United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley addresses the U.N. Security Council on Syria during a meeting of the Council at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., March 12, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Segar - RC1A0BA8FB40 Addressing the United Nations Security Council Monday, Nikki Haley, the United States ambassador to the world body, warned that the U.S. could act in the face of more chemical attacks. Haley’s remarks to the Security Council came at a briefing on the implementation of Security Council Resolution 2401 regarding the Syrian humanitarian ceasefire. Secretary General António Guterres bluntly told the council that, “there has been no cessation of hostilities.” Haley reminded council members of the Trump administration’s response to fire cruise missiles against the Assad regime following its failure to act when the Syrian regime used sarin gas in a chemical attack against civilians in the town of Khan Shaykhun. That sarin gas attack by … [Read more...] about Haley condemns Russia over Syria; not ruling out taking action over chemical attacks on civilians
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The Latest: Russia says 30,000 flee besieged east Ghouta
next Image 1 of 2 prev Image 2 of 2 BEIRUT – The Latest on developments related to the war in Syria (all times local): 2:15 p.m. The Russian military says more than 30,000 people have fled Syria's besieged east Ghouta and that the flow is continuing. Maj. Gen. Vladimir Zolotukhin was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying the civilians were leaving Saturday through a government-run humanitarian corridor monitored by the Russian military. "As of this time, more than 30,000 people have left and people are continuing to exit," he was quoted as saying Saturday afternnon by Russian news agencies. Zolotukhin is spokesman for the Russian center for reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria. __ 12:05 p.m. Syrian opposition activists are reporting that dozens of people were killed and scores wounded when an airstrike hit a rebel-held town east of the capital Damascus. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 30 people were killed in … [Read more...] about The Latest: Russia says 30,000 flee besieged east Ghouta
Russia halts UN Security Council meeting on Syria’s human rights, but US, allies find workaround
close Video Catastrophic situation for rebel-held city in Syria Relentless strikes by government forces in Syria has led to crisis in Eastern Ghouta; Conor Powell reports from Jerusalem. Russia used a procedural vote to halt a United Nations Security Council meeting from taking place Monday on the human rights crisis in Syria -- but other members including the United States outmaneuvered the Russians by calling for an informal meeting. Russia, which has consistently protected its ally Syria in the council chamber, claimed that the issue of human rights was not a subject on the council’s agenda and forced a vote. The council could not reach nine votes for the meeting to proceed; China, Kazakhstan and Bolivia voted with Russia while the three African members on the council abstained. While obviously angered by the Russian vote, France, Britain, Sweden and the U.S. called for an informal Security Council meeting where all who wanted to listen to a briefing on the … [Read more...] about Russia halts UN Security Council meeting on Syria’s human rights, but US, allies find workaround
Cargill ups its stake in Russia by another $100 million
Cargill has poured another $100 million into Russia, this time into its sweetener and starches facility. The money covers an upgrade of the plant’s wheat processing operation, adding state-of-the-art technology. The agribusiness giant announced the investment Thursday, which will be at its sprawling complex in Efremov, 200 miles south of Moscow. In Efremov, Cargill makes everything from vegetable oil to brewers malt to animal feed. Minnetonka-based Cargill is one of the largest foreign investors in Russia’s agribusiness sector, with over $1 billion sunk into the country. Cargill established a beachhead in Russia in the early 1990s, soon after the fall of the Soviet Union. Last fall, Cargill said it had begun building a $200 million sunflower oil crushing plant in southern Russia. And earlier in 2013, it opened a $40 million chicken processing plant in Efremov, which pumps out McNuggets for McDonalds’s in Russia. Older Post Local strawberries late, but no less … [Read more...] about Cargill ups its stake in Russia by another $100 million
The Latest: Russia tells UK: provide proof or apologize
BRUSSELS — The Latest on the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy and his daughter in Britain (all times local): 12:05 p.m. The Kremlin says Britain will eventually have to offer proof to back up its claim of Russia's involvement in the poisoning of an ex-spy — or apologize. President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said that the "slanderous anti-Russian flow coming from Britain is inexplicable, unfounded and driven by unclear motives." He told reporters that Britain will have "to back it with some kind of proof or offer excuses." Britain has accused Russia of using a military-grade nerve agent to poison former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, who have been in critical condition for two weeks. Britain has announced the expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats, and Russia has responded in kind. The European Union on Monday condemned Skripal's poisoning, and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson dismissed Moscow's denials as absurd. ___ 10 a.m. British … [Read more...] about The Latest: Russia tells UK: provide proof or apologize
Putin cruises to victory in Russia, tells supporters: ‘Success awaits us’
Anton Troianovski, The Washington Post Published 3:10 pm, Sunday, March 18, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-9', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 9', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Pavel Golovkin, Associated Press Image 1of/9 CaptionClose Image 1 of 9 Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to supporters during a rally near the Kremlin in Moscow, Sunday, March 18, 2018. An exit poll suggests that Vladimir Putin has handily won a fourth term as Russia's president, adding six more years in the Kremlin for the man … [Read more...] about Putin cruises to victory in Russia, tells supporters: ‘Success awaits us’
Russia expels diplomats in spy-poisoning quarrel
By Andrew E. Kramer Updated 1:47 pm, Saturday, March 17, 2018 MOSCOW — Russia ordered 23 British diplomats on Saturday to leave the country within a week, escalating a diplomatic crisis after a former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned with a military grade nerve agent on British soil. The order came days after British Prime Minister Theresa May expelled the same number of Russian diplomats and called off high-level contacts between the two governments. The Russians also ordered the closing of the British Council, a cultural and educational organization, in Russia, and revoked permission for the British consulate general in St. Petersburg. The announcement came after the British ambassador, Laurie Bristow, was summoned to the Foreign Ministry in Moscow Saturday morning. Recommended Video: Now Playing: Russia's ambassador to the EU has suggested the nerve agent that poisoned an ex-spy and his daughter in a sleepy English city may have come from a … [Read more...] about Russia expels diplomats in spy-poisoning quarrel
Mark Zuckerberg Is Russia, Trump and Cambridge Analytica’s Useful Idiot
Why are we still using Facebook when it just admitted to providing data on 50 million users? Sharon Waxman, provided by Published 9:08 pm, Sunday, March 18, 2018 Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Mark Zuckerberg Is Russia, Trump and Cambridge Analytica’s Useful Idiot 1 / 1 Back to Gallery What I’d like to know is why any of us are on Facebook anymore. I’d also like to know when we are going to stop treating Mark Zuckerberg like some benevolent potentate in the magical land of Tech, and start holding him responsible for what he is, and what he has done to our democracy. This weekend the New York Times revealed that Cambridge Analytica, the data science firm funded by right-wing ideologue Robert Mercer and hired by the Trump campaign to run social media campaigns and analysis in 2016, snookered Facebook into handing over the private information of 50 million users. “The firm harvested private information … [Read more...] about Mark Zuckerberg Is Russia, Trump and Cambridge Analytica’s Useful Idiot
What to expect from Putin and a resurgent Russia
Angela Charlton, Associated Press Updated 10:25 pm, Sunday, March 18, 2018 Photo: Pavel Golovkin, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 A person holds a banner of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Manezhnaya square, near Kremlin in Moscow, Sunday, March 18, 2018. An exit poll suggests that Vladimir Putin has handily won a fourth term as Russia's president, adding six more years in the Kremlin for the man who has led the world's largest country for all of the 21st century. less A person holds a banner of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Manezhnaya square, near Kremlin in Moscow, Sunday, March 18, 2018. An exit poll suggests that Vladimir Putin has handily won a fourth term as ... more Photo: Pavel Golovkin, AP What to expect from Putin and a resurgent Russia 1 / 1 Back to Gallery MOSCOW (AP) — … [Read more...] about What to expect from Putin and a resurgent Russia
AP FACT CHECK: Trump strains truth in tweets on Russia probe
Hope Yen and Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Updated 9:35 pm, Sunday, March 18, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-4', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 4', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Evan Vucci, AP Image 1of/4 CaptionClose Image 1 of 4 FILE - In this Thursday, March 15, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump talks with reporters during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. In a series of blistering tweets on Saturday, March 17, 2018, Trump falsely asserted that the House Intelligence Committee has concluded there was no collusion between his presidential campaign and Russia. less FILE - In this Thursday, March 15, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump talks with … [Read more...] about AP FACT CHECK: Trump strains truth in tweets on Russia probe