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Officials: US agrees to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine
World

Officials: US agrees to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine

The Trump administration has approved a plan to provide lethal weapons to Ukraine, US officials said Friday, in a long-awaited…
UK’s Boris Johnson: ‘Abundant evidence’ of Russian meddling
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UK’s Boris Johnson: ‘Abundant evidence’ of Russian meddling

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has repeated allegations of Russian meddling in Western politics after talks with his Russian counterpart…
UK Foreign Minister to tell Russia to ‘stop destabilizing Europe’
World

UK Foreign Minister to tell Russia to ‘stop destabilizing Europe’

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is making the first visit to Russia by a UK minister in five years. He…
Russian hackers targeted more than 200 journalists globally
World

Russian hackers targeted more than 200 journalists globally

Russian television anchor Pavel Lobkov was in the studio getting ready for his show when jarring news flashed across his…
Egypt-Russia negotiations on charter flights to start in April 2018
Egypt

Egypt-Russia negotiations on charter flights to start in April 2018

Negotiations between Egypt and Russia on the resumption of charter flights will begin in April 2018, said Mostafa Khalil, the…
Dying for a paycheck: the Russian civilians fighting in Syria
Middle East

Dying for a paycheck: the Russian civilians fighting in Syria

When Vladimir Kabunin signed up as a private military contractor, he saw a chance to make a wage much higher…
UN mediator de Mistura to attend Syria talks on Friday: report
Middle East

UN mediator de Mistura to attend Syria talks on Friday: report

UN special envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura will arrive in Kazakhstan’s capital on Friday to take part in Syria…
UN human rights chief to step down in September citing ‘appalling’ human rights climate
World

UN human rights chief to step down in September citing ‘appalling’ human rights climate

Rather than bend “the knee in supplication,” UN human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein has told staff he will not…
Fighting in eastern Ukraine worst since February: OSCE
World

Fighting in eastern Ukraine worst since February: OSCE

Fighting in eastern Ukraine has escalated to the worst level in months, officials monitoring the conflict said on Tuesday, after…
Syria’s Assad calls US-backed militias ‘traitors’
Middle East

Syria’s Assad calls US-backed militias ‘traitors’

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday described US-backed militias in eastern Syria as “traitors”, his office said in an online…
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