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Trump Revealed Highly Classified Intelligence to Russia, in Break With Ally, Officials Say

16 May, 2017 34 views

By MATTHEW ROSENBERG and ERIC SCHMITTMAY 15, 2017   WASHINGTON — President Trump boasted about highly classified intelligence in a meeting with the Russian foreign minister and ambassador last week, providing details that could …

Putin, South Korea’s Moon discuss political solution to North Korea crisis

14 May, 2017 51 views

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and his newly elected South Korean counterpart, Moon Jae-in, stressed in a telephone conversation on Friday the need to find a political and diplomatic solution to the North Korea crisis, …

Mongolia to construct oil refinery in Sainshand

12 Apr, 2017 175 views

AKIPRESS.COM – The Mongolian parliament approved a proposal to establish a state-owned company for constructing an oil refinery in March, reports news.mn. An agreement between the Mongolian government and Import-Export Bank of India was …

Russia adds another twist to battle for northern Syria

22 Mar, 2017 158 views

BEIRUT // The battlefield in northern Syria becomes more complicated with each passing week. Government forces, rebels, Russians, Americans, Turks and Kurds – all have their sights on ISIL’s self-declared capital of Raqqa in …

Mongolian Ice festival attracts tourists from 70 countries

15 Mar, 2017 153 views

Mongolian Ice festival attracts tourists from 70 countries 18:14, 15 March 2017, 91    More than 10,000 Mongolians and foreign tourists and some 2,000 vehicles congregated at the village of Khatgal in the northern …

India and Mongolia plan to begin formal talks on uranium

11 Mar, 2017 152 views

India and Mongolia plan to begin formal talks this month on trading in uranium, a mineral abundant in the northeast Asian country and a key attraction for New Delhi as it seeks a tighter …

Jon Huntsman Is Said to Accept Post as Ambassador to Russia

10 Mar, 2017 66 views

WASHINGTON — Jon M. Huntsman Jr. has accepted President Trump’s offer to be ambassador to Russia, people with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday, taking on a diplomatic assignment that would be challenging …

Risks in Demonizing Diplomacy with Russia

9 Mar, 2017 34 views

March 6, 2017 The crazy assailing of the Trump team’s contacts with Russian diplomats is demonizing the idea of cooperation and deepening risks of a dangerous arms race, says Jack Matlock, the last U.S. …