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RFE/RL: Lukashenko accuses West of using ‘fifth column’ to fuel unrest

Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka on March 21 accused Western intelligence agencies of backing a “fifth column” in the country that is …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Huffington Post: The Trump-Russia story has only just begun (to explode)

Let’s step back for a minute and consider again what we saw March 21 in a hearing room of the U.S. House. The director of the FBI, with the director …
Huffington Post

RFE/RL: Tillerson to visit Russia in May, will skip NATO meeting in April

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make his first visit to Russia as part of a European trip in May but will not attend a NATO meeting in …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Washington Post: Sean Spicer’s laughable effort to distance Trump from Manafort

To hear Sean Spicer tell it, Paul Manafort was a bit player in getting Donald Trump elected president. At a briefing on March 20, the White House …
Washington Post

BBC: Who is leading the French presidential race?

Eleven candidates have joined the race for the French presidency, and the campaign is now into its final stages ahead of the election on April …
BBC

BBC: Merkel tells Turkey’s Erdogan to stop Nazi taunts

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned Turkey’s president that comparing German officials to Nazis must stop, “no ifs, no buts”. Read more here. 
BBC

Deutsche Welle: Norway named the world’s happiest country in 2017

Norway has claimed the top spot as the happiest country on Earth, unseating Scandinavian neighbor Denmark, the World Happiness Report found. The …
Deutsche Welle

Georgian president vetoes bills on wiretapping

Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili on March 20 vetoed a package of bills on the possibility of wiretapping private telephone conversations. “I …
Interfax-Ukraine

Deutsche Welle: German right-wing Identitarians ‘becoming radicalized’

The right-wing “Identitarian Movement” is becoming more active and more radical, according to the head of German domestic intelligence. The …
Deutsche Welle

CNN: South Sudan plane crash- all on board survive ‘miraculous’ landing

A commercial plane made a crash landing in poor weather at an airport in South Sudan on March 20, causing several injuries — but no deaths. Read more …
CNN

Reuters: FBI’s Comey says no evidence of Trump wiretap claim

The head of the FBI publicly challenged U.S. President Donald Trump on March 20, denying the Republican’s claim that former president Barack Obama …
Reuters

New York Times: David Rockefeller dies at 101

David Rockefeller, the banker and philanthropist with the fabled family name who controlled Chase Manhattan bank for more than a decade and wielded …
New York Times

BBC: May to trigger Brexit process next week

Prime Minister Theresa May is to officially notify the European Union on March 29 that the UK is leaving. Downing Street said she would write a letter …
BBC

The Guardian: FBI director confirms investigation into Trump campaign’s Russia links (LIVE)

James Comey and Mike Rogers appear before the House intelligence panel while Trump’s supreme court pick Neil Gorsuch has a confirmation hearing. Read …
The Guardian

Reuters: House intelligence panel chairman says there was no wiretap on Trump Tower

The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee flatly denied on March 20 that there had been a wiretap on President Donald …
Reuters

Reuters: New US-led force to deter Russia in Poland from April

A U.S.-led battalion of more than 1,100 soldiers will be deployed in Poland from the start of April, a U.S. commander said on March 20, as the …
Reuters

BBC: Top 10 ‘happiest places on Earth’ revealed

Norway is the happiest place on Earth, according to a United Nations agency report – toppling neighbour Denmark from the number one position. Read …
BBC

Associated Press: Air Force arsenal of land-based nukes shrinking as planned

WASHINGTON – The Air Force is quietly shrinking its deployed force of land-based nuclear missiles as part of a holdover Obama administration plan to …
Associated Press
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