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US, Russia: Countries struggle to overcome rifts in Moscow
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson battled to overcome differences with his Russian opposite number Wednesday, but they remained split over an alleged chemical attack in Syria after talks in Moscow. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson battled to overcome differences with his Russian opposite number Wednesday, but they remained split over an...
Politics: A new report says Russia is intensifying its spy game in Eastern Europe
According to Estonia's intelligence service, Moscow has intensified intelligence operations abroad — a determination echoed by other countries in the region. From the northern tip of the Baltics to the southern edge of the Balkans, Russia is stepping up spying on its neighbors, according to numerous reports from the region. The most recent...
Federica Mogherini: EU chief to make first to visit to Russia
Most attention is likely to focus on her trip to Moscow on April 24, with ties in deep freeze. EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini will make her first official visit to Russia this month, with relations strained to breaking point by the Ukraine conflict and the war in Syria.She will also visit China and India next week, her office said in...
Wisdom Bank: “I attribute my success to this .. ” – Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale, OM, RRC (May 12, 1820– August 13, 1910) was an English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. “I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took any excuse.” – Florence Nightingale.Florence Nightingale, OM, RRC (May 12, 1820– August 13, 1910) was an English social reformer and statistician,...
Bashar al-Assad: US strike wiped out fifth of Syria President’s air force, Pentagon says
The US strike on a Syrian air base destroyed a fifth of the Damascus regime's remaining warplanes, Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Monday as Washington fired a fresh salvo of warnings at President Bashar al-Assad. The US strike on a Syrian air base destroyed a fifth of the Damascus regime’s remaining warplanes, Pentagon chief Jim Mattis...
In Russia: Poverty rises to decade-high of 20 million
Some 19.8 million people — more than 13 percent of the population — were living with incomes below the minimum deemed acceptable last year. The number of Russians living in poverty reached nearly 20 million last year — a decade high — after sanctions over Ukraine and an oil crisis battered the economy, official figures...
Rex Tillerson: US Secretary of State to visit Russia April 11
Russia's foreign ministry said the visit on April 11-12 would include talks with counterpart Sergei Lavrov. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make his first visit to Moscow next week, Russia’s foreign ministry said Wednesday, as the Kremlin looks to improve ties with Donald Trump’s administration.The ministry said the...
Bad Egg: Nigerian pastor imprisoned in the UK for sexual assault
A Nigerian man of God has been sentenced to jail in the United Kingdom after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting women. A 55-year-old Nigerian man of God based in the United Kingdom, Pastor Benjamin Egbujor, has been jailed after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl and another woman during ‘private prayer...
Politics: Baltic states think Russia is laying the groundwork for looming ‘kinetic operations’
Officials in Lithuania are sounding the alarm over suspected Russian information campaigns reminiscent of the lead-up to the Crimean annexation. Signs of an intensifying Moscow-led information campaign have the Lithuanian government worried that Russia is laying the groundwork for “kinetic operations” like those recently seen in...
Trump: On Russia, present administration hews closely to Obama playbook
Before moving to the White House, Donald Trump expressed his admiration for Russian leader Vladimir Putin and predicted that "President Trump would be so much better for US-Russia relations". Before moving to the White House, Donald Trump expressed his admiration for Russian leader Vladimir Putin and predicted that “President...
