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San Bernardino shooting: Syed Farook’s father says son agreed with ISIS ideology
Dec07

San Bernardino shooting: Syed Farook’s father says son agreed with ISIS ideology

The father of Syed Farook, who with his wife shot dead 14 people in San Bernardino, California, says his son approved the ideas of the Islamic State group and was fixated with Israel, media reports said. “He said he agreed with (IS chief Abu Bakr) al-Baghdadi’s ideas for creating the Islamic State, and he was obsessed by...

Joe Biden Visits War-Scarred Ukraine to Reaffirm US Support
Dec07

Joe Biden Visits War-Scarred Ukraine to Reaffirm US Support

US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Kiev late Sunday to reassure its pro-Western leaders that Washington remains committed to Ukraine despite stepped-up efforts to work with Russia against Islamic … …read more Source:...

Georgia revokes ex-president Saakashvili’s citizenship
Dec04

Georgia revokes ex-president Saakashvili’s citizenship

Georgia on Friday stripped former leader and reformer Mikheil Saakashvili of his citizenship as he had acquired a Ukrainian passport to serve as governor of the strategic Odessa region. …read more Source: The Times of...

Putin makes surprise visit to Crimea after power shortages
Dec03

Putin makes surprise visit to Crimea after power shortages

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday made a surprise visit to Crimea, inaugurating an undersea cable project to bring a new power supply to the strategic Black Sea peninsula. …read more Source: The Times of...

Vladimir Putin Makes Surprise Visit to Crimea After Power Shortages
Dec03

Vladimir Putin Makes Surprise Visit to Crimea After Power Shortages

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday made a surprise visit to Crimea, inaugurating an undersea cable project to bring a new power supply to the strategic Black Sea peninsula. …read more Source:...

Russia Unlikely to Meet Ukraine Peace Deal Deadline, NATO Says
Dec02

Russia Unlikely to Meet Ukraine Peace Deal Deadline, NATO Says

NATO’s top commander warned today there was little chance that Russia would meet a year-end deadline for a peace deal in eastern Ukraine, saying the calmer situation there did not mean the end of the … …read more Source:...

On Ukraine’s Front Lines, US-Supplied Equipment is Falling Apart
Dec01

On Ukraine’s Front Lines, US-Supplied Equipment is Falling Apart

The United States has delivered more than $260 million in non-lethal military equipment to help the government of Ukraine in its fight against a Russian-backed insurgency, but some of the U.S.-supplie… …read more Source:...

Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin Discuss Syria, Ukraine at Climate Change Summit: White House
Nov30

Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin Discuss Syria, Ukraine at Climate Change Summit: White House

US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the Syria crisis and the situation in Ukraine during a meeting Monday on the sidelines of the climate summit in Paris, a White … …read more Source:...

Obama, Putin discuss Syria, Ukraine at Paris climate summit: White House
Nov30

Obama, Putin discuss Syria, Ukraine at Paris climate summit: White House

Obama told Putin he believes Assad must leave power as part of a that transition, and both leaders said their foreign ministers will continue to work on the diplomatic process, the official added. …read more Source: The Times of...

Dutch Policeman Held for Online Sale of MH17 ‘Souvenirs’
Nov30

Dutch Policeman Held for Online Sale of MH17 ‘Souvenirs’

Dutch police have suspended an officer who tried to sell online souvenirs said to have come from the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 shot down over war-torn Ukraine last year. …read more Source:...