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Frenchman accused of amassing arsenal for Euro 2016 attacks
Jun06

Frenchman accused of amassing arsenal for Euro 2016 attacks

A Frenchman who amassed an arsenal of weapons, explosives and tactical gear was allegedly plotting to attack the European Championship soccer tournament. The man was arrested trying to cross into the European Union from Ukraine, officials said Monday. Ukrainian agents had been following the man since December, and allowed him to buy five machine...

Tale of Trump and Partner in Azerbaijan Real Estate Project
Jun06

Tale of Trump and Partner in Azerbaijan Real Estate Project

Six months before he entered the presidential race, Donald Trump announced a new real estate project in Baku, Azerbaijan. His partner was the son of a government minister suspected by U.S. diplomats of laundering money for Iran’s military and described as “notoriously corrupt.” Eighteen months later, and only weeks after...

Slovakia v Northern Ireland: Both sides in fine form ahead of Euro 2016
Jun02

Slovakia v Northern Ireland: Both sides in fine form ahead of Euro 2016

Both Slovakia and Northern Ireland are in magnificent form as they prepare to meet in their final warm-up match for Euro 2016 in Trnava on Saturday. Preparation for the tournament in France could not have gone much better for either side over recent months. Hosts Slovakia recorded a stunning 3-1 win over world champions Germany in Augsburg last...

Dozens in Russia imprisoned for social media likes, reposts
May31

Dozens in Russia imprisoned for social media likes, reposts

Anastasia Bubeyeva shows a screenshot on her computer of a picture of a toothpaste tube with the words: “Squeeze Russia out of yourself!” For sharing this picture on a social media site with his 12 friends, her husband was sentenced this month to more than two years in prison. As the Kremlin claims unequivocal support among Russians...

Marco Reus out of Euro 2016, Schweinsteiger in Germany squad
May31

Marco Reus out of Euro 2016, Schweinsteiger in Germany squad

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus was dropped from Germany’s European Championship squad on Tuesday, and captain Bastian Schweinsteiger made the final cut despite injury. Reus, who had been struggling at the team’s training camp in Ascona, Switzerland, was omitted from the final list of 23 players, along with Hoffenheim defender...

Savchenko hailed in Ukraine parliament, berates ‘lazy schoolchildren’ lawmakers
May31

Savchenko hailed in Ukraine parliament, berates ‘lazy schoolchildren’ lawmakers

Ukrainian servicewoman Nadiya Savchenko, whose resistance to her imprisonment in Russia has made her a national hero and a potentially disruptive force in Ukrainian politics, received a standing ovation in her first address to parliament on Tuesday. A helicopter navigator captured while fighting pro-Russian separatists in the Donbass region,...

NATO summit to raise military presence in Poland, region
May30

NATO summit to raise military presence in Poland, region

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that an upcoming “landmark summit” will enhance the alliance’s defensive and deterrent presence in Poland and in the region, but decisions as to the number still haven’t been finalized. Stoltenberg spoke in Warsaw, which will host a July 8-9 NATO summit that will give...

Ukraine Bombs Donetsk with Heavy Artillery
May30

Ukraine Bombs Donetsk with Heavy Artillery

Kiev.- Ukrainian Armed Forces bombed with heavy artillery the Azotni neighborhood, in the insurgent People’s Republic of Donetsk (RPD), sources from the rebel territory said today. …read more Source:...

Experts warn of guns for food trade with Venezuela
May29

Experts warn of guns for food trade with Venezuela

Charles Kong SooPublished: Sunday, May 29, 2016Eight-five per cent of the murders in T&T are gun-related, according to figures from the T&T Police Service (TTPS). There were 420 murders in 2015, 403 murders in 2014, 407 murders in 2013, 379 murders in 2012, and 352 murders in 2011 out of a population of approximately 1.3 million people....

Ukraine Bombs Donetsk with Heavy Artillery
May28

Ukraine Bombs Donetsk with Heavy Artillery

28 de mayo de 2016, 10:48Kiev, May 28 (Prensa Latina) Ukrainian Armed Forces bombed with heavy artillery the Azotni neighborhood, in the insurgent Peopleâ€Ã–s Republic of Donetsk (RPD), sources from the rebel territory said today. …read more Source: Prensa...