October 6, 2014 Eurasia, Eurasia News
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Monday stressed that NATO would defend every Ally, according to an NATO press release. “NATO’s most important task is to protect and defend our nations against attack. We will defend our Allies, all Allies,” Stoltenberg said after meetings with Polish President Bronis law Komorowski and …
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October 6, 2014 Eurasia, Eurasia News
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko held talks in Kiev with US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland, local media reported Monday. The talks focused on ways of developing bilateral relations, particularly in the military field, Ukrainian News Agency said, adding that the two sides also …
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October 6, 2014 Africa, Africa News, Eurasia, Eurasia News
Dozens of soldiers were killed and more than 70 wounded in car bomb attacks and clashes between troops and Islamists around Benghazi airport, a Libyan army spokesperson said on Friday, as the UN threatened sanctions. “Thirty-six soldiers were killed on Thursday in three car bomb attacks, followed by fighting between …
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October 6, 2014 Eurasia, Eurasia News, India, Pakistan, South East Asia
At least nine civilians were killed and 37 others wounded Monday on both sides of Kashmir border dividing India and Pakistan, officials said. The fresh clash between India’s border guards of Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistan Rangers broke out early Monday along the international border (IB) in Kashmir at Arnia …
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October 6, 2014 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
The French Ministry of Defense says Paris is going to step up its military presence in Iraq by increasing the number of air “patrols” over the crisis-hit country. “We will increase the rate of our patrols,” said French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Sunday, adding, “With nine Rafale (aircraft) in the …
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October 4, 2014 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News, Turkey
Turkey reiterated to the U.S. on Friday the importance of a safe haven inside Syria and a no-fly zone in order to halt a massive Syrian refugee inflow into its territories where already 1.5 million people have sought refuge. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden discussed the terrorist …
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October 4, 2014 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News, Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reassured the Turkish troops guarding Süleyman Şah tomb in northern Syria that the military will move immediately to defend them when needed. Erdoğan’s pledge, made in a message wishing the soldiers a happy Eid al-Adha, came a day after a similar statement released by the …
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October 4, 2014 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News, Turkey
A day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announcement that changing Syrian regime is a top priority for his country’s foreign policy, Syrian government dismissed Turkish government policy as blatant aggression against its sovereignty. “The announced approach of the Turkish government represents an act of aggression on a country that …
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October 4, 2014 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News, Turkey
United States Vice President Joe Biden spoke on Friday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to follow up on their meeting in New York on September 25, the Office of the Vice President announced.
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October 4, 2014 Eurasia, Eurasia News
Secretary of State John Kerry spoke with Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday to express his concern about intensifying violence in eastern Ukraine, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said. “He also underscored that Russia and the separatists they back must immediately implement their obligations under the September 5th cease-fire …
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