Section: The Huffington Post (USA)
Obama: Russia And Iran ‘Don’t Seem Concerned About The Humanitarian Disaster’ In Syria
WASHINGTON — The prospects for a political resolution in Syria are improving now that Russia and Iran have revised their view of President Bashar al Assad’s chances of survival, President Barack Obama told a group of reporters gathered at the White House on Wednesday afternoon.“The window has opened a crack for us to get a political...
Militants Launch Deadly Attack On Mali Hotel Used By UN
BAMAKO, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist militants attacked a hotel in central Mali used by United Nations staff on Friday, killing at least three people and exchanging fire with troops near the building, residents and military sources said.Smoke rose from the hotel and heavy weapons fire was heard as government forces moved in to...
‘No Warships For You,’ France Tells Russia
The total cost to France of reimbursing Russia for canceling two warship contracts will be less than 1.2 billion euros ($1.31 billion), French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Thursday.Le Drian said on radio RTL the initial price for the two Mistral helicopter carrier warships had been 1.2 billion euros, but France will have to pay...
Russia Destroys Western Food To Mark 1 Year Of Sanctions
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia marked the one-year anniversary of its ban on Western agricultural products Thursday with an effort to destroy contraband food, a move that has raised controversy amid the nation’s economic downturn.President Vladimir Putin’s order to destroy the illegal imports underlines the Kremlin’s determination to...
The Whole World Pretty Much Despises Putin and Russia, Survey Finds
Russian President Vladimir Putin isn’t winning any popularity contests, at least not outside his country.According to a Pew Research Center survey released Wednesday, both Russia and its leader are held in low regard around the world. The poll, which surveyed 45,435 respondents from 39 countries, found that a median of only 30 percent view...
World Backsliding on Peace
The latest Swedish data on world battle-deaths (through 2014) add to the evidence of a serious reversal of the decades-long trend toward fewer and smaller wars. From fewer than 25,000 battle-deaths in 2011, the total has jumped to nearly 40,000 in 2012, 70,000 in 2013, and more than 100,000 in 2014. The world has moved from a historic interlude...
Ukraine’s Ministry of Truth — A Flop of Epic Proportions
The Kyiv Post reported on July 15, 2015, that Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers had registered draft legislation to establish Ukraine Tomorrow, a state-owned foreign broadcasting company. Ukraine Tomorrow strives to be Ukraine’s answer to Russia Today: a media outlet that can resist the almost incessant influx of Russian propaganda to...
Greece – give it a chance
Singapore 2. August 2015. Greece – give it a chance. By: Joergen Oerstroem Moeller Hardly was the ink dry after the agreement July 17th between Greece and its creditors before columnists, commentators, economists and politicians jumped to far reaching conclusions: Greece would never make it. Leaving the Euro (Grexit) is certain. This is the...
Weekend Roundup: Turkey Enters the Syrian Quagmire to Fight ISIS — And the Kurds
The Syrian quagmire, in which both the Islamic State and the Kurds have been fighting for territory, has now sucked in Turkey. Last week’s ISIS attack on Turkish soil, Kurdish gains along the Syrian border and the surprise advance of the secular and liberal pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party, the HDP, in recent elections —...
Germany Shelves Nazi Crime Probe Of Minnesota Carpenter
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors have shelved their Nazi war crimes investigation of a retired Minnesota carpenter whom The Associated Press exposed as a former commander in an SS-led unit, saying Friday that the 96-year-old is not fit for trial.Munich prosecutor Peter Preuss told the AP that Michael Karkoc’s attorney had refused to allow...
