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UK PM May on Syria airstrikes
UK Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday a need for fast action and "operational security" led Britain to conduct airstrikes in Syria without a vote in Parliament.
The United Kingdom carried out military attacks in...
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NATO Says Russia Has to Stop 'Nuclear Saber-Rattling'
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Russia against making threats that could escalate the war in Ukraine. "Russia must stop its nuclear saber-rattling," Stoltenberg told reporters in Brussels on Wednesday, a day before...
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Putin Must Answer for His War Crimes in Ukraine: Gordon Brown
Speaking on Bloomberg TV the Former UK Prime Minister reiterated that a special international tribunal must take place to hold Putin accountable for the invasion of Ukraine.
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Chemical weapons use in Ukraine would be 'a war crime' says Starmer
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said reports of possible chemical attacks in Ukraine were “deeply, deeply disturbing”. As Western officials probe claims that a chemical agent was used in an attack in the city of Mariupol, Sir Keir...
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UN chief bemoans use of chemical weapons, raises concern about biological weapons
United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Thursday bemoaned the use of chemical weapons and raised concern about biological weapons.
Guterres told an audience at the University of Geneva that developments in...
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UK PM May on Syria airstrikes
UK Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday a need for fast action and "operational security" led Britain to conduct airstrikes in Syria without a vote in Parliament.
The United Kingdom carried out military attacks in...
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Gen. Dunford Says Targets Linked To Chem Weapons
U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford said on Friday that "the targets that were struck and destroyed were specifically associated with the Syrian regime's chemical weapons program."
At the Pentagon,...
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US general: Russia destabilising international order
The US general who serves as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe told Congress Thursday that, "Russia is carrying out a campaign of destabilization to change the international order."
Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti was...
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Analyst: US Tries to Avoid Syria Entanglement
A research fellow with the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies said he thought President Donald Trump was right to retaliate against the Assad regime's suspected use of chemical weapons, but he said it's not likely to be enough to...
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May: The Russian state is responsible for nerve agent attack
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday that Russia had the "capability", motive and intent" to poison a Russian ex-spy and his daughter and that the attack was "part of a pattern of behaviour by Russia across Europe".
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USA: WASHINGTON: US SENATE APPROVE CHEMICAL WEAPONS BAN
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The U-S Senate approved a Republican version of a chemical weapons ban Thursday.
The new law would impose tough economic sanctions on any nation caught dealing with chemical weapons.
But Democrats claim the bill is no...
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Obama applauds agreement on eliminating Syria's chemical weapons
President Barack Obama said on Friday a deal reached on a United Nations resolution to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons is "potentially a huge victory for the international community".
The draft resolution's demands that Syria abandon...
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Declassified files show secret chemical, biological tests
1. Shot of reporters at Pentagon briefing
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. William Winkenwerder, Assistant Secretary of Defence for Health Affairs:
"We do know some civilians were exposed in tests that occurred in Hawaii, possibly Alaska,...
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UN War Crimes panel investigating 14 cases of suspected chemical weapons attacks in Syria
The chairman of a UN war crimes panel said it is investigating 14 suspected chemical attacks in Syria, dramatically escalating the stakes after diplomatic breakthroughs that saw the Syrian government agree to dismantle its chemical...
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The Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons has won the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Committee cited the recent use of chemical weapons in Syria as demonstrating the importance of the OPCW's work.
HEADLINE: Nobel Peace Winner: Anti-Chemical Weapons Group
CAPTION: The Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons has won the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel Committee cited the recent use of chemical weapons in Syria as...
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Annan meets Kerry and comments on Syria
Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan on Friday met US Secretary of State John Kerry in Geneva for talks believed to be focussed on the plan to secure Syria's chemical weapons.
The meeting between the two men was closed and...
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State Department, analyst and DC residents on Syria developments
The United States State Department says it is "crystal clear" that the Bashar Assad's regime is responsible for the alleged chemical attack that targeted Syrian civilians last week.
Along with it's allies in Europe, the US appeared on...
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Kerry firm on need for UN resolution on Syria chemical weapons deal
US Secretary of State John Kerry reaffirmed on Friday his country's pledge to cooperate with Russia in dealing with the confiscation and eventual destruction of Syria's stores of chemical weapons.
In brief remarks to journalists prior...
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USA: TROOPS IN GULF MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO CHEMICAL WEAPONS
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A CIA study has revealed that more than 15,000 U-S troops could have been exposed to chemical weapons during the Gulf War.
Pentagon spokesman Kenneth Bacon said that officials have already begun contacting about...
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Iraq - UN disarmament envoy
United Nations disarmament envoy to Iraq Rolf Ekeus headed back to New York on Tuesday (22/10) after saying Iraq had failed to clear up doubts about how many ballistic missiles and other banned weapons it retains.
SOT United Nations...
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USA: PRESIDENT CLINTON IMPEACHMENT TRIAL LATEST (2)
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As the impeachment trial of U-S President Bill Clinton continued on Friday, the President made a bid to show that for him it was business as usual.
In Washington, Clinton launched a new policy initiative, with the...
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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton news conference after NATO meeting
1. Wide of US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton walking into news conference
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hillary Rodham Clinton, US Secretary of State (on the situation in Egypt):
"So we call on all stakeholders in Egypt to settle...
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Amnesty criticises Syria over Aleppo attacks
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Beirut-Lebanon - 11 August 20161. Amnesty International campaigner Diana Semaan working at desk2. Close-up of computer screen 3. SOUNDBITE (English)...
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US announces 271 sanctions against Syria
The United States has issued 271 sanctions in response to Syrian President Bashar Assad's alleged use of chemical weapons - one of the largest sanction actions in U.S. history.The Trump administration said Monday that it issued sanctions...