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Under fire, Trump defends call to soldier’s grieving family
October 19, 2017
Under fire, Trump defends call to soldier’s grieving family
President Donald Trump emphatically rejected claims Wednesday that he was disrespectful to the grieving family of a slain soldier, as…
Trump reverses course on emerging Senate health care deal
October 18, 2017
Trump reverses course on emerging Senate health care deal
A bipartisan Senate deal to curb the growth of health insurance premiums is reeling after President Donald Trump reversed course…
Weakened Merkel warns of compromise as talks on coalition start
October 18, 2017
Weakened Merkel warns of compromise as talks on coalition start
A chastened Angela Merkel warned her conservatives they must compromise to forge a nationally untested alliance in Germany as she…
Thousands in Somali capital march in defiance after attack
October 18, 2017
Thousands in Somali capital march in defiance after attack
Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Somalia’s capital in a show of defiance after the country’s deadliest…
UN, US failed to prevent ethnic cleansing in South Sudan
October 18, 2017
UN, US failed to prevent ethnic cleansing in South Sudan
Until the summer of 2016, South Sudan’s Yei region was a leafy oasis in the midst of the country’s civil…
Politics and the fallen: Trump hasn’t called all families
October 18, 2017
Politics and the fallen: Trump hasn’t called all families
President Donald Trump has pulled bereaved military families into a painful political fight of his own making, going so far…
Son of Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin charged with money-laundering
October 18, 2017
Son of Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin charged with money-laundering
The only son of fugitive former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been formally charged with money-laundering, the Department of…
Spanish PM asks Catalan leader to ‘act sensibly’
October 18, 2017
Spanish PM asks Catalan leader to ‘act sensibly’
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy appealed to Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to “act sensibly” on Wednesday, as a government deadline…
Xi urges stronger Chinese stand against grim challenges
October 18, 2017
Xi urges stronger Chinese stand against grim challenges
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged a reinvigorated Communist Party to take on a more forceful role in society…
Kenya’s Odinga pulled out of election to avoid defeat: deputy president
October 17, 2017
Kenya’s Odinga pulled out of election to avoid defeat: deputy president
Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga decided not to stand in next week’s presidential election to avoid defeat rather than for…