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Narrowing rift, US and Russia entertain cooperation in Syria

MOSCOW (AP) — In a striking shift, President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin are embarking on a tentative path toward closer ties and possible military cooperation, as the bitter rift over Ukraine gives way to common cause against the Islamic State group. After weeks of accusing Moscow of trying

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Chase hacking charges leveled at 3 suspects

NEW YORK (AP) — Two men held in Israel and one U.S. citizen believed to be living in Moscow have been charged in one of the largest cybercrimes involving a U.S. bank in history, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday. Most of the massive data theft involved personal information

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NATO chief sounds alarm over Russian buildup

TROIA, Portugal (AP) — NATO's secretary-general sounded the alarm recently over the build-up of Russian military forces from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean and called on the U.S.-led alliance to come up with a response. Jens Stoltenberg said the Russians have concentrated military forces in Kaliningrad,

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Russia pounds Syrian rebels, then reaches out to opposition

BEIRUT (AP) — When Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said his country was ready to aid Syrian rebels fighting the Islamic State group, rebel commanders scoffed, pointing out that Russian aircraft were pounding their bases in central and northern Syria on a daily basis. Moreover, Lavrov not long ago had ridiculed

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Syrian President Assad travels to Moscow to meet Putin

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — President Bashar Assad has traveled to Moscow in his first known trip abroad since war broke out in Syria in 2011, meeting his strongest ally Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The two leaders stressed that the military operations in Syria— in which Moscow is the latest and most

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Russians support airstrikes in Syria, despite Afghan legacy

KUBINKA, Russia (AP) — A vast workshop that upgrades warplanes of the kind Russia is using in Syria is this town's lifeblood, and support for the Syria campaign is strong. "We've extended a helping hand and that's how it should be," said 70-year-old

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Nuclear smugglers sought ISIS, other extremist buyers

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Over the pulsating beat at an exclusive nightclub, the arms smuggler made his pitch to a client: 2.5 million euros for enough radioactive cesium to contaminate several city blocks. It was earlier this year, and the two men were plotting their deal at an unlikely spot:

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Fighting erupts in central Syria amid Russian airstrikes

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops backed by Russian airstrikes battled insurgents in central Syria on Wednesday in the first major ground fighting since Moscow began launching air raids on militants last week, activists said. The fighting comes as the Russian airstrikes appear to have emboldened Syrian troops to launch a ground