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Analysis: Trump underwhelms, Fiorina shines in GOP debateSIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) - Republican voters fed up with Washington and anyone with a background in politics have cheered billionaire businessman Donald Trump as the ultimate 2016 outsider, making him the front-runner for the GOP nomination. But Trump's lack of experience with public policy was exposed throughout the second GOP presidential debate on Wednesday, a three-hour marathon that delved deep into complicated issues at home and abroad.
More than 2,000 enslaved fishermen rescued in 6 monthsAMBON, Indonesia (AP) - More than 2,000 fishermen have been rescued this year from brutal conditions at sea, their freedom prompted by an Associated Press investigation into seafood brought to the U.S. from a slave island in eastern Indonesia. Dozens of Burmese men in the bustling port town of Ambon were the latest to go home, some more than a decade after being trafficked onto Thai trawlers. Grabbing one another's hands, the men walked together toward buses last week. As they pulled away for the airport, some of those still waiting their turn to go home cheered, throwing their arms in the air.
Big quake rattles north Chile, sets off small tsunami wavesSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - A major earthquake just offshore rattled Chileans, killing five people and shaking the Earth so strongly the tremor was felt in places across South America. Authorities worked into the early hours Thursday assessing damage in several coastal towns that saw flooding from small tsunami waves set off by the quake. The magnitude-8.3 quake hit off northern Chile on Wednesday night, causing buildings to sway in the capital of Santiago and prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning for the Andean nation's entire Pacific coast. People sought safety in the streets of inland cities, while others along the shore took to their cars to get to higher ground.
GM said to settle criminal case over ignition switchesNEW YORK (AP) - Federal prosecutors are set to announce a settlement with General Motors that resolves a criminal investigation into how the Detroit automaker concealed a deadly problem with small-car ignition switches, according to three people briefed on the case. Under the deal, GM will pay a fine of around $900 million in a deferred prosecution agreement on a wire fraud charge. That means any charges would be dismissed if GM complies with oversight and other terms for three years, said one of the people. All of the people asked not to be identified because the agreement isn't scheduled to be formally announced until later Thursday.
Russian who 'saved the world' recalls his decision as 50/50FRYAZINO, Russia (AP) - The elderly former Soviet military officer who answers the door is known in the West as "The man who saved the world." A movie with that title, which hits theaters in the United States on Friday, tells the harrowing story of Sept. 26, 1983, when Stanislav Petrov made a decision credited by many with averting a nuclear war.
5 things to watch for from the Federal Reserve on ThursdayWASHINGTON (AP) - As it does once each quarter, the Federal Reserve will deliver a triple-dose of news Thursday afternoon - a policy statement, economic forecasts and a news conference by Chair Janet Yellen. But all eyes will be on one question: Is the Fed raising interest rates from record lows?
Drones at stadiums are easy to spot, but hard to stopWhether they're crashing into the bleachers or simply hovering above stadiums to get a cool picture of the action down below, drones have become semi-regular guests at the ballparks these days. That has put the federal government, local police forces and security think tanks on alert, trying to catch up to the technology and figure out how to prevent the hard-to-stop devices from doing major damage.

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Activists: Syrian government launches heavy air raids on Islamic State-held Raqqa

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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian warplanes mounted around a dozen air strikes on the Islamic State-held city of Raqqa on Thursday, activists reported, in an unusually heavy attack by government forces on an area also being targeted by a U.S.-led coalition.
  

Three British 'people smugglers' held at Dunkirk camp

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In a two-hour raid on a migrant camp in Dunkirk, French riot police arrested the three alleged people smugglers, understood to be British men of Middle Eastern origin, and seized a BMW and two Fords.

Syrian papers being sold to ISIS fighters sneaking into Europe with the refugees

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EXCLUSIVE: Our reporter was able to buy a Syrian passport, identity card and driving licence from a forger in a Turkish border town. Our reporter was given the identity of a Syrian man killed last year.

Pentagon acknowledges failures in training of Syrians

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U.S. military says only a handful of trained Syrians are still on the battlefield fighting ISIS

Kerry: Moscow proposed 'military-to-military' talks on Syria

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US Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that Russia has proposed holding "military-to-military" talks on Syria, amid US concern about Moscow's continued build-up of equipment in the war-ravaged nation.
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More Than 2,000 Enslaved Fishermen Rescued in 6 Months

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AP investigation prompts rescue of more than 2,000 slaves, plus arrests, lawsuits, legislation

UK Intelligence Chief Warns of Threat, Seeks More Powers

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UK domestic intelligence chief uses rare interview to warn of threats, seek more surveillance

On new frontline in refugee crisis, Croatia’s welcome put to test

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Numbers swell along the latest pathway to Western Europe.















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Massive fish reeled in off Japanese coast 

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Hirasaka Hiroshi catches huge wolffish while fishing at Hokkaido island











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Russian Pleads Guilty In Massive Computer Hacking Scam

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A Russian man has pleaded guilty for his role in a massive computer hacking scheme, the second such plea this week stemming from what authorities say was the largest such hack in the United States.

Putin Sees Syria as Russia’s Path Back Into Good Graces of West 

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The Russian president unleashed a diplomatic offensive this week, pushing to meet with President Obama, and planning a big rollout for a Syrian peace plan at the United Nations.
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China's island airstrips to heighten South China Sea underwater rivalry

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HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's apparent construction of a third airstrip on its man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea could fill a gap in Beijing's anti-submarine defenses, complicating operations for the U.S. Navy and its allies, Chinese and Western experts said.
  

Blasts in central Baghdad kill at least 12: sources

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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 12 people were killed when three bombs went off in mainly Shi'ite neighborhoods in central Baghdad on Thursday, security and medical sources said.
  

Prosecutors indict Romanian PM Ponta in corruption probe

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BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian anti-corruption prosecutors on Thursday indicted Prime Minister Victor Ponta in a forgery and money laundering probe, targeting his past activities as a lawyer before he took office, they said in a statement.
  

Exclusive: Syrian army starts using new weapons from Russia - military source

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BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian military has recently started using new types of air and ground weapons supplied by Russia, a Syrian military source said on Thursday.









  

На военной базе в Сирии обнаружены российские вертолеты - Газета.Ru

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На военной базе в Сирии обнаружены российские вертолеты
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На авиабазе в Сирии обнаружено несколько российских вертолетов, передает Reuters со ссылкой на источники среди американских чиновников. Один из источников на условиях анонимности сообщил, что на авиабазе присутствуют не менее четырех вертолетов, в том числе боевых. 
В сирийской Латакии засняли российские военные вертолетыNEWSru.com
В Генштабе ВС РФ не исключили возможности создания базы в Сирии"Воронежский курьер" - онлайн газета

Генштаб РФ не планирует создавать военно-воздушную базу в СирииРИА Новости 
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Russia proposes talks with US military over Syria and Islamic State 

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Obama administration says it considering how to respond to Russian proposal for military talks over Syria











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Estonia Tackles Improves NATO’s Cyber Defenses

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These days, it seems like nowhere in the cyber realm is safe. Hacks have infiltrated all walks of cyber life, from the email system used by the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s office at the Pentagon, to the cheating spouses on the Canada-based Ashley Madison website. But the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence, in the tiny country of Estonia, is trying to make the cyber world safer for all of NATO. “When it comes to the NATO networks and how we fight together, there are 28 doors to this alliance.  If one of those doors is wide open, the alliance is wide open,” General Phil Breedlove, the commander of U.S. European Command, told VOA Saturday at a NATO defense meeting in Istanbul. Defense Center role The Cyber Defense Center provides cyber security defense and policy advice to participating members of NATO and a handful of other partner countries, academia and even private businesses. “The private sector is the one that owns most of the real stuff, right?  All the network cables, usually the server rooms, and more," said Lauri Aasmann, Law and Policy Branch chief for the Center. The Center is not funded by NATO, but by volunteer nations.  Although it is not responsible for NATO’s cyber security, officials say its work has played a significant role in improving the alliance’s cyber defense capabilities. Its annual exercise, dubbed Locked Shields, is a multi-national war game in which participants try to protect a fictitious country from a cyber attack.  The center provides the fictitious country’s network, which participating nations must patch up and strengthen. Aasmann said the attack creators on the red team, a mix of tech wizards from different NATO allies, are critical to defense building. “We strongly believe that in order to build or have a good defense, you should understand how the attack works, how the offense works,” said Aasmann. Why Estonia? Estonia is among the best in the world for Internet access, with WiFi available almost everywhere, even in uncommon places like inside buses and vans or on a public beach. It’s second globally for Internet freedom, according to the latest Freedom House report. In comparison, the United States ranks fifth on that list. Banking is done mostly online, with locals saying they rarely carry cash. Most of the government is run electronically as well. “Even if little green men came over and took over everything, people could still pay their taxes online; they could still vote online; you could have a complete government in exile,” said one U.S. official based in Estonia, referring to the term used for Russian military men seen in Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula during Russia’s annexation of the region. Russian attack But Estonians know from experience that a cyber attack on their Internet utopia could prove catastrophic. A massive cyber attack in 2007 knocked out Internet access to banks, ministries, parliament and several other organizations for days. The attack hit during Estonia’s spat with Russia about the relocation of a Soviet-era grave marker called the Bronze Soldier of Tallinn, and many blamed the attack on Estonia’s eastern neighbor. “Most people say this is the first actual state-sponsored cyber attack that came from Russia,” the U.S. official said. Since the “wakeup call,” as Aasmann called it, the country remains dedicated to efforts to prevent and defeat cyber war against Estonia and its allies.

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Russian moves in Syria have coalition questioning motives

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Sources claim Moscow plans to extend its support of Assad regime and could end up running the war
A large convoy of Russian vehicles was reportedly on the move through central Syria on Wednesday, sparking new claims that renewed Russian support for the ailing Assad regime could lead to Moscow effectively running the war.
Syrian opposition groups claimed the convoy contained Russian troops who were heading for the outskirts of the country’s third city, Hama.
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Crimea Costs, Ukraine Police Reform, and Russian Troops in Syria

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Putin in Syria 

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Over the last few days there have been numerous reports that the Kremlin is deploying military force to prop up the Assad regime in Syria, under the pretence of combating ISIS.
The Interpreter will now cover these developments on a daily basis on our Putin in Syria blog.

Russia Proposes Talks With U.S. Over Syria

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Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov made the proposal to Secretary of State John Kerry amid tensions over Moscow’s military buildup in Syria.

Cuban Tourism is Work in Progress

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Hotels and restaurants are already straining from an upsurge of tourism, and experts say many more U.S. visitors could soon follow.

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Nepalese Lawmakers Approve New Constitution

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Nepalese lawmakers on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to approve a new constitution that will turn the former Himalayan monarchy into a secular, multiparty democracy.

U.S. Military Leaders Castigated Over Syria

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The U.S.’s Syria strategy came under a scorching attack in the Senate on Wednesday as lawmakers questioned the Pentagon’s claims of progress against Islamic State.

Colombia's Leader Says He'd Meet With Venezuela to Resolve Crisis

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Colombia’s President Santos is willing to meet with his Venezuelan counterpart to resolve a border crisis that has led more than 20,000 undocumented Colombian immigrants to flee Venezuela and fueled a bitter row between the two countries.

In Debut, U.K. Opposition Leader Calls for a Less Rowdy Parliament

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The new, leftist leader of the U.K.’s opposition party, Jeremy Corbyn, on Wednesday made his debut at the weekly grilling of the prime minister in Parliament, and called for a more demure atmosphere.

Metropolitan Opera House in New York ready to sell naming rights 

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The Met will consider selling naming rights as it approaches unions over introducing Sunday performances











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Syrian father and son tripped by reporter find refuge in Spain

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Syrian refugee who was filmed being kicked by a Hungarian journalist has been offered a home in Spain











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Russian helicopters spotted at Syria airfield: U.S. officials

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has identified a small number of Russian helicopters at a Syrian airfield, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, the latest addition to what Washington believes is a significant Russian military buildup in the country.
  

Border Closings Are Leaving Desperate Migrants Trapped in the Balkans 

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KANIJZA, SERBIA: In a small Serbian town, three young Iraqis wait at a bus stop next to a small park.
“We are going to Croatia,” says Alaa Kamal, who hails from Baghdad. Over the summer, this park in the center of Kanijza, which is just a few kilometers from the Hungarian border, served as a gathering point for refugees attempting to cross the frontier. Groups would meet here and set off on foot toward Hungary. Now the park is mostly empty.
Kamal and his friends tried to cross into Hungary on Monday night around 11 pm, using the railway tracks near the Hungarian town of Rozske, but found the way already blocked.
“We heard it will close on Tuesday,” says Kamal. Their hopes were dashed. “The women were crying.”
Hungary has sealed its frontier with Serbia, using a 110-mile long fence lined with layers of razor wire and units of army and police. Now hundreds of migrants—mostly Syrians, Iraqis, Afghanis and Pakistanis—wait at the Horgos border crossing in Serbia, hoping to be let in. Today, clashes erupted there between the refugees, who threw rocks and burning tires, and police who lobbed tear gas and sprayed water cannons on the crowd.
At one point a rumor spread that Hungary had opened the gates. Parents grabbed their children and belongings and ran to the front, only to be met with more tear gas. “What is happening? Is it open or what?” asks one man as he ran away from the tear gas carrying a toddler.
By evening refugees begin leaving the Horgos border crossing. Busses arrived to take people to a camp in Kanijza. From there, they are told, they will be able to take the bus on to Croatia. Dozens boarded free busses provided by Serbian authorities, others got in taxis. Some stayed behind.
“My group left about an hour ago,” says Nour a woman from Damascus. “I have a baby…And I don’t know anything about this road.”
Thousands of Syrians have taken the journey through Hungary, reporting back to family and friends about the best routes and the potential dangers. But this route through Croatia is new and uncharted. Nour says her group will go ahead and if it’s safe, she will follow with her child.
This land has known war before. Already, people are posting on social media warning of the dangers of minefields on the Serbian-Croatian border.
“No, no, now Hungary is closed,” Michel Nawfal, from Syria, tells his friend standing a few hundred yards from the border. They discuss their plans. The only option left is Croatia, and the two say the Serbia police told them they would able to reach the border. “They gave us a map,” he says.
“This reminds me now of Syria,” his friend says, laying on the ground near where the clashes took place earlier.
“He thought the road to Europe would be made of flowers,” says Nawfal. “Now he discovers the road.”
Nawfal says they are less worried about landmines and more concerned that Slovenia may close its border. While Croatia has said it will allow free passage of refugees through its territory, Slovenia is promising an approach more similar to that of Hungary, tightening its frontier.
“The border with Croatia is… a Schengen external border,” Slovenian Police Commissioner Marjan Fank, told AFP, “and for that reason, under strong police control.”
If that happens, and Hungary reinforces its border with Croatia, the refugees will again be trapped.
“They don’t know what they doing,” says Robert Valdec, a Croatian journalist, of his government, after watching the scene at the border today. “It’s just a competition in political correctness.”
Croatia is a member of the European Union, but it has one of the weakest economies in the EU, and it may be trying to garner favor with Germany.
And while the country may be prepared for the few thousands currently stuck in Serbia, it has no way of being ready for the thousands and thousands more who will come every day if refugees spread the word about a safe route through Croatia.
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US has trained only 'four or five' Syrian fighters against Isis, top general testifies 

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Senators appear incredulous and call for a new plan after hearing news that US military’s $500m effort has resulted in training of only a handful of fighters
A $500m effort to train Syrian forces against the Islamic State has resulted in only a handful of fighters actively battling the jihadi army, the top military commander overseeing the war has testified.
“We’re talking four or five,” General Lloyd Austin, commander of US Central Command, told a dissatisfied Senate armed services committee on Wednesday.
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