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The Independent: The map that shows the most corrupt countries in the world

Revelations of tax-evasion and money-laundering networks on a global scale in the Panama Papers helped make the world appear more corrupt last year, …
The Independent

Bloomberg: Beware of fake news – Europe’s eastern front warns West

From the corner of the former Soviet Union where cyber warfare erupted almost a decade ago, one leader has a warning for his allies in western Europe …
Bloomberg

Dodon: Signature of Moldova-EU Association Agreement in 2014 was premature

CHISINAU – The signature of the Association Agreement between Moldova and the European Union in 2014 was premature, and the people should make a …
Interfax-Ukraine

New York Times: Trump to order Mexican border wall and curtail immigration

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Jan. 25 will order the construction of a Mexican border wall — the first in a series of actions this week to crack …
New York Times

Associated Press: NATO boosts its Baltic presence, new troops start to arrive

VILNIUS, Lithuania – The first of a 1,200-strong NATO force have arrived in Lithuania close to a key Russian Baltic Sea exclave amid growing fears on …
Associated Press

The Guardian: Supreme court rules parliament must have vote to trigger article 50

The government has lost its fast-tracked appeal to the supreme court, forcing ministers to introduce emergency legislation into parliament to …
The Guardian

Associated Press: NATO, Pentagon chiefs discuss military budgets, terrorism

BRUSSELS – NATO’s chief and new U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis have discussed military spending and combating terrorism, the source of criticism …
Associated Press

Washington Post: FBI found no wrongdoing in Flynn’s calls with Russia

The FBI in late December reviewed intercepts of communications between the Russian ambassador to the United States and retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. …
Washington Post

BBC: Trump foreign affairs pick Rex Tillerson narrowly backed

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has narrowly approved Rex Tillerson as US secretary of state, despite concerns about his business ties to …
BBC

Deutsche Welle: Source says fake news targets Germany’s Merkel ahead of elections

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been Europe’s main target of fake news articles, the majority of them directed at her open-door policy toward …
Deutsche Welle

Reuters: Merkel says populism won’t solve world’s problems

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Jan. 23 that openness, not populism, polarization or isolation, was the answer to the world’s challenges of …
Reuters

New York Times: Trump’s first cabinet is the whitest and most male since Reagan’s

President Trump’s cabinet is shaping up to have a smaller percentage of women and nonwhites than the first cabinets of Barack Obama, George W. Bush, …
New York Times

Reuters: Trump pulls US out of Pacific trade deal

U.S. President Donald Trump formally withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal on Jan. 23, distancing America from its …
Reuters

New York Times: Marco Rubio will support Tillerson for secretary of state

Marco Rubio, Republican of Florida, announced his support on Jan. 23 morning for Mr. Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, Mr. Tillerson, clearing …
New York Times

Politico: Rubio to back Tillerson, effectively ensuring confirmation

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) will support Rex Tillerson’s nomination to be secretary of state, ensuring that Trump’s pick to be the nation’s top diplomat …
POLITICO

BBC: The happiest countries for expats

As the world becomes more connected, the number of people living outside their home country is on the rise – more than 244 million globally, estimates …
BBC

Reuters: Ethics lawyers to sue Trump over foreign payments

A group including former White House ethics attorneys will file a lawsuit on Jan. 23 accusing President Donald Trump of allowing his businesses to …
Reuters

Associated Press: Hungary’s Orban praises Trump’s ‘end of multilateralism’

BUDAPEST, Hungary – Hungary’s prime minister says U.S. President Donald Trump’s position that all countries have the right to put their own interests …
Associated Press
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