Section: Mashable (USA)
Commercial drones are flying off the shelves and into the hands of armed groups
In the wrong hands, sometimes a toy can become a weapon Commercial drones are fast becoming a favorite gadget of armed non-state actors and terrorist groups, which are increasingly using them in combat operations against state militaries in some of the world’s fiercest war zones, according to a new report from the independent weapons...
Russian soccer star in trouble after wearing Vladimir Putin T-shirt in Turkey
Sometimes a t-shirt is not simply a t-shirt — especially when it features Vladimir Putin. European football’s governing body, UEFA, might discipline Lokomotiv Moscow soccer star Dmitri Tarasov after he wore a t-shirt featuring a picture of the Russian leader and the words “most polite president” on the field following the...
Ukraine’s post-revolution government is falling apart
President Petro Poroshenko on Tuesday called for a “complete reboot” of Ukraine’s government and demanded that the country’s embattled prime minister and general prosecutor quit their posts. The president said it would be the only path out of Ukraine’s deepening political crisis. Poroshenko’s request came as...
Russian prime minister: ‘We have slid back to a new Cold War’
MUNICH — Russia’s prime minister accused the West on Saturday of rekindling the Cold War, telling a meeting of top defense officials, diplomats and national leaders that sanctions imposed after the annexation of Crimea and new moves by the NATO alliance “only aggravate” tensions. Dmitry Medvedev said Russian President Vladimir...
The Syria ceasefire deal looks a lot like the Ukraine truce that fell apart
If you were struck with a feeling of déjà vu by the Syria ceasefire deal, you weren’t the only one. News that Western and Russian leaders had agreed to implement a “cessation of hostilities” in Syria in the days to come reminded a lot of people familiar with President Vladimir Putin’s modus operandi of another peace deal...
Russian lawmaker blames ‘American bacteriological warfare’ for deadly swine flu outbreak
A Russian lawmaker has laid the blame for a deadly outbreak of the H1N1 flu strain spreading across Eastern Europe on the country’s Cold War foe, the United States. Vadim Solovyov, a member of the Communist Party of Russia, told Russian News Service radio in Moscow that America is waging a “bacteriological war” against Russia,...
‘Winter on Fire’ is an Oscar nominee and a ‘manual for revolution,’ says director
Evgeny Afineevsky’s Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom has it all: blood, sweat and tear gas See also: Ukraine’s children of war In just an hour and a half, the film captures the view from the trenches of Ukraine’s Euromaidan revolution, with special attention paid to the bravery and steely resolve of the hundreds...
You think you’re cold? Orthodox Christians take frigid dip for Epiphany
Why bow down to old man winter? As millions are bundling up and staying indoors while severe cold fronts move throughout North America, Eastern Orthodox Christians are going for a swim See also: A crippling snowstorm is headed for the U.S. East Coast this weekend Orthodox believers across Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and elsewhere celebrate the...
2 war reporters on the campaign trail in Iowa
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Deadly avalanche in French Alps sweeps away high school students, teacher
A dozen people, including a group of French high school students and their teacher, were swept away by an avalanche in the Vénosc ski resort in the Isere area of the French Alps on Wednesday, according to multiple French news reports. At least two of the students are dead and three others may be seriously injured, local radio station France Bleu...
