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  1. Marina Schwarz


    "We're protecting Germany, we're protecting France, we're protecting all of these countries. And then numerous of the countries go out and make a pipeline...
      

  2. Tom Kirkman


    Hmmmm, nobody seemed to have mentioned that Saudi Vision 2030 involved actual work ....  this culture shock could be interesting to watch from afar. Saudis forced...
      

  3. ML


    Iran is threatening retaliation for an apparent Israeli air strike in Syria, and Trump's got his finger on the button (at least the Twitter...
      

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  4. KT


    By effectively making it illegal not to defy US sanctions on Iraq (though more accurately making it not illegal to ignore sanctions), the EU...
      

  5. Marina Schwarz


    Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal offers 'economic security' for those 'unwilling to work' Um. I don't think even our fearless Communist parties did that. 
      

  6. PZ


    Half of all EU members( 14) joined with the United States and other allies to expel Russian diplomats in response to a nerve agent...
      

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  7. PP


    Iraq goverment is under new challenge. Western allies wants to see pro iranians Shi‘ite militia commanders out of game.  They are openly loyal to...
      

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  8. Marina Schwarz


    This is getting ridiculous. Nobody's mentioned sanctions but the big boys in Riyadh are ready for them. "As the Riyadh stock market plunged on growing...
      

  9. KT


    I would be worried about the sanctions slapped on Turkish officials over the arrest of the American pastor. It's a dangerous election game being...
      

  10. Guillaume Albasini


    After withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, the Iran deal, and the UNESCO the United States withdrew from the United Nations Human Rights Council. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/united-states-withdraws-human-rights-council_us_5b292ba6e4b05d6c16c7efe6 Trump is...

  11. RA


    U.S. President Donald Trump, in his toughest comments yet, said Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince bore ultimate responsibility for the operation that led to Jamal...
      

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  12. JT


    Shut the internet please President Trump took to Twitter yesterday to note the record-breaking cold weather currently slamming much of the eastern U.S. “In the East, it...
      

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  13. FM


    In his tweet President Trump says the U.S. will not lower tariffs on steel and aluminum from Mexico and Canada unless a "new &...
      

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  14. Marina Schwarz


    Oil giant Saudi Arabia is seeking to block adoption of a key UN climate change report unless a passage highlighting the inadequacy of national...
      

  15. PP


    U.S. President Donald Trump said that Washington may pull out of its involvement in Syria "very soon," in comments that seem to have caught...
      

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  16. PP


    NATO allies are pushing back against U.S. criticism that they are not spending enough on defense as President Donald Trump ratchets up pressure ahead...
      

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  17. PP


    The picture speaks more than a thousand words. When the two president met in New York, they shook hands lightly and got down to...
      

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  18. AS


    Apparently, the US has been fighting the war in Yemen for the Saudis in a very serious way. Pentagon now reveals that US forces...
      

  19. TB


    The U.S. doesn’t plan to suspend more joint military drills with South Korean forces, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said, amid reports that North Korea...
      

  20. RA


    The US Treasury targeted the governor of Iran’s central bank on Tuesday as the Trump administration continues to reimpose sanctions after pulling out of...
      

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  21. Marina Schwarz


    Iraq needs $100 billion in foreign investment to rebuild its economy. Part of the plan seeks to diversify the country away from oil. It's...
      

  22. SM


    Nigerian militant group Niger Delta Avengers said it planned to launch attacks on the country’s oil sector in the next few days.“This round of...
      

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  23. RA


    Germany’s foreign minister said on Monday Europe could not rely on Donald Trump and needed to close ranks after the U.S. president called the...
      

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  24. PP


    Israeli prime minister B. Netanyahu is near his impeachment. The police said they had found sufficient evidence for the 68-year-old Netanyahu to be charged...
      

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  25. MJ


    Qatar is looking to raise new debt and is expected to close the deal later today according to the Financial Times. First time since...
      

  26. JT


    Records are made to be broken, but 2016 will get to keep its crown of hottest year on record. NASA scientists are finished analyzing...
      

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  27. PP


    With a closely fought election looming, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made it clear to the country’s large Arab minority that being Israeli means...
      

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  28. PP


    Prime Minister Theresa May requested a three-month delay to Brexit on Wednesday after her failure to get a deal ratified by parliament left the...
      

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  29. TB


    Starting Thursday evening, Venezuela is closing its border with Brazil, President Nicolas Maduro has announced. He added the same measure may apply to the...
      

  30. TB


    A Russian general and about 100 soldiers and gear are on the ground in Venezuela as part of long-term military accords between the nations,...