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A smackdown before the Putin-Obama sitdown
Sep28

A smackdown before the Putin-Obama sitdown

Barack Obama’s high-stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin is already off to a tense start. And the two men haven’t even sat down together yet. When the two leaders do convene Monday afternoon at the United Nations, they’ll be at odds over why they’re meeting, what to discuss — and even what counts as good...

Additions to the Transparency Register (19-25 September)
Sep28

Additions to the Transparency Register (19-25 September)

Ahimsa Fund Akamai Technologies, Inc. Alcohol Focus Scotland Anica – Associazione Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche Audiovisive Multimediali Animal Skincare Products Europe ARD-Gremienvorsitzendenkonferenz Asociación para la Defensa de la Naturaleza (WWF España) Associazione Culturale Unionbirrai Astellas Pharma Europe Limited Banco Comercial...

Dutch expected to vote on EU-Ukraine treaty
Sep28

Dutch expected to vote on EU-Ukraine treaty

The Dutch electorate is expected to be given the chance to vote on an EU-Ukraine treaty in a referendum, in what would be the first citizen-enforced plebiscite in the country’s history. …read more Source:...

The return of the ‘Afgantsy’
Sep28

The return of the ‘Afgantsy’

The sleeve of rebel fighter Yuri Protsenko shows his allegiance in the ongoing conflict in his native Ukraine: He wears the patch of the largest Russia-backed separatist militia in the country, the Vostok Battalion, which he joined in February of last year. In Kyiv, Igor Panasyuk is readying himself for combat against rebels like Protsenko. Stout...

A bad hair day in Kiev
Sep28

A bad hair day in Kiev

KIEV — The average salary of a Ukrainian woman is just under a $150 a month, which is less than in many countries in the developing world. Yet the gorgeous locks of hair on her head are worth as much as $2,000 — more than a year’s salary — in an upscale New York salon, where it’s tipped in keratin and sold as “Russian” hair...

On Syria, Putin goes for his holy grail
Sep27

On Syria, Putin goes for his holy grail

On Monday September 28, Russia’s president will propose to the UN General Assembly his plan for a broad coalition to defeat ISIS. His words will be backed by clear evidence of a substantial Russian military buildup in Syria, including Russian fighters entering Syrian airspace with transponders off. Whereas Russian troops and equipment were...

Clinton Foundation snubbed by the pope, Elton John, Janet Yellen
Sep26

Clinton Foundation snubbed by the pope, Elton John, Janet Yellen

The Clinton Foundation invited everyone from Pope Francis and Leonardo DiCaprio to Bill de Blasio and Janet Yellen to its showcase gathering starting Saturday in New York City, according to multiple sources familiar with the planning. But those invitations were among the dozens turned down by all manner of celebrities, dignitaries and donors,...

Martin Dempsey’s world is falling apart
Sep26

Martin Dempsey’s world is falling apart

BERLIN — As his convoy sliced lights flashing through the busy streets of Berlin on a recent morning, Gen. Martin Dempsey could see a good part of his own career. He could see through the tinted windows of his limousine the bombed out ruins of the World War II-era Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, and the Brandenburg Gate where the Iron Curtain...

Russia, Ukraine, and EU agree winter gas deal
Sep26

Russia, Ukraine, and EU agree winter gas deal

The winter package still needs an official signature from the three parties. “The negotiation process has been difficult.” …read more Source:...

‘If you can’t do this deal … go back to Tehran.’
Sep26

‘If you can’t do this deal … go back to Tehran.’

They made 69 trips across the Atlantic together and celebrated nearly everyone’s birthday at least once overseas, far from their own families. Sleep-deprived and sometimes giddy, the U.S. team negotiating a nuclear deal with Iran imagined which Hollywood star would play them if the movie were ever made: They cast Ted Danson as Secretary of...