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Pentagon Enjoying Greater Leeway Under Trump
The Pentagon under President Donald Trump is enjoying greater freedom to run its wars the way it wants -- and not...
UN Syria Envoy Urges Foreign Powers To Help Restore Ceasefire
The United Nations' Syria envoy sent an urgent appeal Saturday to Russia, Iran and Turkey seeking help to restore a...
Air Strike On Prison In Syria’s Idlib Kills 16
At least 16 people were killed overnight in air strikes on a prison in the rebel-held city of Idlib in northwest Syria,...
Two Months In, Trump Suffers String of Defeats
President Donald Trump suffered a bitter defeat in his first major legislative challenge as Republican lawmakers shot...
Russia Trying To Gain Influence In Libya
Russia is trying to expand its influence in Libya through a combination of military means and oil and weapons sales, a...
Tillerson To Meet Allies As NATO Races To Save Talks
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet with NATO members next week in Brussels, officials said Friday, as...
Russia Denies It Is Supplying the Taliban After Nato General Claim
Russia may be supplying the Taliban in Afghanistan, a US general has said Russia has denied a top Nato general's...
Le Pen Meets Putin Ahead of French Presidential Election
French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen met Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to Moscow on...
Russia Denies Supplying Taliban After NATO Claim
Russia on Friday denied allegations by the commander of NATO that Moscow may be assisting the Taliban as the insurgents...
Russia Rejects Offer For Julia Samoilova To Perform ‘via Satellite’
Russia's state-controlled television has rejected an offer from organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest to allow...
Russian Opposition Politician Voronenkov Killed In Kyiv
Russian opposition politician Denis Voronenkov has been shot dead in Kyiv. He was a key witness in a case against...
The Fall of A God
By Ohene Bampoe Lucifer’s fall from heaven is considered the greatest in the history of creation but Issa Hayatou’s...
Russia May Be Supplying Taliban Fighters
The top US general in Europe said on Thursday he has seen growing Russian influence on the Afghan Taliban, and raised...
UN’s Troubled Syria Peace Talks Restart In Geneva
UN-backed Syria peace talks resumed in Geneva on Thursday, with little hope of a breakthrough and the emboldened regime...
Trump Team ‘incidentally Monitored’ After Election
Post-election communications of Donald Trump’s team were swept up in an “incidental collection” by intelligence...
UN-Backed Syria Peace Talks To Restart In Geneva
Syrian rivals were to resume UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva on Thursday, with escalating violence and deadlock on...
US Spy Agencies Monitored Trump Team Communications
US spy agencies scooped up the communications of members of Donald Trump's presidential transition team late last year,...
Qaeda, IS Focus On Bombs Behind Carry-On Computer Ban
The prohibition on carry-on electronics for certain flights to the US and Britain shows both the Islamic State group...
Ukraine Bars Russian Singer Samoilova From Contest
Ukraine has barred Russia's Eurovision contestant because she performed in Crimea, annexed by Moscow in 2014. Julia...