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US-led coalition asks Russia to concentrate on fighting IS
PARIS (AP) — With Russian warplanes bombing Syria for a third day, French President Francois Holland told President Vladimir Putin on Friday that Moscow’s airstrikes must be confined to attacking Islamic State militants, not other rebels opposing the Damascus government.Hollande used a meeting on Ukraine to address Western concerns that...
The Latest: Bosnia and Herzegovina touts democracy
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The latest developments from the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, where world leaders are grappling with a multitude of global crises, including the fight against terrorism — the Islamic State in particular — and easing the refugee crisis in the Middle East and North Africa (all times local):___5...
The Latest: Russia says targets IS group and others in Syria
MOSCOW (AP) — The latest developments as Russia and other nations counter Islamic State militants in Syria. All times local:___6:45 p.m.Russia’s foreign minister says the first military contact between his country and the United States on Russia’s airstrikes in Syria will happen “very, very soon.”Sergey Lavrov was speaking...
House to vote on defense bill that Obama threatens to veto
WASHINGTON (AP) — The defense policy bill is one of the few bipartisan measures in Congress that has readily become law for more than a half-century. Not so fast this year, as President Barack Obama threatens to veto the bill moving through the House amid a bitter dispute about government spending.The argument is whether Congress should break...
Russia and US call urgent talks after Syria strikes
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Russia and United States agreed Wednesday to call urgent military talks to head off the risk of clashes between their forces, after Moscow’s dramatic entrance into the Syrian war.Senior US officials expressed alarm after Russian warplanes began their first military engagement outside the former...
Manchester clubs victorious as Ronaldo hits record
Paris (AFP) – The two Manchester clubs enjoyed victories in a happier night for England in the Champions League on Wednesday, while the individual performance of the evening came, not for the first time, from Cristiano Ronaldo.Manchester United and City were made to work hard for 2-1 wins against German clubs Wolfsburg and Borussia...
Putin asks parliament’s permission to deploy troops abroad: Kremlin
Moscow (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday formally requested permission from the upper house of parliament to deploy troops abroad, as Moscow mulls air strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria.Putin submitted to the Federation Council a proposal to deploy “a contingent of troops” abroad, the Kremlin...
Russian lawmakers to consider giving OK to use troops abroad
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian news agencies are quoting the chairwoman of Russia’s upper chamber of parliament as saying that lawmakers will consider the Kremlin’s request to use its army abroad.President Vladimir Putin has to request a parliamentary approval for any use of Russian troops abroad, according to the Russian constitution. The...
Negotiators reach deal on weapons withdrawal in east Ukraine
MINSK, Belarus (AP) — Representatives of Russia, Ukraine and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe have reached a long-awaited agreement on the withdrawal of weapons of less than 100 mm caliber from the frontline in eastern Ukraine.The deal supplements a broad agreement signed in February aimed at ending the conflict between the...
Russia, US to cooperate on fighting Islamic State: Moscow
Moscow (AFP) – Moscow said on Tuesday that Russia and the United States intended to build upon a key meeting between Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama and look for ways to fight the Islamic State group.The Russian president stole the show at the UN General Assembly on Monday, calling for a broad UN-backed coalition to fight Islamic State...
