Daily Archives: 27. August 2019


27.08.2019 - 21:10 [ apnews.com ]

Iranian president: First lift sanctions, then let’s talk

Earlier on Monday, Rouhani expressed readiness to negotiate a way out of the crisis following America’s pullout from the nuclear deal.

“If I knew that going to a meeting and visiting a person would help my country’s development and resolve the problems of the people, I would not miss it,” he had said. “Even if the odds of success are not 90% but are 20% or 10%, we must move ahead with it. We should not miss opportunities.”

27.08.2019 - 20:24 [ Al-Masdar News ]

ISIS launches big attack against Syrian Army troops in Deir Ezzor

These Islamic State attacks have become prevalent over the last three months, as they often hit the Syrian Army’s positions and then disappear into the desert.

In addition to targeting the Syrian Army’s positions, the Islamic State also carries out attacks against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) along the eastern region of the Euphrates River Valley.

27.08.2019 - 20:21 [ Kreml ]

News conference following Russian-Turkish talks

This is not the first visit by the Turkish President to Russia this year. In April, Mr Erdogan and I held a productive meeting of the High-Level Russian-Turkish Cooperation Council in Moscow; we also met at other sites. In mid-September, I will go to Ankara for a trilateral summit of Russia, Turkey and Iran, guarantors of the Astana process for Syria. Mr Erdogan is also invited to take part in the Russian Energy Week forum in Moscow in October.

27.08.2019 - 18:53 [ Portal amerika21.de ]

Bundesregierung: „Keine Erkenntnisse“ zu US-Sanktionen gegen Venezuela

Negative Auswirkungen der US-Maßnahmen gegen Venezuela werden in Berlin nicht untersucht. Deutsche Diplomaten schweigen im UN-Sicherheitsrat

27.08.2019 - 15:48 [ Außenministerium der Russischen Föderation ]

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad Hariri

On August 27, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Lebanese Republic Saad Hariri at the initiative of the Lebanese side.

27.08.2019 - 15:43 [ German Foreign Policy ]

Angriff auf die Ein-China-Politik (I)

Transatlantische Kreise in Berlin ziehen mittlerweile offenbar auch die Durchfahrt eines deutschen Kriegsschiffs durch die Straße von Taiwan in Betracht. Im Juni berichtete ein US-Journalist unter Berufung auf mehrere – namentlich nicht genannte – hochrangige Beamte in Berlin, es werde im Verteidigungsministerium darüber diskutiert, sich den Marineoperationen der Vereinigten Staaten und Frankreichs anzuschließen und auch ein Schiff der deutschen Flotte an die südchinesische Küste zu entsenden.

27.08.2019 - 15:41 [ PressTV.com ]

Hariri urges Russia to help prevent Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty

Moscow, in return, “reaffirmed its commitment to the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and stability of Lebanon,” in a statement carried by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

27.08.2019 - 15:29 [ Tagesschau ]

Regierungskrise in Italien: Fünf Sterne stellen Ultimatum

Nach dem Ultimatum kommen die Sozialdemokraten nun aber zunächst zu einer Krisensitzung zusammen. Am Nachmittag wolle die PD-Führung über das weitere Vorgehen beraten, teilte die Partei mit.

27.08.2019 - 15:27 [ Haaretz ]

An Escalation With Iran, and Israel’s Opposition Is Silent

In Israel there is no opposition; this disturbing realization is becoming clearer.

27.08.2019 - 15:25 [ Sunniva Rose, journalist @TheNationalUAE @Le_Figaro / Twitter ]

An Israeli reconnaissance drone has been spotted in the Chouf district, south-east of Beirut. The @NNALeb denies Whatsapp rumours about leaflets being thrown from Israeli drones above Marjayoun in Southern Lebanon.

27.08.2019 - 15:23 [ @HadiNasrallah / Twitter ]

Aynatha, South Lebanon right now. Israeli drones have been buzzing above our heads for the last 2 days none stop. Try sleeping at night with at least 3 UAVs sounding in the sky. This is a clear violation of International Law and UN resolutions …. unless you are Israel

27.08.2019 - 15:22 [ New York Times ]

Lebanon Accuses Israel of 2nd Attack in 2 Days

Lebanese politicians across the spectrum condemned the attacks and accused Israel of pushing the country toward conflict.

“What happened is tantamount to a declaration of war that allows us to resort to our right to defend our sovereignty, independence and territorial security,” President Michel Aoun of Lebanon told a top United Nations official on Monday, according to a statement released by the president’s office.

27.08.2019 - 15:11 [ Haaretz ]

Fighting to Get Out the Arab Vote: A Grassroots Movement in Israel Is Gaining Steam

According to an internal poll commissioned by Coalition 17/9, were the election held today, 56 percent of eligible Arab voters would cast their ballot. That’s a considerable improvement over the last election but still a long way to go.

Swaid believes the reunification of the Joint List is the main factor behind this positive trend.

27.08.2019 - 06:42 [ Ansa.it ]

Crunch time for govt talks: Mattarella to end 2nd round of consultations with M5S 19:00 Wed

On Tuesday Mattarella will phone his predecessor Giorgio Napolitano, then will receive Senate Speaker Elisabetta Casellati at 16:00, and House Speaker Roberto Fico at 17:00.
Meetings with the parties will follow, first with the smaller ones on Tuesday and following with the larger ones on Wednesday like Brothers of Italy (FdI), Forza Italia (FI), the League and the Democratic Party (PD), before lastly the M5S.

27.08.2019 - 06:23 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Regierungskrise in Italien: Die Angst der Sterne vor ihren Wählern

In den fünf Jahren, in denen die Demokraten mit ihren Regierungen Renzi und Gentiloni Verantwortung trugen, waren dies die Botschaften, mit denen die Fünf-Sterne-Bewegung in den Sozialen Medien Unterstützung für sich mobilisierte. Jetzt droht der Partei, dass sie den im Netz freigesetzten Geist nicht mehr in die Flasche bekommt.

27.08.2019 - 01:47 [ Bernie Sanders, candidate for President / Twitter ]

This election isn‘t about „red states“ or „blue states.“ In every state, there are working people who are desperate for change and an economy that works for more than just the billionaires. We stand with them and together we are going to win.

27.08.2019 - 01:36 [ theHill.com ]

Joe Kennedy says he‘s considering Senate run

Kennedy said that he is motivated to run because „our system has been letting down a lot of people for a long time, and we can‘t fix it if we don‘t challenge it.“

„I‘ve got some ideas on how to do that. And I don’t think our democratic process promises anyone a turn. What it does promise is the chance for anyone to earn it — if we think we have something to offer and are willing to put ourselves and our ideas out there,“ he said in response to individuals who have advised him to wait.

27.08.2019 - 01:23 [ Boston Globe ]

Joe Kennedy kept his head down for his first couple terms in Congress. Then Trump became president

(25.08.2019)

The vision he offered was of a capitalism that would be judged, he said, “not just by how much it produces, but how widely it shares; how good it does for how many; and how well it takes care of all of us.”

The speech amounted to an effort to guide his party toward a vision for how to tackle one of the most salient issues facing the country: the growing divide between the very rich and everyone else.

27.08.2019 - 01:07 [ Washington Post ]

Sen. Bernie Sanders wins major labor endorsement

The union, which represents some 35,000 workers, announced the endorsement at its biennial convention in Pittsburgh, where Sanders spoke Monday morning. It is the first endorsement Sanders has received from a national union this year.

The only other national union that has made an endorsement in the Democratic contest is the International Association of Fire Fighters, which backed former vice president Joe Biden shortly after he declared his candidacy. That union includes about 300,000 members in the United States and Canada.

27.08.2019 - 00:47 [ theHill.com ]

Hill.TV exclusive interview: Sanders slams McConnell‘s ‚do nothing‘ Senate

“So essentially while enormous problems face this country — everybody knows it, there’s very little that’s going in the Senate, it is a do nothing body and that is because of McConnell,” he continued.

Sanders called on voters in the Bluegrass State to “demand that their United States Senate allow real debate on the floor so that we can begin to do something to represent working families.”

27.08.2019 - 00:35 [ theHill.com ]

Poll: Biden supporters warm to Warren as an alternative

The Hill-HarrisX survey was conducted among 138 Democratic and Democratic-leaning Biden supporters between Aug. 16 and 17 with a margin of error of plus or minus 8 percentage points.

27.08.2019 - 00:21 [ theHill.com ]

New poll shows Biden falling badly, three-way tie for Democratic lead

The survey showed Biden with support from 19 percent of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters nationally, a double-digit decline from Monmouth‘s most recent poll in June when he led the pack with 32 percent.

27.08.2019 - 00:15 [ Daily Mail ]

‚The EU wants a deal – they want this over‘: Boris Johnson says Brussels DOES want to reach a Brexit agreement but insists he is prepared for negotiations to run until the eleventh hour on October 31

– Boris Johnson said EU does ‚tend to come to an agreement right at end‘ of talks
– PM said he would not ‚walk away‘ from talks until the Halloween deadline expires
– Mr Johnson said negotiations will be ‚difficult‘ but still hoped a deal will be done
– Comments came at end of the G7 summit in the French coastal town of Biarritz

27.08.2019 - 00:02 [ Tagesschau.de ]

Gipfel-Gastgeber Frankreich: Macron hat seine Wette gewonnen

Sogar die größte Gefahr für das Gelingen dieses Gipfels – US-Präsident Donald Trump und seine ständig scharf geladene Twitter-Kanone – hatte Macron in einem ausgedehnten gemeinsamen Mittagessen nahezu entschärft. Den Handelskrieg mit China will Trump zwar beinhart weiterführen. Aber wer vor dem Gipfel behauptet hätte, dass es in Biarritz große Fortschritte im Atomstreit mit dem Iran geben würde, wie es die Kanzlerin nun am Ende des Gipfels feststellte, der wäre vermutlich für unzurechnungsfähig erklärt worden.

27.08.2019 - 00:00 [ CNN ]

Macron shook up the G7 with his fancy diplomatic footwork

Shortly before Zarif‘s arrival Trump denied he‘d backed Macron to negotiate with Iran on behalf of the G7, with Trump‘s aides saying Zarif‘s visit was a „curveball.“

By early Monday, Trump was reversing course and playing along with Macron‘s secretive diplomacy. He said he not only knew Zarif was coming, he authorized Macron to invite him.