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U.S. Looks to Moscow for Help with Isolating North Korea
Russia has urged a peaceful resolution as Kim and President Donald Trump trade personal insults and threats of war. – WASHINGTON – China’s increasingly icy posture is thrusting Russia forward as North Korea’s preferred diplomatic partner, forcing the Trump administration to turn to Moscow for help in isolating the rogue, nuclear-armed...
Russian presidential hopeful says Crimea belongs to Ukraine
Russian celebrity Ksenia Sobchak, who announced her presidential bid last week, gestures while speaking to the media in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, Oct. 24. (Sergey Vedyashkin/ Moscow News Agency photo via AP)Moscow (AP) — A 35-year-old Russian celebrity TV host who aspires to run for president in next March’s election said Tuesday that...
Turkey wants US to review decision to halt visa services
Members of the media stand outside the United States consulate in Istanbul, Monday, Oct. 9. (AP Photo/Neyran Elden)Ankara, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s justice minister on Monday said he hoped the United States would review its decision to suspend most visa services for Turkish citizens following the arrest of a U.S. consulate employee in...
NATO chief: ‘We don’t want a new Cold War’ with Russia
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg listens to a translation during the NATO Parliamentary Assembly session in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, Oct. 9. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)Bucharest, Romania (AP) — NATO doesn’t want a “new Cold War” with Russia despite members’ concerns about the Russian military buildup close to NATO’s...
Moscow faces 130 fake bomb calls, evacuates 100,000 people
People are checked by security guards before entering GUM, State Shop, at Red square in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, file)Moscow (AP) — Moscow on Friday faced over 130 fake bomb calls that prompted the evacuation of some 100,000 people from shopping malls, schools, railway stations and office buildings. It was the most massive flurry...
Iranian president: Trump’s UN comments ‘ignorant, absurd’
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s president warned Wednesday that his country will “respond decisively” to any violation of the agreement that reins in its nuclear program and called President...
Trump blasts Russia sanctions bill _ but still signs it
In this July 31, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — Dealt a striking congressional rebuke, Donald Trump grudgingly signed what he called a “seriously flawed” package of sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, bowing for the moment to resistance from both...
Putin says US will have to shed 755 from diplomatic staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on attending the military parade during the Navy Day celebration in St.Petersburg, Russia, on Sunday, July 30, 2017. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday the United States would have to cut its embassy and consulate staff in Russia by 755,...
U.S. Lawmakers Herald Agreement on Sweeping Russia Sanctions Bill
– WASHINGTON – Congressional Republicans and Democrats announced Saturday they had reached an agreement on a sweeping Russia sanctions package to punish Moscow for meddling in the presidential election and its military aggression in Ukraine and Syria. Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the No. 2 House Democrat, said lawmakers had settled lingering...
Trump: US must work with Russia, move past election issues
President Donald Trump waves as he and first lady Melania Trump arrive at Andrews Air Force Base, Saturday, July 8, 2017, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that “it is time to move forward in working constructively with Russia” after his lengthy meeting with Russian President...
