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Russian Diplomat Lands Top Post on U.N. Counterterrorism Body

The United Nations announced Wednesday that a top Russian diplomat will head up its newly created counterterrorism body, a big win for Russian President Vladimir Putin as the country seeks to exert more pressure at the U.N. and a move likely to upset the Trump administration.

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Italy Beefs Up Security Around Vatican After Paris Attacks

Immediately following Friday’s horrendous jihadist attacks, the Italian government decreed a level-two terrorist alert for the whole country, considerably increasing security measures around the Vatican City State, considered a prime target of ISIS terrorists. The level-two alert comprises the deployment

Italian policemen patrol in front of Saint Peter's Square in Rome