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Top State Department Economist: US Sanctions In Russia Are Working Pretty Great
A new review published on the State Department website, but not technically endorsed by the department, concludes that targeted sanctions against Russian interests have been successful.
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A Kremlin Critic Is In A Coma After A Suspected Second Poisoning
Vladimir Kara-Murza was hospitalized last week after experiencing symptoms that matched an incident in 2015.
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A French Consulate In Brazil Actually Used A Pepe Meme To Promote Tourism
The poor consulate staffers apparently had no idea that Neo-Nazis on the internet had appropriated the jovial frog as their mascot.
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Iranian Leaders Dismiss Washington’s Warning As “Slogans” And “Hollow Ranting”
“The US has been closely watching Iran for 38 years and has never been able to do anything,” one military commander said.
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The White House Thinks Crimea Sanctions Should Stay Until Russia Returns It
The White House on Thursday backed UN Ambassador Nikki Haley’s assessment of the situation, including that “the dire situation in eastern Ukraine is one that demands clear and strong condemnation of Russian actions.”
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The African Union Brought Up That Whole Slavery Thing After Trump’s Refugee Order
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma had some words for the “very country to which many of our people were taken as slaves during the transatlantic slave trade.”
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UK Foreign Secretary: We Invited Dictators In The Past, Trump Should Be Fine
Boris Johnson told the House of Commons, as it debated a state visit from President Trump, that the Queen also met the dictator of Zimbabwe and the former head of communist Romania.
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Twitter Just Shut Down A Rex Tillerson Parody Account
The State Department says it’s not sure who was behind a fake Twitter account that convinced a lot of people that Trump’s nominee was breaking away from the pack.
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Mexico Is Pissed That Israel’s Prime Minister Tweeted Support For The Wall
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is now trying to walk back the tweet calling the border wall President Donald Trump has ordered a “great idea.”
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Dennis Kucinich Says He Wants Peace In Syria. The War Crimes Are Details For Later.
The former congressman spoke with BuzzFeed News on Friday about his trip with Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to Syria, where they met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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So Here’s Lindsay Lohan Meeting With The President Of Turkey
She was there with a Syrian refugee girl and gave out pins with a Turkish slogan about the UN Security Council because sure why not.
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The White House Didn’t Mention Jews In Its Holocaust Remembrance Statement
The Trump administration’s statement broke a tradition established since the first International Holocaust Remembrance Day in 2006.
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We Went Looking For A Brazilian Fugitive In Trump Tower And He Wasn’t Home
But the front desk did let BuzzFeed News and a Brazilian camera crew into the fifty-fourth floor apartment where the ex-billionaire was supposed to be hiding.
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Trump’s New Cuba Negotiator Fought For Stronger Cuba Ties
Trump’s pick to lead his administration’s most sensitive negotiations has run two nonprofits that have encouraged stronger ties with Cuba — a position at odds with Trump’s campaign pledges.
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Here’s Dutch TV Introducing Their Country To Donald Trump In A Way He’ll Understand
“We speak Dutch. It’s the best language in all of Europe. We’ve got all the best words. All the other languages? Failed. Danish? Total disaster.”
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This Pro-Trump "Fact-Checking" Website Is Run By An American In Russia
When contacted by BuzzFeed News, Clint Ehrlich said he is behind the site trying to debunk “bogus claims about Mr. Trump and Russia’s government.”
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John Kerry Brought His Dog To His Final State Department Press Briefing
His name is Ben and he is a good boy as duly recognized under treaty and international law.
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Meme Factories Are Fighting Over Who Gets Credit For A School Shooting In Mexico
An anonymous Facebook group called “Holk Legion” is in the spotlight in Mexico after a teen may have used it to announce his intent to kill.
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A President Just Got Inaugurated Outside His Country And Here’s Why
After a tense few weeks, and the threat of a small war, the longtime dictator who said that he’d secretly cured AIDS negotiating for more time after his successor was sworn in.
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A Hungarian Beauty Queen Said That Trump Invited Her To His Moscow Hotel Room
Kata Sarka made the claim about the 2013 encounter last May on Kasza Taxi, an interview show in the style of “Carpool Karaoke.”
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