The European Union on Thursday added 10 top Syrian officials to its sanctions blacklist for their alleged role in the “violent repression” of the civilian population. “The persons include high-ranking military officials and senior figures linked to the regime,” it said in a statement. EU leaders agreed last week to ...
Russian servicemen took part in large-scale counter-terrorism drills in the city of Ussuriysk in the country’s Far East, a spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry’s Eastern Military District said Thursday. “According to the concept of the exercises, an armed group of up to 50 people attacked one of the storage ...
