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Italy protest parties make rival bids for power after election gains - 03/05/2018

Rome - The anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) and the far-right League made competing bids for government on Monday after large gains in Italy's general election, even if neither party...

Key Netanyahu aide signs state witness deal in telecom probe - 03/05/2018

Tel Aviv - Nir Hefetz, long-time media advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netnayahu, signed a state's witness agreement in a telecom corruption probe, Israeli police said Monday.   Netanyahu has...

Major Arab media network MBC removes all Turkish dramas - 03/05/2018

Cairo - By Weedah Hamza and Shabtai Gold, - Arab broadcaster MBC Group, a Saudi Arabian company, has removed all Turkish dramas from its vast network of channels, a spokesman confirmed on Monday, in...

UN aid trucks on the way to Syria's besieged Eastern Ghouta - 03/05/2018

Beirut - A mission to deliver UN aid to Syria's rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, the Damascus suburb that has been the scene of intense government airstrikes, should arrive Monday, officials said.  ...

Trump threatens EU with tax on cars - 03/03/2018

Washington - US President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened the European Union with taxes on cars if the bloc increases tariffs on US companies.   "If the EU wants to further increase their...

Germany reports at least 950 attacks on Muslims, mosques last year - 03/03/2018

  Berlin - Interior Ministry figures show that at least 950 attacks occurred in Germany on Muslims and Islamic institutions last year, the Neue Osnabruecker Zeitung reported Saturday. At least...

May wants new trade model with EU, denies 'cherry-picking' - 03/02/2018

London - Prime Minister Theresa May ruled out existing trade deals as models for Britain's post-Brexit relationship with the European Union, but rejected EU officials' claims that she is trying to...

German Defence Ministry wants tougher sanctions for army paedophiles - 03/02/2018

Berlin - The German Defence Ministry said on Friday that it wants tougher sanctions for German soldiers convicted of child sex offences, in light of the suspected involvement of a soldier in a recent...

Exiled Catalan leader Puigdemont won't seek regional presidency - 03/02/2018

Madrid - The former leader of Catalonia, who led the Spanish region to a declaration of independence last year and subsequently fled to Belgium, has said he will not seek to regain his former post...

US: Putin missile statement shows 'violation' of treaty obligations - 03/01/2018

Washington - Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed what the United States has long known about its missile capabilities when he showed off new missiles from the country's nuclear arsenal, the US...
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