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BBC: Macron says awkward Trump handshake a ‘moment of truth’

The awkward encounter saw each grip the other’s hand so firmly that their knuckles turned white . Mr Macron told French media he had wanted to “show …
BBC

Reuters: North Korea leader Kim guides test of new anti-aircraft weapon

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised the test of a new anti-aircraft weapon system and ordered its mass production and deployment throughout …
Reuters

Associated Press: Syrian army, allied militia gain ground against IS

Syrian troops and allied militia have pushed back Islamic State militants and U.S-backed opposition fighters, gaining control of a large swath of …
Associated Press

Radio Poland: G7 agrees on migration, refugees and Russia

The leaders of the world’s most economically advanced countries – the US, UK, Canada, Japan, Germany, Italy and France – aim to help refugees “as …
Radio Poland

BBC: Zbigniew Brzezinski, Carter’s national security adviser, dies at 89

Zbigniew Brzezinski, President Jimmy Carter’s national security adviser, has died aged 89. Mr Brzezinski “passed away peacefully” in Virginia on …
BBC

Associated Press: Mayor, city officials detained in corruption case in Moldova

CHISINAU –  Anti-corruption prosecutors in Moldova have detained the mayor of Chisinau and three other city officials on suspicion of influence …
Associated Press

Agence France-Presse: ‘Large part’ of Manchester attack network held in Britain

Britain has arrested a “large part” of the network behind Manchester’s suicide bomb attack, police said Friday, while the government came under fire …
Agence France-Presse

Reuters: G7 leaders reach impasse on climate, urge cyber crackdown

Leaders from the world’s major industrialised nations failed to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to back a landmark climate deal at a G7 summit in …
Reuters

Reuters: Tillerson says US takes ‘full responsibility’ for Manchester intelligence leaks

The United States government takes full responsibility for leaks of the British police investigation into deadly bomb attack in Manchester which …
Reuters

EurActiv: Rows threaten to derail ‘toughest G7 in years’

G7 leaders met on May 26 with divisions on trade and climate change, and fresh friction surrounding Donald Trump, threatening to undermine a show of …
EurActiv.com

RFE/RL: Trump, other leaders hold ‘most challenging G7 summit in years’

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) leading industrialized countries met on the Italian island of Sicily for what European Council President Donald …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Wall Street Journal: Global stocks decline with oil prices

U.S. stocks were poised to stall May 26 after losses in energy companies dragged down bourses in Europe and Asia. Read more here.
Wall Street Journal

New York Times: Attack on convoy in Egypt kills at least 20 Christians

CAIRO — Gunmen opened fire on vehicles carrying Coptic Christians in southern Egypt early May 26, killing at least 20 people, according to state news …
New York Times

Washington Post: Jared Kushner now a focus in Russia investigation

Investigators are focusing on a series of meetings held by Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and an influential White House adviser, as part …
Washington Post

Washington Post: How a Russia-friendly adviser found his way into the Trump campaign

As Donald Trump surged in the Republican primary polls in the early months of 2016, his outsider campaign faced growing pressure to show that the …
Washington Post

RFE/RL: Montenegro’s Markovic shrugs off Trump shoving incident at NATO summit

U.S. President Donald Trump shoved Montenegrin Prime Minister Dusko Markovic aside as he pushed to get into a group photo at the NATO summit on May …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

New York Times: In NATO speech, Trump is vague about mutual defense pledge

BRUSSELS — President Trump on May 25 punctured any illusions that he was on a fence-mending tour of Europe, declining to explicitly endorse NATO’s …
New York Times

Reuters: Trump scolds NATO allies, says they owe ‘massive’ sums

U.S. President Donald Trump on May 25 intensified his accusations that NATO allies were not spending enough on defense and warned of more attacks like …
Reuters
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