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President Trump To Meet With Kim Jong Un, White House Says
President Trump has agreed to a face-to-face meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “at a place and time to be determined,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement Thursday. The announcement came in response to a stunning invitation from Kim, relayed by South Korea’s national security adviser, Chung Eui-yong,…
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US ‘outgunned & outmatched’ by Russia in Europe, admits top general seeking budget increase
FILE PHOTO: A convoy of US troops near Warsaw, Poland. © Kacper Pempel / Reuters US troops in the Baltic countries would be “outranged, outgunned and outmatched” by Russians in case of a conflict, the head of the US European Command told lawmakers, seeking to secure funds in the face of a Moscow “threat.” “If…
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Papua New Guinea rocked by HUGE 6.8 earthquake amid Ring of Fire fears
A 6.8 MAGNITUDE earthquake has struck off the island of New Ireland in Papua New Guinea, according to disaster officials, putting the Ring of Fire on high alert. USGS The earthquake struck off the island of New Ireland in Papua New Guinea. The devastating quake hit at around 3:40am local time at a depth of…
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Women in Iran are pulling off their headscarves — and hoping for a ‘turning point’
Vida Movahed takes off her headscarf and holds on a stick in Tehran in late December, protesting Iran’s hijab rules. (Abaca Press/SalamPix/Sipa USA/AP) ISTANBUL — Iranian women have been raising a new challenge to their Islamic government, breaking one of its most fundamental rules by pulling off their headscarves in some of the busiest public squares…
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Czech president said pushing for faster embassy move to Jerusalem
Interministerial working group for Israel met in February, but Prague foreign ministry opposes the move. shares Pro-Russian incumbent Milos Zeman (seated) is applauded as he celebrates his victory with his staff members after he was reelected Czech president, January 27, 2018, at the Top hotel in Prague. (AFP / RADEK MICA) The president of the…
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Want to Understand What Is Wrong With Europe? Look at Italy
Luigi Di Maio, of the Five Star Movement, celebrating victory with his supporters in Pomigliano D’Arco, Italy, on Tuesday. CreditCiro Fusco/European Pressphoto Agency CAMBRIDGE, England — Italy’s election this week has destroyed any remaining hope that the center in European politics can prevail. On the same day that members of the Social Democratic Party in Germany…
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As Trump weighs tariff, U.S. steelmakers enjoy rising profits
APA welder fabricates a steel structure at an iron works facility in Ottawa, Ontario. Sean Kilpatrick WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has chosen an odd time to offer special protection to the U.S. steel industry. As President Donald Trump prepares to impose a 25 percent tax on imported steel, America’s steelmakers are actually faring pretty…
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Germany to expand global military missions
The German government wants to extend six military missions, including in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Mali. Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen took to the media to make the case for more Bundeswehr interventions. The German government wants to expand and adapt its foreign military missions in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Mali, Angela Merkel’s cabinet agreed on…
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