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Cal Thomas asks whether the EU cares if Apple pulls out of Ireland and thousands of jobs are lost.

The international community has not developed a coordinated communication strategy as force-multiplier against ISIL. Mindful of this dynamic, there are now demands for the United Nations to enhance its ability to deal with the threat more effectively and provide leadership and strategic direction on countering violent extremism.

Some 69 years ago on Oct. 24, 1945, the United Nations charter was ratified by the permanent members of the Security Council and by a majority or the original 50 signatory member nations; thus, the world peace-keeping organization officially came into existence.

Climate change has been in the news a lot lately, but one key development was missed: President Obama issued a new executive order that may prove to be a turning point for efforts to advance climate preparedness around the world and for U.S. foreign aid planning.

President Obama needed to put Russia on notice that NATO is resolved to resist its aggression in Ukraine

Teachers unions contribute in essential ways to the effectiveness of school systems; this should not be ignored in reform efforts.

As the Ebola virus was ravaging West Africa, two American health workers who contracted the disease in Liberia were airlifted back to the United States to be treated with an experimental drug. They are now in Atlanta, recovering.

The U.S. needs Russia. This may sound peculiar coming from a person who spent 25 years at the NSA, almost half of those fighting communism. But our approach to Russia since the end of the Cold War has been unimaginative and aggressive. Politicians in Washington put on their Cold-War glasses any time Russia makes noise. It's time to archive those in the Smithsonian.

The Ukraine crisis owes its roots to a deal America made and broke with the recently deceased Soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze.

Plagiarism is charged too often and to no good end. The rules are more strict because of the technology that itself is disseminated and at times created by plagiarism.

A team of chemists and engineers from Aberdeen Proving Ground is ready to begin the historic destruction of Syria's chemical weapons, the Pentagon said Thursday.

BRUSSELS (AP) ¿ Over Russia's objections, Ukraine's new president on Friday signed a free-trade deal binding his country more closely to Western Europe, sealing the very agreement that triggered the bloodshed and political convulsions of the past seven months.

Many supposedly bee-friendly flowers and home garden plants being sold by major retailers have been pretreated with pesticides implicated in bee declines, according to a study by Friends of the Earth and other organizations, including the Maryland Pesticide Network.

As Russia's actions in Ukraine rattle its neighbors, the Maryland National Guard is affirming its decades-long partnership with Estonia.

Conservative parties with platforms like the tea party's are on the rise in Britain, France and elsewhere in Europe.

Ukraine sought to unify during this weekend's election, while European Union members voted for nationalist parties.

Approximately 12 percent of the Crimean population — over 250,000 people — are ethnically "Tatar," a largely pro-Ukrainian, Sunni Muslim group. They have an embattled history with Russia.