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New York Times: GOP senators, pulling away from Trump, have ‘a lot less fear of him’

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans, increasingly unnerved by President Trump’s volatility and unpopularity, are starting to show signs of breaking away …
New York Times

Reuters: 3 dead, 10 injured in Greek passenger train derailment

Three people died and 10 more were injured when a train derailed in northern Greece on Saturday night and ripped through a house, police said. The …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Russia, China express concern over new North Korean missile test

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have voiced concern about rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula after North Korea …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Agence France-Presse: Europol reports cyberattack victims in 150-plus states

LONDON – The unprecedented global ransomware cyberattack has hit more than 200,000 victims in more than 150 countries, Europol executive director Rob …
Agence France-Presse

Associated Press: Broad support, big challenge for Trump’s foreign aid nominee

WASHINGTON — Mark Green is a rare bird in Washington these days – a Donald Trump nominee with broad bipartisan support.But there’s a catch to …
Associated Press

Associated Press: France’s unpopular Hollande leaves power after 5 hard years

PARIS — As president, Francois Hollande steered France through deadly extremist attacks, poured troops into battle abroad and anchored the …
Associated Press

BBC: China invests $124 billion in Belt and Road global trade project

China’s President Xi Jinping has pledged $124bn (£96bn) for the scheme, known as the Belt and Road initiative. “Trade is the important engine of …
BBC

CNN: North Korea tests missile, raises new fears in Pacific

North Korea carried out a provocative new ballistic missile test early Sunday, sending a projectile to a higher altitude and closer to Russia than …
CNN

Al Jazeera: Rebels to leave Qaboun as army advances in Damascus

Syrian government forces and armed opposition groups have reached an agreement to evacuate rebel fighters and residents from the Qaboun neighbourhood …
Al Jazeera

ABC News: China wants One Belt One Road project to help it dominate world trade

The Chinese Government has opened a two-day summit in the capital Beijing to consolidate its massive global development project called One Belt One …
ABC.net.au

Reuters: Renault stops production at some sites after cyber attack

French carmaker Renault stopped production at several sites on Saturday to prevent the spread of a global cyber attack that hit its computer systems, …
Reuters

Associated Press: Europol working on probe into massive cyberattack

The European Union’s police agency, Europol, says it is working with countries hit by the global ransomware cyberattack to rein in the threat and help …
Associated Press

Reuters: US complains to China about North Korea’s attendance at Silk Road summit

The United States warned China on May 12 that North Korea’s attendance at a weekend summit on China’s new Silk Road could affect the participation of …
Reuters

Politico: Apparent NSA tools behind massive hospital ransomware attacks around the world

Leaked alleged NSA hacking tools appear to be behind a massive ransomware campaign disrupting hospitals and companies across Europe. Read more here.
POLITICO

Reuters: British hospitals, Spanish firms among targets of huge cyberattack

A huge cyberattack brought disruption to Britain’s health system on May 12 and infected many Spanish companies with malicious software, and security …
Reuters

Washington Post: Trump’s tweet on Russia and Ukraine wasn’t just silly. It’s bad diplomacy.

On May 11, President Trump tweeted something kind of strange — a photo of him with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, pasted right next to a …
Washington Post

Bloomberg: Merkel says France needs German-style renewal as Macron to visit

Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany’s economic overhaul more than a decade ago could be a model for Emmanuel Macron, setting the tone for his visit …
Bloomberg

New York Times: Cyberattack in UK hits 16 health institutions

An extensive cyberattack hit Britain’s National Health Service on May 12, blocking doctors from gaining access to patient files, causing emergency …
New York Times
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