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Trump Aims To Mend Muslim Ties On First Foreign Trip

US President Donald Trump will seek to rebuild relations with the Muslim world on his first foreign trip starting...

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Mood At White House Grim As Sense of Crisis Mounts

Less than four months ago, a keen set of young up-and-comers strode into the White House in their best high heels and...

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Trump Takes Perilous First Steps On World Stage

From Riyadh to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Rome, Brussels and Sicily, Donald Trump leaves a swirl of domestic woes behind...

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Trump and the Hard Grind of Presidential Travel

Most US presidents make their first foreign trip an easy-peasy one-day hop to visit friendly neighbors in Canada or...

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Some NATO Allies Favour Joining Anti-IS Coalition

Some NATO allies believe joining the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq could send a...

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NATO Chief Says ‘trusts All Allies’ On Intelligence Sharing

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday that he had complete confidence in allies' sharing of sensitive intelligence,...

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US Presses Idea of NATO Taking Over Training of Iraq Troops

The top US military commander floated the idea late Wednesday of NATO assuming some responsibility for training troops...

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EU, US To Discuss Possible Airline Laptop Ban Wednesday

The European Union will hold high-level talks with the United States in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss a possible US...

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Trump Weighs Further US Troops For Afghanistan

Hanging in a corridor outside the Pentagon press office, a blow-up of a Time magazine cover shows a weary US soldier...

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US To Discuss With EU Possible Laptop Ban On Flights

US and EU officials are due to discuss the possible extension of a US ban on laptops and tablets in cabin baggage when...

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UAE Princesses Accused of Servant Abuses

Eight Arab princesses are on trial in Brussels for trafficking and abusing servants during a stay there. Sheikha Hamda...

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German Economic Growth Speeds Up

Higher consumer spending has helped to boost growth in the economy Germany's economy grew strongly in the first three...

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NATO Mulls Sending Thousands More Troops To Afghanistan

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that military chiefs wanted a few thousand more troops from the...

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FIFA Delays Decision On Israel West Bank Clubs

FIFA said on Tuesday it was "premature" to take any final decision on the controversial issue of Israeli clubs in the...

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Trump Delays Decision On Paris Climate Deal

President Donald Trump delayed a decision to honor or walk away from the Paris climate accord until he returns from...

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DR Congo Police Surround Opposition HQ In ‘tomb Row’

About 100 riot police surrounded the main opposition party HQ in the DR Congo capital Kinshasa Tuesday, an AFP...

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In US, Left and Right Go Along With Macron’s Win

The US political establishment gave a broad welcome Monday to France's election of Emmanuel Macron, taking a cue from...

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French President-Elect To Fight ‘forces of Division’

Emmanuel Macron has vowed to fight "the forces of division that undermine France" after easily winning the run-off...

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How Macron Faces A Battle To Govern Without Traditional Party Support

Emmanuel Macron is already facing a battle to govern France after his election victory - because he does not have the...