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Russia keeps bombing despite Syria truce; Assad vows to fight on
If implemented, the deal hammered out during five hours of late night talks in Munich would allow humanitarian aid to reach besieged towns. 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...
Russia keeps bombing despite Syria truce; President Assad vows to fight on
Major powers agreed on Friday to a pause in combat in Syria, but Russia pressed on with its relentless bombing in support of its ally President Bashar al-Assad, who vowed to fight on until he regains full control of the country. Although billed as a potential breakthrough, the “cessation of hostilities” agreement does not take effect...
Christine Lagarde to head International Monetary Fund for second term
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde to head the agency for a second term. (Source: AP Photo) International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has been nominated to a second term as the agency’s managing director, the IMF said in a statement on Thursday. Lagarde, the first woman to lead the IMF, took the helm as its 11th...
Poland to join fight vs Islamic State in return for NATO help against Russia
Poland will join the fight against Islamic State, its defence minister said on Wednesday, though he signalled that the scale of its involvement would depend on NATO’s response to Russia’s renewed assertiveness on the alliance’s eastern flank. The announcement, made by Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz after a meeting with US...
North Korea restarts plutonium reactor: US intelligence chief
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signs a document regarding a long range rocket launch in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang February 7, 2016. REUTERS/KCNA North Korea has expanded a uranium enrichment facility and restarted a plutonium reactor that could start recovering spent fuel in...
9-Year-Old Girl In US Jumps 25 Feet To Escape Fire
A ‘brave’ 9-year-old girl from Ukraine has cheated certain death by jumping 25 feet to escape a fire that engulfed her apartment complex here. …read more Source:...
Use influence’ to rein in Ukraine rebels: Angela Merkel tells Putin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to use his influence to rein in pro-Kremlin rebels in eastern Ukraine, a day after the German leader warned that a peace deal was not being fully implemented. During a phonecall, Merkel “made it clear to President Putin that in order to...
War in Syria: Russia’s ‘rustbucket’ military gives hi-tech shock to West and Israel
Their army’s equipment and strategy was “outmoded”; their air force’s bombs and missiles were “more dumb than smart”. For decades, this was Western military leaders’ view, steeped in condescension, of their Russian counterparts. What they have seen in Syria and Ukraine has come as a shock. …read...
Kremlin slams White House over Putin corruption claim
The Kremlin on Friday lashed out at the White House after it backed up an allegation from the US Treasury that President Vladimir Putin is corrupt. US Treasury acting under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence Adam Szubin said in a BBC documentary aired Monday that Putin was a “picture of corruption”. White House...
Tear in ligaments force Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne to sit out for about 10 weeks
Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne will be out for about 10 weeks after tearing ankle and knee ligaments in Wednesday’s League Cup semi-final win against Everton, he tweeted on Thursday. “Just got back from the specialist. I’ll be out for around 10 weeks,” wrote the Belgium international, who will miss the...
