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Israeli PM slams left as sourpuss 'pickles,' causing media firestorm - 10/24/2017

Tel Aviv - In a rancorous speech before parliament on Monday, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed his critics as "sourpusses," a play on the Hebrew word for pickles, provoking an instant...

Report: More CIA agents to Afghanistan to hunt and kill Taliban - 10/23/2017

Kabul - The CIA is expanding its covert operations in Afghanistan in order to kill more Taliban militants across the country, the New York Times reported Sunday.   The tactic will involve...

Man arrested after taking 2 people hostage at Britain bowling alley - 10/22/2017

London - An armed man was arrested by British police after holding two employees hostage at a bowling alley in central England for four hours, the Press Association reported Sunday.  The man was...

Trump told Europeans to 'keep making money' with Iran - 10/22/2017

Washington - US President Donald Trump said he told key European allies, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, that the US will address its concerns with the Iranian nuclear deal and that they...

Trump to allow release of Kennedy assassination files - 10/21/2017

Washington - US President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will allow the release of the remaining, long-classified files on former president John F Kennedy's assassination in 1963. "Subject to the...

Catalan leader: Spanish government actions an 'attack on democracy' - 10/21/2017

Madrid - The Spanish government's demand to dismiss the regional government of Catalonia is "a direct attack on democracy," Catalan President Carles Puigdemont says.   Puigdemont says he will...

China warns foreign powers not to meet Dalai Lama - 10/21/2017

Beijing - China has reiterated its warning to foreign governments and organizations not to meet the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, whom it accuses of trying to foment unrest in his...

Voting resumes in Czech poll with populist billionaire tipped winner - 10/21/2017

Prague - Voting resumed Saturday in the Czech Republic's two-day parliamentary election, which populist billionaire Andrej Babis was tipped to win with his ANO (YES) party.   The vote, split...

Merkel: Brexit moving 'step-by-step', but trade remains off limits - 10/20/2017

Brussels - German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Britain has sent "clear signals" during Brexit talks, which she described as moving ahead "step-by-step," but said that trade was to remain off limits...

Madrid vs Barcelona: A dangerous 'cat and mouse' game about Catalonia - 10/20/2017

By Pablo Sanguinetti and Alvise Armellini, - The confrontation between the separatist leader of Catalonia and the central Spanish government is ratcheting up. The window of opportunity for both sides...
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