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European parliament not moving from Strasbourg, France says
December 3, 2017
European parliament not moving from Strasbourg, France says
France won’t let the official base of the European Union’s parliament be moved from Strasbourg to Brussels, the country’s European…
Trump tweet raises questions about why he fired Flynn
December 3, 2017
Trump tweet raises questions about why he fired Flynn
President Donald Trump changed his story Saturday on why he fired Michael Flynn as his national security adviser, now suggesting…
Climate change: Obama regrets lack of US leadership
December 3, 2017
Climate change: Obama regrets lack of US leadership
Former US President Barack Obama has made a veiled rebuke of his successor’s decision to pull the United States out…
Pope says he ‘wept’ while meeting Rohingya refugees
December 3, 2017
Pope says he ‘wept’ while meeting Rohingya refugees
Pope Francis on Saturday said he wept hearing the plight first-hand of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, adding that this meeting…
US pulls out of UN’s Global Compact on Migration
December 3, 2017
US pulls out of UN’s Global Compact on Migration
The administration of President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from a United Nations pact to improve the handling…
Why Republicans who once fought budget debt now embrace it
December 2, 2017
Why Republicans who once fought budget debt now embrace it
Over the next decade, their tax plan would add at least $1 trillion to the national debt. That would be…
Germany’s far right to pick new leaders amid pro-refugee protests
December 2, 2017
Germany’s far right to pick new leaders amid pro-refugee protests
Members of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) gathered Saturday to vote on new leadership after the party’s triumphant turnout…
Fear in London as acid attacks soar
December 2, 2017
Fear in London as acid attacks soar
Delivery rider Jabed Hussain was waiting at a traffic light one night in east London when two attackers sprayed acid…
Communist Hanoi gets its first McDonald’s
December 2, 2017
Communist Hanoi gets its first McDonald’s
Global burger behemoth McDonald’s opened its first branch on Saturday in the historic heart of communist Hanoi, a conservative city…
State of emergency in Honduras after post-vote violence
December 2, 2017
State of emergency in Honduras after post-vote violence
The Honduran government declared a state of emergency late Friday and imposed a 10-day curfew in an attempt to stop…