Bangladesh plans to install barbed-wire fences around Rohingya refugee camps – minister

Follow RT on Authorities in Bangladesh will build barbed-wire fences around sprawling camps which house Rohingya refugees to stop their expansion, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Thursday. The fences were ordered by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, AP reported, citing the minister. The PM had previously told authorities to open the border to allow hundreds […]

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Khmeimim 2.0: Large-scale renovation at Russia’s airbase in Syria protects jets & allows deployment of even MORE (PHOTOS)

Follow RT on The Russian airbase in Syria has been boosted with hangars to shelter planes from drone attacks and a centralized fuel system, the Defense Ministry said. The upgrade will also allow for additional aircraft at the strategic base. While it can already be called a “first class airfield,” capable of accepting all types […]

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Schiff’s ‘re-telling’ of Trump phone call with Ukraine head gets mocked as ‘unhinged Orange-Man-Bad fan fiction’

Follow RT on With impeachment efforts against President Donald Trump resting on the content of a single phone call, who could blame Congressman Adam Schiff for embellishing the truth a little, all to sell his “Orange Man Bad” narrative. Though Trump released a transcript of the call in question on Wednesday, the Democrat-controlled House Intelligence […]

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Defiant Erdogan says Turkey will continue to buy oil & natural gas from Iran, despite sanctions – report

Follow RT on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said it’s “impossible” for his country to stop purchasing oil and natural gas from Iran, suggesting that Turkey will disregard a raft of US sanctions now imposed on Iran’s energy sector. Erdogan told reporters aboard his return flight from the UN General Assembly meeting in New […]

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Ioane to stay in Japan

Former Wallabies winger Digby Ioane has brought his Crusaders stint to a close after just one Super Rugby season in Canterbury. Ioane joined the Crusaders at the start of 2017 but was hampered by injuries as the red-and-blacks claimed the title, playing just three games. He’ll remain with his current Japanese Top League club, the […]

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