The US president has become increasingly frustrated by the lack of progress on his signature campaign promise. In recent days he raged at Mexico for allowing a “caravan” of 1,500 migrants from Central America to walk toward the US border. Mr Trump said: “We’re going to do some things militarily. ... Read More »
The hardline party’s victory was a result of widespread frustrations. A return to the pre-2015 period would not be desirable Two weeks ago, streets in Warsaw and other Polish cities filled with people wearing black. They were protesting against a law aimed at restricting abortion rights further. The colour symbolised ... Read More »
The winter calving season for critically endangered right whales has nearly ended with zero newborns spotted in the past four months – a reproductive drought that scientists who study the fragile species haven’t seen in three decades. Survey flights to look for mother-and-calf pairs off the Atlantic coasts of Georgia ... Read More »
“In Beirut, we have enough freedom of speech where [people from] different countries can come together, interact, and be critical without being held in contempt,” declared Nasser “Chyno” Shorbaji. “I’m here because of the feeling of freedom.” With Edd Abbas, Chyno has been the lyricist beneath the politically inspired verses ... Read More »
Iraq will negotiate in the coming days with U.S. companies to buy U.S. rice, the trade ministry. The ministry also contracted to buy 200,000 tons of locally produced sugar and 71,000 tons of locally produced vegetable oil, it said in a statement. Read More »
The Cyprus government deposited Tuesday 2.5 billion euros ($3.1 billion) into the island-nation’s troubled Cooperative Bank in an attempt to dispel any uncertainty over its future. Government Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said he hoped the deposit, mainly in the form of a bond issue, aimed to protect savers and quash any ... Read More »
After years of wrangling, Lebanese lawmakers passed a new vote law in June 2017 that will govern the parliamentary elections slated for May 6, 2018. The move marks a major step forward for the country, as political work had ground to a halt while lawmakers focused solely on agreeing the ... Read More »
In an abrupt and startling reversal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nixed his own deal Tuesday with the United Nations to resettle tens of thousands of African migrants in Israel and other Western nations, caving in to nationalist critics who have demonized the migrants for taking over poor neighborhoods in ... Read More »
Britain’s defense laboratory acknowledged Tuesday it hasn’t tracked down the source of the nerve agent that poisoned a Russian ex-spy, a statement the Kremlin said proved that British accusations of Moscow’s involvement were baseless. (1 of 4) Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, listens to a reporter’s question during a joint news ... Read More »
: U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he wanted to “get out” of Syria and promised decisions soon, clashing with top advisers who spoke almost simultaneously about the hard work needed to defeat Daesh (ISIS). The remarks demonstrated how Trump appears increasingly willing to publicly push back against his ... Read More »
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