Section: The Epoch Times (USA)
Dutch Golden Age Art Stolen From Museum Traced to Ukraine
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A trove of Dutch Golden Age art stolen from a provincial Dutch museum nearly 11 years ago has been linked to a volunteer nationalist militia in Ukraine, the museum announced Monday. The Westfries Museum in the northern town of Hoorn went public with claims that the 24 paintings snatched in a burglary on Jan. 9, 2005,...
French President to Visit Moscow for Terrorism Talks
French President Francois Hollande is traveling to Moscow on Thursday, part of his weeklong push for a stronger coalition against ISIS extremists in Syria that should unite France, the United States and Russia in the aftermath of the Paris attacks that killed 130 people and jolted the West. Hollande’s visit, which is expected later on...
Experts Don’t Expect Turkey, Russia Spat to Turn Into ‘World War 3′
Experts are saying not to expect the downing of a Russian fighter jet by Turkey to spark a war. Speculation about the situation started almost immediately, with many online wondering whether it would lead to a bigger clash–perhaps a “World War 3.” But both sides seem compelled not to take further action, for different reasons. “I suspect neither...
Paris Terror Attacks: French President Hollande Reaches Out to World Leaders
PARIS—The latest on shootings and explosions in Paris (all times local): 10:10 p.m. Outside the gate to the French Embassy in Washington, people left dozens of bouquets, signs of support and even a few bottles of wine. “We love France,” read one sign on Saturday. “Pray for France,” read another. Two Secret Service vehicles were parked outside as...
Russian State-Controlled TV Airs ‘Secret’ Plans for Nuclear Weapon
MOSCOW (AP) — Details of a new Russian submarine-launched nuclear torpedo have been shown on state-controlled TV, a secret the Kremlin said should never have been aired. Some observers, however, saw it as a deliberate leak. ‘Secret’ Russian nuclear torpedo blueprint leaked https://t.co/jkzSP6PjQV pic.twitter.com/5EbDr3rW1G — Fox News...
Russia to Deploy New Weapons to Counter US Missile Shield
MOSCOW–Russia will counter NATO’s U.S.-led missile defense program by deploying new strike weapons capable of piercing the shield, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday. Putin told defense officials that by developing defenses against ballistic missiles Washington aims to “neutralize” Russia’s strategic nuclear deterrent and gain a...
NATO Tests Its Capabilities—and Wants Russia to Take Note
ZARAGOZA, Spain—NATO is putting on its most fearsome display of military might in over a decade, a choreographed large-scale movement of soldiers, ships and planes meant to hone its capabilities as well as transmit an unmistakable signal to Russia and other possible foes. The U.S.-led alliance’s aim is to train and exercise, but it is also...
Russians Mourn Victims of Plane Crash in Egypt
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — In a massive outpouring of grief, thousands of people flocked to St. Petersburg’s airport Sunday, laying flowers, soft toys and paper planes next to the pictures of the victims of the crash of a passenger jet in Egypt that killed all 224 on board in Russia’s deadliest air crash to date. “I can’t remain...
In Russia, Outpouring of Grief for Crash Victims
CAIRO, Egypt—The latest news on a Russian passenger plane that has crashed on a flight from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to St. Petersburg, Russia. 4:20 p.m. Egypt’s foreign minister has promised to work closely with Russian officials and experts to find the cause of the deadly plane crash in the Sinai Peninsula. Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry...
Rights Leaders Seek to Counter State Oppression at Solidarity Conference
WARSAW—Many of them, like Oles Shevchenko, former leader of the Ukrainian Republican Party and signatory of the Declaration of Independence of Ukraine, did hard time in Soviet-era gulags for daring to speak up for human rights at a time when trampling them was policy for communist hardliners at the seat of power. Some, like David Kilgour, former...
