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Prior to the 1976 US presidential election excessive expectations were cultivated among Greeks regarding the expected election of Jimmy Carter.

The candidate was depicted as a philhellene and much was invested in his electoral victory.

Zbigniew Brzezinski, who passed away on May 26, 2017 at the age of 89, was one of the U.S.'s most highly praised foreign and security policy gurus of the past half-century.

The U.S. defense chief admitted on April 28 that the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and its militia force, the People's Protection Units (YPG), were linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

During testimony before a Senate panel, Ashton Carter said "yes" when asked by Sen. Lindsey Graham whether the PYD and YPG were aligned with the PKK.

Beijing landed a military plane on a disputed South China Sea reef it has built up into an artificial island, officials said on April 18, in the first confirmation of such a flight.
 
An air force plane landed on Fiery Cross reef in the Spratlys archipelago on April 17 to evacuate sick workers, a news report posted online by China's defence ministry said.