What a mess. President Obama says he wants to take in at least 10,000 refugees from the Middle East. Meanwhile, Russia’s Vladimir Putin is sending fighter aircraft and troops to prop up a Syrian leader who Obama has said over and over again must go. The 50 or so Syrian rebels that we spent roughly $1 million apiece to train and equip have...

Sep25

Is Russia Ramping Up Military Involvement in the Middle East?

Friday, September 25 , 2015 - 23:58 (EEST) Section: The Daily Signal (USA)

As if Syria wasn’t nasty enough after four years of bloody civil war—a brutal Syrian regime, Islamic State barbarity, an Iranian and Hezbollah influx, and the presence of al-Qaeda’s Nusra Front and its bomb-building Khorasan group. Now reports of rampaging Russians. Reports indicate that Moscow has deployed a military expeditionary...

Sep25

Ukraine Bans Russian Planes, Software

Friday, September 25 , 2015 - 22:43 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said on September 25 that his government has banned flights of Russian airlines, primarily Aeroflot and Transaero, to Ukraine starting October 1. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

Sep25

Ukraine orders Russian airlines be banned from flying into the country beginning Oct. 25

Friday, September 25 , 2015 - 21:43 (EEST) Section: FOX News (USA)

Ukraine’s prime minister says Russian airlines will be banned from flying into the country, the latest attempt to put pressure on Russia as the conflict in eastern Ukraine grinds on. …read more Source: FOX...

Sep25

Pope’s Messages To UN And Congress Diverge Sharply In Tone

Friday, September 25 , 2015 - 21:43 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

Pope Francis’ speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday may have addressed similar themes as his address to Congress on Thursday, but the tone could not have been more different, with the pontiff issuing a scathing indictment of the U.N.’s failure to fulfill its mission. The speech was also notable for the pope’s...

Sep25

Here’s how many hours you’ll have to work to afford that new iPhone (AAPL)

Friday, September 25 , 2015 - 21:43 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

The iPhone 6S and 6S Plus go on sale today. The cheapest version, the 6S with 16GB of storage, costs about $650 unsubsidized. This chart from Statista takes that price and compares it against the average hourly wage in cities around the world as measured by UBS. If you make an average wage in New York, you’ll only have to work about 24...

Sep25

Ukraine to Ban Russian Airlines From Flying Into the Country

Friday, September 25 , 2015 - 21:28 (EEST) Section: ABC News (USA)

Ukraine orders Russian airlines be banned from flying into the country beginning Oct. 25 …read more Source: ABC...

Sep25

U.S. Ambassador Upbraids Ukrainian Prosecutors Over Anticorruption Efforts

Friday, September 25 , 2015 - 21:13 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

The U.S. ambassador to Ukraine has accused the country’s Prosecutor-General’s Office of obstructing efforts to combat corruption and shielding its own employees from graft investigations. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

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Section: USA

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EU official: Russia, Ukraine reach deal on gas supplies for coming winter

Obama’s Foreign Policy Doctrine: The Worse, the Better

Is Russia Ramping Up Military Involvement in the Middle East?

Ukraine Bans Russian Planes, Software

Ukraine orders Russian airlines be banned from flying into the country beginning Oct. 25

Pope’s Messages To UN And Congress Diverge Sharply In Tone

Here’s how many hours you’ll have to work to afford that new iPhone (AAPL)

Ukraine to Ban Russian Airlines From Flying Into the Country

U.S. Ambassador Upbraids Ukrainian Prosecutors Over Anticorruption Efforts

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