Putin won 2016, but Russia has its limits as a superpower
MOSCOW — In a New Year’s address that came off like a victory lap, Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked his country Saturday in the wake of a wildly successful 2016 that saw the Kremlin leader shore up Russia’s standing abroad and acquire a host of powerful geopolitical friends. Putin heads into 2017 on a strong note, having brokered a cease-fire in Syria that sidelined the United States and having won the praise of President-elect Donald Trump by declining to retaliate in response to the..>> view originalIndonesia: Ferry blaze off Jakarta kills 23
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The remains of the ferry were towed back to port in Jakarta At least 23 people have been killed and 17 more are missing after a ferry caught fire off the coast of Indonesia.The Zahro Express ferry was carrying more than 230 people to Tidung island, a resort some 50km (30 miles) from the capital, Jakarta. Officials said it burst into flames about 1.5km from Muara Angke port in Jakarta, shortly after setting sail.Re..>> view originalCologne police detain 100s of 'African' men over New Year
Police officers surround a group of men in front of the Cologne, western Germany, main station, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, where a string of robberies and sexual assaults last year that were blamed largely on migrants from North Africa prompted nationwide outrage. (Henning Kaiser/dpa via AP) BERLIN – Police in Cologne say they've detained hundreds of men "seemingly of African descent" as part of operations to prevent ..>> view originalQueen Elizabeth to miss New Year's Day church service
Story highlightsQueen to skip New Year's Day church service at SandringhamPalace cites "heavy cold" which has kept the monarch indoors for most of holiday seasonDespite her absence at church, the monarch is "up" and "working" Sunday, a royal source has told CNN. The source added that the Queen is "taking red boxes," a reference to the famous red boxes that contain government documents and other information and business pertaining to the Queen's role as head of state. The 90-year-old monarch and ..>> view originalRobbins: Mideast reset a vital goal for Trump, US
“Lame duck periods,” the late former U.S. Rep. Al Lowenstein once said, “are ones where lame ducks quack and lame quacks duck.”It is a measure of just how dumb, off-base and damaging Secretary of State John Kerry’s petulant quacking at Israel last week was that America’s staunchest allies recoiled publicly from it.The United Kingdom, our staunchest ally, issued a statement that the speech was “not appropriate,” adding, “We do not believe that the way to negotiate peace is by focusing on only one..>> view originalBurundi Minister Shot Dead in Capital
Police in Burundi say the country’s environment minister was shot dead in the capital early Sunday. Police spokesman Pierre Nkurikiye said in a tweet that Emmanuel Niyonkuru, who was 54, was killed in Bujumbura while on his way home. The shooting is the first of a senior government official since Burundi fell into political turmoil nearly two years ago over President Pierre Nkurunziza’s controversial bid for a third term. Abuses widespread Human rights groups have warned that the tiny African c..>> view original'Fake News' Cries Follow Discovery of Russian Malware at Vermont Utility
The response to news that a Vermont electric utility found malware associated with Russian hacking on a utility laptop has been fairly predictable: forceful denunciations from local and federal officials and support for President Obama's sanctions against the Vladimir Putin regime. But reactions also have included the now-familiar cry of "fake news" from many incredulous readers in Donald Trump's post-truth America, perhaps inspired by the president-elect's refusal to see the claims of Russian h..>> view originalHello, 2017! Cities Around the World Ring in Start of New Year
Revelers rang in 2017 across the globe with dazzling fireworks displays at midnight, draping skylines from Sydney to Singapore and Bangkok to Berlin with sparkling bursts of color hours before the ball dropped in New York's Times Square. Dubai did not disappoint, with more than 650,000 people estimated to have watched the fireworks shoot from the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, in a massive 10-minute production fit for a prince. A crowd estimated at 1 million packed in and arou..>> view originalManhunt underway after massacre at Istanbul nightclub, officials say
ISTANBUL — Turkish authorities on Sunday were hunting for the lone gunman who opened fire on a new year's celebration at one of Istanbul's most popular nightclubs, killing dozens of people and wounding scores more in what officials have called an act of terror. At least 39 people were killed, and another 70 people wounded, in the latest of a string of attacks that have shaken Turkey as it faces an array of threats both at home and as a result of the ongoing civil war in Syria. Early Sunday, Tu..>> view originalNorth Korea Will Test Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, Kim Says
Photo “We have reached the final stage in preparations to test-launch an intercontinental ballistic rocket,” North Korea’s Kim Jong-un said Sunday. Credit KCNA/Reuters SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, said on Sunday that his country was making final preparations to conduct its first test of an intercontinental ballistic missile — a bold statement less than a month before the inauguration of President-elect Donald J. Trump.Although North Korea has ..>> view original
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