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US threatens Turkey with ‘economic ramifications’ over Russia missile defense deal The acting US defense secretary warned his Turkish counterpart that the country’s purchase of the Russian-made S-400 missile defense system will trigger punitive sanctions from Washington. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

Ukraine exits in protest after PACE confirms full restoration of Russian voting rights The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has adopted a resolution confirming full restoration of all rights and voting powers of the Russian delegation, prompting the Ukrainian delegation to withdraw in protest. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

Cigarette, electrical fault among possible causes of Notre Dame fire – Paris prosecutors French authorities believe negligence may be the cause of the catastrophic Notre Dame fire, according to a preliminary report by the Paris prosecutor’s office which has ruled out criminal wrongdoing. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

Staunch anti-Kremlin chess champ Kasparov drops F-bomb on Germany after Russia invited back to PACE The return of Russia to the Council of Europe has led to a number of invective-laden rants including one from Garry Kasparov, who said “f*** you” to German diplomacy upon hearing the news. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

Abort, abort, ABORT! UK govt forced to delete poster with Russian jet instead of British Red Arrows The UK Department for International Trade (DIT) has been caught making an embarrassing blunder on social media, by promoting Britain’s iconic RAF Red Arrows using a Russian jet on their poster, forcing them to delete the tweet. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

Munich’s topless women spark heated debate about nudity as temperatures soar across Europe Topless female sunbathers were told to cover up their breasts in Munich, angering other women who then whipped off their bikini tops in solidarity. The issue is now being debated by political parties in the city council. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

Wimbledon 2019: Novak Djokovic and Ashleigh Barty handed top seeds for grass-court spectacular Defending Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic and reigning French Open women's champion Ashleigh Barty have been installed as the top seeds for the men's and women's tennis championships at Wimbledon. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

Met Police pay £700k to anti-Tommy Robinson protesters after claims of spying & illegal detention The Metropolitan Police has agreed to pay £729,000 ($927,000) in compensation to 153 so-called ‘anti-fascist’ protesters, who demonstrated against a 2013 EDL march led by Tommy Robinson, in an out-of-court settlement. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

Unexplained disruptions see multiple jets losing GPS signal in Israeli airspace Israeli authorities are at a loss to explain multiple instances of pilots losing their connection to global positioning satellites around Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF

‘Embryo is a human being’: Russian Orthodox Church seeks ‘right to life’ for unborn children The right to life should be guaranteed for embryos, the Russian Orthodox Church has said as it presented a document which calls for abortions and scientific experiments on human embryos to be banned. Read Full Article at RT.com Source: RT_NF