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Reuters: Germany sends tanks to Lithuania for NATO mission

Germany began sending tanks and other equipment to Lithuania on Jan. 31 as part of a NATO mission to beef up the defense of eastern Europe and send a …
Reuters

New York Times: Trump fires acting attorney general who defied him

WASHINGTON – President Trump fired his acting attorney general on Jan. 30 night, removing her as the nation’s top law enforcement officer after she …
New York Times

EurActiv: Sefcovic says Opal pipeline controversy ‘very technical and complex’

European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic warned today on Jan. 30 against over-simplifying how much capacity Gazprom could …
EurActiv.com

Reuters: US army seeks to cement Trump’s promise to stick by NATO

The United States deployed thousands of soldiers and heavy weaponry to Poland, the Baltic states and southeastern Europe on Jan. 30 in its biggest …
Reuters

The Guardian: Italian minister says UK and EU heading for economic cold war

A senior Italian official has warned that the UK and the European Union are heading into an “economic cold war” over Brexit that could wreak havoc on …
The Guardian

BBC: One million sign Stop Trump petition

A petition to stop US President Donald Trump’s UK state visit has gathered more than a million signatures. Numbers of signatories have been rising …
BBC

New York Times: Quebec Mosque shooting kills six, and two suspects are arrested

OTTAWA – Gunmen opened fire in a mosque in the city of Quebec on Jan. 29 night, killing six people and wounding eight others in what Prime Minister …
New York Times

Politico: Trump says McCain and Graham ‘looking to start WWIII’

U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out on Jan. 29 at Republican Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham for publicly second-guessing his executive order …
POLITICO

Chicago Tribune: Countries where Trump does business are not hit by new travel restrictions

The seven nations targeted for new visitation restrictions by President Donald Trump on Jan. 27 all have something in common: They are places he does …
Chicago Tribune

New York Times: Travelers stranded and protests swell over Trump order

WASHINGTON – Travelers were stranded around the world, protests escalated in the United States and anxiety rose within President Trump’s party on Jan. …
New York Times

Associated Press: Military reports first-known combat death since Trump in office

WASHINGTON – It’s been described as the greatest burden any commander in chief must bear. Just days into his young presidency, a U.S. service member …
Associated Press

Reuters: Five killed in Quebec City mosque shooting

Six people were killed and eight wounded when gunmen opened fire at a Quebec City mosque during Jan. 29 night prayers, in what Canadian Prime Minister …
Reuters

Reuters: France’s Macron gets boost from left as scandal-hit Fillon falters

French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron’s election campaign took a step forward on Jan. 29 as the Socialist party chose a champion with …
Reuters

Associated Press: Princess Diana statue to mark 20 years since car crash death

LONDON – The sons of the late Princess Diana plan to build a statue to mark the 20th anniversary of her death in a Paris car crash in 1997. Princes …
Associated Press

Deutsche Welle: Hashim Thaci says Serbia distributes arms in northern Kosovo

The fragile relationship between Serbia and Kosovo has been increasingly strained after a number of incidents in recent weeks. The former Serbian …
Deutsche Welle

Al Jazeera: Trump and Putin vow to cooperate in ISIL fight

US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart have made a “significant start” in fixing their countries’ relationship, while agreeing to …
Al Jazeera

Reuters: Trump, Merkel agree NATO members must pay fair share

BERLIN/WASHINGTON – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump underscored the importance of the NATO alliance and vowed to work …
Reuters

Politico: McCain thinks Trump will face foreign crisis early in presidency

Arizona Sen. John McCain told Republican lawmakers that President Donald Trump is likely to face a foreign crisis early in his presidency, and that …
POLITICO
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