Russia Plans To Deploy More S-400 Missiles To Disputed Crimea Peninsula
Russia is sending new S-400 surface-to-air missile batteries to its installations in Crimea, its defense ministry says. The move comes days after Russian warships seized several Ukrainian naval vessels, adding to tensions with neighboring Ukraine over the land Russia seized in 2014.
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At U.S.-Mexico border, Central American migrants sicken in dire conditions
Several thousand Central American migrants languished in a filthy, overcrowded sports complex within tantalizing sight of the United States, facing sickness and indefinite waits amid shifting U.S. border policies that barred them from crossing.
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Rejecting Macron’s speech, fuel tax protesters call new demonstrations in France
Representatives of Yellow Vest protesters rejected Emmanuel Macron’s speech yesterday morning, in which he tried to stop the movement by supposedly addressing the protesters’ concerns. After long evening meetings with Ecology Minister François de Rugy, they announced that they were maintaining calls for another Saturday protest this coming weekend in Paris
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U.S. could unveil peace plan at start of 2019: Israel's U.N. envoy
The United States has spoken with Israel about possibly presenting a long-awaited Middle East peace plan at the start of next year, which could avoid interfering with the country’s election, Israel’s U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon said on Tuesday.
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UK central bank warns of deep recession without Brexit deal
Leaving the European Union without a divorce deal could plunge Britain into its deepest recession in nearly a century, with the economy shrinking 8 percent within months as unemployment and inflation soar, the Bank of England warned Wednesday.The stark projection came the same day the government’s own economists said the country will be poorer after Brexit than if it had stayed in the EU, no matter what sort of trade deal it secures with the bloc.
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ISIS to launch false flag chemical attack on Syrian Kurds – and Russian military is watching closely
IS militants are seeking to shell positions held by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), framing Damascus for the attack. The terrorists seek to trigger massive airstrikes by the US-led coalition against the government forces, the military said.Russia will send a nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) warning system to the location, as well as Russian NBC specialists, to monitor IS activities, it added.
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Mexican Government Gives Jared Kushner Highest Honors, Angering Critics
It is the highest honor Mexico gives to foreigners — the Order of the Aztec Eagle — and this week, it will be awarded to Jared Kushner.President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser is being honored for his "significant contributions in achieving the renegotiation of the new agreement between Mexico, the United States and Canada," according to Mexico's foreign ministry. The three countries hashed out the deal over the past year to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement.
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G20, Counter Summit and Protests Come to a Head
Leaders are starting to arrive in Buenos Aires for the latest Group of 20 (G20) summit, set for this Friday, Nov. 30 through Dec. 1. It promises to be a controversial meeting, with large protests organized, as well as a month-long counter-summit by leftist and social groups….
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