Follow RT on US President Donald Trump’s adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Amman on Wednesday for talks on a controversial US plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace, AFP reported. They discussed “efforts to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” the royal court said, adding that Kushner was “visiting Jordan on a tour…
Month: August 2019
S. Korea to review security cooperation if Japan removes it from list of trusted trade partners
Follow RT on South Korea warned Japan on Thursday that it would review security cooperation if Tokyo pushes ahead with plans to remove Seoul from its “white list” of trusted trade partners. Seoul’s Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha met her Japanese counterpart Taro Kono on Thursday, on the sidelines of a regional foreign ministers’ meeting in…
Russia is opposed to dividing SE Asia into blocs – Lavrov
Follow RT on Moscow is opposed to dividing Southeast Asia into blocs, a scenario envisaged by the Indo-Pacific strategy promoted by the US, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. “The Indo-Pacific strategies undermine the core role played by ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations),” he said in Bangkok. “Of course, they are…
‘Pirates of the Queen’: Iranian cartoonists tear into Britain for oil tanker seizure
Follow RT on The British might have invented cartoons, but the Iranians seem to have mastered the art, as Tehran hosts an exhibition of cartoons depicting “pirate” Queen Elizabeth II amid the maritime showdown between the two countries. The display, entitled ‘Pirates of the Queen’, is running in the capital, Tehran till mid-August. Posters for…
Two Chinese girls end up in intensive care after attempting ‘1,000 squat challenge’
Follow RT on In the latest instalment of ‘viral fads gone wrong’ phenomena, two Chinese teenage girls exercised their way into intensive care, having taken part in the truly hellish-sounding ‘One Thousand Squat’ challenge’. What started off as an innocent competition between two friends had very serious consequences for 19-year-old Tang and her pal as…
Bahrain hosts Gulf maritime security conference amid Iran tensions – report
Follow RT on Bahrain has hosted a conference on Gulf maritime security, following attacks on shipping in the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The tiny Gulf monarchy, which also hosts the US Fifth Fleet, said the meeting was held “to discuss the current regional situation and to strengthen cooperation.” It also slammed “the repeated attacks and…
Dental surgeons remove 526 teeth from 7-year-old Indian boy’s mouth
Follow RT on Baffled dental surgeons removed some 526 teeth from a fleshy sack that had grown inside the mouth of a seven-year-old boy who was living with a rare condition known as “compound composite ondontome.” The boy had experienced painful swelling in his lower right jaw since the age of three but refused medical…