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What about post-ISIL Syria?
The defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL), or DEASH, has started to seem certain, after the impending fall of Raqqa in Syria and Mosul in Iraq.
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Ukraine serviceman killed in Kyiv car blast
A suspected car bombing in Kyiv on June 27 killed a Ukrainian soldier in an incident classified as a "terrorist act" by police, the interior ministry said.
"The deceased was a serviceman in the armed forces," ministry spokesman Artem Shevchenko said at a briefing.
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Putin: US nurtured Al-Qaeda and supported terrorists in Chechnya
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The US is to blame for the rise of Al-Qaeda and its late mastermind Osama bin Laden, which it empowered to fight Soviet troops in Afghanistan, Vladimir Putin told Oliver Stone. Putin also said there is proof the CIA supported terrorists in Russia's Chechnya.
Macron labels Russian media outlets as ‘propaganda’
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday labeled two Russian media organizations as “organs of influence and propaganda.”
Russia’s new T-14 Armata tank to be operational in 2020 (video)
Russia’s new main battle tank, the T-14 “Armata,” is slated to become operational in 2020. The advanced third generation tank will replace older Soviet-era designs and is set to be a formidable opponent to NATO designs including the American M1A2 Abrams.
Putin has a new Secret Weapon in Syria: Chechens
The Russian intervention in Syria has been, by most accounts, a success. And Russian President Vladimir Putin is going to do everything he can to keep it that way.
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NGOs protest against "persecution of gays in Chechnya"
Several NGOs on Wednesday protested in front of the Russian embassy in Belgrade over "the persecution of gay people in Chechnya."
Newcomers Dominate Bulgaria's New Parliament
Although Boyko Borissov's centre-right GERB party holds the greatest number of seats in the new Bulgarian parliament - 95 - another "party" might be said to have secured an absolute majority for the next four years, namely newcomers.
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Gay men are being rounded up and killed in Chechnya: Report
More than 100 gay men have been detained and at least three have been killed by authorities in Chechnya, according to a Russian newspaper cited Saturday in The New York Times.
The disturbing report from Novaya Gazeta, which cites government and police sources, follows a week of rumors about gay men mysteriously disappearing off the streets of the Russian republic, the Times reports.
Russia reserves right to meet any French politician it wants to – Putin to Le Pen (VIDEO)
President Putin has told French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen in Moscow that Russia has no intentions to influence the French elections, but reserves the right to meet any French politicians it wishes.
“We attach a lot of importance to our relations with France, trying to maintain smooth relations with both the acting power and the opposition representatives,” Putin said.