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    News of the day from across the globe, Nov. 26
    Nov26

    News of the day from across the globe, Nov. 26

    An apartment building in Egypt’s capital collapsed Tuesday, killing at least 19 people as rescuers and neighbors frantically dug through rubble with their hands to find survivors, authorities said. The collapse in Cairo’s eastern Matariya district highlights the longtime problem of shoddy construction across Egypt, as neighbors said...

    French National Front Secures Funding From Russian Bank
    Nov26

    French National Front Secures Funding From Russian Bank

    Is Russian President Vladimir Putin meddling in the internal politics of countries in the European Union? That seemed a strong possibility to some Europeans this week, after French political leader Marine Le Pen confirmed she had secured a €9-million ($11.1 million) loan from a Moscow-based bank, in order to run her right-wing National Front...

    Russian state media seizes propaganda opportunity in Ferguson
    Nov26

    Russian state media seizes propaganda opportunity in Ferguson

    KIEV, Ukraine – Russia is trolling the U.S. hard over Ferguson. With fresh riots in the Missouri town after a grand jury’s decision not to indict the police officer who shot Michael Brown there in August, the Kremlin, its powerful state media machine and pro-Russian bloggers — never ones to let an opportunity pass in which they can...

    France suspends delivery of warship to Russia
    Nov26

    France suspends delivery of warship to Russia

    France pushed back indefinitely the delivery of a warship to Russia on Tuesday over Russia’s actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: New York Daily...

    France suspends delivery of warship to Russia
    Nov26

    France suspends delivery of warship to Russia

    France is suspending the planned delivery of a warship to Russia, citing eastern Ukraine’s “current situation”. …read more Source:...

    Critics: UN Resolution on Nazism Too Restrictive on Rights
    Nov26

    Critics: UN Resolution on Nazism Too Restrictive on Rights

    As Russia continues to deny military involvement in Ukraine, it appeared to be fighting an image war last week at the United Nations – in what has become an annual exercise in condemning Nazism and racism. For about a decade, the U.N. General Assembly committee that deals with human rights has voted each year on a Russian-drafted resolution...

    Russian Envoy: Ferguson Shows Racial Discrimination In U.S.
    Nov25

    Russian Envoy: Ferguson Shows Racial Discrimination In U.S.

    MOSCOW (AP) — The violent protests in Ferguson, Missouri, reflect simmering U.S. tensions over racial discrimination that could undermine the country’s stability, a senior Russian diplomat said Tuesday. The comments by the Russian Foreign Ministry’s human rights envoy, Konstantin Dolgov, were among the sharpest from a foreign official...

    Cash cut to Ukraine rebel areas in risky strategy
    Nov25

    Cash cut to Ukraine rebel areas in risky strategy

    A woman stands at an ATM that doesn’t work outside a Ukrainian bank in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. Money is running short in the rebel heartland since the government anno… …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    Cash Cut to Ukraine Rebel Areas in Risky Strategy
    Nov25

    Cash Cut to Ukraine Rebel Areas in Risky Strategy

    DONETSK, Ukraine—For hours, small crowds in Donetsk huddle hopefully in the cold around cash machines that never get filled, as artillery rumbles in the distance. Money is running short in the rebel heartland since the government announced this month that it will suspend banking services as it piles on the pressure. Almost all ATMs have stopped...

    Russia Warned Off Ukraine NATO Considerations
    Nov25

    Russia Warned Off Ukraine NATO Considerations

    The Czech and Lithuanian foreign ministers said Tuesday that neither Russia nor any other foreign power can be allowed to dictate that Ukraine stay out of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. …read more Source: The Wall Street...