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Washington Post: Republicans respond to Russia sanctions with disbelief over tactics and timing

The Obama administration’s move to name and sanction more Russians it accused of hacking Democratic campaign organizations had been previewed for days …
Washington Post

Bloomberg: Trump left a tough choice by Obama sanctions on Russian hacking

President Barack Obama is forcing his successor Donald Trump into a difficult choice: reverse the sanctions the departing president just imposed on …
Bloomberg

RFE/RL: New UN chief says he wants to meet with Trump

The new United Nations chief said he wants to meet with Donald Trump even as the U.S. president-elect renewed his call for major changes at the global …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Deutsche Welle: Alleged accomplice to suspected Christmas market attacker arrested in Berlin

Berlin police made the arrest early on Dec. 28 after searching the home and business premises of a 40-year-old Tunisian man in the southern Berlin …
Deutsche Welle

The Guardian: Czech Republic to fight ‘fake news’ with specialist unit

The Czech government is to set up a specialist “anti-fake news” unit as officials attempt to tackle falsehoods, predominantly about migrants, which …
The Guardian

Associated Press: Lithuanian ‘elves’ combat Russian influence online

VILNIUS, Lithuania – Elves against trolls – it sounds like something out of “The Lord of the Rings.” But to Ricardas Savukynas, the battle he’s …
Associated Press

Reuters: OSCE victim of cyber attack

VIENNA – The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe has been the target of a cyber attack, a spokeswoman said on Dec. 28. The French …
Reuters

Associated Press: Trump signals shift from Obama’s focus on multilateralism

For eight years, President Barack Obama’s foreign policy doctrine has been rooted in a belief that while the United States can take action around the …
Associated Press

Associated Press: Belarus’ Russian-built nuclear reactor grazes electric tower

MINSK, Belarus – The company in charge of building Belarus’ first nuclear power plant says its Russian-made nuclear reactor has grazed an electricity …
Associated Press

Deutsche Welle: Court intervenes in gas dispute, says Polish ulitity

A European Commission decision in October to enlarge a previous 50-percent cap of Gazprom deliveries through the pipeline had been “suspended” by the …
Deutsche Welle

New York Times: Senators reassure wary Baltic nations that US won’t abandon NATO

LONDON — Three American senators arrived in Tallinn, Estonia on Dec. 27 to reassure the Baltic nations that the United States remained committed to …
New York Times

Associated Press: McCain says permanent US troops in Estonia, rather than rotation

TALLINN, Estonia – Sen. John McCain has pledged U.S. support to the security of Russia’s three Baltic neighbors amid worries that the U.S. may not be …
Associated Press

Associated Press: Soft is out! Putin, Trump force EU to harden its defense

PABRADE, Lithuania – Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite gazed imperiously over snow-covered woodlands, the stage for NATO’s “Iron Sword” …
Associated Press

Reuters: US senators visit Baltics to reassure ahead of Trump presidency

Senior Republican senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham arrive in Estonia on Dec. 27 on a visit seen as a bid to reassure Baltic states concerned …
Reuters

Wall Street Journal: Xi’s power play foreshadows transformation of how China is ruled

BEIJING – China’s Communist Party elite was craving a firm hand on the tiller when it chose Xi Jinping for the nation’s top job in 2012. Over the …
Wall Street Journal

Financial Times: Israeli envoy accuses White House of orchestrating UN resolution

Ron Dermer, the Israeli ambassador to the US, has accused Barack Obama’s administration of “ganging up” on his country by orchestrating a UN …
Financial Times

The Guardian: ‘We got Christmas back’ – readers mark 25 years since fall of Soviet Union

After years of food shortages, rising nationalist movements and an attempted coup, Mikhail Gorbachev, the president of the Soviet Union, resigned on …
The Guardian

Financial Times: Israel summons ambassadors for rebuke over UN vote on settlements

Israel summoned ambassadors of countries that belong to the UN Security Council for a Christmas Day reprimand for their support of a resolution …
Financial Times
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