Analysis: One Clear Loser In Thursday's Debate: The GOP
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In an extended exchange with Fox News anchor and his one-time nemesis Megyn Kelly, he tried to talk away a class-action lawsuit brought against Trump University, dismissing it as minor and predicting that after a few more ...
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Trump doubles down on hand size
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Republican candidate Trump reverses stance on torture: WSJ
Reuters WASHINGTON Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump softened his stance on torture on Friday, saying he would not order the U.S. military to break international laws on how to treat terrorism suspects, the Wall Street Journal reported. and more » |
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey needs to stop or significantly reduce the number of illegal migrants crossing into Europe and a readmission agreement between Ankara and Brussels must go into full effect by June 1, an EU envoy said on Friday.
Cyprus’ first public gay wedding takes aim at prejudicesby Menelaos Hadjicostis | AP
The newlyweds wanted to go all-out with their wedding celebrations. All the trappings of a traditional Cypriot wedding were on display; the huge line of well-wishers with cash-filled envelopes in hand, a band playing the latest Greek pop hits and the mandatory roasted pork.
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PARIS (Reuters) - Russia needs to use its influence on separatists in eastern Ukraine to halt attacks by pro-Russian rebels, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Reuters on Friday.
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Thousands of inmates lined up in prisons across Puerto Rico on Friday to cast early ballots in the U.S. territory’s Republican primary, some saying they hoped the elections can help lift the island out of an economic crisis.
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - A Frenchman wanted in the Dominican Republic for helping to orchestrate a dramatic speedboat escape of two pilots convicted of cocaine trafficking arrived in the capital early on Friday to face trial in the Caribbean nation.
NEW YORK (AP) -- You could say politics has reached a new low with the "small hands" remarks from the Republican debate....
Turkish-Russian tensions not felt in village near borderby By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
AL-ISSAWIYAH, Syria (AP) -- In this Syrian mountain village perched above the Mediterranean, residents say they have enjoyed a measure of peace, even though they live near a border that has seen escalating tensions in recent months between Turkey and Russia....
Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has vowed to fight allegations that he was involved in a huge bribery scheme run by oil giant Petrobras.
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Zika response in focus with new evidence of birth defect link
Reuters GENEVA/WASHINGTON Evidence mounted on Friday linking Zika to the birth defect microcephaly, and the U.N. health agency set a review of travel advice related to the outbreak of the virus while U.S. officials planned strategy to control the mosquitoes ... Small Study Strengthens Link Between Zika and Serious Birth DefectsNew York Times Zika causes more pregnancy complications, birth defects than anyone realized, researchers sayWashington Post Pregnant Women With Zika Have Fetal AbnormalitiesMedPage Today ABC News -WFAA.com -Yahoo News all 364 news articles » |
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Turkish-Russian tensions not felt in village near borderby Vladimir Isachenkov | AP
In this Syrian mountain village perched above the Mediterranean, residents say they have enjoyed a measure of peace, even though they live near a border that has seen escalating tensions in recent months between Turkey and Russia.
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Guo Li-Ming, neurology professor at John Hopkins Institute for cell engineering discusses how scientists have found a potential link between the Zika virus and microcephaly. Research published on Friday reveals that Zika can infect cells similar to those involved in brain development and disrupt cell growth
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Celebrations mark 80th anniversary of the iconic Spitfire planes. Report by Jessica Wakefield.
The daughter of infamous drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman said her father visited her twice in California while he was a fugitive, according to an interview released Friday.
Rosa Isela Guzman Ortiz, who lives in California in a house her father helped her buy, said in the July 2015 interview with the Guardian, published on Friday, that her father visited her in the U.S. twice, even though he was wanted by both Mexican and U.S. authorities.
Asked about how he managed to cross the border, she said she wondered the same.
“I asked him the same, believe me,” Guzman Ortiz said.
El Chapo, known as “the most powerful drug lord in the world,” escaped a high-security prison in July 2015, tunneling from his shower to a nearby field. He was recaptured in a raid in January.
Guzman Ortiz—who runs a chain of carwashes, beauty salons and cafes in California—also defended her father against criminal accusations, saying he has been unfairly targeted by the Mexican government.
“My dad is not a criminal. The government is guilty,” she said.
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How China Won the War Against Western Media
Foreign Policy (blog) How China Won the War Against Western Media. The one-two punch of censorship plus propaganda has discredited Western journalism in the eyes of many Chinese. By Bethany Allen-EbrahimianBethany Allen-Ebrahimian is an assistant editor at Foreign ... and more » |
Serbia’s lawmakers voted last month to dismiss the previous defense minister over a sexist remark he made to a female journalist last December.
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Trump: 'I will not order a military officer to disobey the law'
The Hill Trump told The Wall Street Journal he would "use every legal power that I have to stop these terrorist enemies. I do, however, understand that the United States is bound by laws and treaties and I will not order our military or other officials to ... Trump: I won't order the military to break the lawUSA TODAY Donald Trump says he'd force U.S. military to commit war crimesWashington Times The military wouldn't save us from President Trump's illegal ordersWashington Post Foreign Policy (blog) -Reason (blog) -Hot Air all 157 news articles » |
The Air Force is asking for funds to restore the five F-35 joint strike fighters and eight C-130J transport planes it was forced to cut in its latest budget request in a $7.
The B-52 Stratofortress will begin dropping bombs on the Islamic State group come April.
The first Goldwater-Nichols reforms and proposed reforms will be rolled out by the Pentagon in “just a few weeks' time,” Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said Friday.
The 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, the defense policy bill, will likely carry the next tranche of potentially sweeping reforms at the Pentagon.
As elections near, support for the Chancellor and her party is slipping. Tony Paterson reports from Bad Kreuznach
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Russia energy minister plans Iran visit for trade cooperation
Press TV Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak plans to visit Iran in the near future to discuss ways to boost trade cooperation in joint projects, particularly in fuel production plants. "I am planning to visit Tehran in the near future in order to discuss ... and more » |
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David Cameron begs Russia: Don't break Syrian ceasefire with more air strikes
Mirror.co.uk In his first talks with the Russian leader since November, the Prime Minister begged the hardman Russian leader not to restart bombing ahead of crucial peace talks next week. “The PM told him... it is in all our interests to support a peace process ... |
UN Reports Sharp Rise in Civilian Casualties in Yemenby webdesk@voanews.com (Lisa Schlein)
The United Nations human rights office says civilian casualties are mounting in conflict-ridden Yemen. The new reports also says more than 3,000 men, women and children have been killed and nearly 6,000 wounded since the Saudi-led coalition began its bombing campaign against the Houthi rebels nearly one year ago. This report is replete with alarming statistics. The U.N. human rights office only deals with civilian casualties. It agrees the numbers would be much higher were the deaths and injuries of fighters included. During February, the agency recorded a total of at least 168 civilians killed and nearly 200 wounded. It said around two-thirds of these casualties were a result of Saudi-led coalition airstrikes. Human rights office spokesman Rupert Colville said the largest numbers were in the capital, Sana’a. “In November last year, there was a marked decrease in the airstrike casualties, but since then they have again risen sharply with the number killed almost doubling between January and February," he said. "And, the number of civilian casualties recorded last month was, in fact, the highest since September.” Colville sad fighting and indiscriminate shelling by local fighters in the Popular Committees group affiliated with the Houthis and allied army units loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh are adding to the casualty figures. He said last month, the Popular Committees killed and wounded dozens of civilians in the cities of Taizz, Ibb and Al Jawf. He said civilian infrastructure continued to be destroyed or damaged in February. He accused both warring parties of deliberately targeting protected civilian sites. “There have also been worrying allegations — which we are still working to verify — that coalition forces dropped cluster bombs on a mountainous area to the south of the Amran cement factory, where a military unit loyal to the Houthis appears to have been the target,” said Colville. Cluster munitions are inherently indiscriminate in nature. Children are major victims of these weapons. They are attracted to their small, shiny appearance and play with them, often with fatal consequences. Human Rights Watch says the deliberate or reckless use of cluster munitions in populated areas amounts to a war crime.
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LA Police Testing Knife Reportedly Found at OJ Simpson’s Former Estate by webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)
A knife that was reported to have been found years ago at the Los Angeles estate of one-time American football star and former murder suspect O.J. Simpson might be a weapon used in a 1994 double murder case that transfixed the country. According to entertainment website TMZ, which first reported the story, the knife was discovered in 1998 buried at the perimeter of Simpson’s former estate by a construction worker who was helping demolish the estate. TMZ reports that the worker gave the knife to a police officer who was off duty and who never turned the knife in to authorities. After retirement, that officer reportedly mentioned the knife to a co-worker. That person relayed the information to their superiors who demanded the officer turn over the knife. The knife, which has been described as a folding buck knife, is reportedly very rusty and stained. According to TMZ, there are signs of blood stains on the knife, which is now undergoing analysis for DNA and other residue by Los Angeles police.
While police declined to elaborate on the timeline of when the knife was recovered, Captain Andrew Neiman, LAPD Media Relations Officer, told reportes at a press conference that it was possible "the whole story is bogus from the get-go." He also would not name the retired police officer or speculate on why the weapon had been given to police only in the past two months. "We still don't know if that is an accurate account of how this item came into our possession," Neiman said. "If you are the individual that provided that knife we would love to have you contact our Robbery Homicide Division," he added. Authorities have not described the knife but the celebrity website TMZ reported it was a folding buck knife. In a televised trial followed by millions, Simpson was found not guilty of murdering his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.
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While police declined to elaborate on the timeline of when the knife was recovered, Captain Andrew Neiman, LAPD Media Relations Officer, told reportes at a press conference that it was possible "the whole story is bogus from the get-go." He also would not name the retired police officer or speculate on why the weapon had been given to police only in the past two months. "We still don't know if that is an accurate account of how this item came into our possession," Neiman said. "If you are the individual that provided that knife we would love to have you contact our Robbery Homicide Division," he added. Authorities have not described the knife but the celebrity website TMZ reported it was a folding buck knife. In a televised trial followed by millions, Simpson was found not guilty of murdering his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.
Some information is from Reuters.
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The European Commission has warned that the permanent collapse of Europe's passport-free Schengen zone and the return of border controls could cost between €5 and €18bn a year
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In October 2014 Islamic State (ISIS) militants encircled the now iconic Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani. Turkish troops across the border passively looked on. As the noose tightened, Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, declared, “Kobani is about to fall.” U.S. airstrikes changed the course of the battle, the Kurds fought valiantly, and Kobani was saved.
Главы МИД Украины, Германии, России и Франции не смогли договориться по ключевому вопросу встречи: о проведении выборов в отдельных районах Донбасса. Германия и Франция предложили провести выборы в первой половине 2016 года. Москва, по словам главы российского МИД Сергея Лаврова, готова была поддержать это предложение, но Киев попросил не настаивать на этом.
Министр иностранных дел Украины Павел Климкин заявил, что для организации выборов в Донбассе нужно, прежде всего, решить вопросы обеспечения безопасности. "Не обращайте внимания на различные интерпретации. Никаких выводов не согласовали. Наша позиция – сначала безопасность", – написал Климкин в "Твиттере".
Глава МИД Германии Франк-Вальтер Штайнмайер назвал прошедшие переговоры очень сложными и добавил, что участники встречи не могут быть довольными ни ситуацией в Донбассе, ни результатами встречи. По словам Штайнмайера, режим прекращения огня продолжает нарушаться, прежде всего, в местах соприкосновения между сепаратистами и украинской армией. В сложившейся ситуации символической приверженности минским договоренностям уже недостаточно, отметил министр иностранных дел Германии.
Киев и страны Запада обвиняет Москву в том, что она оказывает поддержку сепаратистам на востоке Украины, направляя туда военнослужащих и оружие, и тем самым нарушает Минские соглашения. Россия отвергает эти обвинения.
Когда блеснет свет в конце "нормандского тоннеля"? – обсуждают политологи Виктор Гиржов (Киев), Виктор Мироненко, журналисты Семен Мирский (Париж), Роман Цимбалюк.
Ведущий – Владимир Кара-Мурза-старший.
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Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall Marry in Londonby CHRISTINE HAUSER
Weeks after announcing their engagement, Mr. Murdoch, 84, and Ms. Hall, 59, were wed at a centuries-old mansion.
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Турчинов ожидает «миграционную волну» из России на Украину
Росбалт.RU Секретарь Совета национальной безопасности и обороны (СНБО) Украины Александр Турчинов высказал мнение, что визовый режим с Россией обезопасит Киев от «миграционной волны». «Придет время, и мы еще столкнемся с колоссальной миграционной волной, которая может ... Секретарь СНБО Украины выступил за введение визового режима с РоссиейКоммерсантъ Санкт-Петербург «Мир грез»: Пушков прокомментировал слова Турчинова о беженцах из РоссииНТВ.ru Пушков прокомментировал заявление Турчинова о мигрантах из РоссииИА REGNUM Lenta.ru -Взгляд -Правда.Ру Все похожие статьи: 429 » |
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande pressed Turkey to cut the flow of Mideast and African migrants to Europe.
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A refugee, according to U.S. law, is a vulnerable person living outside the United States who seeks resettlement and who deserves America's support on humanitarian grounds. This animation describes the process of becoming a refugee in the U.S.
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US presses UN council to confront sex abuse by peacekeepers
Fox News UNITED NATIONS – The United States is pressing the U.N. Security Council for the first time to confront the escalating problem of sexual abuse and exploitation by U.N. peacekeepers, which has undermined the credibility of the United Nations. Sex Crime Allegations Against United Nations Staff Spiked in 2015VICE News 'He reminds me of the man who raped me'gulfnews.com Ghana Police personnel named in UN peacekeepers sexual violence report |
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States is pushing the United Nations Security Council to call for the repatriation of peacekeepers if there is a pattern of sexual exploitation and abuse by troops of a certain nationality or if a country fails to investigate accusations.
Brazil's ex-leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vows to fight corruption allegations, after his surprise questioning in the Petrobras scandal.
Demonstrations take place in Aleppo, Damascus, Daraa and Homs as residents take advantage of a rare ceasefire
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Apple vs. FBI: The House Judiciary Committee Hearing and Takeaways
Lexology (registration) On March 1, 2016, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled “The Encryption Tightrope: Balancing Americans' Security and Privacy” focused on the intersection of the competing values of privacy and security in American society. Testifying ... and more » |
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Israel’s Silent Defender by fredslibrary
Title: Israel’s Silent Defender
Author: Amos Gilboa
Gilboa, Amos (2011) and Ephraim Lapid, eds. Israel’s Silent Defender: An Inside Look at Sixty Years of Israeli Intelligence. Springfield, NJ: Gefen Books
LCCN: 2011034334
Notes
- Hebrew title: Melekhet maḥshevet.
Subjects
- Israel. Mosad le-modiʻin ṿe-tafḳidim meyuḥadim.
- Intelligence service–Israel–History.
- Secret service–Israel–History.
Date Posted: March 4, 2016
Reviewed by Hayden Peake.[1]
The Israeli Intelligence Heritage and Commemoration Center (IICC) is a nonprofit institution in Tel Aviv, founded in 1985 by Meir Amit, former head of both Israeli military intelligence and the Mossad. The IICC seeks to further public knowledge of lsrael’s intelligence support to national security. It operates a website, high-tech library, information center, museum, and newsletter. And now it has sponsored this book on the Israeli intelligence community.
In the introduction by the current IICC chairman, Efraim Halevy, also a former director of the Mossad, readers are warned that for security reasons, many operations are not included or even mentioned.
Nevertheless, the editors have assembled 36 firsthand accounts of intelligence operations that span the 60-year history of the three principal Israeli intelligence services—the military intelligence branch of the Israeli Defense Force, often called Aman (identified here as Israeli Defense Intelligence, or IDI); the security service, called Shabak or Shin Bet (referred to in this book as Israel Security Agency, or ISA); and the foreign intelligence agency, the Mossad, whose name is the Hebrew word for “institute.”
The contributions are divided into six sections. In the first, the heads of the three services describe their missions. Section two tells how and why each branch was formed. The third section deals with operations, both successful and failed. Examples of the former include the attack on Iraq’s nuclear reactor in 1981, the Entebbe rescue raid in 1976; and intelligence preparations for the Six Day War. Operation SUZANNA, or the Lavon Affair, is an example of a covert action gone wrong, and its political consequence is explained.[2]
Section four depicts intelligence challenges in various geographic areas of the Middle East, with emphasis on terrorism and the Iranian nuclear threat. Of particular interest is the chapter on how terrorist organizations influence believers to support aggression. Section five gives a brief tutorial on principal intelligence functions and the roles of the military services. The final section, “The Dynamics of Israeli Intelligence Activity,” includes a substantial article on the Mossad by Halevy.
There are also chapters on the operational demands put on the services, the relationships between decisionmakers and the services, and the Revision Department. This department; also known as the Devil’s Advocate Department, may be unique to the Israeli intelligence community. It analyzes current operational plans with an eye toward avoiding past mistakes. The final chapter considers problems that can result from collective thinking. The author encourages open discussion of decisions made by persons “at the top of the pyramid.” (p. 316) There are also three appendices. The first is a chronology of key events and the leaders involved, the second contains brief summaries of operations not covered elsewhere, and the third lists the heads of the intelligence services from their origins to the present. The photographs, in color and black and white, illustrate important buildings, people, and events in Israel’s intelligence history. Altogether, Israel’s Silent Defender provides a fine summary of the origins and present-day configuration of Israel’s intelligence community.
[1] Hayden Peake is a frequent reviewer of books on intelligence and this review appeared in The Intelligencer: Journal of U. S. Intelligence Studies (19, 1, Winter/Spring, 2013, p. 124). Hayden Peake is the Curator of the CIA’s Historical Intelligence Collection. He has served in the Directorate of Science and Technology and the Di recto rate of Operations. Most of these reviews appeared in recent unclassified editions of CIA’s Studies in Intelligence. These and many other reviews and articles may be found on line at http://www.cia.gov.
[2] The operation involved placement by agents of explosives in Egypt in 1954. The bombings were to be made to look like acts of violence by the Muslim Brotherhood.
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'Bloody Nanny' accused of beheading child provokes political reaction in Russia
CBC.ca She's been dubbed the 'Bloody Nanny' by some media and online bloggers and has become a symbol for anti-immigrant voices who say Russia should crack down on unauthorized and undocumented immigrant workers. Estimates suggest more than one ... Russia Charges Nanny With Murder Over Beheading 4-Year-Old ChildNDTV Russia charges nanny with murder over toddler beheadingThe Times of Israel Nanny formally charged in Russian girl's brutal murderCBS News all 100 news articles » |
‘Ghostlike’ and Possibly New Species of Octopus Spotted off Hawaii by webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News)
Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration think they may have spotted a new species of octopus. The discovery came February 27 off Neckler Island in the Hawaiian Archipelago, in water over 4,000 meters deep, during the first dive of 2016 by NOAA’s Okeanos Explorer. While exploring the area, Okeanos’ remotely-operated vehicle, Deep Discoverer, spotted the deep-sea octopod perched on a flat rock some 4,290 meters deep. According to NOAA, “the appearance of this animal was unlike any published records and was the deepest observation ever for this type of cephalopod.” There are two types of deep-sea octopii. First is the “cirrate” or finned type, which have fins on their sides and “fingerlike cirri associated with the suckers on their arms.” The second type are called “incirrate” which lack the fins and cirri. The white octopod falls into the second group, NOAA said, adding that its suckers were “in one, rather than two, series on each arm.” Also, it lacked pigment cells and “did not seem very muscular.” NOAA described the creature as having a “ghostlike appearance,” leading some to call it Casper, after the friendly ghost of cartoon fame. “It is almost certainly an undescribed species and may not belong to any described genus,” said NOAA. The Okeanos Explorer is a U.S. government-funded ship that explores the world’s oceans. Here's a video of the creature:
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WHO: Evidence Links Zika, 2 Neurological Disordersby webdesk@voanews.com (Lisa Schlein)
The World Health Organization reports evidence is accumulating of a causal link between the Zika virus and two neurological disorders - microcephaly, which causes brain abnormalities in newborn babies - and Guillain-Barre Syndrome, which can result in paralysis. The latest update shows 47 countries reporting transmission of the Zika virus. Of those, nine countries, mainly in Latin America, are reporting a potential association between the Zika virus infection and cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome. The WHO says Brazil is still the only country where it is proven that women infected with the Zika virus have given birth to babies with microcephaly. It says a linkage is suspected in 641 cases. Bruce Aylward, the WHO's executive director for outbreaks and health emergencies, says a study from French Polynesia presents the most compelling evidence to date linking Guillain-Barre Syndrome with the Zika virus. Aylward says scientists have studied cases which occurred in 2013 and 2014. “What they found was 100 percent of the people that had Guillain-Barre had evidence of infection and then …that again is the strongest evidence so far that this may be a causal relationship," he said. Guillain-Barre Syndrome can cause a rapid onset of paralysis, usually involving the lower limbs, so people are unable to walk. The neurological disorder progresses very rapidly, but the majority of people recover. Aylward says the risk of contracting Guillain-Barre is very low, with about one in 5,000 people becoming sick. WATCH: Research on Zika cure He says a recent report from the U.S.-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides more evidence of a possible causal link between Zika and microcephaly. He says the CDC has been following the cases of nine pregnant women who became infected while traveling. Aylward says three of the nine pregnant women have given birth to babies with microcephaly, adding to the accumulating body of evidence linking Zika to the brain disorder.
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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is heading to the Middle East for a visit focusing on the situation in Iran and Syria, as well as U.S. economic and energy interests.
As elections near, support for the Chancellor and her party is slipping. Tony Paterson reports from Bad Kreuznach
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March 4, 2016
Russia in Review: a digest of useful news from U.S.-Russia Initiative to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism for February 26 – March 4, 2016.
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