"After an investment of $500 million, an initial goal of training 5,400 Syrian rebel fighters a year, and a whopping 54 fighters successfully graduated this summer, the sum total of U.S.-trained rebels still on the ground in Syria is now… “four or five.” Yes, you read that correctly. Defense One’s Molly O’Toole reports on remarks on the new nadir of the U.S. train-and-equip program, made by Central Command's Gen. Lloyd Austin during the latter's testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee this morning." - Today's Headlines and Commentary
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"After an investment of $500 million, an initial goal of training 5,400 Syrian rebel fighters a year, and a whopping 54 fighters successfully graduated this summer, the sum total of U.S.-trained rebels still on the ground in Syria is now… “four or five.” Yes, you read that correctly. Defense One’s Molly O’Toole reports on remarks on the new nadir of the U.S. train-and-equip program, made by Central Command's Gen. Lloyd Austin during the latter's testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee this morning."
President Bashar al-Assad of Syria urged insurgents fighting his government to join with his forces instead in the battle against Islamic State militants.
The top American commander in the Middle East told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the United States would not reach its goal of training 5,000 Syrian fighters anytime soon.
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President Bashar al-Assad of Syria urged insurgents fighting his government to join with his forces instead in the battle against Islamic State militants.
The airstrikes would represent an expansion of France’s military activity in the region, where it has already been involved in bombing Islamic State targets in Iraq.
The top American commander in the Middle East told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the United States would not reach its goal of training 5,000 Syrian fighters anytime soon.
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Kerry says Russia proposed US-Russia military talks on Syria
Reuters WASHINGTON Russia has proposed military talks with the United States on Syria, and the United States is considering next steps, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday. Kerry said he was talking to the White House and Pentagon about the ... Kerry: US Weighs Russia Offer of Military Talks on SyriaABC News Kerry: US looks at Russian offer of military talks on SyriaWashington Post Syria's UN diplomat says Russia should to carry out airstrikes against Islamic ...Fox News Financial Times -Irish Independent all 887 news articles » |
OSCE Urges Full Probe 15 Years After Gongadze's Disappearance by support@pangea-cms.com (RFE/RL)
The OSCE's media-freedom representative has highlighted the 15th anniversary of the disappearance of Ukrainian investigative journalist Heorhiy Gongadze by reiterating her call for authorities in Kyiv to fully investigate the crime.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet in November to discuss the Iran nuclear deal as well as other regional security issues, the White House said on Wednesday.
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KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistani police have arrested a former Air Force pilot who later donated funds to the Taliban and Al Qaeda, police told Reuters on Wednesday, in a rare case targeting those who financially contribute to militancy.
Refugee crisis escalates as people break through Hungarian border by Patrick Kingsley in Šid and Horgoš
Clashes with police follow moves by desperate people to break through a border gate, as others make their way to Croatia
Europe’s biggest refugee crisis since the second world war entered a new phase on Wednesday as hundreds of trapped refugees briefly broke through a border gate on the now-blocked Hungarian border, leading to frenzied clashes with Hungarian police, while hundreds of others forged a new route through Croatia.
Hungarian riot police fired teargas and water cannon over the border with Serbia, after frustrated crowds, who had gathered there in their thousands when Hungary closed its border on Tuesday, tried to burst through a gate that connects the two countries. Hungary’s actions were met with fury by the Serbian government, which said its northern neighbours had no right to fire into Serbian territory.
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Taxi drivers from across Europe block off Brussels airport causing huge tailbacks as they gather in the EU capital to oppose the rise of Uber, the controversial ride-sharing app.
Kerry says Russia proposes military-to-military talks with US on Syria
Families file lawsuits over 2013 Navy Yard shooting, say companies could have prevented it
Kerry says US weighing Russian offer of military-to-military talks on Syria
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Obama, Netanyahu to meet at White House on Nov. 9, with Iran nuclear deal on the agenda
Hungary has dramatically escalated its anti-refugee border controls, firing upon asylum-seekers with tear gas and water cannon and bringing in more personnel with armoured vehicles.
A 23-year-old man suffered a fractured neck and finger, burns to his hand and eyes and had a hole blown through his palate after an e-cigarette blew up in his face.
Thousands of desperate refugees who have been turned away at the Hungarian border may be forced to try and cross deadly Croatian minefields in search of safety in Europe.
One of the founding fathers of the United States, Thomas Paine has also been described as a corsetmaker, a journalist and a propagandist. But the celebrated English political activist and revolutionary may also have been something else: a cunning plagiarist.
Thousands of daily CIA intelligence memos to presidents Kennedy, Johnson made public
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Vladimir Krasnov and Alexei Stolyarov, who are known as 'Vova and Lexus' in Russia, say they called the singing superstar pretending to be the Russian president earlier this week.
Paris has embraced the ways of hipsters with a six-week showcase of goods sourced in Brooklyn. Some longtime Brooklyn connoisseurs, however, see the event as a new low in the borough’s fall from gritty, countercultural grace.
Saudi police carried out raids on two alleged terror cells raising security concerns as thousands of visitors continue arriving in the country in advance of the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
Up to 40 antigovernment demonstrators calling for a solution to Lebanon’s garbage crisis and an end to corruption clashed with police in downtown Beirut.
Yemen’s Prime Minister Khaled Bahah arrived in the southern port city of Aden after months of exile in Saudi Arabia.
Government forces in Tajikistan killed a general accused of launching an armed insurrection, following a shootout in the mountainous region where the ousted official had taken refuge.
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Hungarian police use teargas and water cannon to disperse refugees who have gathered on Serbia’s side of the border on Wednesday. Police issued a statement accusing refugees of being ‘aggressive’ and of breaking through the border fence. A United Nations official at the scene has said that people did not appear to have breached the barrier
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US sanctions would be a provocative move ahead of this month’s visit by President Xi Jinping
Former deputy defence minister who led the militant group among those killed in the air and ground operation
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World | Wed Sep 16, 2015 10:26am EDT
MOSCOW
MOSCOW Russia does not currently plan to build an air force base in Syria, RIA news agency quoted the Russian military's First Deputy Chief of General Staff Nikolai Bogdanovsky as saying on Wednesday.
"As of today there is no such plan. But anything can happen," he was quoted as saying.
(Reporting by Jack Stubbs; Editing by Christian Lowe)
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Syria's UN diplomat says Russia should to carry out airstrikes against Islamic ...
Fox News UNITED NATIONS – Syria's U.N. ambassador says Russia should be able to carry out airstrikes against the Islamic State group in his country. Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari told reporters Wednesday that it "doesn't make sense" that the United States can ... Assad Calls on Syrian Rebels to Join Him in Fight Against ISISNew York Times Assad blames West for refugee crisis in EuropeWashington Post Russia's backing of Assad stokes fears of worsening conditions in SyriaCBC.ca Reuters -The Indian Express -Financial Times all 783 news articles » |
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Man tripped by Hungarian camerawoman warns her of karma
CNN (CNN) In the chaos captured on video this month when a group of desperate migrants stormed out of a Hungarian holding camp, it was the actions of a camerawoman that garnered outrage. Petra Laszlo was documenting the wave of migrants, many from the ... Syrian Refugee Tripped by Camerawoman to Arrive in Spain to Work as Soccer CoachABC News Spanish welcome for tripped Syrian refugeeThe Guardian Refugee tripped by Hungarian camerawoman offered job in SpainIrish Independent New York Times -Sky News all 69 news articles » |
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Kerry says Russia proposed US-Russia military talks on Syria
Reuters WASHINGTON Russia has proposed military talks with the United States on Syria, and the United States is considering next steps, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday. Kerry said he was talking to the White House and Pentagon about the ... Kerry: US Weighs Russia Offer of Military Talks on SyriaABC News Kerry: US looks at Russian offer of military talks on SyriaWashington Post Syria's UN diplomat says Russia should to carry out airstrikes against Islamic ...Fox News CBC.ca -CTV News all 872 news articles » |
Daily Times |
Kerry says US weighing Russian offer of military-to-military talks on Syria
Fox News WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is weighing an offer from Russia to have military-to-military talks and meetings on the situation in Syria amid increasing U.S. concern and uncertainty about Russia's military buildup there, Secretary of State John ... Kerry: US looks at Russian offer of military talks on SyriaWashington Post Syria's UN Diplomat Supports Idea of Russian AirstrikesABC News Russia's backing of Assad stokes fears of worsening conditions in SyriaCBC.ca Reuters -CTV News -The Indian Express all 850 news articles » |
 Financial Times |
Putin's aims in Syria are a mystery, says US commander
Financial Times The top American general in the Middle East said on Wednesday that the US does not yet know what Russia's intentions are in Syria even as it builds up what the Pentagon believes to be a new air base in the country. General Lloyd Austin, commander of US ... Russian attack helicopters spotted in SyriaFox News Russia, China trying to close technology gap with US, says US Defence ...Economic Times Ashton Carter: Russia, China closing military tech gap with USWashington Times DefenseNews.com -National Defense Magazine (blog) all 47 news articles » |
Journalists From 4 Countries to Get Press Freedom Awardsby webdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press)
International journalists who have endured death threats, physical attacks and imprisonment or exile are to be honored with Press Freedom Awards. The Committee to Protect Journalists' 2015 International Press Freedom Awards will be presented to Malaysia's Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque, Paraguay's Candido Figueredo Ruiz and bloggers and journalists from Ethiopia and Syria at a ceremony in New York on Nov. 24. Ulhaque, CPJ's first cartoonist awardee, is charged with...
In Pictures: A Look at Europe migrant crisis.
Europol Tracking 30,000 Suspected People Smugglersby webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)
As many 30,000 people could be involved in the trafficking gangs that are charging refugees thousands of euros for a perilous trip to Europe, the head of Europe's police agency said on Wednesday. Rob Wainwright said the discovery of 71 bodies in the back of a truck in Austria last month led Europol to the massive people-smuggling operation and the identification of that number of suspects — far larger than the agency had thought. "The tragic incident in Austria is symptomatic...
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 Washington Post |
Assad: West is crying for refugees with one eye and aiming a gun at them with ...
Washington Post In an interview given to a number of Russian news outlets, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has criticized what he described as the West's "double standards" on Syrian refugees. "Today, Europe is trying to say that Europe feels guilty because it hasn't ... and more » |
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Reagan's sons not crazy about Trump
The Hill (blog) The two sons of former President Ronald Reagan have negative views of GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. “Just on a human being kind of level, I can't think of two people who are more diametrically opposed,” Ron Reagan told Politico. and more » |
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Donald Trump likes that Proverbs verse that might not exist
Washington Post Nearly three weeks after Donald Trump was first asked to name his favorite Bible verse, he finally has an answer: He likes what the Book of Proverbs says about not bending to envy. "Proverbs, the chapter 'never bend to envy,'" Trump said in an ... What Bible verse does Donald Trump have memorized?CNN Donald Trump: 'I think I could tone it down a little bit, and I'll try'Washington Times Trump compares the Bible to 'a great movie'The Week Magazine Sun Times National-KTLA all 24 news articles » |
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Only handful of US-trained Syrian rebels still fighting
Reuters WASHINGTON Only four or five U.S.-trained Syrian rebels are still fighting in Syria, a top U.S. general told Congress on Wednesday, acknowledging the U.S. military is conducting a broad review of the training program. General Lloyd Austin, who leads ... Did the Gov't Exaggerate Progress Against Islamic State?ABC News General: Only handful of Syrian fighters remain in battleWashington Post Congress is probing claims that intelligence on Islamic State exaggerated ...Fox News Politico -Washington Times all 165 news articles » |
Daily Times |
Assad blames West for refugee crisis in Europe
Washington Post BEIRUT – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in remarks broadcast Wednesday that Western support for “terrorism” in his country's civil war is causing the refugee crisis in Europe. In an interview with Russian media, the embattled leader warned that ... Russia has no plans for now to build air force base in Syria: reportReuters Syria's Bashar al-Assad: West is to blame for refugee crisisCNN Reports: Russian general says no plan yet for Syria base but keeps door open ...Fox News Newsweek -Financial Times all 733 news articles » |
Reuters |
Kerry says Russia proposed US-Russia military talks on Syria
Reuters WASHINGTON Russia has proposed military talks with the United States on Syria and the United States is considering next steps, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday. Kerry said he was talking to the White House and Pentagon about the ... Syria's UN diplomat says Russia should to carry out airstrikes against Islamic ...Fox News Assad Calls on Syrian Rebels to Join Him in Fight Against ISISNew York Times Secretary of State Kerry says Russia has proposed military-to-military talks ...Washington Post CTV News -CNN -CBC.ca all 839 news articles » |
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