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Associated Press: Obama aims final messages at Trump

WASHINGTON – Barack Obama stepped behind the White House podium for the last time on Jan. 18, fielding questions from the crush of journalists crammed …
Associated Press

Washington Post: Stoltenberg hits back at Trump, saying NATO is not ‘obsolete’

BRUSSELS – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg pushed hard on Jan. 18 against President-elect Donald Trump’s comments that the Western military …
Washington Post

Reuters: Which countries allow commercial surrogacy?

MUMBAI – India is on the verge of banning commercial surrogacy, an industry estimated to be worth as much as $2.3 billion annually, in its next …
Reuters

New York Times: Obama’s last news conference – full transcript and video

The following is the full transcript of a news conference that President Obama held in Washington on Jan. 18, as prepared by the Federal News …
New York Times

Reuters: Media reports former US President George H.W. Bush hospitalized

Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalized in Houston, CBS Houston affiliate KHOU television reported on Jan. 18, citing his office …
Reuters

EUobserver: Moldova turns from EU to Russia

Moldova’s president has said he would like to scrap his country’s EU treaty, and confirmed that he has begun making preparations to join a Russia-led …
EUobserver.com

Associated Press: Lithuania signs agreement with US on troop deployment

VILNIUS, Lithuania – Lithuania on Jan. 17 signed an agreement with the United States formalizing the presence of U.S. troops in the small Baltic …
Associated Press

Associated Press: Moldovan president visits Russia, hints of ending EU pact

MOSCOW – Moldova’s new president, who is visiting Russia on his first trip abroad, voiced hope on Dec. 17 for rebuilding “strategic” ties with Moscow …
Associated Press

Reuters: Reaction to Brexit speech by PM Theresa May

Britain will leave the EU’s single market when it exits the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Jan. 17, putting an end to speculation …
Reuters

Associated Press: Growing list of Democrats boycotting Trump inauguration

WASHINGTON – More than 30 House Democrats plan to boycott President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, casting the Republican businessman …
Associated Press

President Dodon says Chisinau may annul Moldova-EU association agreement

MOSCOW – Moldova’s signing of the association agreement with the European Union has brought nothing to this country and it is not ruled out that this …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: Top Trump trade adviser offshored thousands of jobs

Billionaire Wilbur Ross, chosen by Donald Trump to help implement the president-elect’s trade agenda, earned his fortune in part by running businesses …
Reuters

Reuters: Bare-breasted FEMEN activist grabs Trump statue by crotch

A topless activist from the feminist group FEMEN attacked a life-size wax statue of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump during an unveiling ceremony at …
Reuters

New York Times: What Americans wrote to Obama

Over eight years, through millions of letters, the staff of the White House mailroom read the unfiltered story of a nation. On a recent October …
New York Times

Wall Street Journal: A Q&A with Finland’s foreign minister on Trump, Brexit and populism

Finland’s Foreign Minister Timo Soini is the leader of The Finns Party, a populist, euroskeptic party that surprised Europe’s establishment when it …
Wall Street Journal

Associated Press: Inaugural committee releases parade detail

NEW YORK – Military bands and units from all branches of the service, high school bands and even the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts will join newly …
Associated Press

Washington Post: Lithuania fears a Russian invasion. Now, it wants to build a border fence.

After the Soviet Union sacrificed millions of lives to help defeat Nazi Germany, it received a token of gratitude from its allies: a chunk of …
Washington Post

CNN: Istanbul nightclub shooting suspect confesses, governor says

A man arrested in Turkey has confessed to carrying out the deadly New Year’s gun attack at an Istanbul nightclub, the city’s governor has said. “The …
CNN
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