November 10, 2016
The situation around Mosul
US cyber threats against Russia
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s statement on a regular ambassadorial meeting of the Russia-NATO Council
Answers to media questions:
Donald Trump’s election as US president and Russian-American relations
The Russian-US agreement on Syria
US Secretary of State John Kerry’s contacts with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov
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A Russian warplane has crashed into the Mediterranean after takeoff from the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier off the coast of Syria, the Russian defence ministry said on Monday.
A photo of the sun on Trump's transition website looks as if it "could've been stolen from the Reagan campaign of 1984, how 'It's Morning in America again,'" said one brand expert.
President Buhari promised to reform the oil sector but has left many disappointed
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the trial of German illusionist Jan Rouven Fuechtener in Las Vegas (all times local):
Gwen Ifill has sadly passed away at the age of 61. The veteran news anchor, who was the co-host of PBS’ NewsHour, lost her battle with cancer on Monday (November 14). WETA President and CEO Sharon Percy Rockefeller confirmed the sad news in an email to the TV station’s staff. “I am very sad to [...]
Brendan Dassey is getting out. A judge ruled that the Making a Murderer subject should be released from prison pending appeal, E! News confirms. Dassey's conviction was...
"I wouldn't worry," Charles Zhang, CEO of Chinese internet search giant Sohu.com, tells CNBC.
"I’m untrained, so I just paint," says the Oscar-winning star of "The Silence of the Lambs" and "Westworld."
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A "safety pin movement" post-Brexit is poking its head up in solidarity with those Americans who fear they'll be disenfranchised by a Donald Trump presidency.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigating incident, which took place as a jet approached Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple is making it easier for people to give to charities by expanding its Apple Pay payments service to nonprofits.
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple is making it easier for people to give to charities by expanding its Apple Pay payments service to nonprofits.
Apple Pay is mostly known for enabling purchases at retail stores with the tap of an iPhone, although the service can also be used for online transactions on apps and websites. Apple says that websites and apps accepting Apple Pay report seeing twice as many people complete transactions, compared with other payment methods. Separately, Samsung says a payment service on its phones, Samsung Pay, will start offering points for each transaction, regardless of the amount spent.
Apple Pay is mostly known for enabling purchases at retail stores with the tap of an iPhone, although the service can also be used for online transactions on apps and websites. Apple says that websites and apps accepting Apple Pay report seeing twice as many people complete transactions, compared with other payment methods. Separately, Samsung says a payment service on its phones, Samsung Pay, will start offering points for each transaction, regardless of the amount spent.
Every morning, Bethany Humphrey starts her fourth-grade class on a positive note with help from an inspiring song.
Читать дальше...Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: The Kings are bad. DeMarcus Cousins is frustrated. Sacramento could trade Cousins. Sean Deveney of Sporting News: there’s reason to think that by the time February’s trade deadline comes around, Cousins will no longer be with the Kings — and a move could come in the first […]
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A rookie gets a shot—or two—at redemption in the heart of Oklahoma whitetail country
A rookie's two-year hunt for a blackpowder buck in northwestern Oklahoma leads to some close calls and a final reckoning with a mature whitetail.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Latest on sentencings in Minnesota for men convicted of plotting to join the Islamic State group (all times local):
Doug G. Ware
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Before departing on his final overseas trip, President Obama continued Monday to try and calm fears about the pending Donald Trump administration.
UPI Staff
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Watch as President Barack Obama holds a press conference at the White House hours before heading overseas for a week.
A Trump victory may have made the deal between Tesla Motors Inc. and SolarCity Corp. a little less sweet for the electric-car maker shareholders.
Palestinian leaders on Monday denounced an Israeli bill to legalise several thousand Jewish homes in the occupied West Bank, vowing to take up the issue at the UN Security Council.
MOSCOW (AP) — A Ukrainian lawmaker has punched his colleague in the face, the latest brawl in the nation's raucous parliament.
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