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Russia will continue Syria airstrikes until it defeats terrorists: Lavrov

Wednesday, 03 February 2016 4:07 PM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 03 February 2016 4:06 PM ]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks with US Secretary of State John Kerry during their meeting in Moscow on December 15, 2015. AFP

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has called for efforts to block financial and military support for terrorists. In a meeting with visiting German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Rouhani said the terrorist incidents in recent months showed terrorism is a threat to all, including Europe.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow will continue its airstrikes in Syria until it defeats terrorist groups there. His comments came after U-S Secretary of State, John Kerry, said Russia should stop bombing opposition forces in Syria. Russia started its air campaign in Syria on September 30 last year.
The new round of Syria peace talks moves into a third day. U-N special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, says there will be no more hope for Syria if the talks fail to achieve a breakthrough. The Saudi-backed faction did not attend a meeting with de Mistura on Tuesday.
The Israeli Knesset has approved a controversial law allowing police to stop and frisk people without reasonable suspicion. Critics say the law will give the Israeli police a free hand for the racial profiling of minorities and Palestinians. Previously, police could only search those suspected of carrying weapons.
Greek journalists have walked off their their jobs over new austerity measures. The 24-hour industrial action is directed against the government's plans to lower the maximum pension to two-thousand and three hundred euros a month from the current two-thousand and seven hundred euros.
E-U leaders are urging approval of a draft reform deal on Britain’s continued membership in the bloc. European Commission President, Jean Claude Junker, says the deal is fair both for Britain and the EU. British Prime Minister David Cameron is to appear before lawmakers to defend the pact.
Yemen’s health sector is on the verge of collapse amid dire shortage of medicine, equipment, and personnel. Saudi warplanes have bombed hospitals and medical facilities, including those of Doctors Without Borders, in the past months. More than 83-hundered people have died since Saudi Arabia’s air campaign on Yemen in March.
Yahoo says it will cut about 15 percent of its workforce and close five foreign offices by the end of 20-16. The search engine company has also reported a 15 percent fall in its quarterly revenues. The cost-cutting plan is designed to save about 400 million dollars annually.

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