Inaction on Syrian atrocities seen as normal

It's a pattern that experts say will likely continue with the revelation this past week that, since 2011, officials at a military prison in Syria have summarily executed as many as 13,000 people by hanging. Amnesty International, which documented the killings, concluded that they were part of a systematic government policy, and constituted crimes against humanity.

Romee Strijd wears super short skirt out at fashion week

The Supper Bowl! The Trumps, the Japanese prime minister and his wife are joined by New England Patriots owner for dinner at Mar-a-Lago after the First Family fly to Florida on Air Force One 'I love all my moms': Hundreds of polygamists led by the 'Sister Wives' family descend on the steps of Utah Capitol to demand the legal right to plural marriage 'He's gone.

Kremlin Denies Trump’s National Security Adviser Discussed Sanctions with Russian Ambassador

The Kremlin has denied that President Donald Trump's national security adviser, Michael Flynn, discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with Moscow's ambassador to the U.S. ahead of Trump's inauguration. President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, confirmed that phone calls between Flynn and Russia's Washington ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, had taken place, but said reports that they had discussed sanctions were "wrong."

Nine Republican senators urge Trump to pursue tough Russia policy

Nine senators from his own Republican party urged President Donald Trump on Thursday to take a "tough-minded" approach to Russia, joining a growing chorus of lawmakers addressing concerns that he might be too conciliatory toward Moscow. The nine senators, including the Senate's number two Republican, John Cornyn, wrote in a letter to Trump that cooperation with Moscow is essential in many areas, but calling for tough action on Ukraine, Syria and cyber security.

Report: Trump Denounced Obama-era Nuclear Treaty in Call with Putin

U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by Chief of Staff Reince Priebus , speaks by phone with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTSXT9A In his first call as president with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump denounced a treaty that caps U.S. and Russian deployment of nuclear warheads as a bad deal for the United States, according to two U.S. officials and one former U.S. official with knowledge of the call.

World briefs: Putin critic, who said he was poisoned in 2015, falls into coma

A leader of the Russian opposition who has been a vocal critic of what he calls a Kremlin policy of assassinating political enemies has fallen into a life-threatening coma caused by an unknown poison, his wife said Monday. The diagnosis of what ailed Vladimir Kara-Murza came at a delicate political moment for the United States and Russia, as President Donald Trump had just brushed aside criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin as a "killer."

Moral Compass Exceptional in U.S.

Donald Trump is president in part because many Americans disliked his predecessor's habit of refusing to recognize the exceptional nature of our government and the American people. Too often, former President Barack Obama cited our nation's challenges - and there are many - in equating us with other, much more deeply flawed countries.

Trump’s Coming “Islamo-China” War . . . or, Whatever

What kind of national security policy will the Trump administration pursue globally? On this issue, as on so many others, the incoming president has offered enough contradictory clues, tweets, and comments that the only definitive answer right now is: Who knows? During his presidential campaign he more or less promised a non-interventionist foreign policy, even as he offered hints that his might be anything but. There was, of course, ISIS to destroy and he swore he would " bomb the shit out of them."

Meet Trump’s Loudest Foreign Surrogate

The leader of Italy's populist right-wing Northern League is a big fan of The Donald-and he's hoping Trump's rise will help usher in a new era in European politics. Salvini, 43, is the leader of Italy's Northern League -a populist, right-wing faction in Italian politics that calls for deporting all illegal immigrants, exerting more control over the country's borders, and taking Italy out of the eurozone common currency.

U.S. Preps for Infowar on Russia

While President Trump is still defending Vladimir Putin in public, American policymakers have finally awoken to Russian intervention in the U.S. democratic process-and are pumping tens of millions into a counter-propaganda initiative. The 2016 presidential campaign alerted the public to the concept of information as a weapon-and to its incredible effectiveness when used just right.

Trump agrees to meet NATO leaders in Europe in May

US President Donald Trump agreed to meet alliance leaders in Europe in May in a phone call yesterday with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg that also touched on the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine, the White House said. Trump was elected on a pledge to push NATO members to increase their funding to the western alliance to ease the financial burden on the United States.

Trump under fire for saying he respects ‘killer’ Putin

This combination of photos show US President Donald Trump at the National Prayer Breakfast, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, in Washington and Russian President Vladimir at a meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. PALM BEACH - President Donald Trump is drawing fire from Republicans and Democrats alike after playing down political assassinations in Russia and Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Steve King: Putin allows freedom of dissent because he hasn’t…

Rep. Steve King defended President Donald Trump's recent praise of Vladimir Putin, noting that the Russian president had not killed a famous dissident, Garry Kasparov, who fled to New York City. During an interview with Fox News host Bill O'Reilly, Trump dismissed the murder of journalists in Russia, arguing that the United States was not "so innocent" either.

Asked about Putin, Trump says US isn’t – so innocent’

President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attended the 60th Annual Red Cross Gala at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday night. WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said he respects Vladimir Putin, and when an interviewer called the Russian leader ''a killer,'' Trump said the United States has many of them.

Ukraine: Calm returns to flashpoint ‘Avdiivka’ town as Trump…

Ukrainian servicemen look at a building destroyed as a result of night shelling by pro-Russian separatists to the flashpoint eastern town of Avdiivka, north of the pro-Russian rebels' de facto capital of Donetsk, on February 3, 2017. AFP / Aleksey FILIPPOV Avdiivka, Ukraine: Fighting subsided around a flashpoint Ukrainian town on Sunday following a week-long surge in violence that prompted US President Donald Trump to pledge to help bring peace to Europe's backyard.