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Russia risks confrontation with US over Syrian military build up
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Russia's military support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "could provoke a further escalation of the conflict", as well claiming more lives and increasing the flow of refugees. "If they are there to shore up Assad and to certainly provide Assad with the continued...
U.S. House of Representatives calls on Russia to free Savchenko
On September 22, 2015, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously adopted resolution H.Res.50 "Calling for the release of Ukrainian fighter pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who was captured by Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine and has been held illegally in a Russian prison since July 2014," according to MFA of Ukraine. The...
NASA delays first manned flight for its Mars spacecraft until 2023
The first crewed flight of the vehicle which NASA one day expects to be taken to Mars has been delayed. The first mission, called EM-2, was previously expected to happen in August 2021, but NASA has now said that it could happen as late as April 2023. Bezos vs. Musk? Amazon CEO plans to build, launch rockets off Florida coast...
12 killed, 10 injured in tourist convoy as Egyptian forces ‘hunting ISIS’ shoot Mexicans by mistake
At least 12 people were killed and 10 injured when a convoy transporting Mexican tourists through Egypt’s Western Desert was mistakenly attacked by the military. The tourists were taken for Islamist militants, whom the forces had been pursuing, Cairo said. “A joint force from the police and military, whilst chasing...
Nuland: Sanctions against Russia to remain until Ukraine gets Crimea back
The United States is ready to impose new sanctions against Russia if the Minsk agreements on the settlement of the situation in Donbas continue to be violated, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland said during the Yalta European Strategy Annual Meeting in Kyiv on Saturday. "The...
Russian militants destroyed 10 houses in Stanytsia Luhanska in one night (VIDEO)
Militants keep firing at civilians in the Donbas. In the Luhansk region artillery hit Shchastia and Stanytsia Luhanska. Pro-Russian mercenaries target people's houses with dozen of them having been destroyed over night. As reported by Censor.NET, it is obvious the enemy uses blasting charges — some of the houses...
U.S. to grant Ukraine $1 billion in loan guarantees
Ukraine has agreed with the United States regarding the provision of loan guarantees in the amount of $1 billion. The agreement was signed in Kyiv on Monday by Minister of Finance Natalie Jaresko, U.S. Ambassador Jeffrey Payette and Mission Director of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Jed Barton,...
Death of Julia Roberts’ sister Nancy Motes is ruled a suicide and NOT an accidental overdose
The death of Julia Roberts' half-sister in February was a suicide, coroner's officials said today. An autopsy and toxicology tests determined that Nancy Motes drowned in a bathtub after taking several drugs that have not yet been publicly identified. Los Angeles coroner's spokesman Craig Harvey said the drugs will...