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Turkey's Government Reports Thousands of Military Personnel Detained, 265 People Dead After Failed Coup
Hannah Gold · 07/16/16 10:30AMTurkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim announced there have been 265 casualties and 1,440 wounded as a result of clashes between military personnel and government forces following an attempted military coup in Turkey, the New York Times reports. Yildirim also said that 2,839 military personnel have been detained.
State Department Spokesman Tries Very Hard to Take Boris Johnson Seriously
Ashley Feinberg · 07/13/16 08:12PMBoris Johnson, a man who once compared our likely future President to “a sadistic nurse in a mental hospital” and noted that Obama’s “ancestral dislike of the British empire” stems from his Kenyan heritage, is the U.K.’s new foreign secretary. And if you want some insight into how the State Department is taking the news, look no further than its own spokesman’s terrified, shit-eating grin.
Watch a Bunch of Celebrities Burn Jon Stewart on His Way out The Door
Jay Hathaway · 08/06/15 11:05PMJohn Kerry Broke His Leg in a Bike Crash in France, Cutting Trip Short
Brendan O'Connor · 05/31/15 08:35AMEmergency Delivery for G. Clooney: My Life as an A-List Party Crasher
Charlotte Laws · 05/13/15 03:20PMI was recently voted one of the 15 most notorious party crashers in the world, a title I don’t take lightly. I am proud to report that I came in at No. 4, beating Tareq and Michaele Salahi (#15), Queen Elizabeth (#14) and Bill Murray (#6). Lady Gaga and Serena Williams were handed honorable mentions, but did not actually make the esteemed list. Better luck next time, ladies!
Unsolicited Tip: John Kerry’s Libido Has Haunted Me for 20 Years
J.K. Trotter · 03/12/15 03:00PMWe recently received the following anonymous tip: “You guys need to write about John Kerry’s facelift. Seriously, no one has made one single mention about it. If he were a woman, it would be all over the news. The guy is a major creepy douchebag, I have a creepy story about him from 1995. But first, please out this douche and let everyone know that he got a face lift!!”
John Kerry Fined For Leaving His Sidewalk a Goddamn Snowy Mess
Gabrielle Bluestone · 01/30/15 12:24AMJohn Kerry and President of France Make Up with Public, Erotic Embrace
Aleksander Chan · 01/16/15 11:36AMThe relationship between John Kerry, the Secretary of State of the United States of America, and Francois Hollande, the president of France, has been on the rocks since Kerry stood up Hollande at the Je Suis Charlie rally in Paris last weekend. But in a grandly Richard-Curtisian gesture, Kerry flew to Paris today to make things right. This deeply intimate hug is their touching reunion.
Obama Set to Authorize Airstrikes in Syria as ISIS Threat Grows
Aleksander Chan · 09/10/14 07:19AMPresident Obama intends to detail a plan to step up the American offensive against ISIS—including ordering airstrikes in Syria—in a televised address planned for this evening. Administration officials told the New York Times that the plan to be revealed tonight will be a longterm campaign "far more complex than the targeted strikes the United States has used against Al Qaeda in Yemen, Pakistan and elsewhere."
Israel Reportedly Intercepted Some of John Kerry's Peace Talk Calls
Aleksander Chan · 08/03/14 06:37PMAccording to a new report in German newspaper Der Spiegel, Israeli officials intercepted phone calls made by Secretary of State John Kerry during peace talks between Israel, Palestine, and Arab states last year. Israel reportedly used information gleaned from the calls to better position themselves in negotiations.
US Embassy in Libya Evacuated As Militia Violence Intensifies
Dayna Evans · 07/26/14 09:50AMU.S.: Russia Responsible for Downing of Malaysia Airlines Plane
Aleksander Chan · 07/20/14 10:35PMSecretary of State John Kerry made the Sunday morning news show rounds to outline the United States' case—citing American and Ukrainian intelligence reports and social media that "obviously points a very clear finger at the [pro-Russian] separatists"—that Russia was responsible for the attack that brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, killing 298 people.
Kerry Caught on Hot Mic: Israel Has "Hell of a Pinpoint Operation"
Aleksander Chan · 07/20/14 05:40PMIn the minutes before his interview on Fox News Sunday, Secretary of State John Kerry spoke candidly about Israel's assault on Gaza to an aide on the phone, all while his microphone was on and the camera rolling. "It's a hell of a pinpoint operation, it's a hell of a pinpoint operation," he told the aide, frustrated.
Israel-Hamas Cease-fire Fails, Airstrikes and Rocket Attacks Resume
Allie Jones · 07/15/14 10:21AMEgypt's proposal for an Israel-Hamas cease-fire fell apart today after Israel resumed airstrikes on Gaza in response to Hamas's rocket attacks. Israeli officials say the rocket attacks never actually stopped, and Gaza officials claim at least one Palestinian was injured in an airstrike during the supposed cease-fire.
Dayna Evans · 05/18/14 11:55AM
John Kerry to Meet With Russian Foreign Minister Ahead of Crimea Vote
Taylor Berman · 03/14/14 06:20AMU.S. Secretary of State arrived in London on Friday to hold last-ditch talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov ahead of Sunday's proposed referendum in Crimea, which, if passed, would allow Russia to annex the region from Ukraine. Kerry hopes to delay the vote with threats of sanctions, though it's expected to take place as scheduled.