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Whoops: Tragic Photo of Orphaned 'Syrian' Boy is Fake

Syrian opposition leader Ahmed Jarba tweeted a disturbing photo Friday morning that purportedly depicts an orphaned Syrian boy sleeping between the graves of parents. Lest anyone get the wrong idea, he made sure to finger Assad as the culprit behind the...

Published Fri, Jan 17 2014 7:58 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Syria

Morning Brief: Obama Urges Moscow to Limit Border Troops

Obama Urges Moscow to Limit Border Troops Top News : President Barack Obama publicly called on Russia to pull troops back from the Ukrainian border . In an interview with CBS News, Obama urged Moscow to "de-escalate the situation" and begin...

Published Fri, Mar 28 2014 6:35 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Kerry will take risks

The more I think about it, the more I think John Kerry was a great choice for Obama's second-term secretary of state. Granted, he wasn't the president's first choice. But Obama may have stumbled into a pretty good decision. The main reason...

Published Mon, Dec 24 2012 9:01 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Diplomacy, Obama Administration

Strictly 4 everyone: Why do Kremlin apparatchiks, African rebels, and the Vatican all love Tupac?

Tom Friedman's column today reveals the Vladislav Surkov, the deputy prime minister and political strategist known as "Putin's Machiavelli," is actually more of a " Makaveli ": Surkov, once described as Putin’s Machiavelli...

Published Wed, Dec 19 2012 11:27 AM by FP Passport

Britain considers running negative ads against itself

Next year, curbs on Romanian and Bulgarian citizens living and working in Britain will expire. In order to prevent an influx of immigrants from those countries, the Guardian reports that the British government is reportedly considering a plan to trash...

Published Mon, Jan 28 2013 1:35 PM by FP Passport

Iran: American cigarettes laced with pig's blood and radiation

Here's a novel anti-smoking campaign out of Tehran: An Iranian official says cigarettes smuggled into Iran have been tainted with pig blood and nuclear material as part of a Western conspiracy. The semiofficial Mehr news agency quotes Mohammad Reza...

Published Fri, Jul 30 2010 8:39 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Iran

Morning Brief: U.S., Russia Agree to Draft of Syria Resolution, Could Pass Today

U.S., Russia Agree to Draft of Syria Resolution, Could Pass Today Top News: The permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have agreed to the draft of a resolution that will force the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to give up its chemical...

Published Fri, Sep 27 2013 4:19 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Madrid bombers' trial sparks political bickering

AFP/Getty Images More than three years on, the Madrid bombs are still hurting Spain. Media outlets that support the conservative Popular Party opposition are denouncing the trial of 29 Islamists and petty criminals (including a former male stripper) suspected...

Published Fri, Apr 13 2007 12:02 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Terrorism, al Qaeda, Europe

Israel’s ‘People’s Army’ at War

Israelis have an especially close bond with their military, but Oct. 7 shook their trust to the core. Read More...

Published Sat, Jan 13 2024 4:00 AM by Foreign Policy

Filed under: Military, Feature, Gaza, War, Israel, homepage_regional_middle_east_africa, Post to Buffer

Morning Brief: Damascus bombing kills 13 after prime minister survives attack

Damascus bombing kills 13 after prime minister survives attack Top news : A car bomb exploded in the center of the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Tuesday, killing at least 13 people and wounding another 70. The attack, near the rear entrance of a building...

Published Tue, Apr 30 2013 5:40 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Hey, Liberal Arts Graduates: If You Can't Score a Job at Disney, There's Always the State Department

All you liberal arts students out there, take heart: There are employers out there who want to hire you, and none has more to offer humanities students than the Walt Disney Company, according to survey data released by Universum and highlighted by Forbes...

Published Fri, Jun 28 2013 10:36 AM by FP Passport

Japan's Prime Minister Courts Youth by Hopping Around in Smartphone App

The real-life Shinzo Abe has had his fair share of critics -- those who find his nationalist inclinations distasteful, for example, or others who are deeply skeptical about his so-called Abenomics plan to save the Japanese economy. But who could dislike...

Published Fri, Jun 28 2013 2:40 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Japan, East Asia, Politics, Fun Stuff

Friday photo: Unreal wedding

A lookalike of Kate Middleton poses in Rojales, near Alicante, on April 29, 2011, during a special day of festivities to celebrate the wedding of Britain's Prince Wiliam and Kate Middleton. Prince William and Kate Middleton exchanged wedding vows...

Published Fri, Apr 29 2011 2:21 PM by FP Passport

U.S. isolationism at a 40-year high

Josh R. has a great Cable post today on a new CFR/PEW poll that reveals a massive yawning gap between the opinions of the general public and the foreign policy elite on Obama's handling of national security and foreign policy. The other interesting...

Published Thu, Dec 03 2009 11:16 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: U.S. Foreign Policy

Berlusconi's 'burlesque games' apparently included dressing up as Barack Obama

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE It's often said that politics makes strange bedfellows. Leave it to Silvio Berlusconi , the scandal-ridden former premier of Italy, to make the platitude uncomfortably literal. Thanks to an ongoing trial...

Published Fri, May 25 2012 10:28 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Drugs & Crime, Barack Obama

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Whoops: Tragic Photo of Orphaned 'Syrian' Boy is Fake

Morning Brief: Obama Urges Moscow to Limit Border Troops

Kerry will take risks

Strictly 4 everyone: Why do Kremlin apparatchiks, African rebels, and the Vatican all love Tupac?

Britain considers running negative ads against itself

Iran: American cigarettes laced with pig's blood and radiation

Morning Brief: U.S., Russia Agree to Draft of Syria Resolution, Could Pass Today

Madrid bombers' trial sparks political bickering

Israel’s ‘People’s Army’ at War

Morning Brief: Damascus bombing kills 13 after prime minister survives attack

Hey, Liberal Arts Graduates: If You Can't Score a Job at Disney, There's Always the State Department

Japan's Prime Minister Courts Youth by Hopping Around in Smartphone App

Friday photo: Unreal wedding

U.S. isolationism at a 40-year high

Berlusconi's 'burlesque games' apparently included dressing up as Barack Obama