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Reuters: FM says Germany to increase defense spending, but legacy also important

Germany will increase its defense spending in the coming years as promised to NATO allies, but the government should also keep its military history …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Amnesty says ‘hate rhetoric’ makes world divisive, more dangerous

Amnesty International says human rights around the world are under threat because of politicians who are using “toxic, dehumanizing” rhetoric against …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Reuters: US says islands on South China Sea can house missiles

China, in an early test of U.S. President Donald Trump, has nearly finished building almost two dozen structures on artificial islands in the South …
Reuters

Reuters: Trump’s new security advisor differs from him on Russia, other key issues

U.S. President Donald Trump has shown little patience for dissent, but that trait is likely to be tested by his new national security adviser, Army …
Reuters

Voice of America: Haley says US committed to European allies

U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Feb. 21 that the United States is committed to working with European allies, despite …
Voice of America

Reuters: France’s Le Pen cancels meet with Lebanon grand mufti over headscarf

French far-right National Front presidential candidate Marine Le Pen canceled a meeting on Feb. 21 with Lebanon’s grand mufti, its top cleric for …
Reuters

Reuters: Sources say White House delivered EU-skeptic message before Pence visit

In the week before U.S. Vice President Mike Pence visited Brussels and pledged America’s “steadfast and enduring” commitment to the European Union, …
Reuters

BBC: Five killed as aircraft hits shopping centre in Melbourne

Four US citizens and an Australian pilot have died after their light plane crashed into a shopping centre in Melbourne, Australia. Read more here.
BBC

RFE/RL: Aliyev appoints wife as first vice president of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has appointed his wife as first vice president, a newly created post that puts her first in line to take over if he …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Associated Press: Trump taps military strategist as national security adviser

PALM BEACH, Fla. – President Donald Trump has tapped Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, a prominent military strategist known as a creative thinker, as his …
Associated Press

Reuters: Poll shows France’s Le Pen narrows gap in presidential race

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has gained some ground on her main election rivals, independent Emmanuel Macron and conservative Francois …
Reuters

Reuters: Pence in Brussels, seeking ‘deeper’ ties with EU

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence told senior European Union officials in Brussels on Feb. 20 that the Trump administration was looking at ways to …
Reuters

Financial Times: Concerns over Trump’s foreign policy dominates Munich meeting

For five decades, western political leaders have gathered at an annual security conference in Munich to grapple with crises in the unstable, violent …
Financial Times

Associated Press: Tillerson takes low-key approach as America’s top diplomat

WASHINGTON – When North Korea fired a ballistic missile into waters between South Korea and Japan, President Donald Trump moved quickly to show U.S. …
Associated Press

New York Times: A worried Europe finds scant reassurance on Trump’s plans

MUNICH – They came from all over – diplomats and generals, policy experts and security officials – seeking clues to President Trump’s ideas and …
New York Times

Reuters: US inquiries into Russian election hacking include three FBI probes

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is pursuing at least three separate probes relating to alleged Russian hacking of the U.S. presidential …
Reuters

NBC’s ‘Meet The Press’: McCain says democracy must ‘have a free and many times adversarial press’

Editor’s Note: The following is a transcript from the Feb. 19 broadcast of NBC’s “Meet The Press” Sunday news …
Kyiv Post

Reuters: Syrian opposition says ready for Geneva talks, but Assad must go

MUNICH — The Syrian opposition is fully committed to peace talks in Geneva on Feb. 23, a senior official said on Sunday, adding the talks would need …
Reuters
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