Russia has completed the delivery of an S-300 ground-to-air missile system to Syria, which could alter the balance of forces in the skies above the Syrian battlefields.
"The work was completed a day ago," Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin during a televised meeting.
The decision to provide the sophisticated anti-aircraft system was taken as a result of the destruction of a Russian Ilyushin reconnaissance aircraft by the loss of 15 passengers on board by Syria on September 17, at one time. incident 22 miles off the Syrian coast for which Russia holds Israel ultimately accountable.
The friendly fire from the Russian plane is not surprising as three of the world's most powerful air forces – Russia, the United States and Israel – frequently fly into Syrian airspace or near. In addition, there are Turkish and Syrian planes, supported in the case of Syria by a ground-to-air defense system. With five air forces operating nearby, an incident still seemed inevitable.
Israel has expressed regret over the death of Russian air force personnel and fears that the S-300 will make it even more risky for its planes to continue their campaign against Iranian installations in Syria. Missiles have the ability to track dozens of targets hundreds of miles away. Domestic manufacturer Almaz-Antey said they could also shoot down cruise missiles and ballistic missiles.
Israel has long sought to prevent the delivery of S-300s to Iran and Syria. Iran bought the system in 2007, but it was not delivered until 2016.
"We have not changed our strategic line on Iran," said Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennett, a member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet. "We will not allow Iran to open a third front against us. We will take action if necessary. "
Putin has so far managed to maintain good relations and a high level of cooperation with Syria, Turkey and Israel, despite their contradictory goals in Syria.
Relations between Israel and Russia have deteriorated since the shooting on September 17, when the Russians claimed that the Israeli F-16s had used the reconnaissance flight of the Russian aircraft off Latakia to carry out an attack.
The stake is larger than the future Israeli air operations over Syria. US military power in the north of the Middle East – particularly in Syria and Iraq – stems mainly from the power of massive destruction of its air force and its ability to use its planes and missiles as it sees fit.
This strategy worked successfully in the campaign against Isis in both countries in 2014-18 when local ground troops – Kurds in Syria and Iraqi government security forces – defeated Isis through US air support. Any radical improvement in Syrian air defenses reduces American military options.
The Kremlin admits that Syria shot down a Russian military reconnaissance plane
The United States could not confirm yesterday that the S-300 missile batteries had been delivered. But the Russian Ministry of Defense has released a video of the unloading of the launcher, the radar and the command and control vehicle.
Moscow will also support and improve Syrian electronic defenses.
Syria hopes that Israel will be less free in the future to conduct air strikes on Syrian territory. Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said: "Israel, used to conducting attacks under various pretexts, will now weigh and rethink before attacking again."
The S-300 missiles will at least make Israel more cautious and less inclined to take for granted the acquiescence acquired by Russia in the Israeli operations against Iran in Syria. It has also deployed the even more advanced S-400 missile batteries on its own bases in Syria.
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1/50 October 3, 2018
Earthquake victims fly over a ferry in Wani, central Sulawesi, Indonesia after the earthquake and tsunami hit the region on September 28. Nearly 1,400 people reportedly died as UN officials warned that "the need remains huge" for desperate survivors and rescue teams looking for victims
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2/50 October 2, 2018
The first American lady, Melania Trump, carries a baby during a visit to a hospital in Accra, Ghana. The First Lady is visiting Africa on her first major international solo trip, with the goal of making children's well-being the focus of a five-day visit to four countries.
Reuters
3/50 October 1, 2018
Indian school children dressed in Mahatma Gandhi practice yoga at an event held at a Chennai school before her birthday. Indians from across the country celebrate Gandhi's birthday on October 2
AFP / Getty
4/50 September 30, 2018
An Albanian vote on September 30, 2018 in a polling station in the village of Zajas for a referendum on the change of name of the country. – Macedonians voted on September 30th to decide to rename their country, Northern Macedonia, to settle the conflict with Greece and to open the way for accession to NATO and the EU.
AFP / Getty
5/50 September 29, 2018
Residents attempting to recover belongings from their homes collapsed after the Palu earthquake and tsunami on the island of Sulawesi on September 29, 2018. – Nearly 400 people were killed when a earthquake triggered tsunami on Indonesian island of Sulawesi, officials said On Sept. 29, as hospitals struggled to cope with hundreds of wounded and rescuers struggled to reach disaster area .
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6/50 September 28, 2018
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a press conference in Berlin. Erdogan's official visit sparked protests
EPA
7/50 September 27, 2018
The President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, delivers a speech to the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at the UN headquarters.
AP
8/50 September 26, 2018
Members of the National Disaster Assistance Force (NDRF) looking for victims after the collapse of a building in New Delhi killing five, the latest incident highlighting the bad planning and urban construction in India
AFP / Getty
9/50 September 25, 2018
American golfer Tiger Woods takes off at a training session before the 42nd Ryder Cup on the National Golf Course in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, southwest of Paris.
AFP / Getty
10/50 September 24, 2018
President Donald Trump and US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley hold talks with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the UN General Assembly at UN Headquarters
AP
11/50 September 23, 2018
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his country was "ready to face the United States", following an attack at a military parade in Ahvaz during which 25 people were killed. The Iranian government and military officials blamed the attack on Gulf states allied with the United States.
AP
12/50 September 22, 2018
Pakistan has invited Saudi Arabia to become a partner of the Beijing-funded "Belt and Road" program, which will improve and expand Pakistan's infrastructure. The invitation comes at the end of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's two-day visit to a country in the Middle East, where he met Saudi King Salman
EPA
13/50 September 21, 2018
A boat capsized and killed 136 people in Lake Victoria, Tanzania. Rescue operations are underway
AFP / Getty
14/50 September 20, 2018
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe celebrates the presidential elections of the ruling Democratic Party at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on September 20, 2018. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was re-elected to the leadership of the ruling party on September 20. is about to become Japan's oldest prime minister and realize his dream of reforming the constitution.
AFP / Getty
15/50 September 19, 2018
Los Angeles has decided to ban the sale of fur within the confines of its city. At a press conference today, Councilor Bob Blumenfield said, "It's not just a good legislative victory, it's a moral victory. LA will be the largest city in the United States to ban the sale of fur, after San Francisco, Berkley and others
AP
16/50 September 18, 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sign at a car parade in Pyongyang, North Korea,
Reuters
17/50 September 17, 2018
Australia has launched a national survey on needles hidden in strawberries. Sewing needles were found in strawberries in the 6 Australian states and the market suffers from the fear that results
EPA
18/50 September 16, 2018
Typhoon Mangkhut landed in China, bringing 100 km / h winds to coastal areas and 10-foot storm surges in Hong Kong. In the photo, the broken windows of an office tower in Hong Kong.
Reuters
19/50 September 15, 2018
German police have started expelling activists from the Hambacher Forest, where a protest to protect the rest of the old forest has been taking place for six years. Dozens of activists live in tree houses, but are now forced to leave the scene after rising tensions between them and the energy company RWE, which plans to expand its coal mine further into the remaining forests .
AFP / Getty
20/50 September 14, 2018
Speaking in Malmo today, the Dalai Lama said: "I think that Europe belongs to the Europeans" and suggested that refugees focus on returning home and developing their homes. country of origin.
Reuters
21/50 September 13, 2018
Preparations for Hurricane Florence, which is expected to land on Friday, will continue in North and South Carolina and Viriginia. More than one million people were evacuated before the arrival of the Category 4 storm
Getty
22/50 September 12, 2018
Um Majid, left, tries an improvised gas mask on members of his family at his home in Binnish, Idlib province, in the north of the country under Syrian rebel control, as part of the preparation. any upcoming raid. Fearing that government forces and their allies could not take over the province of Idlib, the mother of three learned through YouTube videos how to make gas masks in charcoal, wood, paper cups, cotton, in nylon bags and adhesive tapes. According to her, she could make more masks but the materials she needs are not always available. She also dug a cave under her house
AFP / Getty
23/50 September 11, 2018
People waving Catalan separatist flags "Esteladas" while holding letters saying "Independence" at an event for independence in Barcelona on the occasion of the National Day of Catalonia, the "Diada" ". Catalan separatists have demonstrated strength and unity during the National Day celebrations of the region, nearly a year after an unsuccessful attempt to break with Spain. The Diada, National Day of Catalonia, commemorates the fall of Barcelona during the Spanish Succession War in 1714 and the loss of institutions and freedoms that ensued in the region.
AFP / Getty
24/50 September 10, 2018
An Indian man makes his way through the floodwaters of the Panchanai River overflowing into Siliguri. Continuous rainfall has caused floods and landslides in parts of Siliguri and surrounding areas, affecting road travel and daily life
AFP / Getty
25/50 September 9, 2018
Participants waved flowers past a balcony from which North Korea's chief Kim Jong Un watched during a mass rally at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. The military parade was organized to mark the 70th anniversary of the nation, but it failed to show intercontinental ballistic missiles hit by multiple international sanctions.
AFP / Getty
26/50 September 8, 2018
350.Org March for Climate Justice at Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City, Philippines. Rise for Climate events have taken place around the world demanding action
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27/50 September 7, 2018
Displaced Syrians take part in protest against regime and ally, Russia, at IDP camp in Kafr Lusin, near Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey, in Syrian province of Idlib , in the north of the country
AFP / Getty
28/50 September 6, 2018
Aerial view of houses damaged by a landslide in the city of Atsuma, in Hokkaido Prefecture, following the earthquake on the island of northern Japan. Rescuers ransacked the mud for survivors after the powerful earthquake hit the hills, leaving at least nine dead and scores missing.
AFP / Getty
29/50 September 5, 2018
US Capitol Police Arrest Demonstrator and Judge Brett Kavanaugh Testifies During Second Day of Confirmation of Hearing Before US Senate Judiciary Committee to Become an Assistant Judge at the United States Supreme Court. New President Donald Trump's candidate for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, is expected to face tough questions from Democrats this week about his support for presidential immunity and his opposition to abortion
AFP / Getty
30/50 September 4, 2018
Signs and telecommunication relay poles were damaged after being shot down by the strong winds caused by Typhoon Jebi in Osaka. The typhoon that struck Japan in 25 years hit the ground on September 4, the country's meteorological agency announced, bringing high winds and heavy rainfall that resulted in evacuation warnings.
AFP / Getty
31/50 September 3, 2018
Myanmar journalist Kyaw Soe Oo is escorted by police after being sentenced by a court in Yangon prison. Two Reuters journalists have been sentenced to seven years in prison for breaking the Myanmar's official secrets law when reporting on the Rohingya crisis, a judge said, a case that provoked outrage as an attack to the freedom of the press
AFP / Getty
32/50 September 2, 2018
A Somali soldier passes near the wrecked vehicles at the blast site in front of the headquarters of the capital's headquarters, Mogadishu. A Somali police officer said that a number of people had been injured after a suicide bomber blew up a vehicle loaded with explosives at a checkpoint in front of the headquarters after being stopped by security forces.
AP
33/50 September 1, 2018
A Utair operated Boeing 737-800 that skidded and caught fire during the landing at Sochi International Airport, in the Russian seaside resort of the Black Sea. According to the Russian Minister of Transport, an airport supervisor died during the emergency response after an airliner at the landing stopped at the end of the runway, in a riverbed and caught fire. No deaths were reported among the 164 passengers and six crew members aboard the Utair Boeing 737, but the Russian Ministry of Health said 18 people had been injured. The fire was extinguished within eight minutes
AP
34/50 August 31, 2018
Grieving people attend Aretha Franklin funeral at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit
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35/50 August 30, 2018
Firefighters watch the flame rise after the fire of a giant factory in the west of Footscray, in the suburbs of Melbourne – More than 120 firefighters are fighting the fire, with 30 trucks and trucks Aerial aerial devices that send large amounts of smoke through the city. .
AFP / Getty
36/50 August 29, 2018
People evacuated after floods in Swar County, Myanmar
Reuters
37/50 August 28, 2018
President Hassan Rouhani speaks in front of the Iranian Parliament in the capital, Tehran. It was the first time that Rouhani was summoned by Parliament in five years in power. MEPs were asking for answers on unemployment, rising prices and the collapse of the rial, which has lost more than half of its value since April.
AFP / Getty
38/50 August 27, 2018
A police officer passes the Chicago Pizza and GLHF Game Bar at the scene of the fatal shooting in Jacksonville Landing. An armed man opened fire on a video game tournament, killing several people and firing himself dead in a rampage that injured several others.
AP
39/50 August 26, 2018
Migrants disembark from Italian Coast Guard ship Diciotti & # 39; in the port of Catania, Italy. The ship arrived with 177 migrants on board, but the Italian Ministry of the Interior prohibited them from disembarking, calling on EU member states to find a solution for their distribution. On 22 August, 27 unaccompanied minors were released from the vessel with the assistance of the Red Cross, UNHCR and Save the Children.
EPA
40/50 August 25, 2018
Rohingya refugees during a protest march after attending a ceremony in remembrance of the first anniversary of a military crackdown that caused the massive exodus of people from Myanmar to Bangladesh, in the camp of refugees from Kutupalong to Ukhia
AFP / Getty
41/50 August 24, 2018
President of the United States, Donald Trump, seated with children during a visit to the National Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio
AFP / Getty
42/50 August 23, 2018
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addresses the media at a press conference in Parliament in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
EPA
43/50 August 22, 2018
Big waves have swept over Jeju Island, South Korea, as the powerful Typhoon Soulik gradually approaches the Korean peninsula
EPA
44/50 August 21, 2018
A Palestinian throws his child in the air after the morning prayers marking the first day of Eid al-Adha's celebrations on the well-known precincts of Muslims like al-Haram al-Sharif in the Old City of Jerusalem . Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslim holidays celebrated each year. It marks the annual pilgrimage of Muslims (Hajj) to visit Mecca, the holiest place of Islam. Muslims slaughter a sacrificial animal and divide meat into three parts: one for the family, one for friends and family, and one for the poor and needy.
Reuters
45/50 August 20, 2018
South Korean Lee Keum-seom, 92, meets her 71-year-old North Korean son Ri Sung Chol at a separate family reunion at Mount Kumgang Resort on the southeastern northeastern coast. Dozens of elderly and frail South Koreans have met their northern relatives for the first time since the peninsula and their families were divided by the war nearly seven decades ago.
AFP / Getty
46/50 August 19, 2018
The flag of the United Nations at half mast marking the death of the former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, at the European headquarters in Geneva. Kofi Annan passed away on August 18, at the age of 80
EPA
47/50 August 18, 2018
Pakistan's newly appointed Prime Minister Imran Khan inspects the guard of honor on his arrival at the Prime Minister's House during a ceremony in Islamabad. Imran Khan was sworn in at a ceremony in Islamabad, marking the beginning of a new political era: the hero of the Cricket World Cup officially took the reins of power in this country endowed with the 39, nuclear weapon
PID / AFP / Getty
48/50 August 17, 2018
Muslim pilgrims leave the Great Mosque after Friday prayers before the annual Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Reuters
49/50 August 16, 2018
A man crosses flooded waters in Kochi, Kerala State, India. According to reports, the region is in a state of alert. Schools and offices were closed due to the rising waters of the Periyar River after opening the doors of Idukki Reservoir. The region was hit by heavy rains that caused flooding and killed at least 65 people.
EPA
50/50 August 15, 2018
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes schoolchildren after his speech as part of the 72nd anniversary celebrations of India's Independence Day, marking the 71st anniversary of the end of British colonial rule, at the Red New Delhi Fort.
AFP / Getty
1/50 October 3, 2018
Earthquake victims fly over a ferry in Wani, central Sulawesi, Indonesia after the earthquake and tsunami hit the region on September 28. Nearly 1,400 people reportedly died as UN officials warned that "the need remains huge" for desperate survivors and rescue teams still searching for victims
AFP / Getty
2/50 October 2, 2018
The first American lady, Melania Trump, carries a baby during a visit to a hospital in Accra, Ghana. The First Lady is visiting Africa on her first major international solo trip, with the goal of making children's well-being the focus of a five-day visit to four countries.
Reuters
3/50 October 1, 2018
Indian school children dressed in Mahatma Gandhi practice yoga at an event held at a Chennai school before her birthday. Indians from across the country celebrate Gandhi's birthday on October 2
AFP / Getty
4/50 September 30, 2018
An Albanian vote on September 30, 2018 in a polling station in the village of Zajas for a referendum on the change of name of the country. – Macedonians voted on September 30th to decide to rename their country, Northern Macedonia, to settle the conflict with Greece and to open the way for accession to NATO and the EU.
AFP / Getty
5/50 September 29, 2018
Residents attempting to recover belongings from their homes collapsed after the Palu earthquake and tsunami on the island of Sulawesi on September 29, 2018. – Nearly 400 people were killed when a earthquake triggered tsunami on Indonesian island of Sulawesi, officials said On Sept. 29, as hospitals struggled to cope with hundreds of wounded and rescuers struggled to reach disaster area .
AFP / Getty
6/50 September 28, 2018
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a press conference in Berlin. Erdogan's official visit sparked protests
EPA
7/50 September 27, 2018
The President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, delivers a speech to the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at the UN headquarters.
AP
8/50 September 26, 2018
Members of the National Disaster Assistance Force (NDRF) looking for victims after the collapse of a building in New Delhi killing five, the latest incident highlighting the bad planning and urban construction in India
AFP / Getty
9/50 September 25, 2018
American golfer Tiger Woods takes off at a training session before the 42nd Ryder Cup on the National Golf Course in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, southwest of Paris.
AFP / Getty
10/50 September 24, 2018
President Donald Trump and US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley hold talks with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the UN General Assembly at UN Headquarters
AP
11/50 September 23, 2018
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his country was "ready to face the United States", following an attack at a military parade in Ahvaz during which 25 people were killed. The Iranian government and military officials blamed the attack on Gulf states allied with the United States.
AP
12/50 September 22, 2018
Pakistan has invited Saudi Arabia to become a partner of the Beijing-funded "Belt and Road" program, which will improve and expand Pakistan's infrastructure. The invitation comes at the end of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's two-day visit to a country in the Middle East, where he met Saudi King Salman
EPA
13/50 September 21, 2018
A boat capsized and killed 136 people in Lake Victoria, Tanzania. Rescue operations are underway
AFP / Getty
14/50 September 20, 2018
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe celebrates the presidential elections of the ruling Democratic Party at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on September 20, 2018. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was re-elected to the leadership of the ruling party on September 20. is about to become Japan's oldest prime minister and realize his dream of reforming the constitution.
AFP / Getty
15/50 September 19, 2018
Los Angeles has decided to ban the sale of fur within the confines of its city. At a press conference today, Councilor Bob Blumenfield said, "It's not just a good legislative victory, it's a moral victory. LA will be the largest city in the United States to ban the sale of fur, after San Francisco, Berkley and others
AP
16/50 September 18, 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sign at a car parade in Pyongyang, North Korea,
Reuters
17/50 September 17, 2018
Australia has launched a national survey on needles hidden in strawberries. Sewing needles were found in strawberries in the 6 Australian states and the market suffers from the fear that results
EPA
18/50 September 16, 2018
Typhoon Mangkhut landed in China, bringing 100 km / h winds to coastal areas and 10-foot storm surges in Hong Kong. In the photo, the broken windows of an office tower in Hong Kong.
Reuters
19/50 September 15, 2018
German police have started expelling activists from the Hambacher Forest, where a protest to protect the rest of the old forest has been taking place for six years. Dozens of activists live in tree houses, but are now forced to leave the scene after rising tensions between them and the energy company RWE, which plans to expand its coal mine further into the remaining forests .
AFP / Getty
20/50 September 14, 2018
Speaking in Malmo today, the Dalai Lama said: "I think that Europe belongs to the Europeans" and suggested that refugees focus on returning home and developing their homes. country of origin.
Reuters
21/50 September 13, 2018
Preparations for Hurricane Florence, which is expected to land on Friday, will continue in North and South Carolina and Viriginia. More than one million people were evacuated before the arrival of the Category 4 storm
Getty
22/50 September 12, 2018
Um Majid, à gauche, essaie un masque à gaz improvisé sur des membres de sa famille à son domicile à Binnish, dans la province d'Idlib, dans le nord du pays sous contrôle des rebelles syriens, dans le cadre de la préparation de tout raid à venir. Craignant que les forces gouvernementales et leurs alliés ne parviennent à reprendre la province d’Idlib, la mère de trois enfants a appris grâce à des vidéos YouTube comment fabriquer des masques à gaz en charbon de bois, en bois, en gobelets en papier, en coton, en sacs en nylon et en bandes adhésives. Selon elle, elle pourrait fabriquer plus de masques mais les matériaux dont elle a besoin ne sont pas toujours disponibles. Elle a également creusé une grotte sous sa maison
AFP / Getty
23/50 11 septembre 2018
Des gens brandissant des drapeaux catalans indépendantistes «Esteladas» tout en tenant des lettres disant «indépendance» lors d'une manifestation pour l'indépendance à Barcelone à l'occasion de la fête nationale de Catalogne, la «Diada». Les séparatistes catalans ont fait preuve de force et d'unité lors des célébrations de la fête nationale de la région, près d'un an après une tentative infructueuse de rupture avec l'Espagne. La Diada, fête nationale de Catalogne, commémore la chute de Barcelone lors de la guerre de succession d'Espagne en 1714 et la perte d'institutions et de libertés qui s'ensuivit dans la région.
AFP / Getty
24/50 10 septembre 2018
Un homme indien se fraye un chemin à travers les eaux de crue du fleuve Panchanai débordant à Siliguri. Des précipitations continues ont provoqué des inondations et des glissements de terrain dans certaines parties de Siliguri et ses environs, affectant les déplacements sur les routes et la vie quotidienne
AFP / Getty
25/50 9 septembre 2018
Les participants agitent des fleurs en passant devant un balcon depuis lequel le chef de la Corée du Nord, Kim Jong Un, regardait, lors d'un rassemblement de masse sur la place Kim Il Sung à Pyongyang. La parade militaire a été organisée pour marquer le 70e anniversaire de la nation, mais elle s’est abstenue de montrer les missiles balistiques intercontinentaux frappés de multiples sanctions internationales.
AFP / Getty
26/50 8 septembre 2018
350.Org mars pour la justice climatique au cercle commémoratif de Quezon à Quezon City, aux Philippines. Des manifestations de Rise for Climate ont eu lieu dans le monde entier pour exiger une action
Leo Sabangan / 350.org (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
27/50 7 septembre 2018
Des Syriens déplacés participent à une manifestation contre le régime et son alliée, la Russie, dans un camp de personnes déplacées à Kafr Lusin, près du poste-frontière de Bab al-Hawa avec la Turquie, dans la province syrienne d'Idlib, dans le nord du pays
AFP / Getty
28/50 6 septembre 2018
Vue aérienne de maisons endommagées par un glissement de terrain dans la ville d'Atsuma, dans la préfecture de Hokkaido, à la suite du tremblement de terre sur l'île du nord du Japon. Les sauveteurs ont fouillé dans la boue pour les survivants après le puissant tremblement de terre qui s'est abattu sur les collines, faisant au moins neuf morts et des dizaines de disparus.
AFP / Getty
29/50 5 septembre 2018
La police du Capitole des États-Unis arrête un manifestant et le juge Brett Kavanaugh témoigne au cours de la deuxième journée d'audience de confirmation de l'audience devant le Comité judiciaire du Sénat des États-Unis pour devenir juge adjoint à la Cour suprême des États-Unis. Le nouveau candidat du président Donald Trump à la Cour suprême, Brett Kavanaugh, devrait faire face à des interrogations pénibles de la part des démocrates cette semaine sur son soutien à l'immunité présidentielle et son opposition à l'avortement
AFP / Getty
30/50 4 septembre 2018
Les panneaux de signalisation et les poteaux de relais des télécommunications ont été endommagés après avoir été abattus par les vents violents causés par le typhon Jebi à Osaka. Le typhon qui a frappé le Japon en 25 ans a touché le sol le 4 septembre, a annoncé l'agence météorologique du pays, apportant des vents violents et de fortes précipitations qui ont entraîné des avertissements d'évacuation.
AFP / Getty
31/50 3 septembre 2018
Le journaliste du Myanmar Kyaw Soe Oo est escorté par la police après avoir été condamné par un tribunal à la prison de Yangon. Deux journalistes de Reuters ont été condamnés à sept ans de prison pour avoir enfreint la loi sur les secrets officiels du Myanmar lors de leurs reportages sur la crise Rohingya, a déclaré un juge, une affaire qui a provoqué l'indignation comme une atteinte à la liberté de la presse
AFP / Getty
32/50 2 septembre 2018
Un soldat somalien passe près de l'épave de véhicules sur le lieu de l'explosion devant le quartier général du quartier général de la capitale, Mogadiscio. Un officier de police somalien a déclaré qu'un certain nombre de personnes avaient été blessées après qu'un kamikaze avait fait exploser un véhicule chargé d'explosifs à un poste de contrôle devant le siège après avoir été arrêté par les forces de sécurité.
AP
33/50 1er septembre 2018
Un Boeing 737-800 exploité par Utair qui a dérapé et pris feu lors de l'atterrissage à l'aéroport international de Sochi, dans la station balnéaire russe de la mer Noire. Selon le ministre russe des Transports, un superviseur de l'aéroport est décédé lors de l'intervention d'urgence après qu'un avion de ligne à l'atterrissage se soit arrêté au bout de la piste, dans un lit de rivière et ait pris feu. Aucun décès n'a été signalé parmi les 164 passagers et six membres d'équipage à bord du Boeing 737 d'Utair, mais le ministère russe de la Santé a déclaré que 18 personnes avaient été blessées. Le feu a été éteint dans les huit minutes
AP
34/50 31 août 2018
Des personnes en deuil assistent aux funérailles d'Aretha Franklin au Greater Grace Temple de Detroit
AFP / Getty
35/50 30 août 2018
Les pompiers observent la flamme monter après l'incendie d'une usine géante dans l'ouest de Footscray, dans la banlieue de Melbourne – Plus de 120 pompiers combattent l'incendie, avec 30 camions et des engins aériens à nacelle élévatrice qui envoient de grandes quantités de fumée à travers la ville. .
AFP / Getty
36/50 29 août 2018
Des personnes sont évacuées après les inondations dans le canton de Swar, au Myanmar
Reuters
37/50 28 août 2018
Le président Hassan Rouhani s'exprime devant le Parlement iranien dans la capitale, Téhéran. C'était la première fois que Rouhani était convoqué par le Parlement en cinq ans au pouvoir. Les députés demandaient des réponses sur le chômage, la hausse des prix et l'effondrement du rial, qui a perdu plus de la moitié de sa valeur depuis avril.
AFP / Getty
38/50 27 août 2018
Un officier de police passe devant le Chicago Pizza et le GLHF Game Bar sur le lieu de la fusillade au Jacksonville Landing A gunman opened fire at a video game tournament killing multiple people and then fatally shooting himself in a rampage that wounded several others
AP
39/50 26 August 2018
Migrants disembark from the Italian Coast Guard ship 'Diciotti' in the port of Catania, Italy. The vessel arrived with 177 migrants on board, but the Italian Interior Ministry denied them to disembark, calling EU member states to find a solution on how to distribute them. On 22 August, 27 unaccompanied minors were let off from the ship, assisted by Red Cross, UNHCR and Save the Children
EPA
40/50 25 August 2018
Rohingya refugees during a protest march after attending a ceremony to remember the first anniversary of a military crackdown that prompted a massive exodus of people from Myanmar to Bangladesh, at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia
AFP/Getty
41/50 24 August 2018
US President Donald Trump sits with children during a tour of Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio
AFP/Getty
42/50 23 August 2018
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
EPA
43/50 22 August 2018
High waves hit Jeju Island, South Korea, as powerful Typhoon Soulik gradually approaches the Korean Peninsula
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44/50 21 August 2018
A Palestinian man throws his child in the air following morning prayers marking the first day of Eid al-Adha celebrations on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem's Old City. Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslims holidays celebrated each year, it marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) to visit Mecca, the holiest place in Islam. Muslims slaughter a sacrificial animal and split the meat into three parts, one for the family, one for friends and relatives, and one for the poor and needy
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South Korean Lee Keum-seom, 92, meets with her North Korean son Ri Sung Chol, 71, during a separated family reunion meeting at the Mount Kumgang resort on the North's southeastern coast. Dozens of elderly and frail South Koreans met their Northern relatives for the first time since the peninsula and their families were divided by war nearly seven decades ago
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The flag of the United Nations flying at half-mast to mark the death of former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, at the European headquarters in Geneva. Kofi Annan died on 18 August, aged 80
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Newly appointed Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan inspects the guard of honor on his arrival in the Prime Minister House during a ceremony in Islamabad. Imran Khan was sworn in at a ceremony in Islamabad, ushering in a new political era as the World Cup cricket hero officially took the reins of power in the nuclear-armed country
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Muslim pilgrims walk out after the Friday prayer at the Grand mosque ahead of annual Haj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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A man wades through flooded water in Kochi, Kerala state, India. According to reports, the region is on a high alert with schools and offices been closed due to the rising water levels of Periyar river after the gates of the Idukki reservoir were opened. The area has been hit by heavy rains that caused floods and reportedly killed at least 65 people
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets schoolchildren after his speech as part of India's 72nd Independence Day celebrations which marks the 71st anniversary of the end of British colonial rule, at the Red Fort in New Delhi
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Israel gives advanced warning to the Russians of any of its air actions in or close to Syria which has allowed some 200 attacks since the start of 2017 to be carried out in relative safety.
A Russian complaint about the shooting down of the Ilyushin reconnaissance plane is that only one minute’s warning was given. This was too short a period for them to alert the Syrians as to what was happening. An explanation for this could be that the Russians and Syrians must inevitably inform their Iranian allies about Israeli intentions leading Israel to keep the warning time as short as possible.
The shooting down of the Russian aircraft and the delivery of the S-300 is a sign that the military balance is changing to the advantage of the Syrian government.
Since the end of 2016, President Bashar al-Assad has recaptured the most important armed opposition strongholds in East Aleppo, East Ghouta and Deraa, leaving only one, the large opposition enclave in Idlib untaken. He can now focus more time to pushing back against Israeli military operations affecting Syria.
Israel and the US continue to speak of the build up of Iranian influence either directly or through local proxies in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. But Iranian influence probably peaked in Syria and Iraq in 2015 when governments in both countries were under intense military pressure from Isis and needed all the foreign help they could get. Israeli attacks will not stop, but they will be riskier.