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Russia-US work together
Secretary of State John Kerry (L) meets with Russian FM Sergey Lavrov. AP PHOTO/CARLOS BARRIA BY GEORGE JAHN The Associated Press VIENNA – Russia-U.S. relations are at a post-Cold War low just about everywhere, except at the Iran nuclear talks. Despite a chill over the Ukraine crisis that has spread to almost every element of their relationship,...
$612 bln defense policy bill passes
Senator John McCain (R), R-Arizona, talks to reporters. REUTERS PHOTO/CARLOS BARRIA BY DEB RIECHMANN The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Over White House objections, the Senate passed a $612 billion defense policy bill that calls for arming Ukraine forces, prevents another round of base closures and makes it harder for President Barack Obama to...
Morale hit by ongoing battles
Ukranian citizens see effects of continued shelling A woman cries as she holds her baby, near her house damaged by shelling, in Horlivka, eastern Ukraine. AP PHOTO/MSTYSLAV CHERNOV THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DONETSK, Ukraine – Crackling forth over radio, the voice ordered tanks to take position in a residential area in Donetsk, the stronghold of...
Pledges from G-7 conference
G-7 summit leaders at the Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, Monday. AP PHOTO/CAROLYN KASTER Leaders decide on topics from fuel to corruption BY GEIR MOULSON The Associated Press BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel went into the Group of Seven summit in the Bavarian Alps with a broad agenda, but combating...
G-7 set goal to end fossil fuels
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with U.S. President Barack Obama at Schloss Elmau hotel. AP PHOTO/MICHAEL KAPPELER Leaders warn sanctions on Russia will remain BY DAVID MCHUGH AND DAVID RISING The Associated Press ELMAU, Germany – The world should move away from using fossil fuels by the end of this century, G-7 leaders announced Monday,...
Obama-Biden put friendship on public display
U.S. President Barack Obama embraces Vice President Joe Biden. AP PHOTO/ WILLIAM BRETZGER BY JULIE PACE The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Few relationships in Washington are as complex as that of president and vice president, a partnership forged of political necessity and often defined by rivalry and competing self-interests. For President...
G-7 members remain united
G-7 members gather for a group photo during the summit in Schloss Elmau hotel in southern Germany. AP PHOTO/CAROLYN KASTER Nations’ leaders uphold sanctions against Russia BY DAVID McHUGH AND DAVID RISING The Associated Press ELMAU, Germany – Several Group of Seven leaders presented a united front on upholding their sanctions against Russia...
G-7 summit exiles Russia
Defense Secretary Ash Carter (R), Gen. Martin Dempsey. AP PHOTO/MANUEL BALCE CENETA BY NEDRA PICKLER The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Western leaders at their weekend summit in Germany are expected to further condemn, but not more strictly punish Russia for its suspected role in the escalating violence in Ukraine. Ukraine is pleading for a...
Obama: we must probe our tactics against IS
President Barack Obama listens as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks to members of the media. AP PHOTO/PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS BY JIM KUHNHENN The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Looking to boost Iraqi fighting forces, President Barack Obama said the United States and its allies need to examine whether they are deploying military...
Russia denies German official
Germany rallies behind lawmaker, stages protest Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Moscow, Russia. REUTERS PHOTO/GRIGORY DUKOR BY ERIK KIRSCHBAUM Reuters BERLIN – Germany formally protested to Russia Monday over Moscow’s refusal to let a conservative German lawmaker into the country, a decision the...
