Russian credit to cover part of S-400 missile deal with Turkey: agency
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will offer Turkey partial financing for Ankara’s purchase of S-400 surface-to-air missile systems, the Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday, citing a Russian presidential aide.
Russia will keep bases in Syria to strike at ‘terrorists’: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will keep a naval and an air base in Syria capable of carrying out strikes against “terrorists” if required after a partial military pull-out announced by President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
Kremlin: We see Trump’s tweets as official statements
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Tweets by U.S. President Donald Trump are viewed in Moscow as his official position and read by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
Japan air force drills with U.S. bombers, stealth fighters near Korean peninsula
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese F-15 fighters on Tuesday held drills with U.S. B1-B bombers, F-35 stealth aircraft and F-18 multirole combat jets
Kremlin says widespread Russian forces no longer needed in Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) – There is a no longer the need for widely-deployed Russian military forces in Syria, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
South Korea conducts anti-terror drills ahead of Winter Games
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – Set to host the Winter Olympics in February, South Korea conducted a series of security drills on Tuesday to prepare against terror attacks ranging from a hostage situation, a vehicle ramming a stadium and a bomb-at…
Thai PM says no trade with North Korea, ahead of U.S. envoy’s visit
BANGKOK (Reuters) – No trade takes place between Thailand and North Korea, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday, ahead of an expected visit by a U.S. envoy seeking to step up pressure on North Korea over its weapons programs.
Death toll from fighting in South Sudan’s Great Lakes region rises to 170: official
JUBA (Reuters) – The death toll from intercommunal fighting between two clans in South Sudan’s Great Lakes region last week has reached at least 170, an official said, up from 45, reflecting a new source of violence in a country devastated by a four-ye…
Return of defeated IS fighters ‘real threat’ to Russia: RIA cites FSB chief
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Former militants from “bandit units” in Syria are now a real threat after the defeat of Islamic State, as many of them may be now planning to return to Russia, the RIA news agency cited the head of Russia’s FSB security service as sa…
Cuba tells U.S. suspension of visas is hurting families
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba told senior U.S. officials during talks on migration in Havana on Monday that the U.S. decision to suspend visa processing at its embassy on the island was “seriously hampering” family relations and other people exchanges.
