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ORLY, France: A man was shot dead Saturday after wrestling a soldier to the ground at Paris’ Orly Airport and trying to take her rifle, officials said. No one else in the busy terminal was hurt, but thousands of travelers were evacuated and flights were […]

As Syrian civil war stretches on, U.S. sends more troops March 18, 2017 at 6:10 PM EDT On Saturday, opposition fighters began to evacuate the last rebel-held neighborhood of Homs, Syria, where the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began. As the Syrian civil war enters […]

Russian Foreign Ministry is now engaged in preparing for a previously agreed meeting between President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump, according to Chairperson of the Council of the Federation Valentina Matvienko. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Russian Foreign Ministry is preparing for a previously agreed meeting […]

Czech President Milos Zeman said Sunday he was ready to propose to Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump to hold a bilateral meeting in Prague. PRAGUE (Sputnik) —According to Zeman, his meeting with Trump is scheduled to take place in April, the meeting with the Chinese leader will […]

US President Trump has come up with yet another description of President Putin, calling him a “tough cookie” when asked to describe a number of acquaintances in just one word. © AFP 2017/ Savo PRELEVIC How Trump’s Political Agenda is ‘Being Polished’ Before First Meeting […]

US President Donald Trump, the former business magnate whom Bill Clinton once described as a “master brander,” has come up with a new description of Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him a “tough cookie.” Compared to the nicknames Trump has bestowed upon other politicians and […]

Military and emergency services outside Orly airport southern terminal after a shooting incident near Paris, France, March 18, 2017. WASHINGTON — French authorities are still working to determine whether a man shot dead at Paris’ Orly airport acted on impulse or carefully planned an attack. Ziyed […]

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Sunday threatened to destroy Syrian air defense systems after they fired ground-to-air missiles at Israeli warplanes carrying out strikes. “The next time the Syrians use their air defense systems against our planes we will destroy them without the slightest hesitation,” […]

Heavy clashes rocked eastern districts of the Syrian capital on Sunday as rebels and jihadists tried to fight their way into the city center in a surprise assault on government forces. The attack comes just days before a fresh round of U.N.-brokered peace talks in […]