To the extent that he focused on Russia at all, Barack Obama’s attention was concentrated primarily on the need to keep Soviet nuclear weapons stockpiles out of the hands of terrorists.

President-elect Barack Obama spoke by telephone with the leaders of six more US allies to express thanks for their fulsome messages of congratulation, news agencies report. Russian President is not on Obama’s list as before.

A clandestine agreement between the new Pakistani leadership and the US allows American drones to strike targets inside the restive tribal belt where suspected Al Qaeda and Taliban militants are reportedly taking shelter.