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BBC: Russia announces ‘humanitarian pause’ in Aleppo

Russia has announced a “humanitarian pause” in its bombing of the Syrian city of Aleppo. Moscow said it would halt operations in Aleppo on Thursday …
BBC

Al Jazeera: Battle for Mosul – Iraqi forces claim gains against ISIL

A joint operation carried out by Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga troops has “liberated” a 200 sq km area around Mosul from the Islamic State of …
Al Jazeera

Associated Press: Russia sets brief cease-fire for Aleppo as strikes kill 36

BEIRUT – Russian and Syrian forces will halt hostilities for eight hours in the eastern districts of Aleppo, Russia’s military announced on Oct. 17, a …
Associated Press

RFE/RL: Have Russian or US strikes killed more Syrians?

The unrelenting bombing of rebel-held Aleppo by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian ally, Vladimir Putin, has drawn international …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Associated Press: Emails show Clinton’s response to LGBT backlash

WASHINGTON – Hacked emails released in daily dispatches over the weekend by the WikiLeaks group showed Hillary Clinton’s campaign staff worried about …
Associated Press

Associated Press: Lithuania wants Gorbachev to testify in war crimes trial

VILNIUS, Lithuania – A Lithuanian court has called former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to testify in a mass trial related to the 1991 crackdown on …
Associated Press

RFE/RL: Pro-Western party wins most votes in Montenegro election

Montenegro’s pro-Western ruling party has won the most votes in the small Balkan state’s parliamentary elections, according to unofficial results, but …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

The Guardian: Aleppo, Ukraine, cyber attacks, Baltic threats – what should we do about Putin?

Boris Johnson’s suggestion that Britain, the US and other allies are re-examining “military options” in Syria has sharply focused minds on a …
The Guardian

Associated Press: Activists say Aleppo strikes kill 13 people, including children

Airstrikes on a rebel-held neighborhood in the divided Syrian city of Aleppo on Oct. 17 killed at least 13 people, including five children, opposition …
Associated Press

RFE/RL: Montenegrins go to polls in election billed as Russia versus West

Voters in Podgorica headed to the polls on October 16 in a parliamentary election that is being billed as a choice between Russia and the West. The …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

The Guardian: Trump’s collapse has Democrats eyeing once safe Republican seats

At the end of a devastating week for Republican election hopes, many Democrats felt that all that was left to do was refer to Michelle Obama’s …
The Guardian

Wall Street Journal: Helsinki versus Yalta – a conversation about Russia with NATO’s Vershbow

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s Alexander Vershbow steps down on Oct. 17 as deputy secretary-general, capping a career that spans nearly four …
Wall Street Journal

Reuters: Italy to send 140 troops to NATO mission in Latvia

Italy will send about 140 troops to join a NATO mission in Latvia set up to boost defenses against a possible Russian attack, Foreign Minister Paolo …
Reuters

Independent: New pictures show Great Barrier Reef is not repairing itself as it should

New images of the Great Barrier Reef have revealed the extent of the damage climate change has caused to the coral. The world’s largest reef system, …
The Independent

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Five Armenians killed in North Ossetia bus crash

Five Armenian citizens, including a woman, have been killed in a bus accident in Russia’s North Caucasus region of North Ossetia. Officials in North …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

News.com.au: Are WW3 and Cold War 2 on the cards?

Superpowers clashing, tensions mounting in global hot spots, and a call for Russians to return home.Terror attacks and domestic issues are fuelling …
NEWS.com.au

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Swiss police arrest Russian man for false bomb threat against Aeroflot

An Aeroflot passenger plane was evacuated at Geneva’s airport on October 13 and a Russian man was arrested after saying there was a bomb on board, …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Voice of America: After Thai king’s death, son will wait to ascend

The death of the world’s longest reigning monarch, Thailand’s revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the age of 88, is a stunning blow for the kingdom of …
Voice of America
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