A battery of American-made Patriot antiaircraft missiles has been moved to Dimona in the Negev desert following intelligence that a strike may be launched in retaliation for Israel’s bombing of a suspected nuclear site in Syria two months ago.
In a highly unusual move, the officers in charge of the missiles were permitted to talk to [...]

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Iran: Israel is too weak to attack
Al-Bawaba, Jordan - 5 hours ago
Israel is too weak to threaten Iran, Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said on Sunday. Speaking to reporters at his weekly press conference, …
Spokesman: Israel too weak to threaten Iran Xinhua
Iran warns Israel against military threats over nuclear program International Herald Tribune
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President Vladimir Putin has announced plans to build a new generation of nuclear weapons after accusing the United States of harbouring an “erotic” desire to invade Russia and steal its natural resources.
Delivering one of his most belligerent anti-Western tirades, Mr Putin also suggested that America and its allies had concocted a fake assassination plot to [...]

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The signs of Russia’s resurgent influence are everywhere in Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia: in Kremlin-financed media; in the financing of local politicians and economic development; in a growing assertiveness, encouraged by Moscow, among the third of the Baltic population that is of Russian heritage; in the Kremlin’s manipulation of its energy supplies as a bludgeon.
Those [...]

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Russian businessmen have flourished under President Vladimir Putin, with the number of millionaires rising sharply every year. But despite Russia’s growing economy and Putin’s firm grip on the government, many of the country’s wealthiest still have little faith that their money or their families are safe.
London has become their refuge.
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Europe has lost the plot in trying to cope with a resurgent Russia under President Vladimir Putin, who is dictating the agenda in his dealings with European capitals, according to a study published yesterday.
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A ‘Power Audit’ of EU 27-Russia relations
Despite its economic strength and military might, the European Union has begun to behave as [...]

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