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RFE/RL: Kosovo moves to create regular army over Serbian objections

Kosovo’s president has asked parliament to transform the country’s lightly armed security forces into a regular army, a move that quickly drew …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

New York Times: Dutch fear Russian meddling, and US cash, in election

AMSTERDAM – The parochial world of Dutch elections is not often seen as a hotbed of foreign intrigue. But in recent months, an unexpected worry has …
New York Times

The Independent: WikiLeaks publishes massive trove of CIA spying files

WikiLeaks has published a huge trove of what appear to be CIA spying secrets. Read more here. 
The Independent

Reuters: Trump administration pledges ‘great strictness’ on Iran nuclear deal

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration pledged on March 7 to show “great strictness” over restrictions on Iran’s nuclear activities imposed by a …
Reuters

Reuters: US Senate Democrats make Trump tax returns a national security issue

U.S. Senate Democrats, seeking to capitalize on growing revelations about the Trump campaign’s contacts with Russia, urged a top Republican lawmaker …
Reuters

New York Times: WikiLeaks releases trove of alleged CIA hacking documents

WASHINGTON — WikiLeaks on March 7 released thousands of documents that it said described sophisticated software tools used by the Central Intelligence …
New York Times

UNIAN: EU Council adopts regulation to reinforce checks at external borders

On March 7, 2017, the EU Council adopted a regulation amending the Schengen borders code to reinforce checks against relevant databases at the …
UNIAN

Reuters: Trump’s Czech admirer Zeman weighs presidential re-election bid

Czech President Milos Zeman, one of Donald Trump’s greatest admirers in Europe, is likely to announce a re-election bid this week after a first term …
Reuters

Financial Times: EU not obliged to hand visas to people seeking asylum, rules top court

EU member states are not obliged to hand out visas to people who intend to seek asylum in their country, after the EU’s top court ducked a chance to …
Financial Times

New York Times: New commerce secretary was no friend to Russians at Cyprus Bank

NICOSIA, Cyprus – When Wilbur L. Ross, a billionaire American investor, bought shares in the Bank of Cyprus three years ago, he found himself part …
New York Times

Reuters: Iraqi forces recapture Mosul government buildings, museum

Iraqi government forces fighting to drive Islamic State from western Mosul on March 7 recaptured the main government building, the central bank branch …
Reuters

Washington Post: Ahead of European elections, rightist websites grow in influence

AMSTERDAM – On the brand-new political news website, the headlines could have been ripped from a speech by President Trump: Immigrants commit more …
Washington Post

The Globe and Mail: Freeland warns Canadians to beware of Russian disinformation

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, who is being targeted by allegations in pro-Moscow websites that her maternal Ukrainian grandfather was a …
The Globe and Mail

Reuters: Minister says Canada should prepare for Russia destabilization efforts

Canada’s foreign affairs minister said on March 6 that her country should be prepared for Russia to try to destabilize its political system, saying it …
Reuters

Huffington Post: Trump reverses pledge to mandate US steel for Keystone pipeline

After green lighting the continuation of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline in an executive order Jan. 24, U.S. President Donald Trump …
Huffington Post

Deutsche Welle: What you need to know about the Dutch election

The Dutch will head to the polls on March 15 for a general election that is widely viewed as a baromoter of populist strength in Europe ahead of votes …
Deutsche Welle

Reuters: North Korea fires four ballistic missiles

North Korea fired four ballistic missiles into the sea off Japan’s northwest on March 6, angering South Korea and Japan, days after it promised …
Reuters

The Washington Post: In the era of Trump, Germans debate a military buildup

SESTOKAI, Lithuania — A vermilion-colored locomotive slowed to a halt, its freight cars obscured in the blinding snow. A German captain ordered his …
Washington Post
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