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Donald Trump

FBI to investigate DNC email hacking as protesters descend upon Philadelphia

WASHINGTON — The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced Monday it is launching an investigation into the apparent hacking of a trove of Democratic National Committee emails, a string of which have indicated that party bosses worked behind the scenes to tip the nomination in the direction of Hillary Clinton over rival

Barack Obama

Obama, Putin confer on Syrian, Ukraine conflicts

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Russian leader Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone Saturday about the Syrian war and the unresolved conflict in Ukraine. A White House statement said the conversation between the Russian and U.S. presidents occurred on Saturday and a Kremlin statement said it took place at

Russia

Putin may benefit from meeting of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill

VATICAN CITY/MOSCOW (Reuters) — A meeting between Pope Francis and Russia's Orthodox Patriarch Kirill on Friday could not happen without a green light from President Vladimir Putin, diplomats and analysts say, and he may be one the beneficiaries. In a landmark step towards healing the 1,000-year-old rift

Russia

UK judge: Putin ‘probably approved’ killing of ex-KGB agent

LONDON (AP) — Almost a decade after former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko lay dying in a London hospital bed, a British judge has concluded who poisoned him: two Russian men, acting at the behest of Russia's security services, probably with approval from President Vladimir Putin. That finding prompted sharp

Donald Trump

Putin praises GOP leader Trump as ‘bright and talented’

MOSCOW (AP) — In Vladimir Putin's view, Donald Trump is "bright and talented." But as much as those words sound overtly like praise, there are some murky nuances. Trump responded saying it was "a great honor" to be praised by a man so "highly

Russia

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

Russia

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

Massachusetts

Bay State pols offer mixed views on situation in Syria

BOSTON — The Bay State's congressional delegation is divided on possible approaches the United States could take as Russia has ramped up its defense of Syria's brutal Assad regime. U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, whose predecessor is now secretary of state, argued for a partnership with Russia