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World Bulletin: Trump betting on EU breakup would be ‘sheer folly

The Donald Trump administration would be committing “sheer folly” if it supports the European Union’s breakup as it seems to be doing, the outgoing US …
World Bulletin

Reuters: Obama’s EU envoy says Brexiteer Farage misleading Trump

Barack Obama’s envoy to Brussels warned Donald Trump against the “lunacy” of backing an EU break-up, saying Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage may have …
Reuters

RFE/RL: Serbia says two suspects detained in alleged Montenegro coup attempt

Serbia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs says authorities have detained two Serbian citizens wanted in connection with an alleged coup attempt in …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Politico: Trump revives attack on intel community in Twitter burst

President-elect Donald Trump renewed his criticism of the intelligence community on Jan. 13 morning, blaming it once again for leaking an unverified …
POLITICO

Associated Press: Top NATO official says US troops in Poland is ‘proportionate’

VILNIUS, Lithuania – A top NATO official says the deployment of US troops in Poland at Russia’s doorstep is a “proportionate and measured” move. In an …
Associated Press

EUobserver: Merkel urges EU to take care of own security

The EU must take better care of its own security in the Trump era and must establish control of immigration, German chancellor Angela Merkel said. The …
EUobserver.com

UNIAN: Dutch court authorizes use of MH17-related materials seized from journalists

A court in the Netherlands has authorized the use by Dutch investigators of some footage taken by two Dutch journalists on the MH17 crash site during …
UNIAN

The Guardian: Trump risks ‘war’ with Beijing if US blocks access to South China Sea, media warns

The US risks a “large-scale war” with China if it attempts to blockade islands in the South China Sea, Chinese state media has said, adding that if …
The Guardian

BBC: Syria accuses Israel of bombardment

Syria has accused Israel of bombarding an area west of Damascus, with reports of a military airport being hit. State television quoted the army as …
BBC

Reuters: Obama surprises Vice President Biden with Medal of Freedom

U.S. President Barack Obama surprised Vice President Joe Biden on Jan. 12 by awarding him the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction in an …
Reuters

Reuters: Europe erects defenses to counter Russia’s information war

Nations in Europe, where Germany and France this year hold elections, are erecting defenses to counter possible Russian cyber attacks and …
Reuters

Top 10 Donald Trump quotes about Ukraine

• “The day after the Olympics, he (Putin) starts with Ukraine. How smart? You know, he didn’t want to do it during the Olympics. And then – boom! You …
Veronika Melkozerova

Reuters: Trump’s CIA nominee includes Russia in list of global challenges

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the CIA portrayed multiple challenges facing the United States on Jan. 12, from an aggressive …
Reuters

The Guardian: Intelligence sources vouch for credibility of Russia dossier author

His denials – at least some of them – were emphatic, even by the standards that Donald Trump has come to be judged by. The dossier, he said, was a …
The Guardian

Wall Street Journal: Intelligence dossier puts longtime Trump fixer in spotlight

Michael D. Cohen, the attorney named in explosive but unsubstantiated allegations about secret links among the Trump camp, Russian operatives and …
Wall Street Journal

Financial Times: US spy agencies in crisis over Trump claims

An escalating civil war between incoming president Donald Trump and the US intelligence community is presenting America’s spies with their biggest …
Financial Times

RFE/RL: European Parliament committee backs Georgia visa-free travel

BRUSSELS – The European Parliament’s civil liberties committee voted overwhelmingly for visa liberalization for Georgia to the EU’s Schengen zone. The …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Associated Press: US troops enter Poland, 1st deployment to Russia’s doorstep

WARSAW, Poland – American soldiers are rolling into Poland, fulfilling a dream Poles have had since the fall of communism in 1989 to have U.S. troops …
Associated Press
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