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headlines – 10/08/2017
The
leader of Hezbollah claims that Washington is using its Air Force to
protect Daesh terrorist group in Syria from the Syrian Armed Forces.
Ankara suspends visa services in Washington in tit-for-tat response to US
The
Turkish flag flies over the the Turkish Ambassador's residence in
Washington © Joshua Roberts / Reuters
The
Turkish authorities said they are suspending all non-immigrant visa
services provided by the Turkish mission facilities based in
Washington as a countermeasure to a similar decision by the US
announced just hours before.
"Recent
events have forced the Turkish government to reassess the commitment
of the government of the United States to the security of Turkish
mission facilities and personnel," Turkey’s
Washington embassy said in a statement Sunday
A
bomblet from the US BLU-114/B "Soft-Bomb" graphite cassette
munition. © Marko M / Wikipedia
South
Korea says it has developed technologies to produce graphite bombs
capable of paralyzing North Korea’s power supply in case of war,
Yonhap news agency reports, citing military officials.
“All
technologies for the development of a graphite bomb led by the [South
Korean defense agency] have been secured. It is in the stage where we
can build the bombs anytime,” a
military official told Yonhap news agency on Sunday.
The
graphite bomb is a non-lethal munition used to disable enemy power
grids. It contains fine carbon filaments, which form a dense cloud
when the bomb explodes. The carbon fibers stick to power lines,
causing shortcuts and disruption of the power supply. The bomb,
however, is said to be ineffective against insulated power cables,
and it also can be countered by simply shutting down the grid until
the carbon cloud settles.
Erdogan: Turkey’s working with Syrian rebels to secure Idlib peace zone
FILE
PHOTO: Turkish soldiers participate in an exercise on the border line
between Turkey and Syria © Murad Sezer / Reuters
Turkey
has been implementing the Russian-backed deal to curb violence in
Syria’s Idlib province, together with Free Syrian Army anti-Assad
rebels, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, noting that the
operation has so far been going smoothly.
"Now
we are applying the Astana decisions in Idlib," Erdogan said
Sunday, speaking at a meeting of his ruling Justice and Development
(AK) Party in Turkey’s western Afyon province.
The
Turkish president noted that the Turkish forces in the northwestern
Syrian province bordering Turkey are taking part in the operation
alongside the Free Syria Army rebel group it has long supported.
‘World will change’: Trump likely to pull out of Iran nuclear deal next week – German FM
3,000 people evacuated, helicopters deployed as market outside Moscow erupts in flames
©
Maxim Blinov / Sputnik
A
fire has broken out at a busy building supplies market just outside
of Moscow to the north-west. Plumes of black smoke could be seen
rising from the site, with around 55,000 square meters (592,000
square feet) of the premises reportedly ablaze.
Hundreds of thousands rally against Catalan independence in Barcelona
Hundreds of thousands of
people rallied in central Barcelona on Sunday in opposition to any
declaration of independence from Spain, waving banners that said “I
am Spanish,” “Catalonia is Spain,” and “Together we are
stronger.”
Police said around
350,000 people took to the streets of the Spanish capital, though
organizers put the figure closer to 930,000.
The
Labour Party has taken a decisive lead in the polls, and the public
now thinks Corbyn would make a better Prime Minister than Theresa May
Several
protesters could be spotted giving fascist salutes in Barcelona
during a rally against Catalan independence on Sunday. The same
scenes were captured on camera in Madrid where thousands of people
gathered for the same cause on Saturday.
Hundreds of thousands of
people rallied in central Barcelona on Sunday in opposition to any
declaration of independence from Spain, waving banners that said “I
am Spanish,” “Catalonia is Spain,” and “Together we are
stronger.”
Police said around
350,000 people took to the streets of the Spanish capital, though
organizers put the figure closer to 930,000.
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