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10.08.2009, 23:36
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“The Netanyahu government is very upset with Obama over his administration’s insistence that there’ll be a freeze on settlements, including in East Jerusalem,” says investigative journalist Wayne Madsen.
16.04.2009, 22:36
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There is no shortage of candidates in the Indian presidential election, including one 45-year-old transsexual, who says it’s her sexual identity that will defeat the political heavyweights.
10.09.2009, 16:35
The top challenger in Afghanistan's presidential election and ex-Foreign Minister, Abdullah Abdullah, shares his views on the massive fraud allegations with RT.
17.09.2009, 01:59
The newly elected prime minister of Japan vowed to improve relations with Russia and resolve the territorial dispute over the Kuril Islands, though Moscow says his stance on the issue is still too extreme.
21.10.2010, 09:00
Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa has given an exclusive interview to RT's Spanish channel. During the conversation he spoke about some inside facts of the recent coup attempt in Quito.
28.08.2009, 22:24
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“A Blackwater subsidiary operates a five-acre facility in the Philippines where they can train up to one thousand military contractors… for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan,” says investigative journalist Wayne Madsen.
13.02.2010, 22:09
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Ukraine’s presidential candidate Yulia Timoshenko will not recognize the victory of her rival Viktor Yanukovich. In a televised address on Saturday she said she would challenge the results of the election in court.
20.09.2010, 09:10
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The Sweden Democrats stunned political observers at the weekend, winning seats for the first time and placing them in the position to give voice to their anti-immigration platform.
31.01.2010, 17:21
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Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Timoshenko has accused her opponent Viktor Yanukovich of trying to seize power in the country and promised to stop him from winning the election by any means, informs Interfax.
29.05.2009, 18:31
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Japan's attempts to undermine the Russian sovereignty of the disputed Kuril Islands will not be tolerated, said President Dmitry Medvedev as he accepted the credentials of newly-appointed ambassadors in Moscow.
Published: 19 October, 2009, 20:29
Edited: 20 October, 2009, 10:24
In Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai could face another round of presidential elections. According to some reports, a special investigative commission says he got less than half the votes required for an outright win.
The Taliban controls 70% or more of Afghanistan, is gaining ground, and NATO support for the Afghan war is teetering and is essential to prevent the implosion of the Afghan state. Since the Afghan government is presently facing extremely potent and imminent existential threats, it cannot yet afford political division. Abdullah and Karzai can duke it out after the country is more secure and has more adequate infrastructure for elections. We can't afford to have either their supporters alienated; so if they can't agree to a power-sharing agreement now then perhaps NATO should abandon the project. Obama's delay in making a decision on whether to provide the extra 40,000 troops is being used to pressure the two sides into coming to an agreement. Since militarily no one seems to think that the status quo is sustainable or headed in a good direction, we are liable either to increase our commitment or else limit ourselves to minimalistic operations against Al Qaeda. Ultimately, Karzai and Abdullah may, in effect, decide which course we take.