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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The administration of President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from a United Nations pact to improve the handling…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…
US Senate narrowly passes Republican tax reform bill
December 2, 2017
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
December 1, 2017
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
December 1, 2017
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
December 1, 2017
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…