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Reuters: In victory for Trump, U.S. Supreme Court revives his travel ban

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 26 handed a victory to President Donald Trump by reviving parts of his travel ban on people from six Muslim-majority …
Reuters

Washington Times: Obama officials hit back at Trump, GOP over Russia claims

Former Obama White House officials accused President Trump June 26 of trying to distract the public from Republicans’ “terrible” health-care bill by …
Washington Times

POLITICO: Trump asks for apology over Russia probes

President Donald Trump on June 26 asked for an apology over the investigations into Russia’s election meddling and possible collusion with his 2016 …
POLITICO

The Guardian: Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo released from Chinese prison with late-stage cancer

China’s best-known political prisoner, the civil rights campaigner and Nobel peace prize winner Liu Xiaobo, has been released on medical parole after …
The Guardian

Financial Times: Labour shortages put central European growth under threat

At 6 a.m. on June 20, thousands of workers at Volkswagen’s huge auto plant in Bratislava, Slovakia, walked out. Production lines for models including …
Financial Times

Reuters: How the Federal Reserve serves US foreign intelligence

The Federal Reserve’s little-known role housing the assets of other central banks comes with a unique benefit to the United States: It serves as a …
Reuters

Deutsche Welle: Germany tells Erdogan’s bodyguards to stay away from Hamburg G20

The German Foreign Ministry warned Turkish bodyguards involved in violent scuffles in Washington last month not to attend the G20 summit in July, …
Deutsche Welle

Reuters: New US ambassador to China says North Korea a top priority

The new U.S. ambassador to China has said that stopping the threat posed by North Korea will be a top priority, along with resolving the U.S.-China …
Reuters

New York Times: Trump’s deflections on Russia frustrate even his allies

In the span of 72 hours, President Trump described the email hacking that roiled the 2016 campaign as a Democratic “hoax” and as clear aggression by …
New York Times

Reuters: Top Democrat slams Obama administration’s response to Russian hacks

The top Democrat on the U.S. House Intelligence Committee on June 25 criticized the administration of former President Barack Obama for not taking …
Reuters

Voice of America: Istanbul cancels gay pride parade following threats

Istanbul’s governor has banned a gay pride parade in the city for the second straight year, citing threats from conservative Muslim groups. Last week, …
Voice of America

Al Jazeera: Turkey’s Erdogan denounces demands on Qatar

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has welcomed Qatar’s stand on a list of demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies, saying that the ultimatum is …
Al Jazeera

Reuters: Merkel’s conservatives widen lead three months before German vote

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives widened their lead over the Social Democrats (SPD) to 15 points in a weekly opinion poll by the Emnid …
Reuters

Agence France-Presse: London tower blocks evacuated over fire fears

Thousands of residents from 650 London flats were evacuated Saturday due to fire safety fears in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, but dozens …
Agence France-Presse

Agence France-Presse: Army reports Israel launches air raid on Syria in return for fire

An Israeli aircraft carried out a strike on Syria after 10 projectiles fired from the war-torn country hit the occupied Golan Heights on Saturday, an …
Agence France-Presse

RFE/RL: Qatar shuns ‘unreasonable’ Saudi-led demands to cut ties with Iran, shut Al-Jazeera

Qatar on June 24 labelled as “unreasonable” demands made by four Arab states to shutter the Al-Jazeera network, cut most ties with Iran, and close …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Georgian parliament passes draft edition of new constitution at 1st reading

TBILISI – The Georgian parliament on Thursday passed a draft edition of the new constitution at an extraordinary session on Thursday. Only …
Interfax-Ukraine

Money supply in Kazakhstan down 0.1% in May and down 2.3% in five months

ALMATY – Kazakhstan’s money supply narrowed by 0.1% in May 2017 to 19.449 trillion tenge, the National Bank said. In January-May 2017, money supply …
Interfax-Ukraine
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