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US pulls out of UN’s Global Compact on Migration

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The administration of President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from a United Nations pact to improve the handling…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

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

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

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

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

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…
US Senate narrowly passes Republican tax reform bill

US Senate narrowly passes Republican tax reform bill

The US Senate on Saturday approved a nearly $1.5 trillion (€1.26 trillion) taxation bill by a vote of 51-49,  a…
UN asks for record $22.5 billion for humanitarian aid in 2018

UN asks for record $22.5 billion for humanitarian aid in 2018

The United Nations has appealed for $22.5 billion to provide humanitarian aid to more than 90 million people next year.…
Germany withdraws diplomat from North Korea

Germany withdraws diplomat from North Korea

Germany is withdrawing a third diplomat from its embassy in North Korea over increasing concerns about Pyongyang’s missile program, Foreign…
Japan’s Emperor Akihito to abdicate on April 30, 2019

Japan’s Emperor Akihito to abdicate on April 30, 2019

Emperor Akihito, who has spent much of his nearly three decades on Japan’s throne seeking to soothe the wounds of…
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