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China is building a second aircraft carrier
REUTERS BEIJING (AP) — China says it is building its second aircraft carrier, this time entirely with domestic technology. Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Yang Yujun told reporters at a news conference Thursday that the 50,000-ton vessel is being built in the northern port of Dalian. China currently operates one refurbished aircraft carrier...
Putin is giving 1,000 Russian officials a 400-page book of his best quotes
Official Publication via RFERLStrapped for gift ideas this holiday season? How about a 400-page book of Vladimir Putin’s most “world-changing” words? That’s what about 1,000 Russian officials and politicians can expect under their New Year’s trees this year. “World-Changing Words, Key Quotes of Vladimir...
The 9 worst cyber attacks of 2015
George Frey/Getty ImagesWith nearly 300 million records leaked and over $1 billion stolen in 2015, chances are you or someone you know was affected by a cyber attack this year. From the 37 million affected in the Ashley Madison hack to the unprecedented breach of the US federal agency in charge of background checks, it felt like every month of...
Putin’s son-in-law is about to get a $1.75 billion boost from the Russian government
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) – The son-in-law of Vladimir Putin stands to benefit from $1.75 billion in cheap finance from the Russian state, a Reuters examination of public documents shows. The money will help fund a petrochemical project at a company in which Kirill Shamalov, husband of Katerina Tikhonova, the Russian president’s younger...
They ‘can go viral in a matter of seconds’: An inside look at how ISIS sympathies spread in the US
Militant website / APA recent report has shown the extent to which ISIS’ influence has extended into the US, with hundreds of Americans following pro-ISIS accounts on social-media platforms. The terrorist group also known as the Islamic State and ISIL recruits people from all over the world, including the US. Thousands of people from...
Germany’s foreign minister says Europe needs to regain control of its borders
Thomson ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) – Europe needs to regain control of its borders, Germany’s foreign minister was quoted on Saturday as saying, after reports that forged Syrian passports are in the hands of Islamic State militants. More than a million refugees, many fleeing war and violence in the Middle East, have arrived in Germany...
Ukraine’s ‘shadow economy’ is one of the largest in the world and its still growing
REUTERS/StaffLeonid is not exactly what you would expect from a black market money dealer. He is young, well-built, handsome, and well-dressed. The upmarket café he chose to meet in is the kind that serves its meals on slates and offers menus in English as well as Ukrainian. Leonid orders tea and adds honey before he begins to speak quietly,...
The US military is alleging that ISIS is telling its fighters to pose as Iraqi soldiers and massacre civilians
Bilal Fawzi/APThe US military unveiled a document during a Pentagon press briefing on Tuesday that officials say shows the terrorist group ISIS instructing its fighters to pose as Iraqi military forces and to commit atrocities before fleeing the city of Fallujah. But some experts cast doubt the authenticity of the pamphlet, cautioning that it...
EU extends economic sanctions on Russia for 6 months
Reuters/Maxim ZmeyevThe European Union on Monday extended economic sanctions against Russia until the end of July next year after the deadline for raising objections passed without any member state challenging the decision. Sanctions were introduced initially for a year on July 31, 2014, following Russia’s seizure of Ukraine’s Crimea...
