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Russia keeps bombing despite Syria truce; Assad vows to fight on
MUNICH/AMMAN, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Major powers agreed on Friday to a pause in combat in Syria, but Russia pressed on with bombing in support of its ally President Bashar al-Assad, who vowed to fight until he regained full control of the country. Although billed as a potential breakthrough, the “cessation of hostilities” agreement does not take...
The Ruling on Julian Assange Sheds Light on the Limitations of UN Human-Rights Powers
Wikileaks founder Julian Asange speaks from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, February 5, 2016. (Rex Features via AP) The case of Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who has been living in the Ecuadoran embassy in London for more than three years to avoid extradition to Sweden to face a sexual-assault investigation, should reopen...
Left behind in Eastern Ukraine
One year after the ceasefire agreement, we return to Eastern Ukraine to hear the stories of those left behind. …read more Source: AL...
Pope, patriarch meet in Cuba nearly 1,000 years after split
POPE FRANCIS IN THE NEWSPope Francis will visit Juarez in February | 03:41The pope hasn’t been this close to Phoenix since Pope John Paul II visited in the 1980s. Rafael Carranza, who covered the Pope in Rome, breaks down what this means for Phoenix residents and Catholics. The Arizona Republic 1 of 23 POPE FRANCIS IN THE NEWSPope Francis...
Russia and Iran are fighting together – but are they as close as they seem?
After years of isolation, Iran is slowly coming back in from the cold after the deal to curb its nuclear programme. And as it starts to reassert itself more openly in the world order, it’s rekindling a stormy affair with an old flame: Russia. The two countries have discussed opening a joint bank, co-operation in space research, and...
“Cessation of hostilities” in Syria lets Russia keep bombing
By John Irish and Warren Strobel Major powers agreed on Friday to a “cessation of hostilities” in Syria to begin in a week, doing nothing in the meantime to halt Russian bombing poised to give government forces their biggest victory of the five-year-old war. If implemented, the deal would allow humanitarian aid to reach besieged towns. It has the...
Crimean Tatars face new Russian crackdown
Crimea has been swept by a fresh wave of home raids and arrests against Crimean Tatars …read more Source: World...
Fabius: Assad responsible for killing 260,000 people in Syria
Syrian regime President Bashar Al-Assad is primarily responsible for the death of 260,000 people in his country and the displacement of half of Syria’s population, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said yesterday. Fabius, who announced on Wednesday that he was stepping down, told Germany’s RTL television station that “the goal is...
Shas MK enters stormy diplomatic waters with Crimea visit
Talks broke with policy of showing strict neutrality in Russia-Ukraine conflict …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Rabbi Azman attempts to ‘put out the fire’
Ukraine’s Chief Rabbi Reuven Azman attempts to defuse the situation in light of MK Margi’s visit to Crimea. …read more Source: Arutz...
