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Top Brexit lawmaker says not enough progress in talks
September 12, 2017
Top Brexit lawmaker says not enough progress in talks
The European Parliament’s top Brexit envoy says not enough progress has been made in discussions between Britain and the European…
Macron’s big test: France-wide protests over labor overhaul
September 12, 2017
Macron’s big test: France-wide protests over labor overhaul
President Emmanuel Macron’s presidency is facing its first big public test, as unions hold nationwide protests against changes to labor…
Bangladesh slams Myanmar for ‘atrocities’ against Rohingya
September 12, 2017
Bangladesh slams Myanmar for ‘atrocities’ against Rohingya
The Bangladeshi prime minister was traveling Tuesday to struggling refugee camps that have absorbed hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fleeing…
Battered Florida tries to assess scope of Irma’s destruction
September 12, 2017
Battered Florida tries to assess scope of Irma’s destruction
Aid rushed in to hurricane-scarred Florida early Tuesday, residents began to dig out, and officials slowly pieced together the scope…
Human Rights Watch says Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen are war crimes
September 12, 2017
Human Rights Watch says Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen are war crimes
Human Rights Watch accused the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen of war crimes on Tuesday, saying its air strikes killed…
China’s big money trumps U.S. influence in Cambodia
September 11, 2017
China’s big money trumps U.S. influence in Cambodia
Accused of plotting treason with Cambodia’s detained opposition leader, the US embassy posted a picture of a red herring on…
Trump and first lady prepare to commemorate Sept. 11
September 11, 2017
Trump and first lady prepare to commemorate Sept. 11
President Donald Trump is preparing to preside over his first 9/11 commemoration in office, a solemn and nonpartisan occasion in…
Rohingya crisis fans communal tensions across Myanmar
September 11, 2017
Rohingya crisis fans communal tensions across Myanmar
Communal tensions appeared to be rising across Myanmar on Monday after two weeks of violence in Rakhine state that have…
Weakened Irma lashes Tampa Bay region; full impact unknown
September 11, 2017
Weakened Irma lashes Tampa Bay region; full impact unknown
A massive but weakened Hurricane Irma zeroed in on the Tampa Bay region early Monday after hammering much of Florida…
Ex-Georgian leader Saakashvili’s train halted near Ukraine border
September 10, 2017
Ex-Georgian leader Saakashvili’s train halted near Ukraine border
A train carrying former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili and his supporters was prevented from leaving a railway station in Poland…