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Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed the outgoing U.S. administration of attempting to undercut President-elect Donald Trump by spreading erroneous information. At a Moscow news conference Tuesday, Putin said last week’s release of an unverified dossier containing salacious allegations about Trump was part of an […]

On the Edge of Islamic State VOA goes inside Mosul to reveal the world IS built as it comes crashing down By Heather Murdock January 2017 Thousands of people are running from the crumbling “Islamic State” in eastern Mosul every day. Other families are staying […]

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations will blast the world body over its treatment of Israel at her Senate confirmation hearing, according to prepared testimony seen by Reuters on Tuesday. “Nowhere has the UN’s failure been more consistent […]

In Mexico, chamoy comes in many forms, including sauce, seasoning powder, shaved ice and candy. A chamoy apple was all the author needed to get hooked. Flickr The first time I tasted chamoy was in the Mexican border town of Eagle Pass, Texas. At a […]

It’s almost Inauguration Day and the whole world is turning its attention to Washington as it gets ready to swear in the 45th president of the United States of America. As we welcome one president, we bid farewell another who has, in so many ways, […]

Germany’s Foreign Minister said on Monday that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s comments that NATO was obsolete had aroused concern across the 28-member alliance. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, speaking after a meeting with alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels, said Trump’s remarks contradicted views expressed by designated Defense […]

U.S President-elect Donald Trump warned German car companies he would impose a border tax of 35 percent on vehicles imported to the U.S. market, a plan that drew sharp rebukes from Berlin and hit the automakers’ shares. In an interview with German newspaper Bild, published […]

Syrian rebels say they will attend peace talks in Kazakhstan next week aimed at ending the country’s nearly six-year-old war. Rebel officials said Monday the meetings in Astana, the Kazakh capital, on January 23rd will focus on the cease-fire, humanitarian issues and the violations by […]

C’est ainsi que présentait la crise syrienne de façon magistralement synthétique un homme qui ne peut être accusé d’être un suppôt du régime de Damas, lui qui dénonça en son temps l’occupation militaire de son pays par Damas. Je veux parler du Patriarche maronite du […]