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  • Friday, December 23rd 2016 - 05:24 UTC

    Aleppo under total Syrian control

    The Syrian Army has full control of Aleppo since 2012. Idlib could be next battle.

    The last buses that took part in the evacuation of residents from eastern Aleppo finally left the city late on Thursday night after long delays due to extremely cold weather, as Syria's industrial capital was completely in the hands of President Bashar al-Assad's forces for the first time since 2012, it was reported.

  • Friday, December 23rd 2016 - 04:50 UTC

    Known Tunisian jihadist main suspect in Berlin lorry attack

    Manhunt is on for Anis Amri, the Tunisian jihadist whose asylum application was turned down but his deportation from Germany never took place

    After it became clear that the main suspect of driving the lorry that killed 11 people Monday in a Christmas market in Berlin was a 24-year-old Tunisian with a criminal record as a jihadist, Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her hopes that the alleged perpetrator, currently at large, is brought to justice as soon as possible.

  • Friday, December 23rd 2016 - 03:20 UTC

    UK resolutely committed to Falklands' self determination; better relations with Argentina is in everyone's interests

    PM May: “A better relationship with Argentina is in everyone’s interests”

    The United Kingdom is resolutely committed to the Islanders right to self determination assured the Prime Minister Theresa May in her Christmas message to the Falklands. Mrs. May also pointed out that a better relationship with Argentina is in everyone’s interests, and in time, this should reap the rewards through benefits to the Islands' economy, improving trade and tourism, and developing the hydrocarbons and fisheries industries.<br /><br />
    The full message from Mrs. May published in this week's Penguin News, follows:

  • Friday, December 23rd 2016 - 01:27 UTC

    Extreme right in Europe target Merkel's refugees policy for the Berlin truck attack

    Angela Merkel's acceptance of more than a million Middle East refugees last year set the scene for an Islamist massacre on German soil, Alternative for Germany claimed.

    Germany’s anti-immigrant party led a populist chorus from around Europe in pinning the blame for the Berlin truck attack on the policies of Angela Merkel. The Chancellor's acceptance of more than a million Middle Eastern refugees last year set the scene for an Islamist massacre on German soil, Alternative for Germany (AfD) claimed.

  • Friday, December 23rd 2016 - 01:07 UTC

    Russia, Iran and Turkey work on a deal to end Syrian civil war and fight terrorism

    From left to right: Foreign Ministers Mohammad Javad Zarif (Iran), Sergei Lavrov (Russia) and Mevlut Cavusolgu (Turkey) at the summit where the three countries agreed to guarantee that the Syria peace

    Russia, Iran and Turkey agree that the priority in Syria is fighting “terrorism” and not the removal of Bashar al-Assad, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters after a tripartite summit on Tuesday in Moscow. Lavrov welcomed Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to the Russian capital for talks on the Syrian conflict as the evacuation of the last rebel-held enclave in Aleppo continued.

  • Friday, December 23rd 2016 - 00:25 UTC

    Greek present for Trump: Obama and Trudeau ban offshore oil and gas drilling in Atlantic and Arctic waters

    “President Obama and Prime Minister Trudeau are proud to launch actions ensuring a strong, sustainable and viable Arctic economy and ecosystem”

    In the final stretch of his term President Barack Obama is implementing new environmental protections that stand to thwart Donald Trump's agenda on oil and gas extraction in ways that may prove difficult for the president-elect to roll back. The Obama administration announced on Tuesday that it will place an indefinite ban on offshore oil and gas drilling across large swaths of Atlantic and Arctic waters.

  • Wednesday, December 21st 2016 - 20:09 UTC

    Maduro reopens Colombian border after eight days

    Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (right) spoke with his Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos (left) before deciding to reopen the border

    The government of Nicolás Maduro Tuesday reopened its border with Colombia, eight days after closing it to combat smuggling, it was announced.

  • Wednesday, December 21st 2016 - 16:56 UTC

    ISIS claims responsibility for Berlin lorry attack

    Was ISIS really behind Monday's attack in Berlin or is it just an opportunistic move?

    The Islamic State (ISIS) terror organization Tuesday admitted to being behind Monday's attack, when a lorry driven by one of its “soldiers,” crashed into a Berlin Christmas market, leaving 12 people dead.

  • Wednesday, December 21st 2016 - 05:56 UTC

    Kerry told movement of Gullen behind killing of Russian ambassador

    US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) discussed Monday's killing of the Russian Ambassador to Ankara with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavosoglu (right) on the telephone

    Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu had a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State John Kerry during which Barack Obama's chief diplomat was informed that the movement of Fethullah Gullen was behind Monday's assassination of the Russian ambassador to Ankara, the official newsagency Anadolu reported.

  • Wednesday, December 21st 2016 - 01:12 UTC

    Falklands' additional air link to South America has a target launch date: October 2017

    (L-R) Argentine Amb Sersale di Cerisano stands next to Sir Alan Duncan, and Deputy minister Pedro Villagra Delgado with UK ambassador in BA, Mark Kent

    Argentina, United Kingdom and Falkland Islands representatives have agreed on a process for an additional air service to the Falklands, from either Brazil or Chile, with a target launch date of October 2017, and likewise will address scientific data exchange in relation to fish stocks in the South Atlantic, particularly regarding the migratory Illex stock.