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New York Times: Flynn is said to have talked to Russians about sanctions before inauguration

WASHINGTON – Weeks before President Trump’s inauguration, his national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, discussed American sanctions against …
New York Times

RFE/RL: In first meeting, top EU, US diplomats discuss Russia, Iran, Ukraine

The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke “at length” about terrorism, Russia, …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Financial Times: Trump backs ‘One China’ policy in first presidential call with Xi

U.S. President Donald Trump has told Chinese President Xi Jinping that he will respect the “One China” policy, in a move that will ease tensions …
Financial Times

Associated Press: Possible Trump EU envoy says US suspicious of ‘anti-American’ EU

LONDON – The European Union is blatantly anti-American and President Donald Trump’s administration regards it with suspicion, a leading contender to …
Associated Press

Spiegel: ‘The Trump approach will never be our approach’ – Interview with Schulz

Martin Schulz, the former president of European Parliament, is now running against Angela Merkel for the German Chancellery. SPIEGEL speaks with him …
Spiegel

Foreign Policy: Backing into World War III

Think of two significant trend lines in the world today. One is the increasing ambition and activism of the two great revisionist powers, Russia and …
Foreign Policy

The Guardian: Explosion at Flamanville nuclear plant in northern France

An explosion has occurred at EDF’s Flamanville nuclear plant in northern France, causing minor injuries but no risk of contamination, authorities have …
The Guardian

Financial Times: Trump’s foreign policy spins on an axis of upheaval

When Donald Trump reasserted his “America first” mantra on Inauguration Day, the world was put on notice that the new US president would pursue a very …
Financial Times

Reuters: NATO allies lock in US support for stand-off with Russia

Immediately after Donald Trump was elected, U.S. diplomats urged Lithuania to rush through an agreement to keep American troops on its soil, …
Reuters

Reuters: Legal battle pits Trump’s powers against his words

A U.S. appeals court is weighing arguments for and against President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban, but its decision this week may not yet …
Reuters

The Globe and Mail: Freeland talks tough on trade with Trump team

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has warned the Trump administration that Ottawa is ready to retaliate if the new President imposes tariffs …
The Globe and Mail

Politico: Trump’s faux-pas diplomacy

President Donald Trump spent much of a recent phone call with French President Francois Hollande veering off into rants about the U.S. getting shaken …
POLITICO

The Hill: Poll shows Trump’s approval rating slides

President Trump’s approval rating is sliding during his first two weeks in the White House, a new poll has found. A Morning Consult/Politico poll …
The Hill

Reuters: Out of pocket, Italians fall out of love with the euro

When the Italian central bank’s deputy governor joined a radio phone-in show last week, many callers asked why Italy didn’t ditch the euro and return …
Reuters

Associated Press: Lithuania says NATO presence in Baltics sends clear signal

VILNIUS, Lithuania – More than 1,000 NATO soldiers being stationed in Lithuania sends a clear signal that the alliance stands “strong and united” in …
Associated Press

BBC: Sarkozy ordered to stand trial

A French judge has ordered ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy to stand trial in an illegal campaign finance case. Mr Sarkozy faces accusations that his …
BBC

RFE/RL: Amnesty reports thousands killed in mass hangings at Syrian military jail

The Syrian government has executed as many as 13,000 people, many of them civilian opposition supporters, in mass hangings at a military jail near …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Politico: Flynn to recommend Trump back NATO membership for Montenegro

National security adviser Michael Flynn will recommend that President Donald Trump support allowing the small Balkan nation of Montenegro to join …
POLITICO
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