Experts say 15% reduction in funding amounts to symbolic slap on the wrist as widespread evidence suggests police and army abuses.

Zero Hedge | On Friday, we previewed the battle for Aleppo, Syria’s largest city prior to the war.

Sputnik | Russia’s aerial campaign in Syria prompted the US president to halt the planned withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.

The Daily Sheeple | Once the liberal bastion of the world, it appears that Europe’s political discourse is slowly shifting to the right.

Kit Daniels | Trains delayed for up to two hours as migrants flood tunnel leading to U.K.

Said he had been showed a report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.

Separatists exploit Soviet nostalgia in coal-mining city formerly known as Stalino in bid to cement their Moscow-backed rule – while glossing over Stalin’s atrocities.

Reuters | Rebels battling the Syrian army and its allies south of Aleppo say they have received new supplies of U.S.-made anti-tank missiles.

Sputnik | A number of Iranian commanders are expecting further success and “proper advances” in the battle against the enemy very soon.

Sputnik | Four US warships along forces from eight other nations will take part in the first missile defense exercise in Europe

Zero Hedge | The US is in a tough spot militarily.