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Duterte And Trump Ooze Admiration And Love For Each Other

President Donald J. Trump, who is known for his tweets was the subject of one himself on Wednesday when Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said in a tweet that Trump had told him that he “loves” Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, whom he called “Frank Sinatra.”
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US Sanctions Alleged Jet Fuel Smugglers For Russian Forces In Syria

The United States on Thursday announced new sanctions targeting an alleged jet fuel smuggling operation to supply Russian forces operating in Syria.Three individuals, five shipping vessels and a Moscow-based front company participated in a scheme to move money and fuel to Russian forces supporting the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the US Treasury announced."Assad's despotic regime is under an international spotlight for using chemical weapons and committing atrocities against innocent Syrian civilians and they rely on these types of illicit networks to stay in power," Sigal Mandelker, Treasury's undersecretary for counterterrorism, said in a statement.
Jacques Chirac, seen here with Margaret Thatcher in 1987, was caught on microphone making an offensive remark during tense European talks with the British prime minister

Jacques Chirac In Quotes

Jacques Chirac, seen here with Margaret Thatcher in 1987, was caught on microphone making an offensive remark during tense European talks with the British prime minister
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China Deploys Its Most Advanced Oil Rig In South China Sea

China has put a deep-water oil rig into operation on Saturday somewhere in the South China Sea. The rig is called the ‘Haiyang Shiyou 982’, or ‘Ocean Oil 982’ and according to Chang An Jian, a social media account run by the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, the rig is in waters that are about 3,000 meters (9,850 feet) deep.
Hazzaa al-Mansoori of the United Arab Emirates will become the first Arab to board the International Space Station

Emirati Becomes First Arab To Reach ISS

An Emirati has made history as the first Arab to reach the International Space Station, after blasting off from Kazakhstan.The Russian spacecraft carrying Hazzaa al-Mansoori of the United Arab Emirates, who was accompanied by Russia's Oleg Skripochka and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, docked Wednesday after a six-hour trip.The three "entered the orbiting lab and joined six of their station crewmates for a joyful crew greeting ceremony today," NASA tweeted.

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