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EU leaders clash over refugees
World
December 15, 2017
EU leaders clash over refugees
Two years after the Mediterranean migrant crisis blew a hole in the European Union, a tentative effort to patch up…
Report: ‘Islamic State’ fought with weapons made in the EU
Middle East
December 15, 2017
Report: ‘Islamic State’ fought with weapons made in the EU
More than a third of the weapons used by “Islamic State” in Iraq and Syria came from European Union states…
EU proposes to streamline databases across bloc to reduce terror attacks
World
December 13, 2017
EU proposes to streamline databases across bloc to reduce terror attacks
The proposed service would allow border guards and police to simultaneously search multiple systems across the EU to verify identity…
EU tells Netanyahu it rejects Trump’s Jerusalem move
Middle East
December 12, 2017
EU tells Netanyahu it rejects Trump’s Jerusalem move
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took his case to Europe to ask allies to join the United States in recognizing Jerusalem…
Is China using social media to infiltrate Germany politics?
World
December 11, 2017
Is China using social media to infiltrate Germany politics?
Germany’s Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) said some 10,000 German citizens have been targeted in an intelligence…
EU, Japan conclude world’s largest free trade agreement
World
December 8, 2017
EU, Japan conclude world’s largest free trade agreement
The European Union and Japan concluded negotiations on a free trade deal to create the world’s largest open economic area,…
Mattis eyes moving away from arming Syrian Kurdish fighters
Middle East
December 2, 2017
Mattis eyes moving away from arming Syrian Kurdish fighters
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday that as offensive operations against Islamic State in Syria entered their final…
EU official: IS remains threat despite loss of ‘caliphate’
Middle East
November 30, 2017
EU official: IS remains threat despite loss of ‘caliphate’
The recent loss of its so-called “caliphate” will cripple the Islamic State group but the terror threat posed by the…
Turkey says Trump must keep pledge on not arming YPG militia
Middle East
November 27, 2017
Turkey says Trump must keep pledge on not arming YPG militia
A telephone call on Friday between US and Turkish leaders marked a turning point in strained relations between the two countries,…
Ireland: No-confidence vote could prompt snap elections before critical EU Brexit summit
World
November 25, 2017
Ireland: No-confidence vote could prompt snap elections before critical EU Brexit summit
Ireland’s main opposition party filed a no-confidence motion in the deputy prime minister on Friday, in a move that looked…