What is Putin’s endgame in Ukraine?
Russia has fired weapons into Ukraine and boosted the number of troops near the border, officials have told CNN. And the Kremlin is staging a new round of military exercises this week. Western leaders stepped up sanctions, but Russian President Vladimir Putin shows no sign of backing... read more »
Man arrested on suspicion of making bomb hoax after passenger plane lands a...
A man has been arrested on suspicion of making a hoax bomb threat after a passenger plane landed Tuesday with a military fighter escort at Britain’s Manchester Airport. There were 269 passengers and 13 crewmembers on board Qatar Airways Flight 23 from Doha, Qatar, which landed safely at the... read more »
Afghan attack: Killed general was true hero, says US
The US military has paid tribute to Maj Gen Harold Greene, shot dead by an Afghan soldier in an insider attack on Tuesday, as a “true hero”. Gen Greene, the most senior US soldier killed in action overseas since Vietnam, was shot dead as he visited a UK-run military training... read more »
U.S. Backs Sunni Plan to Fight Islamic State Jihadists in Iraq
BAGHDAD—The U.S. is holding talks with Sunni Muslim officials in Iraq who have requested help in organizing grass-roots fighting forces to counter an extremist militant group seizing territory across the country. The meetings follow an outreach by Iraqi governors of Sunni-dominant provinces, who... read more »
