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In Pics | #HappyEaster 2017: Here’s how Easter was celebrated around the world
Easter is a Christian feast day that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus after his crucifixion, which is marked on Good Friday. Christians believe Jesus Christ rose again on the third day of his burial after he was crucified by the Romans at Cavalry. The Easter season begins on Ash Wednesday – the first day of Lent, which lasts 40 days...
NATO deploys troops to Poland while concerns about country’s army rise | Reuters
By Lidia Kelly | ORZYSZ, Poland ORZYSZ, Poland Poland on Thursday welcomed the first U.S. troops in a multi-national force which is being posted across the Baltic region to counter potential threats from Russia.More than 1,100 soldiers — 900 U.S. troops as well as 150 British and 120 Romanians — are to be deployed in Orzysz, about 57...
Trump, Merkel discuss Ukraine, Afghanistan by phone -White House | Reuters
WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed several issues including the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the situation in Afghanistan during a telephone conversation on Wednesday, the White House said. The post Trump, Merkel discuss Ukraine, Afghanistan by phone -White House | Reuters appeared first on...
IMF urges Kiev on corruption and pensions after new aid
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DNA EXCLUSIVE: US web companies securing JeM websites, boosting online presence
At least two US-based companies, with headquarters in San Francisco and Texas, are hosting and securing the website of proscribed Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), disseminating anti-India propaganda, jihad in Kashmir and violent extremist ideology. JeM is responsible for daring attacks on India including the one on Parliament...
French polling watchdog warns over Russian news agency’s election report | Reuters
By Richard Balmforth and Michel Rose | PARIS PARIS France’s polling commission has issued a warning over a Russian news report suggesting conservative candidate Francois Fillon leads the race for the presidency – something which contradicts the findings of mainstream opinion pollsters.The cautionary note from the watchdog on...
US defense chief says North Korea has ‘got to be stopped’
London, Mar 31: (AP) North Korea must be stopped on its path toward being able to threaten the United States with nuclear attack, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said today in a stark expression of America’s top national security concern at the moment. He emphasized diplomatic means of changing Pyongyang’s “reckless” agenda. On his...
Five killed in east Ukraine as tensions simmer
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Russian submarines match Cold War-era patrol intensity
The Russian military had fallen on hard times after the 1991 Soviet collapse when it was forced to scrap many relatively new ships and keep most others at harbor for lack of funds. The military has revived its strength thanks to a sweeping arms modernization program amid tensions with the West over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Times of...
NATO still has clear disagreements with Russia over Ukraine | Reuters
By Robert-Jan Bartunek and Gabriela Baczynska | BRUSSELS BRUSSELS NATO still has “clear disagreements” with Russia over the Ukraine crisis and expects Moscow to do more to rein in armed separatists battling Kiev’s forces, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday.The West slapped sanctions on Russia in 2014 over its...
