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Politico: Trump in hot water over Putin embrace

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Politico

Georgia to replace ambassador to U.S

Georgian State Minister for European Integration David Bakradze will be appointed Georgia’s ambassador to the United States following parliamentary …

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Did Mitt Romney really say he intends to ‘destroy Russia’?

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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Voice of America: US, Russia resume high-level face-to-face diplomacy on Syria

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Voice of America

Foreign Policy: Can Uzbekistan’s new leader balance China, Russia, and the U.S.?

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Foreign Policy

Reuters: North Korea conducts fifth and largest nuclear test

Its most powerful explosion to date follows a test in January that prompted the U.N. Security Council to impose tightened sanctions that increased …
Reuters

Associated Press: Clinton blasts Trump’s comments on military generals, Putin

“Every Republican holding or seeking office in this country should be asked if they agree with Donald Trump about these statements,” Clinton said in a …
Associated Press

BBC: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ‘was KGB agent’

Researchers from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem say a Soviet-era document lists him as an agent. Read more here.
BBC

Associated Press: Putin’s popularity – the envy of other politicians

MOSCOW – Donald Trump’s statement that Russian President Vladimir Putin enjoys an 82 percent approval rating among his people wasn’t hyperbole. …
Associated Press

Wall Street Journal: Obama says Trump not qualified to be US president

VIENTIANE, Laos – President Barack Obama on Sept. 8 slammed Republican candidate Donald Trump for saying U.S. military generals have been “reduced to …
Wall Street Journal

Financial Times: May tells Tusk UK wants smooth EU divorce

The prime minister’s spokeswoman said there was no sense the UK was under pressure on timing as Mrs May held talks with Mr Tusk at Downing …
Financial Times

Associated Press: Trans-Dniester separatist leader says region should join Russia

In 2006, some 97 percent of residents of Trans-Dniester, which split from Moldova in 1990, voted to join Russia. Trans-Dniester, which is not …
Associated Press

Reuters: German minister, in Lithuania, backs European ‘defence union’

Germany’s defence minister called for a European “defence union” on Sept. 8 during a visit to the Baltic state of Lithuania, where Berlin is preparing …
Reuters

New York Times: Defense secretary warns Russia to stay out of US elections

OXFORD, England – Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter lashed out at Russia on Sept. 7, accusing the government of President Vladimir V. Putin of …
New York Times

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Russia’s Norwegian colony

On a Norwegian island high in the Arctic Circle, there is a small outpost of Russia. Barentsburg is home to about 500 people and a single, loss-making …

Politico: Investigators fault lax foreign lobbying enforcement

Sixty-two percent of new lobbyist registrations weren’t on time, and half of filers were late with their required updates, according to the Justice …
POLITICO

BBC: Trump pledges big US military expansion

He also said he would come up with a plan to destroy Islamic State (IS) in his first 30 days in the White House. Read more here.
BBC

Reuters: Oil rises, but doubt over output deal tempers rally

November Brent crude futures rose 50 cents to $47.76 a barrel by 1105 GMT, while U.S. crude futures gained 40 cents to trade at $45.23 a barrel. Read …
Reuters
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