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Spiegel: Merkel’s G-20 climate alliance is crumbling

German Chancellor Angela Merkel had actually thought that Canada’s young, charismatic prime minister, Justin Trudeau, could be counted among her …
Spiegel

Associated Press: Trump pledges to make US infrastructure ‘envy of the world’

President Donald Trump ended a week dedicated to modernizing U.S. highways, railways and rivers with a thud. Read more here.
Associated Press

Bloomberg: Trump and Brexit aren’t behind EU’s defense drive, leaders say

European Union countries are boosting their military capabilities because they’ve come to a consensus that they must defend themselves, leaders of the …
Bloomberg

Reuters: Bulgarian military helicopter crashes in Black Sea, one killed

A Bulgarian military helicopter crashed into the Black Sea off the Bulgarian coast during tactical drills on June 9, killing one officer and injuring …
Reuters

Reuters: Pentagon says Russia ‘very helpful’ in calming situation in southern Syria

Russia has been “very helpful” in working to calm the situation near the southern Syrian town of At Tanf, the Pentagon said on June 9, a day after the …
Reuters

Business Insider: Theresa May is trying to stay in power by joining with a small far-right party

LONDON — It is a hung parliament. In one of the most remarkable election results Britain has ever seen, Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative …
Business Insider

The Guardian: What is a hung parliament and what happens now?

The prime minister called a snap election to increase her majority, but it looks like she will be left with no majority at all. Read more here.
The Guardian

Reuters: UK election deals May a crushing blow, blurring Brexit talks

Prime Minister Theresa May was fighting to hold on to her job on June 9 as British voters dealt her a punishing blow, denying her the stronger mandate …
Reuters

Associated Press: Trump lawyer denies president demanded loyalty

The Latest on developments involving fired FBI Director James Comey (all times EDT): 2:15 p.m. President Donald Trump’s personal attorney says the …
Associated Press

Reuters: Comey says Trump fired him to undermine FBI Russia investigation

Former FBI director James Comey on June 8 accused President Donald Trump of firing him to try to undermine the bureau’s investigation into possible …
Reuters

Reuters: Egypt calls for UN inquiry into accusation of Qatar ransom payment

Egypt on June 8 called for the United Nations Security Council to launch an investigation into accusations that Qatar paid a ransom of up to $1 …
Reuters

POLITICO: Key moments in James Comey’s Trump-Russia testimony

James Comey on June 8 confirmed reports that President Donald Trump demanded the loyalty of his then-FBI director and pressured him to drop an …
POLITICO

Aljazeera: Ex-FBI director Comey testifies in Trump-Russia probe

Former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), James Comey, has begun testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee in one of …
Aljazeera

New York Times: Comey says Trump administration lied about him and defamed FBI

James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, testified that President Trump and others in his administration had lied when they said agents had lost …
New York Times

Reuters: Trump in focus as ex-FBI chief Comey’s Russia hearing begins

Former FBI Director James Comey will tell U.S. lawmakers at a hearing that began on June 8 that President Donald Trump repeatedly urged him to halt a …
Reuters

CNN: Fired FBI chief Comey’s hearing – 5 things to watch

Washington – The Senate intelligence committee hearing of former FBI Director James Comey was already going to be a blockbuster before it even started …
CNN

BBC: UN says IS kills 230 civilians fleeing Mosul

The UN has received reports that 231 Iraqi civilians have been killed by so-called Islamic State while attempting to flee Mosul over the past two …
BBC

Reuters: Comey’s caution to meet Trump’s tweets in Russia hearing

Former FBI Director James Comey will tell Congress on June 8 that President Donald Trump pressed him repeatedly to halt a probe into his ex-national …
Reuters
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