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In week of Middle East talks, Trump envoy avoids disruption
March 16, 2017
In week of Middle East talks, Trump envoy avoids disruption
President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy has spent the week shuttling between Jerusalem, Ramallah and the Jordanian capital Amman on…
Leaders meet for pretrial conference over German colonial-era Namibian genocide
March 16, 2017
Leaders meet for pretrial conference over German colonial-era Namibian genocide
In January, traditional Namibian leaders filed a complaint against Germany with a US court demanding compensation for colonial-era genocide.The plaintiffs…
Dutch PM Rutte fends off far-right’s Wilders
March 16, 2017
Dutch PM Rutte fends off far-right’s Wilders
Dutch centre-right Prime Minister Mark Rutte fought off the challenge of anti-Islam and anti-EU rival Geert Wilders to score an…
Trump’s first budget: military wins, environment and aid lose
March 16, 2017
Trump’s first budget: military wins, environment and aid lose
President Donald Trump will ask the US Congress for dramatic cuts to many federal programs as he seeks to bulk…
Trump budget would slice domestic programs, foreign aid
March 15, 2017
Trump budget would slice domestic programs, foreign aid
President Donald Trump on Thursday will offer the first details of his plans for deep cuts in domestic programs and…
Dutch vote is test of anti-immigrant sentiment in Europe
March 15, 2017
Dutch vote is test of anti-immigrant sentiment in Europe
The Dutch tested their own tolerance for immigration and Islam on Wednesday in an election magnified by a furious row…
Pakistan PM orders ‘blasphemous’ content be removed from social media
March 15, 2017
Pakistan PM orders ‘blasphemous’ content be removed from social media
Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday ordered that "blasphemous" content on social media websites be removed or blocked and…
Saudi deputy crown prince, Trump meeting a ‘turning point’: Saudi adviser
March 15, 2017
Saudi deputy crown prince, Trump meeting a ‘turning point’: Saudi adviser
Saudi Arabia hailed a "historical turning point" in US-Saudi relations after a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Deputy…
Chinese territory offers leniency for ‘terrorists’ who turn themselves in
March 14, 2017
Chinese territory offers leniency for ‘terrorists’ who turn themselves in
Authorities in China's western region of Xinjiang on Tuesday offered leniency to "separatists, terrorists and religious extremists" who turn themselves…
German authorities ban Islamic extremist group
March 14, 2017
German authorities ban Islamic extremist group
Authorities in northern Germany have banned an organization that they say was a "hot spot" for Islamic extremists and searched…