Full text: Trump Davos speech transcript
The following is the speech President Donald Trump delivered at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 26, 2018. It’s a privilege to be here at this forum an business and science diplomacy and people from world affairs … Read More
Trump team unveils new immigration framework with path to citizenship for DREAMers
WASHINGTON — A White House proposal on immigration will contain a path to citizenship for up to 1.8 million young people brought into the United States as children as part of a package that also includes $25 billion for a … Read More
Trump and Mueller: What to expect from the president’s Russia probe interview
President Trump said this week that he was willing to testify in the ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. More: Trump says he is ‘looking forward’ to testifying under oath for Mueller’s Russia probe That’s a big … Read More
Anti-Semitism is still alive in Germany 70 years after the Holocaust
German Chancellor Angela Merkel lays a wreath at the former Dachau concentration camp in 2015. Paul Hockenos is the author of “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, the Wall and the Birth of the New Berlin.” The opinion in … Read More
‘Norway plus?’ Irish PM breaks ranks with Brussels to propose Brexit trade solution
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Irish PM says wants ‘Norway-plus’ Brexit deal with UK
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland would like Britain’s relationship with the European Union to be closer than that of non-member Norway, but it will have to be a specific agreement as there is no precedent for the relationship, Ireland’s prime minister … Read More
Trump administration doubles down on Palestinian aid cutoff threat
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is doubling down on its threat to cut off aid to the Palestinians if they fail to “sit down and negotiate peace,” even as it proceeds with contentious plans to move the U.S. embassy to … Read More
Turkey and the U.S. used to be close allies. Today, they can’t even agree on a phone call
Turkish army tanks are stationed in a field near the Syrian border at Hassa, in Hatay province, on Jan. 25, 2018, as part of a military offensive dubbed “Operation Olive Branch.” (Ozan Kose / AFP/Getty Images) Since the start … Read More
A deadly yellow fever outbreak in Brazil has travelers on alert
(CNN)Health officials are urging travelers headed to Brazil to get yellow fever vaccinations due to a recent deadly outbreak of the virus. The US Embassy and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert on Wednesday for travelers visiting … Read More
U.S. would support reunified Korean Peninsula — without nukes, State Department says
The State Department said Thursday the U.S. could support North Korea’s call for reunification of the Korean Peninsula, but denuclearizing the North is the first priority. North Korea issued an announcement directed at “all Koreans at home and abroad,” calling for … Read More
European Governments under Pressure to Do More for Refugees
The flood of refugees into Europe in recent years has led to the collapse of the continent’s screening and reception process, according to Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva. The conflict in Syria alone has driven nearly … Read More
German leader Merkel says the current world order is under threat
Merkel said the answer to the world’s problems was to see multilateral solutions instead of a “unilateral, protectionist course” of action. Merkel is just the latest leader at Davos to criticize a protectionist and isolationist stance towards the world’s problems. … Read More
Brussels PLOTTING to humiliate United Kingdom in DESPERATE bid to STOP Brexit, MEP warns
THE EUROPEAN UNION has not “given up hope” the United Kingdom will decide not to Brexit and concessions made by Theresa May led Brussels to believe they have the “upper hand” during negotiations, independent MEP Diane James claimed. Ms James … Read More