Sky’s diplomatic editor Dominic Waghorn said: “Putin’s been flying drones over parts of Syria, not where Islamic State are based, but where there are rebel groups, a few of whom are close to, and are backed by America”.
House Republicans asked Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards for more information about how much money the organization makes on abortions, sends overseas and spends on travel and salaries, following a grueling five-hour hearing Tuesday examining the nonprofit’s use...
The Kremlin announced Wednesday that President Vladimir Putin has sent a request to Russia’s upper chamber of parliament asking lawmakers to authorize using the Russian army overseas. Military conversation between Russian Federation and the U.S. was cut off following the...
On Tuesday, presidential-hopeful Jeb Bush is expected to present the details of his plan to rework the energy sector in order to create jobs and spur on the economy.
The US “provision of military support to illegal structures runs counter to the principles of modern worldwide law and the United Nations charter”, Putin said.
In a sign that the tactic may be gaining favor among Republicans, however, the House Energy & Commerce is also preparing a bill that would use reconciliation to block Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funds.
Its repeated vetoes, mainly on intervention in Syria or calling for investigations into alleged atrocities committed by President Bashar al-Assad’s forces, have led to criticism that the Kremlin is undermining the council.
Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani that since the USA seems signed onto the multilateral nuclear agreement agreed to in July, it’s time to get to work.
“Some of his meetings and scheduled programs will be cancelled and he is returning (to Tehran) on Monday afternoon”, IRNA quoted a senior official from Rouhani’s office as saying.
“Closing regulatory loopholes that hamper patent enforcement for medicines, providing a sufficient period of data protection for agrochemicals and medicines, and removing the overly restrictive “enhanced efficacy” criterion for the patentability of medicines...
Don Stewart, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, explained, “If we shut down the government, you can’t walk into Yellowstone Park, but you can walk into Planned Parenthood”.
Russia’s sudden military build-up this month in support of Assad and a refugee crisis that has spilled over from the region into Europe have lent new urgency to attempts to resolve the Syria conflict.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that while Syria’s government needs reform, the country will fall to the Islamic States if the worldwide community makes getting rid of Assad its top goal.