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Reuters: Defense spending by European NATO allies inches up in 2016

Defense spending by European NATO states inched up for the first time in seven years in 2016, the military alliance said on March 13, but still …
Reuters

Deutsche Welle: Things Trump said about Merkel – and vice versa

US President Trump and German Chancellor Merkel have never met. When they do for the first time they face the awkward task of having to overcome a …
Deutsche Welle

CNN: McCain calls on Trump to clarify wiretapping claim

Washington – Sen. John McCain said on March 12 that President Donald Trump should either retract or substantiate his claim that President Barack Obama …
CNN

Financial Times: Sturgeon to seek second independence vote for Scotland before Brexit

Nicola Sturgeon has called for a second Scottish independence referendum before Britain leaves the EU, accusing Theresa May of having “not moved an …
Financial Times

Associated Press: NATO chief seeks to reassure Trump on defense budgets

BRUSSELS – NATO’s secretary-general on March 13 urged European allies to spend more on their military budgets as he seeks to reassure President Donald …
Associated Press

Reuters: Defence spending by European NATO allies inches up in 2016

BRUSSELS – Defence spending by European NATO states inched up in 2016 compared to the previous year, data by the military alliance showed on March 13, …
Reuters

Wall Street Journal: Turkey-Netherlands row escalates as Dutch deport minister

BRUSSELS – A war of words between Turkey and the Netherlands escalated over the weekend, sparking a diplomatic crisis between the two North Atlantic …
Wall Street Journal

RFE/RL: Georgia says elections in Abkhazia are illegal

Georgia says legislative elections held by Russia-backed separatists who control the breakaway Abkhazia region were illegal. Read more here.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Politico: House investigators on a Trump-Russia ‘collision course’

Adam Schiff says Russia’s effort to sway the election for President Donald Trump is one of the most serious issues of our time. Devin Nunes isn’t even …
POLITICO

New York Times: Putin and Merkel – a rivalry of history, distrust and power

BERLIN — He was skinny in his trim, dark suit, an almost lupine figure, nervous and unexpectedly youthful for a president of Russia. Taking the …
New York Times

Deutsche Welle: Riots erupt in Georgia after police arrest men over parking tickets

Almost two dozen people were hospitalized in Georgia’s Black Sea port of Batumi on Sunday after clashes between rioters and police, local media …
Deutsche Welle

Agence France-Presse: Turkish referendum campaign in Europe fires up tensions

ISTANBUL – Turkey’s family minister flew home to Istanbul on Sunday after Dutch authorities expelled her for seeking to woo the vote of expatriate …
Agence France-Presse

Associated Press: Waszczykowski says Poland needs less trust in EU

WARSAW – Poland’s foreign minister says the government needs to have less confidence in the European Union and make its policy more aggressive. Witold …
Associated Press

Associated Press: 3 Belarus opposition leaders sentenced to 15 days

MINSK – A Belarusian human rights group says three top figures from country’s beleaguered political opposition have been sentenced to 15 days in jail …
Associated Press

Associated Press: UN says world faces largest humanitarian сrisis since 1945

UNITED NATIONS — The world faces the largest humanitarian crisis since the United Nations was founded in 1945 with more than 20 million people in four …
Associated Press

Washington Post: South Korea may reset relations with China and North Korea

The historic ouster of President Park Geun-hye on March 10 means that South Korea will hold elections within 60 days to elect a new leader. That will …
Washington Post

UNIAN: CNN prepares report on Putin’s impact on US elections (video)

CNN released a teaser of its upcoming report on Russian President Vladimir Putin titled “The Most Powerful Man in the World.” Read more here.
UNIAN

Reuters: Trump to ask Merkel for advice on Putin, Ukraine

President Donald Trump will ask Chancellor Angela Merkel for advice on how to deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. officials said on March …
Reuters
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