The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) claims water is being used as a weapon in the Middle East. The report stated the numerous wars and “aging delivery systems” cut down on clean water in the region.
Vladimir Yakunin, the head of the Russian Railways, proposed a super highway to connect London and New York City at the Russian Academy of Science. He also suggested a high-speed rail network to join Asia and Europe.
The budget committee of the United Nations is usually sparsely attended and, to all but technical experts, downright boring, but on Tuesday morning it was packed and, for a budget committee meeting, downright lively, even contentious. The issue was spousal benefits for LGBT couples.
Russia signed a $10 billion deal to build Jordan’s first nuclear power plant. It is the third nuclear deal for Russia and the second within that region.
In what many will interpret as an astonishing snub to NATO in the face of Russian aggression, President Obama has refused to meet with the new head of the treaty group, who is currently visiting Washington, D.C.
Almost all mosques have been destroyed in Central African Republic; Russia finally begins to grasp the danger posed by ISIS
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is reporting that Russian-speaking women in the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) released a message to women in Russia to join them in Syria.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s biker gang, the Night Wolves, is causing a ruckus in east Ukraine as it lends a hand to the pro-Russian rebels and Russian soldiers.
Analysts following what appears to be a developing political crisis in Russia suspect the growing tensions engulfing the Kremlin may be a product of the workings of Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov, once a loyal ally to President Vladimir Putin.
Here’s an interesting headline that appeared in the March 18 Washington Business Journal: “DOD deputy secretary to industry: Come up with a new missile defense solution, and we’ll fund it.” The news item detailed a speech by Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert O. Work to a conference in Washington, DC, making defense contractors an offer that’s hard to refuse: If you can build it, we will buy it.
The crew of a Scottish fishing boat had a lucky escape this week when their vessel narrowly avoided being dragged beneath the waves by an unidentified object caught in their net. The captain of the boat has insisted that the mystery
Mikhail Vanin, Russia’s ambassador to Denmark, wrote in an op-ed that the country will be a nuclear target if the government joins NATO’s missile defense system.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a treaty with South Ossetia, a breakaway region of Georgia, that allows Russia to fully control the region. The pact with South Ossetian President Leonid Tibilov, a former KGB agent, came on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea.
The fallout over Secretary of State John Kerry’s implication that the United States is open to potentially negotiating with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad continues, as Germany’s foreign minister now weighs in, suggesting that such negotiations may be necessary to minimize the loss of life in the ongoing Syrian Civil War and weaken the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group.
Talk radio host and 2016 Republican debate participant Hugh Hewitt expressed concern to Dr. Ben Carson that “the same kind of questions that tripped up Sarah Palin early in her campaign are going to trip you up” on Wednesday. “What I
One year ago today, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the decree that officially acknowledged Crimea’s independence and claimed the peninsula as Russian territory. To commemorate the conquest of Crimea, the State Museum of Contemporary Russian History chose to display the pen Russian President Vladimir Putin used to sign the annexation bill.
India and China battle for strategic influence in the Indian Ocean; Questions continue to swirl in Russia over assassination of Putin’s opponent
U.S. Army soldiers will soon embark on a 1,100-mile convoy through six European countries near Russia to show support for allies in the region, according to Army officials.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called for a boycott of the 2018 World Cup in Russia if Moscow does not remove troops from east Ukraine.
By storing the emails in an isolated server outside of State Department control in a private personal computer system, Mrs. Clinton and the State Department were able to avoid Freedom of Information Act requests from Congress and the media on sensitive topics such as Benghazi. Her actions may also have compromised national security.
Russian President Vladimir Putin finally emerged in public on Monday after a mysterious ten-day disappearance. Speculation grew as Putin canceled multiple public appearances over the weeks, though Putin indulged none of them on Monday, safe a remark that “it would be boring without gossip.”
Putin’s return leaves more questions than answers for Russia; The talking points of the Russian and Chinese internet trolls; Oil prices continue to crash
“When I hear that we have to believe in the good will of President Putin,” said Donald Tusk in a recent interview, “I know that I am dealing with someone who is either naïve or hypocritical.”
Violent Christian riots follow bombing of two churches in Lahore, Pakistan; Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claims credit for Lahore bombings, rejoins TTP; Rumors abound in Russia on the disappearance of Vladimir Putin
Is Vladimir Putin spending time with his girlfriend and love child?; Fighting heats up on Myanmar (Burma) border with China; Report: Iran’s Supreme Leader has already vetoed any nuclear deal
