria as illegal on Friday, warning the move would further damage already battered US-Russia relations which Moscow had hoped...

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April 7, 2017

Defying Trump, Assad regime bombs Syria gas attack town again

A suspected Syrian regime warplane today bombed the northern town of Khan Sheikhoun, where a chemical attack killed scores of people this week and prompted US missile strikes in...

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April 7, 2017

Turkey calls for ‘immediate’ ouster of Syria’s Assad regime

Turkey called for Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s immediate ouster on Friday, voicing support for a US missile strike on one of his airbases and saying the creation of safe...

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April 7, 2017

Egypt detects food which is ‘unfit for human consumption’

The Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population has announced the culling of 421,921 tons of food products and 76,496 litres of beverages after discovering that they were “unfit for...

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April 7, 2017

Russia threatens diplomatic ties with US harmed after Trump strikes against Assad

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday he hoped US missile strikes on Syria would not irreparably damage relations between Moscow and Washington. “This is an act of...

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April 7, 2017

Russia suspends deal with US on flight safety in Syria

Russia today suspended a deal with the US on preventing incidents and ensuring flight safety in Syria, its Foreign Ministry said. “The Russian side suspends the memorandum on the...

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April 7, 2017

Trump striking Assad was a good start, but needs to go further

Earlier this morning, US President Donald Trump ordered a cruise missile strike launched from two US Navy warships in the eastern Mediterranean. Fifty-nine Tomahawk cruise missiles – the same...

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