Day: June 18, 2017

BBC the US-led coalition shot down a Syrian fighter jet near Raqqa

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BBC the US-led coalition shot down a Syrian fighter jet near Raqqa Fighter of the Syrian air force participated in operations against the terrorist group ISIS. BEIRUT, June 18. /TASS/. Air force’s international anti-terrorist coalition headed by the USA shot down a Syrian fighter jet near the city of raqqa in the North of the country. This is stated in a Sunday statement from the military command of Syria, reports Reuters. According to him, the incident occurred on Sunday after 12:00 MSK in the village of er-Rasafa in the suburbs of Raqqa. The fighter participated in the operation against the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia).

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Armed men attacked a tourist camp in Mali

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Armed men attacked a tourist camp in Mali From the camp located on the outskirts of Bamako, gunfire was heard. PARIS, June 18. /Offset. TASS Mikhail Timofeev/. A group of armed men launched Sunday’s attack in Mali’s capital Bamako on the tourist camp in which were citizens of Western countries. This was reported by the AFP news Agency. According to him, at the moment the information on victims. Bamako residents heard the shooting from the camp, located on the outskirts of the city. From the field its location, the smoke, reports AFP. In the tourist camp proceeded machine with the Malian and French military.

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Congressman Marco Rubio: trump not opposed to new sanctions against Russia

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Congressman Marco Rubio: trump not opposed to new sanctions against Russia NEW YORK, June 18. /Offset. TASS Kirill Volkov/. US President, Donald trump has nothing against the introduction of new sanctions against Russia, but to resist the state Department, which is trying to establish a dialogue with Moscow. This opinion was expressed on Sunday, the Senator of the U.S. Congress Marco Rubio (Republican, Florida). “I believe that the center of resistance (sanctions against Russia — approx. TASS) is not the President, he said in an interview with broadcaster NBC. — I don’t think the President has some problems with the introduction of additional sanctions against Russia.” “I think the concern really comes from the state Department, and the reason is the following: they say they are trying to get the Russians to cooperate in a number of areas, and that this (sanctions — approx. TASS) could take us back,” said

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In the U.S. Congress called for an end to “the hunt for Russian ghosts”

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In the U.S. Congress called for an end to “the hunt for Russian ghosts” The Chairman of the intelligence Committee of the house of representatives Devin Nunez called on Washington “to stop the Russian hunt for ghosts and get to the real work.” The Congresswoman leads Sunday, June 18 edition of Politico. Nunez also commented on the rumors about the “collusion” between the President of the United States Donald trump and the Russian authorities. “I said I don’t think there was collusion. And what have you done to me? All the major Newspapers began to slander me. Why? Because I told the truth about the fact that there was no collusion between Donald trump and Russian”, — quotes the edition of núñez. In March, the head of the intelligence Committee issued a statement that evidence of “collusion” of the campaign headquarters of U.S. President Donald trump with Moscow is not.

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Voter turnout in France to 18.00 MSK % to 35.33%

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Voter turnout in France to 18.00 MSK % to 35.33% PARIS, 18 Jul — RIA Novosti. Voter turnout in the second round of elections of the deputies of the National Assembly (the lower chamber of Parliament) of France according to 17.00 (18.00 GMT) made up only of 35.33%, according to data of the Ministry of internal Affairs of the country. Most polling stations will close at 18.00 local time, in large cities the voting will last till 20.00. After closing all sections will be published the first data about results of elections. The first round of parliamentary elections a week earlier, was held with a record low turnout: vote came less than half of the voters of 48.71%. To 17: 00 local time the turnout was 40.75 per cent. In 2012, the second round of elections of deputies of the Natssobraniya to the same hour voted 46,42% of the vote

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The first flight of the Tu-160M2 is planned for March 2018

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MOSCOW, June 18. /TASS/. The first flight of the upgraded strategic bomber Tu-160M2 is planned for March 2018. This was announced by the commander of aerospace forces (VKS) Russia Colonel-General Viktor Bondarev. “It is planned that played the first aircraft will fly in March next year. We hope that our long-range aviation in the future will be to obtain three to four aircraft per year”, – he told in interview to the newspaper “Red star”. The Russian defense Minister, army General Sergei Shoigu had reported earlier that serial production of the modernized strategic bomber Tu-160M2 is planned to commence after 2021. The idea to resume production of a modernized version Shoigu expressed in April 2015. In may of that year, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed to resume production of these aircraft. In October 2016, Deputy defense Minister Yuri Borisov said that it is planned to produce 50 of these machines.

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The Russian space forces expect to receive more than 10 fighter T-50

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Fifth generation fighter PAK FA (T-50)during his speech at the air show “Aviamix” © Sergey Bobylev/TASS MOSCOW, June 18. /TASS/. Air and space forces (VKS) Russia expect to receive from the squadron’s newest fighter T-50 (PAK FA). This was announced by the chief of the HQs of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Viktor Bondarev in an interview with the newspaper “Red star”. “We do not need a party of two or three machines, and much more. We want to get as many planes to enable them to equip the squadron. And then gradually increase the number of these aircraft to the desired and, thus, achieve a new quality level”, – said Bondarev. In the Russian space forces in a squadron consists of 12 aircraft. T-50 – fifth generation fighter aircraft – first took to the air in 2010. Earlier it was reported that serial production of the T-50 will begin in

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The Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation: a new line in the United States against Cuba is a return to the cold war

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© Artyom Korotayev/TASS MOSCOW, June 18. /TASS/. The new line of the us administration towards Cuba is a return to the cold war. The assessment was made by the Russian foreign Ministry announced President of the United States Donalda trump the decision to cancel the unilateral actions of the previous administration to normalize relations with Cuba. “The President announced USA a new line against Cuba brings us back to the already half-forgotten rhetoric of the cold war-style, – stated in the comments of the Russian foreign Ministry. This approach characterized the attitude of the US towards Cuba for decades”.

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The documentary will be filmed in honor of the 75th anniversary Margarita Terekhova

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The documentary will be filmed in honor of the 75th anniversary Margarita Terekhova IVANOVO, June 18. /TASS/. The documentary will be filmed about people’s artist of Russia Margarita Terekhova, which on August 25 will celebrate 75 years. TASS on Sunday, said the daughter of actress Anna Terekhova at the closing ceremony of the XI International film festival named after Andrei Tarkovsky “the Mirror”, which was held in the Ivanovo region. “The documentary film, we begin to remove the mother. We even raised money on the crowdfunding campaign, have just ended. We’re planning to start, maybe even support wait. As it will be documentary, 50 minutes, and we quickly planned to do it, maybe by the end of the year we will do,” said Anna Terekhova. She noted that the anniversary Margarita Terekhova is planning to celebrate “in the close family circle”. “My mother is now ill … On the 70th

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