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Battlefield USA 2012: Gerald Celente on year’s top trends

Gerald Celente, the founder of the Trends Research Institute gives RT’s Marina Portnaya his predictions for the headlines of tomorrow. OWS movement, US presidential elections, economic embargo on Iran are among the issues discussed. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

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Syrian Signals: Assad ‘ready for talks’ after meeting Lavrov

Members of the Syrian opposition say they would welcome Russia mediating talks with the Syrian authorities. The reaction came after Russia’s Foreign Minister’s talks with President Bashar Assad in Damascus. Following the meeting, Sergey Lavrov said Moscow will continue its efforts to settle the crisis in the Middle Eastern country. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT [...]

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‘Hysteria’ over Russia veto after West jumps the gun at UN

Russia and China are facing a barrage of criticism from some Western and Arab states for their decision to block the latest UN resolution on Syria. Moscow has already dubbed the reaction ‘hysterical’, saying the resolution took a biased approach to resolving the civil conflict. RT’s Sara Firth was in Syria when the diplomatic showdown [...]

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Video: Huge crowds welcome Russia FM Lavrov in Syria

Syria could get another chance at a diplomatic escape route from its continuing political crisis, as it hosts a Russian delegation. A last-ditch delegation to Damascus bearing a personal message for Bashar al-Assad from President Medvedev has been welcomed by thousands of people lining the streets of the Syrian capital. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT [...]

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Civil war looms as mass media caught in Syria crossfire

The European Union is preparing a new batch of sanctions against Syria, which the French foreign minister says will be the harshest yet. It comes after an EU-backed resolution that could have paved the way for military intervention, was struck down at the UN. We’re also getting disturbing footage from the rebel stronghold city of [...]

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‘West gunning for Putin as Syria face-off unfolds’

The EU is preparing to further toughen sanctions on Syria in a bid to crank up pressure on the country’s regime. The decision came after Russia and China vetoed the latest draft UN resolution on Syria. Moscow and Beijing say the wording took sides in the Syrian conflict, as it solely blamed the government for [...]

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Still a No! Russia thumbs down new Syria resolution draft

Moscow says it cannot support the new draft resolution on Syria. Although the text has been softened to overcome some of Russia’s objections, it still falls short of addressing Moscow’s main concerns. RT’s Marina Portnaya in New York. Marcus Papadopoulos, editor of Politics First magazine, believes the US is still committed to seeing power in [...]

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Iranophobia: ‘Why negotiate when West can cash in on tension?’

Iran’s threatening to switch off its oil supplies to Europe before the EU embargo comes into force in July. Parliament will discuss whether to make the move next week. The EU decided to stop buying Iranian oil hoping to force Tehran back into talks over its nuclear programme. Shirin Shafaie, from the Campaign Against Sanctions [...]

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Iranophobia: ‘Why negotiate when West can cash in on chaos?’

Iran’s threatening to switch off its oil supplies to Europe before the EU embargo comes into force in July. Parliament will discuss whether to make the move next week. The EU decided to stop buying Iranian oil hoping to force Tehran back into talks over its nuclear programme. Shirin Shafaie, from the Campaign Against Sanctions [...]

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Americans oppose war: Does govt care?

With harsh US rhetoric and tensions around Iran’s nuclear program snowballing by the hour, American polls nonetheless show that most Americans think a war with Tehran would be a grave mistake. But do the leaders care? Despite Iran’s recent consent to return to negotiations over its atomic work, the Obama administration says war with Tehran [...]

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