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India and Sri Lanka Fishing in troubled waters

By Sudha Ramachandran The death of an Indian fisherman in the waters between India and Sri Lanka has roiled bilateral relations again. The incident has triggered angry protests among Indian…

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How Russia’s protests could turn insurrectionary

By M K Bhadrakumar The wave of public protests that swept over Russia on Sunday has strong undercurrents. For a start, it may seem that 7000 to 8000 people demonstrating…

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How Europe boosts Russia – Turkey ties

By Maria Dubovikova The Russian-Turkish tandem has re-emerged with the two countries' reconciliation, after seven months of glacial relations following Turkey's downing of a Russian jet on its border with…

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Assad is secure, but Syria’s war shows no sign of ending

By Jeremy Bowen The view from the presidential palace in Damascus is the brightest it has been since the war in Syria started Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision at the…

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Experts matter Russia proves it

By Chris Doyle  Not since the height of the Cold War has Russia so dominated the airwaves. The charge list against Moscow includes the occupation of Crimea, war crimes in…

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Obama lawyers move fast to join fight against Trump

When Johnathan Smith resigned from the US Justice Department on Inauguration Day, he looked forward to spending time with his infant son, but that plan unraveled a week later when…

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Will Washington risk WW-III to block an emerging EU – Russia super state

By Mike Whitney “Russia is an inalienable and organic part of Greater Europe and European civilization. Our citizens think of themselves as Europeans…That's why Russia proposes moving towards the creation…

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Who leaked part of Trump’s 2005 federal tax return?

By John Cassidy They were released just when Trump needed a diction, raising questions about where they came from during last year's election campaign, some tax experts and financial reporters…

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Five questions about the latest Wikileaks release

By Amy Davidson On Tuesday 7 March, 2017 morning, WikiLeaks released eight thousand seven hundred and sixty-one files that it said were “from an isolated, high-security network situated inside the…

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America rushing into Syria where others fear to tread

By Howard LaFranchi Trump administration is focusing on military strategy but doesn't have a plan for the complex day-after ramifications. The 400 Marines dispatched to northern Syria last week to back…

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