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Reuters: Hungary’s Jobbik ditches far-right past to challenge Orban in 2018 (Interview)

BUDAPEST – Hungary’s main opposition Jobbik party is moving from its roots as a far-right, anti-Semitic radical group to target the mainstream, and …
Reuters

Associated Press: Xi to be first Chinese leader to attend Davos World Economic Forum

GENEVA – China’s President Xi Jinping will attend the World Economic Forum next week, becoming the first Chinese head of state to do so at the annual …
Associated Press

CBC News: Experts divided on fallout of Freeland becoming foreign minister

The door may be open in Washington to Canada’s new foreign affairs minister, but it’s closed – even barred shut – in Moscow. And depending on whom you …
CBC News

Freeland, tough Putin critic, becomes Canada’s foreign minister

Canadian writer and politician of Ukrainian descent Chrystia Freeland was on Jan. 10 named as foreign minister of Canada, as that country’s prime …
Bermet Talant

Washington Post: Everything you want to know about the Trump Cabinet confirmation hearings

Confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks and other nominees will come fast and furious starting this week. Here’s your …
Washington Post

Financial Times: Trump says Russian dossier claims are fake

Donald Trump has denied claims that Russia sought to cultivate and compromise him, after unverified allegations about his personal conduct and ties to …
Financial Times

New York Times: Trump received unsubstantiated report that Russia had damaging information about him

WASHINGTON – The chiefs of America’s intelligence agencies last week presented President Obama and President-elect Donald J. Trump with a summary of …
New York Times

New York Times: BuzzFeed posts unverified claims on Trump, stirring debate

BuzzFeed News became the center of a swirling debate over journalistic ethics on Jan. 10 after its decision to publish a 35-page document carrying …
New York Times

CNN: Intel chiefs presented Trump with claims of Russian efforts to compromise him

Classified documents presented last week to President Obama and President-elect Trump included allegations that Russian operatives claim to have …
CNN

Associated Press: Russia friend and sanctions foe, Tillerson gets his hearing

WASHINGTON – Friend of Russia and foe of sanctions in his corporate life, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, Exxon Mobil CEO …
Associated Press

Reuters: Obama pushes values and prods Trump in final, emotional address

With a final call of his campaign mantra “Yes We Can,” President Barack Obama urged Americans on Jan. 10 to stand up for U.S. values and reject …
Reuters

The Guardian: Canada names Chrystia Freeland, leading Russia critic, as foreign minister

Canada has named a prominent critic of Russia who was banned by Moscow in 2014 as its new minister of foreign affairs, as the Canadian government …
The Guardian

Bloomberg: Already friends with Russia, Tillerson looks to the Senate

Former ExxonMobil Corp. Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson likes to make friends. He’s a dealmaker who gets things done, says U.S. President-elect …
Bloomberg

Al Jazeera: ‘Dozens killed’ in twin blasts near Afghan parliament

Dozens of people have been killed and scored wounded in twin suicide blasts near Afghanistan’s parliament in the capital, Kabul, according to …
Al Jazeera

Euronews: Former German president Herzog dies

Roman Herzog has died at the age of 82. He served as chief justice for Germany’s highest court before winning the presidency in 1994, four years after …
Euronews

Voice of America: Britain debates adoption of ‘Magnitsky’ legislation

LONDON – British lawmakers are debating legislation similar to the Magnitsky Act in the United States, which allows courts to impose visa bans and …
Voice of America

Reuters: Trump pulled out of project in Georgia to avoid conflict of interest – ex-partner

The Trump Organization pulled out of a $250-million real estate project in ex-Soviet Georgia to avoid a potential conflict with Donald Trump’s role as …
Reuters

Financial Times: Trump names son-in-law as his senior adviser

Jared Kushner has been named senior adviser to Donald Trump, formalising the role of the president-elect’s son-in-law as one of the most powerful …
Financial Times
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