Trump blasts ‘very unfair’ EU over trade

posted in: European Union, News

© Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP | US President Donald Trump looks on before delivering a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting on January 26, 2018 in Davos, eastern Switzerland. The European Union trades with America “very unfairly”, … Read More

Hezbollah official warns terror group can destroy Israeli army

posted in: Israel, News

Hezbollah has responded to an op-ed published by IDF Spokesman Brig.-Gen. Ronen Manelis on Lebanese opposition websites, calling it “provocative words published by a coward.” “The article is nonsense and a provocation that is published by someone who is a coward,” wrote … Read More

U.N. Says 100,000 Rohingya in Grave Danger From Monsoon Rains

GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 100,000 Rohingya refugees huddled in squalid, muddy camps in Bangladesh will be in grave danger from landslides when the mid-year monsoon season begins, a U.N. humanitarian report said. There are now more than 900,000 Rohingyas … Read More

Confident Trump prepares for State of the Union (while dealing with Russia, immigration)

WASHINGTON — After a turn on the world stage, President Trump now faces high-stakes talks over the Russia investigation, immigration, and government spending while preparing for one of the most-watched political events of the year: The State of the Union address. Trump … Read More

Russians Brave Icy Temperatures to Protest Putin and Election

Protesters on Sunday in Moscow, where rallies called by the opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny were banned. “You have your own life at stake,” Mr. Navalny said in a recorded message.CreditPavel Golovkin/Associated Press MOSCOW — Protesters across Russia braved icy … Read More

North Korea and Donald Trump may be a recipe for accidental nuclear war — here’s how it could happen

posted in: Far East, News

Kim Jong Un observes a military test. KCNA via Reuters North Korea likely has missile-ready nuclear weapons. An expert in East-Asian nuclear policy says there is now an increased risk for nuclear miscalculation on the Korean Peninsula. He believes President Donald … Read More

EU lacks cohesive strategy to address ‘migration crisis’

LONDON – “The traditional system of Europe to screen and receive refugees was good enough before the refugee crisis but, with increased mobility, the system has collapsed,” warned UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi at the World Economic Forum … Read More

Donald Trump Tells World Economic Forum: ‘America Is Open for Business’

posted in: News, United States

(DAVOS, Switzerland) — President Donald Trump said Friday that U.S. economic growth promoted by his policies would help the world, seeking to square his “America First” agenda with globalism. “When the United States grows, so does the world,” Trump said … Read More

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