Death toll in California mudslides rises to 17
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Germany preparing for WAR? German teens enlist in record numbers thanks to social media
GERMAN teenagers have been signing up to join its army after it launched an intensive recruitment drive on social media, according to the latest figures. More than 2,000 soldiers under the age of 18 served in the Bundeswehr last year.The figures show the number of teenagers under the age of 18 that joined the army…
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EU’S BREXIT WARNING: Merkel and Macron could push Europe into financial disaster
REUTERS Brexit warning: Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel could harm Europe Over the next few months as the second phase of Brexit negotiations begin, the European Union will fight tooth and nail over how the UK should leave the Brussels bloc. Although many in the EU believe they won the first round after Theresa May agreed to stump up…
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Iran protests end but regime now faces ‘race against time,’ experts say
LONDON — Iran’s most significant protests in almost a decade may have calmed, but anger that fueled the nationwide demonstrations lingers and could erupt again at any time, according to experts. Suzanne Maloney, deputy director of the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution, called the recent rallies “one of the most serious crises Iran has…
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Russia’s pattern of meddling abroad exposes threat to 2018 U.S. elections: report
A new report reveals Russian President Vladimir Putin has spent the past 20 years meddling in democracies and could continue in 2018 and 2020. WASHINGTON — Russian President Vladimir Putin has engaged in a nearly 20-year assault on democratic institutions in Russia and on U.S. allies in Europe, and poses a threat to future American…
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Southern California mudslides: 17 dead, others missing
(CNN) — The founder of a Catholic school is among the 17 people killed in deadly mudslides and flooding in Southern California. Hundreds of rescuers and dogs continued searching for people Wednesday, slogging through mud and debris. Roy Rohter, 84, and his wife, Theresa, were swept from their Montecito home, the headmaster said. Theresa was…
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Trump open to talks with North Korea under ‘right circumstances’
WASHINGTON – President Trump said Tuesday he is open to the idea of opening multi-party talks involving the U.S., South Korea and North Korea to reduce the nuclear tensions on the peninsula – but only under certain conditions. During a phone conversation with South Korea President President Moon Jae-in, a White House statement said, Trump “expressed his openness…
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Multiculturalism is only an illusion
In an interview with German newspaper Bild, Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban called the migrant crisis an invasion. He said: “We do not consider these people to be Muslim refugees, we regard them as Muslim invaders.” “One has to cross four countries to arrive from Syria in Hungary”, Orban said. “Those people do not run for their lives but…
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Oil mostly flat as rising US output offsets Opec worries
[NEW YORK] Oil prices were little changed on Monday, trading near their highest since May 2015, as political concerns in some Opec nations offset projections for higher US oil production. “Oil prices are finely balanced in today’s trading session. Ongoing protests in Iran, together with recent detention of several princes in Saudi Arabia, have reinvigorated…
