March, 2019

• 15 March

  Italy to Pay $440 Million for US F-35 But Plans to Revise Contract – Reports

  The Five Star and Lega parties, part of the current government, have opposed a F-35 deal with the US aviation giant. The defence ministry has studied the 20-year old agreement over the last few months. The assessment has been finished, and the issue is reportedly expected to be discussed at …

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• 15 March

  U.S.-Taliban Peace Talks End With 'Real Strides' Made But No Deal

  The longest round of peace talks between the United States and the Taliban has ended with “real strides” being made but without an agreement on troop withdrawals from Afghanistan, U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said on March 12.

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• 15 March

  Russia 'Primary Threat' To Euro-Atlantic Security, Says U.S. General

  The commander of NATO forces in Europe, U.S. General Curtis Scaparrotti, has said that Russia continues to be the “primary threat” to Euro-Atlantic security and voiced concern about Moscow’s military modernization program.

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• 15 March

  Washington is Waging a New Dimension War Against China – and will Lose out Bitterly

  Once the all-encompassing chittering and chattering about tariffs on Chinese imports by the western corporate media subsided, Trump, egocentric businessman rather than the President of the Empire, “out of the blue”, one could almost say, under the pretext of ‘unfair’ Chinese trading, launches a new ferocious and as usual totally …

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• 15 March

  Ukraine: To Die in Mariupol

  On April 3, 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin — upon winning the war Syria while protecting his beleaguered client, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, from a rebel uprising supported by the U.S. and Sunni Gulf states — had some more good news. US President Donald J. Trump had given instructions to …

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• 13 March

  Malaysia deports Egyptians, Tunisian for alleged terror ties

  Malaysian police said Sunday that six Egyptians and a Tunisian man believed to be linked to an African-based terror group have been detained and deported.

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• 13 March

  Islamic State fighter wants to return to Italy, warns of 'sleeper cells'

  An Islamic State fighter detained in Syria urged Italy on Saturday to let him come home to start a new life, saying he had abandoned the self-styled jihadist “caliphate” after growing disillusioned with its rulers.

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• 13 March

  Fears over returning jihadis as Briton who came back to UK is suspected al-Qaeda chief

  A BRITON who was welcomed home after allegedly being trained as a terrorist in Syria has been accused of being a leading member of al-Qaeda, sparking fears over returning jihadis.

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• 13 March

  German military have kicked out more far-right soldiers than previously disclosed, report reveals

  More soldiers have been removed from the German military for right-wing extremism than previously disclosed, it has been reported. The agency responsible for investigating extremism in the Bundeswehr armed forces admitted it had underreported the figure to the German parliament by only revealing the number of “clearly recognised right-wing extremists”, …

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• 13 March

  Two Islamic State terrorists apprehended in Mosul — interior ministry

  The Iraqi Interior Ministry announced on Saturday that its forces captured two members of the Islamic State militant group in Mosul city.

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