Month: دسمبر 2019

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‘Art against austerity’: Paris Opera gives free street performance amid strikes over pension reform

‘Art against austerity’: Paris Opera gives free street performance amid strikes over pension reform Paris Opera musicians on strike over unpopular pension reform plans proposed by the French government delighted passers-by with a free New Year’s Eve concert on the steps outside the Bastille opera house. In the Tuesday evening show, the musicians performed classics like the Dance of the Night from Sergei Prokofiev’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and Damnation of Faust by Hector Berlioz, as well as offering a rousing rendition of La Marseillaise, France's national anthem. The Paris Opera is on strike — so today it held a free outdoor concert for the public.Art against austerity is lovely. ??? pic.twitter.com/lnTAWyhFJR— Eric Blanc (@_ericblanc) Dece...

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Unrest at US embassy reveals Iraqis are fed up with American ‘occupiers’

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Unrest at US embassy reveals Iraqis are fed up with American ‘occupiers’ Anti-American sentiment has taken deep root in Iraqi society and ultimately fueled the fiery siege of the US Embassy in Baghdad, as the locals blame Washington for the sorry state of Iraq, military and political analysts tell RT. Chanting “Death to America” and “Death to Israel,” a crowd of protesters surrounded the US diplomatic mission on Tuesday, angered by the death of two dozen Iraqis in US airstrikes against the Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia over the weekend. At one point, the mob set a checkpoint at the entrance on fire and attempted to storm the embassy. Dozens of people made it inside the heavily-guarded compound and delivered some damage to the property befo...

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North Korea won’t stop nuclear expansion in face of US threat – but US attitude adjustment can work wonders, Kim says

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North Korea won’t stop nuclear expansion in face of US threat - but US attitude adjustment can work wonders, Kim says North Korea will continue building up its nuclear deterrent to counter US aggression, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said - but the degree to which it expands its weapons program will depend on the US’ attitude. Accusing the US of insincerity regarding discussions about the partial lifting of sanctions, Kim held up Washington’s “gangster-like demands” as the reason no agreement had yet been reached between the two countries. The more the US stalls for time, Kim said, the more it will find itself “helpless in the face of North Korean power.” North Korea has a “new strategic weapon” up its sleeve, he warned, and time was running o...

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This is not warning, it is a threat: Trump declares US embassy in Iraq safe, says Iran will pay ‘big price’ for attack

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This is not warning, it is a threat: Trump declares US embassy in Iraq safe, says Iran will pay ‘big price’ for attack US President Donald Trump said that the embassy in Baghdad has been secured by US and Iraqi troops, and threatened to hold Iran “fully responsible” for any damages or loss of life at any American facility. “This is not a Warning, it is a Threat,” Trump declared in a tweet on Tuesday afternoon, adding that Iran will “pay a very BIG PRICE!” for the embassy siege earlier in the day. ....Iran will be held fully responsible for lives lost, or damage incurred, at any of our facilities. They will pay a very BIG PRICE! This is not a Warning, it is a Threat. Happy New Year!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 31, 2019 h...

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‘Trump’s Benghazi’ or crisis averted? Embassy siege brings up parallels with Clinton’s darkest hour

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‘Trump’s Benghazi’ or crisis averted? Embassy siege brings up parallels with Clinton’s darkest hour As Iraqi protesters battered the walls of the American embassy in Baghdad, pundits and commentators drew parallels with the deadly assault on the US diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya in 2012. Protesters entered Baghdad’s heavily fortified ‘Green Zone’ on Tuesday, incensed at an american airstrike that left 25 members of the Kataib Hezbollah militia dead two days earlier. Embassy security resisted a barrage of stones hurled by protesters, firing tear gas and stun grenades. The State Department later said that the embassy itself remained secure, and would not be evacuated. Also on rt.com US sends reinforcements t...

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Iran slams US ‘audacity’ to blame it for Baghdad embassy storming

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Iran slams US ‘audacity’ to blame it for Baghdad embassy storming Iran has flatly rejected US accusations that it is behind violent protests which broke out at the American embassy in Baghdad in response to US airstrikes on militia groups in Iraq. In a tweet on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump accused Iran of "orchestrating an attack on the US Embassy in Iraq," and said Tehran will be held "fully responsible.” Trump also called on "millions" of Iraqis to resist Iran. Iran hit back at the “audacity” of Washington to blame Tehran for the attacks in a statement posted by the Foreign Ministry. "America has the surprising audacity of attributing to Iran the protests of the Iraqi people against (Washington's) savage killing of at least 25 Iraqis…," it s...

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French chef thought of suicide after Michelin star lost over using English cheddar

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French chef thought of suicide after Michelin star lost over using English cheddar French courts have dealt a fresh blow to a chef who said he thought of suicide when his restaurant was stripped of a Michelin star, dismissing his request for the prestigious guide to explain its claim he used cheddar in a dish. Chef Marc Veyrat said the only reason he was given for the shocking decision to strip one of his three Michelin stars was that he had used English cheddar in a souffle instead of a French cheese. "Can you imagine the sense of shame I feel?” Veyrat told local reporters months after losing the star. “I am the first chef in history to have won a star and lost it the next year.” “I'm at the end of my tether,” he added. “I have dark thoughts.” ...

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‘US is torturing Chelsea Manning’: Top UN official says her treatment is ‘cruel and degrading’

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‘US is torturing Chelsea Manning’: Top UN official says her treatment is ‘cruel and degrading’ Chelsea Manning is being subjected to cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment, constituting torture by the US government over her refusal to testify against whistleblower website WikiLeaks, a top United Nations official has said. UN special rapporteur on torture Nils Melzer accused the government of torturing Manning in a November letter, which was just released on Tuesday. In the letter, Melzer wrote that Manning is suffering “an open-ended, progressively severe measure of coercion” which fulfils “all the constitutive elements of torture.” Manning, a former Army intelligence analyst, was arrested on May 16 after she refused to testify against WikiLeaks b...

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روس اور یوکرائن کے مابین گیس تنازعہ ختم، معاہدہ خوش آئند ہے، اینجلامیرکیل

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جرمن چانسلراینجلا میرکل نے روس اور یوکرائن کے مابین گیس کی فراہمی جاری رکھنے کے حوالے سے طے پانے والے معاہدے کا خیر مقدم کرتے ہوئے کہا ہےکہ یہ معاہدہ یورپ کو گیس کی فراہمی یقینی بنانے کے لیے ایک اچھا اور اہم فیصلہ ہے۔ واضح رہے کہ جرمنی ایک تہائی گیس کی اپنی ضروریات روسی گیس سے پوری کرتا ہے۔ روس اور یوکرائن کے مابین یہ معاہدہ پیر کی رات دیر گئے ویانا میں طے پایا ہے۔ روس سے یورپ کو زیر سمندر نارڈ اسٹریم پائپ لائن کے ذریعے گیس پہنچتی ہے۔ جرمن چانسلر انجیلا میرکل نے کہا ہے کہ 2020ء کی دہائی بہتر ثابت ہو سکتی ہے۔ عوام کے نام اپنے ایک پیغام میں میرکل نے مزید کہا کہ بہتر تبدیلی اسی صورت میں ممکن ہے، جب عوام عزم اور کھلے ذہن کے ساتھ نئے تجربات اور تبدیلیوں کے لیے تیار رہیں۔ انہوں نے خاص طور پر ڈیجیٹیلائزیشن، افریقہ سے نقل مکانی کی وجوہات پر قابو پانے کی کوششوں اور ماحولیاتی تبدیلیوں کو روک...

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Israeli court dismisses attempts to block Netanyahu’s reelection campaign over charges

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Israeli court dismisses attempts to block Netanyahu’s reelection campaign over charges Three Israeli High Court judges have rejected a petition attempting to bar PM Benjamin Netanyahu from seeking reelection due to the indictments hanging over him, arguing that the matter only becomes an issue if he wins. There are no legal reasons Netanyahu cannot run for reelection, Supreme Court President Esther Hayut declared in Tuesday’s court session, dismissing the petition filed in response to Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit’s decision to indict the embattled PM last month. The panel agreed that it would be irrelevant and quite unprecedented to discuss the matter before the March 2 election results were in. Also on rt.com ...

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