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State Dept.: Syria, Russia Keeping Inspectors Out
The State Department says it believes Syria and Russia are working together to keep the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons team out of Douma, while they get rid of evidence of this month's chemical attack.
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UK envoy to UN: Russia and Syria must let inspectors into Douma
Britain's U.N. ambassador said Thursday the Russians and Syrians must uphold the promises they made to let chemical weapons inspectors visit the site of a suspected poisonous gas attack in the Damascus suburb of Douma.
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Pentagon: Strikes 'Overwhelming and Effective'
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1. Wide two shot of Lt. Gen McKenzie and spokesperson Dana...
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Russian UK amb says White Helmets 'famous' for staging fake attacks
The Russian Ambassador to the UK said on Friday that the Civil Defence search-and-rescue group in Syria, also known as the White Helmets, are "famous for staging fake chemical attacks".
Alexander Vladimirovich Yakovenko,...
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Mattis not ruling out military strikes in Syria
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the U.S. is not ruling out military air strikes against Syria in response to the government's alleged use of toxic gas against civilians.
At a photo-taking session in the Pentagon before a...
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Analyst calls on West to act over alleged Syria chemical attack
French analyst Dominique Moisi on Thursday warned against inaction following last week's suspected chemical attack in Syria saying, "doing something is probably useless, but doing nothing is even worse."
In an interview...
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Damascus residents welcome arrival of OPCW investigators
Damascus residents say that they welcome a delegation of international investigators to come and inspect the site of suspected chemical attack in the suburbs of the capital.
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical...
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Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt is interviewed by Kay Burley on Sky News
CLEAN: Interior view of Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt being interviewed by Kay Burley and being asked about relations with Russia and the Skripal affair and including 'if you do this, the price will be too high' on September 27, 2018 in...
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Town which suffered alleged chemical attack celebrates Eid
The town of Douma, a former Syrian rebel stronghold and the site of an alleged chemical attack just a few months ago, celebrated Eid on Friday.
The town outside Damascus in now controlled by the government.
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Trump adviser says more sanctions over ex-spy unsettled
US President Donald Trump's national security adviser John Bolton said on Wednesday that the administration hasn't made up its mind about imposing more sanctions against Russia over the poisoning of an ex-spy in England.
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UK intelligence chief outlines threats to Britain
Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) director used a rare public speech Monday to outline threats facing Britain and the need for more diversity in secret agent ranks.
Bloomberg
Russia Advancing on Mariupol
Mark Cancian, Senior Adviser for the International Security Program, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joined Kailey Leinz on "Bloomberg Markets: America" to discuss the latest developments on the ground in Ukraine...
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Ukrainian Fighters Defend Steel Plant As Russia Celebrates Victory Day
Fighters say conditions as dire but they have food, water and ammunition. They vow to fight to the death because surrendering would be suicide.
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G-7 to Warn Putin on Chemical, Nuclear Weapons Use
The world's leading developed nations plan to warn President Vladimir Putin against using chemical or nuclear weapons in Ukraine as Russia's invasion remains stalled one month into the conflict. Annmarie Hordern and Maria Tadeo report...
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Putin says Russia's Syria proposal can work if US and allies reject use of force
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that a plan for Syria to turn over its chemical weapons stockpile will only work if the United States agrees not to use force.
US President Barack Obama has thrown his support behind a French...
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Beijing defends refusal of British politician visit to Hong Kong; comments on chemical weapon destruction
China defended on Monday its decision to refuse entry to a delegation of British lawmakers who were planning to visit Hong Kong as part of an inquiry into Britain's relations with the island.
On Sunday the Foreign Affairs Committee said...
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Reaction to Security Council approval of chemical weapons resolution
Members of the Damascus public on Saturday woke up to the news that the Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to destroy Syria's chemical weapons stockpile.
The vote, after two weeks of intense...
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US Ambassador to the UN speaks at Center for American Progress on Syria
The US envoy to the United Nations says Syrian President Bashar Assad "has barely put a dent in his enormous stockpile" of chemical weapons that American officials believe killed more than 1,400 people near to the Syrian capital,...
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Members arrive at NATO meeting after agreeing to deploy anti-missile system to Turkey
1. William Hague, UK Foreign Minister, arriving at NATO meeting
2. Frans Timmermans, Dutch Foreign Minister, walking in
3. Cutaway cameraman
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Frans Timmermans, Dutch Foreign Minister:
"I think one thing is clear:...
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Chinese Foreign Minister visits Japan
1. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda entering press room
2. Fukuda at podium
3. Journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Yasuo Fukuda, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary:
"I stressed to the Chinese side that the solving of the North...
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Danish ship carrying Syria chemical weapons transfers cargo to US vessel
A Danish ship carrying hundreds of tons of Syrian chemical weapons steamed into the southern Italian port of Gioia Tauro on Wednesday for a rendezvous with a US cargo vessel carrying equipment that will destroy the toxic...
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Analyst comments on Israeli strike on weapons shipment in Syria
1. Set up shot of Professor Uzi Rabi, director of Moshe Dayan Centre for Middle Eastern and African Studies at Tel Aviv University
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Professor Uzi Rabi, director of Moshe Dayan Centre for Middle Eastern and African...
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Russian FM Lavrov meets his German counterpart Steinmeier
The German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier met his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Friday to discuss issues including the Syrian war and the political crisis in Ukraine.
On Syria, Steinmeier said Germany had been...
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Foreign Ministers arrive for second day of NATO summit
Foreign ministers from NATO member states met in Brussels on Wednesday for a second day of talks.
Among those attending were British Foreign Secretary William Hague and US Secretary of State John Kerry.
The day began with a meeting of...