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    Ending a 60-Year Stalemate: Japan’s Push to Get a Peace Treaty with Russia
    Feb24

    Ending a 60-Year Stalemate: Japan’s Push to Get a Peace Treaty with Russia

    Wednesday, February 24 , 2016 - 16:34 (EET) Section: The National Interest (USA)

    Tom Holcombe Security, Asia Putin and Abe have revived relations between their two countries. It’s been more than seventy years since World War II ended but there is still no peace treaty between Japan and Russia. Is this about to change? This year marks the sixtieth anniversary of the 1956 Joint Declaration by Japan and the then Soviet...

    The exotic new weapons the Pentagon wants to deter Russia and China
    Feb24

    The exotic new weapons the Pentagon wants to deter Russia and China

    Wednesday, February 24 , 2016 - 16:04 (EET) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Evan Vucci/AP PhotoLittle noticed amid the daily news bulletins about the Islamic State and Syria, the Pentagon has begun a push for exotic new weapons that can deter Russia and China. Pentagon officials have started talking openly about using the latest tools of artificial intelligence and machine learning to create robot weapons,...

    Antonov transports to be built in Saudi Arabia
    Feb24

    Antonov transports to be built in Saudi Arabia

    Wednesday, February 24 , 2016 - 15:34 (EET) Section: United Press International (USA)

    Richard TomkinsKIEV, Ukraine, Feb. 24 (UPI) — Antonov, the Ukrainian aircraft manufacture, is to open a facility in Saudi Arabia with Taqnia Aeronautics and produce AN-132 multi-purpose transport planes. …read more Source: United Press...

    Russia Gives a Gift of 10,000 Automatic Rifles to Afghanistan
    Feb24

    Russia Gives a Gift of 10,000 Automatic Rifles to Afghanistan

    Wednesday, February 24 , 2016 - 15:04 (EET) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Afghan officials took delivery of 10,000 automatic rifles and millions of rounds of ammunition as a gift from Russia on Wednesday, another sign of deepening involvement by Moscow in the war-torn country. Dependent almost entirely on foreign aid, Afghan security forces are struggling to secure the country amid a rising insurgency. As the NATO-led...

    REPORT: French special forces are waging a ‘secret war’ against ISIS in Libya
    Feb24

    REPORT: French special forces are waging a ‘secret war’ against ISIS in Libya

    Wednesday, February 24 , 2016 - 15:04 (EET) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Thomson ReutersPARIS (Reuters) – French special forces and intelligence commandos are engaged in covert operations against Islamic State militants in Libya in conjunction with the United States and Britain, the French newspaper Le Monde reported on Wednesday. It said President Francois Hollande had authorized “unofficial military...

    Ukrainian Forces Report Surge in Pro-Russian Rebel Shelling
    Feb24

    Ukrainian Forces Report Surge in Pro-Russian Rebel Shelling

    Wednesday, February 24 , 2016 - 14:49 (EET) Section: Newsweek (USA)

    Ukraine’s forces stationed in the east have reported shelling from pro-Russian rebels, in a massive surge in ceasefire violations since Tuesday morning. The Anti-Terrorist Operations command (ATO), the press center for forces stationed in the war-torn Donetsk and Luhansk regions, reported on Wednesday morning that over the last day it had...

    Turkey’s president says Russia continues to violate Turkish airspace
    Feb24

    Turkey’s president says Russia continues to violate Turkish airspace

    Wednesday, February 24 , 2016 - 14:34 (EET) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Sergei Karpukhin/ReutersANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday accused Russia of continuing to violate Turkish airspace, three months after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border. Erdogan, who was speaking to a group of local officials in Ankara in a speech broadcast live, also said the Syrian...

    Russia just gave Afghanistan a ‘donation’ of 10,000 automatic rifles
    Feb24

    Russia just gave Afghanistan a ‘donation’ of 10,000 automatic rifles

    Wednesday, February 24 , 2016 - 14:34 (EET) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    RIA Novosti /ReutersKABUL (Reuters) – Afghan officials took delivery of 10,000 automatic rifles and millions of rounds of ammunition as a gift from Russia on Wednesday, another sign of deepening involvement by Moscow in the war-torn country. Dependent almost entirely on foreign aid, Afghan security forces are struggling to secure the...

    10 things you need to know before the opening bell (spy, spx, qqq, dia, etsy, aapl)
    Feb24

    10 things you need to know before the opening bell (spy, spx, qqq, dia, etsy, aapl)

    Wednesday, February 24 , 2016 - 14:34 (EET) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Reuters/Pavel RebrovHere is what you need to know. The British pound is below 1.40 for the first time in seven years. The British pound is worth less than $1.40 for the first time since 2007. While many reasons have been given as to why the pound has slumped nearly 5% since early January, many believe it is due to the uncertainty related to the...

    Rivals Accuse Each Other Cease-Fire Violations In Eastern Ukraine
    Feb24

    Rivals Accuse Each Other Cease-Fire Violations In Eastern Ukraine

    Wednesday, February 24 , 2016 - 14:04 (EET) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Ukraine’s government and Russia-backed separatists have accused each other of violating a fragile cease-fire agreement by launching heavy mortars against each other in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...