Exclusive: Russian Civilians Helping Assad Use Military Base Back …
U.S. News & World Report–4 hours ago
MOLKINO, Russia (Reuters) – The Kremlin says it has nothing to do with Russian civilians fighting in Syria but on three recent occasions groups of men flying in from Damascus headed straight to a defense ministry base in Molkino, Reuters reporters witnessed. Molkino in southwestern Russia is where the …
US Falls in World Press Freedom Index
U.S. News & World Report–6 hours ago
Urged on by influential figures such as U.S. President Donald Trump, a growing number of world leaders are openly encouraging hostility toward the news media as journalists across the globe face increasing animosity for their work, according to a report by an international press watchdog organization.
China Invites Foreign Cash to Build a World-Class Chip Industry
Bloomberg–4 hours ago
Semiconductors lie at the heart of a spat between the world’s two largest economies, a dispute that’s swelling tariffs, chilling Chinese investments in American companies and hampering the Asian nation’s development of technologies from fifth-generation wireless to artificial intelligence. The U.S. …
Suspects in Palestinian Killing Still in Malaysia: Police
U.S. News & World Report–7 hours ago
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Two men suspected of gunning down a Palestinian lecturer in Kuala Lumpur were still in the country, police said on Wednesday, as they released a fresh image of one of the men. Two men on a high-powered motorcycle fired at least 14 shots at Fadi al-Batsh, an engineering …
Thousands Gather for ANZAC Day Memorials Around World
U.S. News & World Report–5 hours ago
World War Two veterans, some of them former prisoners of war (POWs), gathered in Thailand’s western province of Kanchanaburi to remember the thousands of POWs and Asian laborers who died when Japanese occupying forces put them to work on the infamous “death railway”, a supply route to …
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Russia Hints It May Provide Advanced Air Defenses to Syria
U.S. News & World Report–22 minutes ago
The Russian military has indicated it will supply the Syrian government with a sophisticated air defense system, after condemning a missile attack launched by the U.S., Britain and France earlier this month. April 25, 2018, at 6:24 a.m.. April 25, 2018, at 6:24 a.m.. U.S. News & World Report. Russia Hints It May Provide …
New York Today: The World’s Fair, a World Away
New York Times–Apr 24, 2018
The World’s Fair may be a thing of the past, but there are ways to relive it today. A Times article on the fair’s 50th anniversary collected memories (and vintage photos) from attendees, and a video explored the fair’s legacy on the culture. Those in the city can also visit the “World’s Fare,” a family-friendly food …
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Omaha World-Herald–Apr 24, 2018
The U.S.-based Gerontology Research Group says that another Japanese woman, Chiyo Miyako, is now the world’s oldest person. Miyako lives in Kanagawa … Guinness World Records certified 112-year-old Masazo Nonaka of northern Japan as the world’s oldest man earlier this month. — AP. Facebook …
EU Urges Russia, Iran, Turkey to Deliver on Syria Promises
U.S. News & World Report–1 hour ago
“This is the world’s greatest protection crisis. If you look at what’s happened and what’s been done to people — breaches of humanitarian laws, the weakening of multilateral norms that we have seen for a long time — it’s all focusing on Syria,” he said. “We all know that what we do on a humanitarian basis is …
Pentagon Watchdog Faults World Bank’s $10 Billion Afghan Effort
Bloomberg–3 hours ago
Supported by 34 nations and administered by the World Bank, the fund is designed to bolster government and economic development programs and to protect civilian rights. Of the $10 billion contributed to the fund since 2002, the U.S. has provided more than $3 billion, making it the single largest donor.
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