Pentagon, CIA Chiefs Skeptical of Syria Cease-Fire | Letter From Europe: A Turning Point for Syrian War, and U.S. Credibility: The question is not whether the outcome in Syria would have been different if the United States had led airstrikes in 2013, though it is hard to imagine it could have been any worse. Instead, the issue is the damage to the expectations Paris and other capitals still have for Washington’s role in the world.

The question is not whether the outcome in Syria would have been different if the United States had led airstrikes in 2013, though it is hard to imagine it could have been any worse. Instead, the issue is the damage to the expectations Paris and other capitals still have for Washington’s role in the world.

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Pentagon, CIA Chiefs Skeptical of Syria Cease-Fire

Tuesday February 23rd, 2016 at 9:53 AM

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U.S. military and intelligence advisers don’t believe Russia will abide by a cease-fire in Syria and want the Obama administration to ready plans to increase pressure on Moscow.

Child sex abuse victims to hear cardinal’s testimony in Romeby Associated Press

Tuesday February 23rd, 2016 at 9:38 AM

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Victims of clergy abuse have won permission to be present next week when Pope Francis’s finance minister testifies from Rome to an Australian inquiry into child sex offenses within the Roman Catholic Church.

UN warns of nuclear material falling into terrorist handsby Associated Press

Tuesday February 23rd, 2016 at 9:37 AM

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The head of the U.N. nuclear agency is warning of the dangers of nuclear material falling into the hands of terrorists and is urging world nations to apply an agreement meant to minimize such dangers.

Concerns in Saudi Arabia over signs of more military involvement in Syria by Hugh Naylor

Tuesday February 23rd, 2016 at 9:37 AM

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Saudis are already feeling the sting from war in Yemen and worsening economic problems at home.

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Across Europe, gay migrants face abuse in asylum sheltersby Kirsten Grieshaber and Mike Corder | AP

Tuesday February 23rd, 2016 at 9:36 AM

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Alaa Ammar fled Syria to escape not just civil war but also the threat of persecution as a gay man. Yet when he arrived in The Netherlands last spring, he did not find the safe haven he craved.

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Polish state archive releases secret file on ex-presidentby Associated Press

Tuesday February 23rd, 2016 at 9:36 AM

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A Polish state archive has released documents which allegedly show that democracy leader and former president Lech Walesa collaborated with the communist secret police in the 1970s, before he took leadership of a movement that eventually helped topple communism.

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Saudi Arabia to put 32 on trial for spying for Iranby Associated Press

Tuesday February 23rd, 2016 at 9:35 AM

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Saudi-owned media report that 32 people have been accused of spying for the kingdom’s regional rival Iran and now face trial.

The Latest: Turkey: Ground troops in Syria ‘not on agenda’by Associated Press

Tuesday February 23rd, 2016 at 9:35 AM

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The Latest on the civil war in Syria (all times local):

France, Germany push Ukraine to implement reformsby Associated Press

Tuesday February 23rd, 2016 at 9:35 AM

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Germany and France are pushing for Ukraine to move ahead with reforms needed in order to implement the year-old Minsk peace agreement.

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World arms sales up 14 percent in past 5 years, led by USby Associated Press

Tuesday February 23rd, 2016 at 9:34 AM

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A Swedish think-tank says global arms exports increased 14 percent during the five years to 2015, with the U.S. retaining top position after its sales grew 27 percent from the previous five-year period.

UK’s Cameron: June vote on EU membership is ‘final decision’ with no 2nd referendum possible by Associated Press

Tuesday February 23rd, 2016 at 8:51 AM

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UK’s Cameron: June vote on EU membership is ‘final decision’ with no 2nd referendum possible.

UN on Syria: Major powers feeding ‘military escalation’by Edith M. Lederer | AP

Tuesday February 23rd, 2016 at 8:48 AM

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War crimes are “rampant” in Syria, and the conflict has become “a multisided proxy war steered from abroad by an intricate network of alliances,” U.N. investigators said in a new report Monday.