The Russian Defence Ministry has confirmed that Russian TU95MS strategic bombers have launched advanced Kh-101 cruise missiles on ISIS positions near ISIS’s Syrian “capital” of Raqqa.
Two years ago if someone was asked ‘do you want to be Donald Trump’, an overwhelming majority would have said ‘yes’. He had money, fame, admirers from all corners of life and according to him, a great reputation on the golf course.
Today if someone were to ask the same question, many would say ‘no chance in hell’. As President of the US, Donald Trump is under attack from all sides. Life isn’t so easy for The Donald.
Russia’s newest front line fighter – the Sukhoi T50 – is to be tested with its new engine over the course of this year.
The Sukhoi T-50 has up to now been powered AL-41F1 engine with 93.1 kN (21,000 lbf) of dry thrust, 147.1 kN (33,067 lbf). It is an advanced derivative of the AL-31 engine that powers the preceding Sukhoi SU-27 family of fighters.
On the 21st of September 2016, ISIS encircled a Turkish military contingent in Al Bab, killing 16 Turkish soldiers. Two of them were burnt alive in a ISIS propaganda video.
Turkish President Erdogan vowed revenge for the attack and consequently Turkish troops have been engaged with ISIS in the Al Bab region of Aleppo Governorate ever since.
Some Turkish forces who remain in Syria were recently accidentally fired upon by the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Federation. Three Turkish soldiers were killed and eleven are reported wounded.
Vladimir Putin has stated he is ready for a summit with Donald Trump.
RT reports that the Russian President stated:
“Ljubljana – and Slovenia in general – is of course a great place to hold such dialogue.”
President Putin went on to state that in spite of the fact that US-Russian relations have deteriorated so badly under the last five years of the Obama administration:
Following a tough confirmation battle, Jeff Sessions – Donald Trump’s pick for Attorney General – has won confirmation from the Senate.
The vote was 52 in favour, 47 against, with the vote following party lines, with just one Democrat voting for Sessions.
Sessions has faced sustained opposition, with accusations that he has taken racist positions, which previously caused his failure to win confirmation as a federal judge in 1986.
Eight of the thirteen blacklisted individuals are Iranian citizens, three are Chinese, and two Arab. The story with the blacklisted businesses is very similar – most are based out of Iran. However, there are two Chinese, three Lebanese and one entity located in the United Arab Emirates that are also listed.
RT is reporting the following details:
As predicted, Theresa May’s government has had no difficulty winning support in the House of Commons for the Brexit bill that the decisions of the High Court and the Supreme Court forced on her.
The Brexit bill – which authorises Theresa May to invoke Article 50 – has just passed its first vote in the House of Commons with a vote of 498 votes in favour, and 114 against.
During the White House’s daily briefing President Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser, Michael Flynn, took the stage to condemn Iran over its “provocative” ballistic missile testing. Flynn’s move is being hailed by the media as “unprecedented” due to the fact that, usually, only the press secretary speaks with reports.
Sputnik has the following details:
Donald Trump has been President for less than 10 days and he has already caused mass chaos in airports across America. His executive order went into effect on Saturday which temporarily bans the entry of people trying to get into the United States coming from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Sudan, Somalia, and Yemen. Trump said during his campaign that in order to combat terrorism he wanted to ban Muslims from entering the United States.
The aforementioned countries are all predominantly Muslim nations.
