Hurricane Nate unleashes flooding, power outages on Gulf Coast

Hurricane Nate brought a burst of flooding and power outages to the Gulf Coast on Sunday — but the region, parts of which have continued to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina more than a decade ago, was largely spared of catastrophic … Read More

Refugee issue looms as Merkel starts coalition talks

Two weeks after winning German elections with a reduced majority, Chancellor Angela Merkel takes a first step Sunday on a rocky road towards forming a government by trying to get her own conservative house in order. Her meeting from 1000 … Read More

Merkel gives ground on German migration cap

posted in: Germany, News

BERLIN ––German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed to a demand by her Bavarian allies to seek an annual limit on migration, clearing an obstacle for talks on forming her next government and responding to an electoral surge by the nationalist Alternative … Read More

Pence exits NFL game after players kneel during anthem

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence walked out of a National Football League game on Sunday after some players knelt during the national anthem, a form of demonstration that began last year in silent protest against police violence … Read More

European Union stares at disintegration

posted in: European Union, News

After Brexit, the fast-spreading Euroscepticism has engulfed Catalonia and it could imperil EU if not addressed quickly. Catalonia, one of Spain’s richest regions, is likely to declare independence from the southwestern European country next week. On October 1, more than … Read More

Trump to ‘decertify’ Iran deal, but asks Congress not to reimpose sanctions: Reports

posted in: Middle East, News

US President Donald Trump meets with a bipartisan group of members of Congress at the White House, in Washington, September 13, 2017. (Photo by Reuters) US President Donald Trump is expected to “decertify” the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran, while … Read More

As Germany and Spain prove, history – with all its wounds – is not over

posted in: Germany, News

 Hitler meets Francp in 1940, in Hendaye on the French-Spanish border. ‘Germany and Spain today find themselves confronted by ghosts of the past.’ Photograph: KEYSTONE-FRANCE/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images  History is back in Europe. The Catalan referendum and the German election illustrate this spectacularly. The … Read More

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