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Deutsche Welle: Trump’s woes at home mount as he begins foreign tour

The New York Times has reported that President Trump told Russian officials that his firing of former FBI Director James Comey had eased “great …
Deutsche Welle

Reuters: At a White House in crisis, Trump looks increasingly isolated

In the Trump White House, it’s getting lonely at the top. President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans in Congress are showing signs of going their own …
Reuters

Voice of America: Jim Mattis say military response to North Korea would be ‘tragic’

PENTAGON — U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said North Koreans probably learned a lot from their latest rocket launch, adding that attempts to …
Voice of America

Merkel to welcome Poroshenko at Meseberg Castle on May 20

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday, May 20, will hold talks within the framework of a one-day visit …
Interfax-Ukraine

Washington Post: Sweden drops Assange rape allegation, but Britain says WikiLeaks founder still faces arrest

Swedish prosecutors on May 19 dropped their investigation into a rape allegation against Julian Assange, closing a nearly seven-year legal saga that …
Washington Post

Reuters: US’ Mattis says North Korea military solution would be ‘tragic on an unbelievable scale’

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on May 19 that any military solution to the North Korea crisis would be “tragic on an unbelievable scale” and …
Reuters

The Guardian: Syrian peace talks break up after making only ‘incremental progress’

Four days of faltering Syrian peace talks broke up in Geneva on the evening of May 19 with the UN’s special envoy on Syria admitting there had only …
The Guardian

Associated Press: Trump to head overseas without announcing new FBI Director

After saying he was “very close” to naming a new FBI director, President Donald Trump was set to board Air Force One on May 19 for his first foreign …
Associated Press

Reuters: Rosenstein says he knew Trump was going to fire Comey as he prepared memo

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein knew President Donald Trump was going to fire FBI chief James Comey before he completed a memo outlining his …
Reuters

China interested in free trade zone, visa-free regime with Ukraine

The People’s Republic of China is interested in creating a free trade zone (FTA) and establishing a visa-free regime with Ukraine. The president’s …
Interfax-Ukraine

New York Times: A Ukrainian comes to Washington, urging his nation not be forgotten

It had been a long day for Arseniy P. Yatsenyuk by the time he finally sat down at a sidewalk table outside his hotel and sipped a glass of wine one …
New York Times

Business Insider: Watch the NATO tank competition where the US lost to Austria and Germany

For the second year in a row, a US armored brigade competed in the Strong Europe Tank Challenge against a range of European partners — and lost. Read …
Business Insider

Reuters: Trump under pressure to assure NATO allies he has their back

Standing in front of a memorial made of remnants of the World Trade Center, U.S. President Donald Trump will have a powerful symbolic opportunity in …
Reuters

Al Jazeera: Sweden drops Julian Assange rape probe

Swedish prosecutors investigating rape accusations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange have dropped a Europe-wide arrest warrant against …
Al Jazeera

Reuters: Trump denies collusion with Russia but says he ‘speaks for himself’

Donald Trump denied any collusion with Russia in the 2016 election but said on May 18 he spoke “for myself”, leaving open for the first time the …
The Guardian

New York Times: Comey, unsettled by Trump, is said to have wanted him kept at a distance

WASHINGTON — President Trump called the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, weeks after he took office and asked him when federal authorities were going …
New York Times

CNN: Times Square car incident – 1 dead, 23 injured; driver in custody

An 18-year-old woman was killed and at least 23 people injured May 18 when a speeding car plowed into pedestrians in Manhattan’s bustling Times …
CNN

Financial Times: Trump crisis grows as Congress seeks Russia evidence

Donald Trump was facing the most serious threat to his presidency on May 17 as Congress demanded to see evidence relating to claims that he attempted …
Financial Times
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