Italy's Renzi wins confidence vote on same-sex unions bill
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East and West: parted in Europe, met again in Havana 1,000 years later...
The 'super amendment' removes from the draft text rights for same-sex pairs to adopt stepchildren and a requirement that couples be faithful
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Israel’s prime minister says that an Iranian offer to compensate the families of Palestinians killed in a wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence proves that Iran continues to “aid terrorism.”
Obama to Discuss IS Fight with National Security Councilby webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)
U.S. President Barack Obama is meeting Thursday with his National Security Council at the State Department, with the U.S. in the midst of crucial foreign policy issues. The White House says the meeting will focus on the "global campaign to degrade and destroy" Islamic State as well as Syria and other issues. Obama reached agreement earlier this week with Russian President Vladimir Putin over a partial cease-fire in the civil war in Syria set to take effect Saturday. But Obama...
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe's cherished free-travel zone will shut down unless Turkey acts to cut the number of migrants heading north through Greece by March 7, European Union officials said on Thursday.
A French high court has upheld the closure of a mosque outside of Paris because of evidence the Muslim place of worship had been infiltrated by radical Islamists.
Saudi Arabia has lashed out at Lebanon, cutting off billions of dollars of aid and telling its citizens to leave the country, after Beirut sided with Iran in the fallout over the execution of a Saudi Shiite cleric, in a diplomatic dispute that threatens Lebanon’s struggling economy.
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New poll shows Donald Trump leading Marco Rubio by 16 points in his home state of Florida
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The EU’s Commissioner for Migration says the situation in the Western Balkans is critical as migrants and refugees face border restrictions. Dimitris Avramopoulos says both EU and non-EU states have a shared responsibility to help those trying to enter Europe. Meanwhile frustrated migrants stuck on the Greek side of the border march towards a crossing into Macedonia
Continue reading...IS claims suicide bombings in Iraqi capital that kills 15by Qassim Abdul-Zahra | AP
Suicide bombers hit a Shiite religious building and a military checkpoint in a Shiite-majority neighborhood of Baghdad Thursday, killing 15 people, an Iraqi security official said.
A Ukrainian man is arrested after he was found to be using the false identity of a high school student for four years in the US state of Pennsylvania.
Uzbekistan's New Railway To Isolationby support@pangea-cms.com (Bruce Pannier)
RFE/RL's Tajik Service, known locally as Ozodi, just reported that Uzbekistan has completed construction of the Angren-Pap railway line. It's quite a feat for Uzbekistan, especially as it was built much faster than original estimates. But it is symbolically also a sad reminder of the direction in which the five Central Asian states are heading.
Latvian FM: Substantial NATO Presence Needed in Balticsby webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)
Latvia's foreign minister says NATO needs to increase its presence in the Baltic region, given Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and continued support for separatists in eastern Ukraine. Edgars Rinkēvičs told VOA's Russian service that the Western military alliance's decisions and measures in support of collective defense and European security have been "absolutely adequate." But he said he would like to see NATO take steps toward strengthening its deterrence...
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Civil liberties groups challenge StingRay surveillance
Wisconsin Gazette The agreement reads, “Consistent with the conditions on the equipment authorization to Harris Corporation by the FCC, state and local law enforcement agencies must coordinate with the FBIto complete this nondisclosure agreement prior to acquisition ... New York police used military-grade cellphone surveillance equipment over 1000 timesWorld Socialist Web Site all 4 news articles » |
TheBlaze.com |
At Least 23 States Now Employ 'Stingray' Technology Allowing Police to Grab Your Cell Phone Data, Text Messages ...
TheBlaze.com Sixty government agencies in 23 states and Washington, D.C., are currently using a portable, high-tech scanning device capable of sweeping up the data on citizens' cell phones, including call records, voice mails and text messages, according to the ACLU. |
February 25, 2016, 9:30 PM (IDT)
"My friend David Cameron, who is undoubtedly a friend of Israel, probably forgot some basic facts about Jerusalem," said Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Thursday, in answer to the British premier’s criticism of Israeli construction of Jerusalem. "Only Israeli sovereignty prevents ISIS and Hamas from setting fire to the holy sites in the city, like they do elsewhere across the Middle East."
Speaking at a Likud party conference, Netanyahu noted too that “only Israeli sovereignty guarantees the rule of law for everyone, something that doesn’t exist in Iraq, Yemen, Syria, Libya or other wide parts of the Middle East, including the Palestinian Authority and also Gaza," Netanyahu said. It guarantees Arab citizens roads, clinics and workplaces. “It is important that our friends in Europe remember this simple fact,” he said.
Poland has restarted discussions about possible purchase of the Medium Extended Air Defense System.
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Egypt Independent |
House Judiciary Committee Advances Bill to Designate Muslim Brotherhood as Foreign Terrorist Organization
CNSNews.com (CNSNews.com) – The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill on Wednesday that calls on the U.S. Department of State to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, citing national security as the reason the designation is ... House Judiciary Committee Approves Bill Requiring Muslim Brotherhood be Designated Terrorist OrganizationHSToday US House Judiciary Committee approves bill urging State Department to label MB as terroristsEgypt Independent Mario Diaz-Balart's Bill Designating Muslim Brotherhood as Terrorist Group Clears House Judiciary CommitteeSunshine State News Daily Journal -Breitbart News all 69 news articles » |
At that point, members of Congress asked CIA Director John Brenner and NSA Deputy Director Rick Ledgett about terrorists “going dark” by using encryption technology. “Going dark” has become an intelligence community ...
The commander of Israel’s Air Defense Forces told reporters that “the Russians are not an enemy” and that the Israeli Air Force “has no intention to create needless friction” with Russian air power plying the skies of neighboring Syria.
Sustaining the current force posture for the Army and Marine Corps would likely require over $1 billion, Rep. Mike Turner, the chairman of the House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces subcommittee, told Defense News.
Washington Post |
FBI, Apple to testify before Congress on March 1
Washington Post The House Judiciary Committee announced Thursday that FBI Director James B. Comey and Bruce Sewell, Apple's general counsel, would appear as witnesses before a hearing on March 1. These appearances will be separated into two different panels. Behind FBI's Data-Access Fight with AppleConsortium News all 196 news articles » |
Engadget |
Microsoft 'wholeheartedly' supports Apple in FBI encryption case
The Verge Speaking at a congressional hearing today, Microsoft president and chief legal officer Brad Smith said that his company "wholeheartedly" supports Apple in the ongoing case that's pitted the iPhone maker against the FBI. "We at Microsoft support Apple ... Microsoft has Apple's back in FBI iPhone disputeEngadget Microsoft takes Apple's side in iPhone dispute with FBIThe Seattle Times all 14 news articles » |
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Press TV |
Syria terrorists trading CIA-supplied weapons on Facebook
Press TV Syrian terrorists have set up a Facebook page that functions as a marketplace for trading various CIA-supplied weapons, ranging from heavy machine guns to rocket launchers and missiles. Dubbed “The First Weapons Market in Idlib Countryside,” the page ... Facebook page markets 'CIA-supplied' weapons sent to Syria – reportRT Syrian rebels put 'CIA-supplied' rocket launchers for sale on FacebookDaily Mail all 21 news articles » |
CNN International |
Why Microsoft's president brought IBM's first laptop to Congress today
GeekWire Image via House Judiciary Committee/@HouseJudiciary Microsoft's Brad Smith shows off the tech that was considered modern when these laws were formed. Image via House Judiciary Committee/@HouseJudiciary. Microsoft president and chief legal officer ... Apple and FBI to testify at Congressional encryption hearingEngadget World NewsApple, FBI to testify to House on iPhone battleFinancial Times Apple lead attorney Bruce Sewell to testify before US Congress on encryption debate March 1Apple Insider The Guardian -USA TODAY all 4,490 news articles » |
Dallas Morning News (blog) |
Lockdown at Fort Worth military base partially lifted after bomb threat
Dallas Morning News (blog) Naval security forces plus military and police explosive-disposal teams have responded. “Out ofan abundance of caution, the installation is locked down until further notice,” according to the release. “This precaution is for the safety of installation ... and more » |
The Verge |
Verizon takes Apple's side in FBI showdown
The Verge Verizon Wireless, the largest mobile carrier in the United States, has strongly — and rather unexpectedly — stood up in support of Apple in its legal showdown with the FBI. In a statement, CEO Lowell McAdam said "Verizon is committed to protecting ... and more » |
Fortune |
Microsoft Backs Apple in FBI Battle
Fortune Microsoft MSFT 0.08% president and chief legal officer Brad Smith said at a congressional hearing on Thursday that his company “wholeheartedly” supports Apple's AAPL -0.16% refusal to assist the FBI in unlocking a terrorist's iPhone. “We at Microsoft ... |
WIRED |
FBI's Tor Hack Shows the Risk of Subpoenas to Security Researchers
WIRED A judicial ruling released yesterday in the case of Brian Farrell, an alleged staffer of the defunct Dark Web drug site Silk Road 2, confirmed what many who followed that black market's downfall have suspected for months: That the FBI was able to ... FBI reportedly forced researchers to hand over data that exposed TOR usersThe Next Web Judge Confirms Carnegie Mellon Hacked Tor and Provided Info to FBIGizmodo all 32 news articles » |
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The Intercept |
FBI Director James Comey, Who Signed Off on Waterboarding, Is Now Losing Sleep Over an iPhone
The Intercept Because the second memo relied on the first, it had to be rewritten – and the new memo was addressed to “James B. Comey, Deputy Attorney General.” The new memo upheld the conclusions of the former, and did not amend the list of torture techniques. Obama administration, FBI must act to restore US government's credibility in Apple's encryption debateApple Insider FBI, Apple to appear before Congress for hearing on encryptionWashington Post Apple unlocking case will not be 'trailblazer' for legal precedent: FBI chiefYahoo News Yahoo Finance UK -OCRegister -New York Times all 4,345 news articles » |
Apple cut to the chase Thursday in a much-awaited court filing, accusing the FBI of seeking the ability "to undermine the basic security and privacy interests" of consumers by forcing the tech giant to hack into the iPhone of one of the deceased San Bernardino terror suspects.
Apple is seeking ...
Motherboard |
What It Means If Apple Makes an iPhone It 'Can't Hack'
Motherboard According to a report Wednesday night from the New York Times, the company's public spat with the FBI over encryption has accelerated efforts to improve its security even more. If you're just tuning in, Apple is currently resisting a court order ... Apple Reportedly Working to Fix Its VulnerabilityNewser Apple attorney's letter fuels concerns that gov't requests won't stop with shooter's iPhoneSC Magazine all 4,311 news articles » |
New York Times |
FBI Chief Presses Congress to Act on Data Privacy
New York Times “The larger question isn't going to be answered in the courts, and shouldn't be,” the F.B.I. chief,James B. Comey Jr., told lawmakers at a hearing of the House Intelligence Committee. “It's really about who do we want to be as a country and how do we ... and more » |
F.B.I. Chief Presses Congress to Act on Data Privacyby By ERIC LICHTBLAU and NICK WINGFIELD
“The larger question isn’t going to be answered in the courts, and shouldn’t be,” said James B. Comey Jr., who is fighting Apple to unlock a mass killer’s iPhone.
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Melania Trump: Small-town Slovenian Roots, Big Dreamsby webdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press)
Melania Trump has seen more of the world than most people — a journey propelled by her own big dreams concocted as a young girl growing up under Communism. Now she is a glamorous former model swathed in couture, a woman familiar with the capitals and the languages of Europe, the wife of the U.S. Republican presidential front-runner and the proud mother of a nearly 10-year-old son. But Donald Trump's 45-year-old third wife traces her roots back to Slovenia's sleepy industrial town of Sevnica, where she grew up in Communist-era apartment blocks overlooking a river and ever-smoking factory chimneys. Sevnica residents remember Trump — then named Melanija Knavs — as a tall, skinny, well-behaved girl who was passionate about studying and harbored a dream of having an international fashion career. “I think I can say Sevnica was too small for her,'' recalled Mirjana Jelancic, a childhood friend. “Even as a child, she dreamed of moving.'' Back then, Slovenia was still part of Communist-run Yugoslavia. Slightly more liberal than other Eastern European dictatorships, Yugoslavia kept open ties with the West and its citizens enjoyed free travel. Trump's father, Viktor Knavs, was a car dealer while her mother, Amalija, worked in a textile factory. The family lived in an eight-story building right next to their daughter's brightly painted primary school. ‘Excellent student’ Now the headmistress of that school, Jelancic praised her friend as “an excellent student, very organized, disciplined, with very decent manners.'' “We would never hear her swear or say anything bad to anyone,'' she added. Trump developed an interest in fashion during her primary school years, at one time wanting to become a fashion designer, her friend said. “She would make new clothes out of old ones,'' Jelancic said. But Trump's fashion career only became a reality after she moved to the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana, to attend high school. One day by chance, photographer Stane Jerko spotted the 5-foot-11 (180-centimeter), blue-eyed girl in the street. “I still remember how tall she was and how beautiful her figure and hair were,'' he said, displaying youthful black-and-white photos of Trump. “There was no smile on her face because she was shy and scared, but I encouraged her to come to the studio.'' Modeling, traveling Trump's official biography says she started modelling at 16. She took jobs in Milan, Paris and other fashion hubs, becoming proficient in English, German, French and Italian in addition to Slovenian and Serbo-Croatian, which was spoken all across Yugoslavia. She changed her name to Melania Knauss and settled in New York in 1996. Two years later, she met her future husband at a party in Manhattan where the newly separated Donald Trump asked the model, 24 years his junior, for her telephone number. She rebuffed him because he was with a date that night, she has said. But by the next year, they were a couple. Married in January 2005, the Trumps had their son Barron a little over a year later. Before the birth, a very pregnant Melania was photographed for Vogue magazine in a gold bikini on the steps of her husband's private jet. Praise for husband Up until recently, Trump has kept a low profile in her husband's presidential bid. Her first campaign turn came in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in November, as the candidate called his family on stage during a rally. “Isn't he the best?'' she asked the crowd in heavily accented English. “He will be the best president ever. We love you!'' As his supporters roared, her 69-year-old husband gave her a kiss and could be heard saying: “Thank you, honey. Very nice.'' In an interview Wednesday on MSNBC, she happily noted her husband's success on the campaign trail — “it's amazing what's going on'' — and said she fell in love with him for his mind. “Amazing mind and very smart. Very charming. Great energy. We have a great relationship,'' she said. “I don't want to change him, and he doesn't want to change me.'' Asked about his controversial comments about illegal immigrants, Melania Trump said her husband “opened [a] conversation that nobody [else] did.'' Noting that she was an immigrant herself, she said she followed U.S. law exactly, moving from having a work visa to getting a green card to getting her U.S. citizenship. “I never thought to stay here without papers,'' she added. Hometown reaction Jelancic said she was surprised at first to hear that her friend had married a much older man — until she realized that Donald Trump actually resembled Melania's father, Viktor. “They are both hardworking men,'' Jelancic said. "There must have been some kind of chemistry.'' Still, many townsfolk in Sevnica were not overly impressed with the possibility that the United States may get a Slovenian-born first lady. Some younger residents, when asked, didn't even know who Melania Trump was. “What does it mean to me if she is first lady? Who cares?'' said resident Ilija Nikic. ``We have more serious issues than Melania.'' Albina Zver, a 50-something resident, dismissed the possibility altogether, saying “Donald Trump will lose the presidential race.'' Others disagreed. Jerko, the photographer, said “it would be a big thing for Slovenia if she does become first lady.'' “I wouldn't say she is just Donald Trump's wife,'' Jerko said ``She has something special. I know she is very clever and skilled.''
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The agreement has his country exactly where he wants it to be — at the same level as the United States.
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Polish authorities are investigating whether previously unknown documents from Poland’s communist era that suggest Nobel laureate Lech Walesa was a collaborator are in fact genuine.
Russia’s foreign ministry accuses US of trying to ‘scare’ its banks involved from the sale
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At least two coal miners were killed and 28 were missing at a mine in northern Russia after part of the structure collapsed.
BEIRUT (AP) -- The U.S. and Russia have agreed on a cessation of hostilities for Syria that is set to take effect at midnight Friday, local Damascus time. It is the first attempt at a cease-fire in the war-torn country in years and despite the skepticism, U.S. and Russian officials have described it as the best pathway for ending five years of violence that has killed more than 250,000 people and displaced another 11 million. Here's a look at the proposed deal:...
The Economist |
China nostra
The Economist WHEN Liu Wang, the European head of the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), opened its branch in Madrid in 2011, he probably did not imagine that he would one day return to the city as a prisoner. Yet on February 19th Mr Wang was arrested ... and more » |
Cybersecurity researchers claim in a new report that the hackers who obliterated Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2014 were more prolific than previously thought — so much so that a coalition of experts say that the perpetrators started attacking targets since at least 2009 and were active as of late last ...
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The U.S. military must rebuild in Europe to face a more aggressive Russia, whose advanced submarines, weapons systems and geographic advantage have the U.S. “playing zone defense,” the top U.S. commander in Europe said Thursday.
The U.S. Treasury Department is warning of a potential government shutdown in Puerto Rico and lengthy litigation if Congress doesn't approve a bankruptcy mechanism for the U.S. territory soon.
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