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Politics: US Marines are stationed in Norway to help deter Russia, and Norway may ask them to stay longer
US Marine rotational forces have been stationed in Norway since the beginning of 2017, helping Norway and NATO boost their presence in the Arctic. Norway is considering whether to ask the US to extend the deployment of Marines to the country. The US has already expressed interest in an extension, Norway’s defense minister said in March....
World: Martin Sorrell resigns as chief of WPP advertising agency
Martin Sorrell has resigned amid an investigation into alleged misconduct as the chief executive of WPP, the world’s largest advertising group, the company said Saturday, abruptly ending his decadeslong run leading the agency he helped found. In a statement, the London-based advertising behemoth said the change would take effect...
Ukrainian Oligarch Defends $150,000 Payment To Trump Foundation
FILE COPY Ukrainian businessman Victor Pinchuk poses after receiving the Chevalier des Arts et Lettres medal from the French Culture Minister in Paris. Jacques DEMARTHON / AFP Ukrainian oligarch Victor Pinchuk’s foundation on Thursday defended a $150,000 (120,000 euros) payment to Donald Trump’s foundation that is being investigated...
Trump To Take Decision On Syria ‘Soon’
FILE COPY United States’ President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with senior military leaders at the White House in Washington, DC. Photo Credit: NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP President Donald Trump huddled with top national security advisors Thursday to weigh his military options in Syria, as Moscow warned against any move that risks...
Israel Calls On Poland To Study Holocaust History
FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office. PHOTO: ABIR SULTAN / POOL / AFP Israel’s president on Thursday said there was a “deep disagreement” between his country and Poland over the Holocaust and called on Warsaw to study its history — an allusion to the responsibility...
Opinion: The dress doctor is in
Last February, Dawnn Karen, a brand consultant, therapist and instructor at the Fashion Institute of Technology, arrived at a Marcel Ostertag fashion show wearing 5-inch… A self-described “fashion psychologist,” Karen pays close attention to the relationship between attire and attitude: not just how clothes make you look, but how they make...
Politics: Russia’s newest anti-air defenses are in Syria — and the US should be worried
The Pantsir-S1's newest missile that can destroy low flying drones. That, combined with the S-400 makes Russia's anti-aircraft systems better than the US' Russia has a layered defense system protecting its bases in Syria that could prove difficult for American jets seeking to strike Syrian targets. The system is composed of...
Ukraine Rejects Russian Gas Transit Offer
Ukraine’s President, Petro Poroshenko speaks during a joint press conference with German Chancellor after talks about fragile truce on April 10, 2018 in Berlin. Credit: Odd ANDERSEN / AFP Ukraine on Wednesday rejected a natural gas transit proposal by Russian energy giant Gazprom as an unacceptable and unprofitable proposition for Kiev....
Finance: The ruble is on track for its worst week since 1999 as Trump tells Russia: ‘Get ready’
The currency has fallen 12% against the dollar over the last 7 days. LONDON — The Russian ruble is down 2.8% against the dollar on Wednesday after President Donald Trump ramped up his anti-Russian rhetoric on Twitter. The ruble was already down 1.7% in early European trading, but took a leg lower after Trump warned Russia to “Get...
Finance: The Russian ruble is on track for its worst week since 1999
The currency has fallen 10% against the dollar over the last 7 days. The Russian ruble is down 1.7% against the dollar at 8.45 a.m. GMT (3.45 a.m. ET) on Wednesday morning. It follows declines of 4% on both Monday and Tuesday for the struggling currency. The Financial Times reports that the ruble is now on track for its worst week since 1999,...
