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Russian Air Force: Withdrawal from Syria to be complete in 3 days
Russian Su-25 ground attack jets are parked after returning from Syria, at a Russian air base in Primorsko-Akhtarsk, southern Russia, Wednesday.(Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) The commander of the Russian Air Force says the withdrawal of the bulk of Russian forces from Syria should be completed in about two to three days....
Kerry to visit Moscow as Russian pullout boosts Syria peace
Secretary of State John Kerry US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Russia next week to discuss the Syria crisis, Washington has said, after Moscow began withdrawing most of its forces from the country. Kerry said he would hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to “try to take advantage of this moment,” which he described as the...
Five ways the Syrian conflict has changed the world
A man rides a bicycle through a devastated part of Homs, Syria. (File/AP Photo) The Syrian conflict has had an outsized impact on global politics. Here are five ways the world has changed: RISE OF ISLAMIC STATE It was in the vacuum of the deteriorating Syria conflict that a little-known and terrifically violent branch of al-Qaeda grew into the...
Syria peace talks: Government quashes discussion on presidency; says will wait for opposition only 24 hours
Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem speaks during a news conference in Damascus, Syria March 12, 2016. (Source: Reuters) The Syrian government on Saturday ruled out discussion of the presidency at peace talks due to begin on Monday, calling President Bashar al-Assad a “red line” and saying the opposition was deluded if thought it...
Fukushima ground zero: No place for either man or robot
Anti-nuclear protesters hold “No nukes” placards during a rally, calling for the government to put an end to atomic power in Japan. File anti-nuclear protesters hold “No nukes” placards during a rally, calling for the government to put an end to atomic power in Japan. File/AP The robots sent in to find highly radioactive fuel at Fukushima’s...
German vice chancellor says Trump poses threat to peace and prosperity
Republican candidate Donald trump. (Source: AP) German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel has criticised leading U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as a right-wing populist whose political views pose a threat to peace and prosperity. The comments by Gabriel, economy minister and leader of the Social Democrats, are the clearest sign...
MH 370: Families of 12 passengers on Flight 370 file lawsuits
In this Tuesday, April 8, 2014, photo, a relative of passengers onboard the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 that vanished exactly one month ago, waits for a briefing to start at a conference room of a hotel in Beijing. As the two-year anniversary of the disappearance of Flight 370 approaches, the situation would seem decidedly grim. The underwater...
Pope Francis urges Europe to share migrant burden fairly
Pope Francis Pope Francis on Sunday urged European countries struggling with the migrant crisis to “share the burden fairly”, amid growing divisions on how to handle the flow of people fleeing poverty and war. The pontiff used his address in St Peter’s Square to hail the “generous help” offered by Greece and “other countries on the front...
Six people killed in new explosion in Russian Arctic mine where 26 miners are missing
Six people died — most of them rescuers — in a new explosion in a mine in northern Russia where 26 miners went missing following an accident three days ago. “Six people died, five of them rescuers,” said Anton Kovalishin, a spokesman for the emergencies ministry in the Komi region where the Severnaya mine is located. Separately, Emergencies...
Ukraine PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk survives no-confidence vote
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, center, reacts after surviving a vote of no confidence, in Parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, on Tuesday. (AP photo) The government of Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk survived a no-confidence vote on Tuesday though a majority of lawmakers harshly criticised its work. The vote reflected simmering...
