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Associated Press: Trump lawyers push back against Russia ties in letter

Lawyers for President Donald Trump said May 12 that a review of his last 10 years of tax returns did not reflect “any income of any type from Russian …
Associated Press

New York Times: Trump warns Comey against leaks to the news media

WASHINGTON — President Trump on May 12 warned James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director he fired this week, against leaking anything negative about …
New York Times

EurActiv: Malta branded ‘Panama of Europe’ after anonymous tip-off

An anonymous tip has alerted German authorities to the existence of 70,000 offshore companies registered in Malta. Tax investigators now want to share …
EurActiv.com

Deutsche Welle: NATO’s Stoltenberg lauds Merkel’s efforts on Russia

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has welcomed NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg ahead of a large NATO conference in late May. Stoltenberg praised Germany for …
Deutsche Welle

RFE/RL: Schengen visa requirements (Infographic)

The Schengen Area is a zone composed of 26 European countries that have officially abolished border controls between their territories. Watch the …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Washington Post: Trump says he was thinking of ‘this Russia thing’ when he decided to fire Comey

Recounting his decision to dismiss the FBI director, the president told NBC News: “I said to myself, I said, ‘You know, this Russia thing with Trump …
Washington Post

Financial Times: Beijing in lockdown ahead of ‘New Silk Road’ summit

Beijing is enjoying an unusually long run of clear blue skies thanks to widespread industrial closures ahead of the most important international event …
Financial Times

Bloomberg: China’ssapending $500 billion to reshape the world in its image

China is one of the few countries in the world today with money to spend, and Xi Jinping is ready to write some checks. Read more here.
Bloomberg

Reuters: Trump attacks on fired FBI chief meet resistance; Russia probe proceeds

President Donald Trump on May 11 ran into resistance for calling ousted FBI chief James Comey a “showboat,” an attack that was swiftly contradicted by …
Reuters

CNN: Trump – I was going to fire Comey regardless of DOJ recommendation

President Donald Trump said May 11 that he had already decided to fire ousted FBI Director James Comey before Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein …
CNN

Reuters: Commentator who amplified Macron hacks given White House press access

A U.S. far-right online activist credited with initially sharing on Twitter hacked emails from the French presidential campaign of centrist Emmanuel …
Reuters

The Economist: Interview with Donald Trump (Transcript)

Donald Trump, the President of the United States, along with Steve Mnuchin, the treasury secretary, and Gary Cohn, the director of the National …
The Economist

Washington Post: Presence of Russian photographer in Oval Office raises alarms

A photographer for a Russian state-owned news agency was allowed into the Oval Office on May 10 during President Trump’s meeting with Russian …
Washington Post

RFE/RL: US Senate subpoenas Flynn documents in probe of Russian meddling

The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee on May 10 subpoenaed former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn, demanding documents related to its …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Washington Post: Inside Trump’s anger and impatience

Every time FBI Director James B. Comey appeared in public, an ever-watchful President Trump grew increasingly agitated that the topic was the one that …
Washington Post

Reuters: Source says Comey fired after seeking wider Russia probe

FBI Director James Comey, days before President Donald Trump fired him, told lawmakers he sought more resources for his agency’s probe into possible …
Reuters

Al Jazeera: Turkey condemns US move to arm Syrian Kurdish fighters

Turkey’s top officials have sharply criticised a decision by the United States to arm Kurdish fighters battling ISIL in Syria – with Washington …
Al Jazeera

Associated Press: US may send patriot missile to Lithuania amid Moscow threat

U.S. defense officials said a long-range Patriot missile battery may be deployed to the Baltic region later this year as part of a military exercise. …
Associated Press
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