Russian hackers? The designer is a Russian spy? Putin’s order? Social media are totally abuzz over Team USA’s Olympic opening ceremony uniforms. Why? Because users say the white-blue-red coloring on the athletes’ T-shirts looks like the Russian flag.
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Monthly Archives: July 2016
Al-Nusra's Rebranding: New Project Aimed at Replacing Daesh?
The Al-Nusra Front’s decision to break its ties with al-Qaeda and change its name to Jabhat Fatah al-Sham has triggered a heated debate, with some experts suggesting that the notorious group may continue its terrorist activities alongside Daesh (ISIL/ISIS).
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Amsterdam’s Airport Schiphol Boosts Security Over Heightened Alert Status
Additional security measures were implemented on Saturday in the Schiphol Amsterdam’s airport amid high terrorism security alert.
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World order in 2035: US could lose ability for global dominance, DoD paper says
By 2035, the US could find itself in an environment where Russia or China may match or even exceed the West’s military and economic might in some areas, taking advantage of a “disordered and contested world,” the Pentagon’s research unit said.
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Strange Bedfellows: Moscow May Help Unite Turkey and Syria Against Daesh
As the date of the Turkish President’s visit to Moscow draws near, it remains to be seen whether Ankara is ready to mend ties with Russia and Syria in order to fight Daesh and Nusra Front terrorists together.
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Russia Lauded for Setting Out to Master Far East Using Example of US Wild West
The Russian government’s offer of free land in the Far East reminds Le Monde of the taming of the American ‘Wild West’. A century-and-a-half ago, Abraham Lincoln’s Homestead Act made way for the settlement of the West. Today, the paper suggests, Vladimir Putin is following Lincoln’s example, attracting ‘Russian settlers’ to tame the Far East.
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'Is This a Joke?': US Media Not Getting Behind Clinton's Russian Hacker Story
The failure of the US authorities to present any proof to back its claims of Russia’s involvement in hacking the Democratic National Committee (DNC) has caused an uproar in the US media, while America’s top spy calls on the nation to stop blaming Russia.
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After slitting priest’s throat, France church attackers smiled & talked peace and God – witnesses
Two nuns, who were taken hostage by two jihadists in a Normandy church on Tuesday, gave accounts of their ordeals. They said one of the attackers smiled happily after slitting Father Jacques Hamel’s throat and a bizarre theological dispute followed the crime.
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Titan’s labyrinth: NASA captures complex terrain of Saturn’s moon (PHOTOS)
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has captured a spectacular photo of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, revealing its labyrinth-like terrain. The synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image was taken as Cassini passed over the southern latitudes of Titan on June 7.
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Watch Hillary Clinton get down to the Macarena at 1996 DNC (VIDEO)
While the 2016 Democratic National Convention saw Hillary Clinton become the first female presidential candidate of a major US party, the 1996 DNC was arguably even more amazing.
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