White House says it has invited Vladimir Putin to Washington

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White House reveals it has invited Vladimir Putin to Washington after Bolton warned Russia’s interference in the elections created ‘distrust and animosity’ National Security Advisor John Bolton said Friday the Russian president has been invited to visit  President Trump invited … Read More

Hamas, Israel reportedly reach ceasefire agreement

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BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Hamas movement and Israel reportedly reached an agreement to ease violence on the borders between the besieged Gaza Strip and southern Israel. The Al-Hayat newspaper reported that Egyptian intelligence officials managed to reach an agreement between … Read More

South Korea says sanctions shrank North Korean economy at sharpest rate in 20 years

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s economy contracted at the sharpest rate in two decades in 2017, South Korea’s central bank estimated on Friday, as international sanctions and drought hit growth hard, with signs living conditions were beginning to deteriorate. Gross … Read More

Putin: Russia’s new weapons will be unrivaled everywhere

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, foreground right, toasts with top military officers and law enforcement officials in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. Putin said that Russia has adhered to its obligations in the arms control sphere, but … Read More

Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 95,909 in 2018; Deaths Reach 1,969

Geneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 95,909 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2018 through 24 October, with 45,976 to Spain, the leading destination this year. In fact, since late September’s arrivals were reported Spain in … Read More

The end of Germany’s two-party system is on the horizon

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This weekend’s regional election in Germany will provide further proof of a fragmenting political landscape, writes Slawomir Sierakowski. The German Social Democrats’ (SPD) existential crisis can no longer be treated as a typical party crisis. The party captured a mere 9.7% … Read More

Egypt, U.N. ask Israel to ease up on Hamas

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An Egyptian delegation left Gaza on Wednesday and asked Israel to allow one more chance for calm to be restored to the situation, Liberman said. >  Egypt releases 1978 Camp David Accords calling for Palestinian autonomy. >  Egypt warns Abbas: … Read More

Biologist suggests growing human ‘meat’ in labs for consumption

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Lab meat (non-human variety), also referred to as “in-vitro” or “Clean” meat, is grown from a few stem cells taken from a living creature. (iStock) Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins recently pushed the idea that lab-grown human meat could eliminate society’s … Read More

Europe’s economy is getting hit from all sides

Europe’s economy turned in its best performance in decades in 2017. There won’t be a repeat anytime soon. Growth is expected to slow dramatically this year as Europe grapples with new trade barriers, uncertainty over Brexit and political spats that … Read More

China says its army will act ‘at any cost’ to prevent Taiwan split

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BEIJING – China’s army will take action”at any cost” to foil attempts to separate the self-ruled island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own, the country’s defense minister said on Thursday. Beijing has been infuriated by recent U.S. sanctions on … Read More

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