Faced with disappointing polling numbers and less than three weeks to bridge the gap, Donald Trump on Friday nonetheless stayed upbeat as he campaigned in two key battleground states. “I…
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continue readingRussia says a report that Egypt has agreed to sell two French-made Mistral warships to Russia for $1 is “utter nonsense.” …
continue readingAnti-terror prosecutors from four nations say they need greater access to encrypted data on smartphones and computers in the fight against terrorism. The prosecutors from France, Belgium, Spain and Morocco…
continue readingAfrica’s nomadic cattle herders have for years come under pressure from governments and farmers to settle down and stop their livestock roaming, destroying crops and creating conflict along the way.…
continue readingAt least three U.S. states have denied Russia’s request to station monitors at polling places during the nation’s presidential election on November 8. Russia has not previously participated in programs…
continue readingNobody has seen or heard from Edma Desravine, a 71-year-old grandfather known for his sly sense of humor and bad luck at cock fights, in the roughly 2 weeks since…
continue readingRussian officials say rescuers are rushing to the site where a helicopter has crashed on the Yamal Peninsula. …
continue readingA crowded passenger train traveling from the capital to Cameroon’s economic hub, Douala, derailed and overturned Friday, killing at least 53 people. Transportation Minister Edgar Alain Mebe Ngo’o said another…
continue readingIn a glittery presentation in Los Angeles, the richest man in China, Wang Jianlin of the Dalian Wanda Group, made his pitch this week to studio heads eager for Chinese…
continue readingIndia’s glitziest film festival opened this week to fanfare and fury, as Indians protested the inclusion of Pakistani artists. With a ceremony in Mumbai’s iconic and newly refurbished Royal Opera…
continue readingAs IS recedes in Iraq and faces increasing pressure in Syria, a broader question naturally arises: What does this mean for the broader conflicts in the two countries that have…
continue readingRussian journalist Dmitry Steshin has prompted the closure of a St. Petersburg restaurant and sent its chef into hiding by taking to Twitter to attack the chef’s criticism of a…
continue readingSouth Africa says it is withdrawing from the International Criminal Court. Justice Minister Michael Musutha said Friday a bill will be submitted to parliament recommending that South Africa repeal the…
continue readingHundreds of migrants, mostly from Afghanistan and Pakistan, are living in a warehouse without electricity or running water in the Serbian capital. Blocked from traveling to EU countries to the…
continue readingSerbia says its decision to send aid to Syria is purely a humanitarian gesture and not a sign of taking sides in the civil war. …
continue readingRussia’s Labor Minister Maksim Topilin has proposed introducing a tax on unemployed Russians, calling them “social parasites.” …
continue readingThe United Nations was forced to postpone planned medical evacuations in east Aleppo Friday because security assurances were not given by groups fighting in the city. “Medical evacuations of sick…
continue readingPakistan’s top court has ruled that schizophrenia does not fall within its legal definition of mental illness, clearing the way for the execution of a mentally ill man. …
continue readingU.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Friday discussed the need to increase military cooperation between the two countries in the campaign to defeat Islamic State…
continue readingUkraine says Russia is refusing to hand over jailed Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov. …
continue readingThe UN Human Rights Council in Geneva has opened a special session on Syria’s besieged city of Aleppo. …
continue readingThe deputy secretary of Russia’s Security Council has said that the Sambo martial art strengthens Russia’s unity. …
continue readingThe Turkish military says it has killed 18 Kurdish fighters in air strikes in southeast Turkey and northern Iraq. …
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