Syria repels Israeli attack on Aleppo as missiles shot down before reaching their targets – state media https://www.rt.com/news/500423-missile-strike-aleppo-shot-down/
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Syria repels Israeli attack on Aleppo as missiles shot down before reaching their targets – state media — RT World News
Syria’s air defenses thwarted an Israeli attack on Aleppo city early Friday morning, as multiple missiles were intercepted before reaching their targets, Syrian state-run television reported.
BBC News - Trump announces 'peace deal' between Bahrain and Israel
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-54124996
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-54124996
BBC News
Trump announces 'peace deal' between Bahrain and Israel
The US president helps broker a landmark deal as Bahrain agrees to recognise the state of Israel.
Novel & untested: Head of Russian vaccine-funding team reacts to AstraZeneca resuming trial, says Sputnik V won’t carry same risks https://www.rt.com/russia/500567-astrazeneca-oxford-trial-resumes-reaction/
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Head of Russia's Sovereign Wealth Fund says its Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine carries fewer risks than rival British formula — RT…
The pause in trials of Britain's Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine after an adverse reaction in a participant shows how risky the technology is, and why the developers of Russia's Sputnik V have chosen another platform.
Almost 11% of US millennials & Gen Z think the Jews caused the Holocaust, disturbing new survey shows https://www.rt.com/news/500812-millennials-think-jews-caused-holocaust/
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Almost 11% of US millennials & Gen Z think the Jews caused the Holocaust, disturbing new survey shows — RT USA News
A new US survey brought unexpected results as nearly 11 percent of young pollsters believe the Jews were responsible for the Holocaust, amid a wider trend of shocking ignorance about the Nazi genocide.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/09/17/senate-democrat-unveil-hawkish-strategy-counter-china-biden-trump-election/
Dems are now pushing anti-china legislation that would “put in place harsher trade enforcement measures & build up US industrial capacity to challenge China.”
Democrats also want to:
- punish Beijing for Xinjiang policy
- authorize $125mil in military spending for Indo-Pacific region
- start/fund program to “train journalists on investigative techniques necessary to ensure public accountability re: Chinese influence operations abroad”
Dems are now pushing anti-china legislation that would “put in place harsher trade enforcement measures & build up US industrial capacity to challenge China.”
Democrats also want to:
- punish Beijing for Xinjiang policy
- authorize $125mil in military spending for Indo-Pacific region
- start/fund program to “train journalists on investigative techniques necessary to ensure public accountability re: Chinese influence operations abroad”
Foreign Policy
U.S. Democrats Unveil Hawkish Strategy to Counter China
The U.S. approach to its great power rival might not change significantly if Democrats take the White House in November.
BBC News - Azerbaijan and Armenia clash over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54314341
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54314341
BBC News
Armenia and Azerbaijan fight over disputed Nagorno-Karabakh
At least 23 are killed in the heaviest clashes in years over long-disputed Nagorno-Karabakh.