Sunday, March 5, 2017

Migration, Trump to dominate EU summit and other top stories.

  • Migration, Trump to dominate EU summit

    Migration, Trump to dominate EU summit
    Valletta (AFP) - European Union leaders will try to rally together to revive the beleaguered bloc at a special summit in Malta Friday in the face of "threats" from migration, Brexit and Donald Trump.It is the latest in a series of crisis meetings since Britain voted to leave the EU last June, but fears about the new US president have strengthened the sense that the bloc is now at a decisive moment in its history.The first part of the meeting, which all 28 leaders will attend, will focus on the m..
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  • Europe Processing Donald Trump Challenge

    Europe Processing Donald Trump Challenge
    LONDON —  When European Council President Donald Tusk put out an open letter this week describing the Trump administration as a "threat" to Europe, his message was clear: Europe must unite or fall prey to threats from Russia. But European governments are far from united in their approach to U.S. President Donald Trump. Some governments, like that of Britain's Theresa May, see their interests better served by engaging and aligning with the new U.S. administration. Others, like Germany and France..
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  • Trump moves toward a tougher line on Israeli settlements

    Trump moves toward a tougher line on Israeli settlements
    WASHINGTON –  President Donald Trump is warning Israel that constructing new settlements "may not be helpful" to Middle East peace efforts, shifting toward a tougher line with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. Still, the White House made clear Thursday that the Trump administration "has not taken an official position on settlement activity," departing from previous administrations that have considered the settlements illegitimate. Trump has been perceived as sympathetic to..
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  • Uber CEO to Leave Trump Advisory Council After Criticism

    Uber CEO to Leave Trump Advisory Council After Criticism
    On Thursday, Mr. Kalanick gave his answer, stepping down from Mr. Trump’s economic advisory council. “There are many ways we will continue to advocate for just change on immigration, but staying on the council was going to get in the way of that,” Mr. Kalanick wrote in an email to employees obtained by The New York Times. Mr. Kalanick’s exit from the advisory council underscores the tricky calculus facing many Silicon Valley corporate chieftains who try to work with the new administration. On o..
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  • Raid in Yemen: Risky From the Start and Costly in the End

    Raid in Yemen: Risky From the Start and Costly in the End
    The death of Chief Petty Officer William Owens came after a chain of mishaps and misjudgments that plunged the elite commandos into a ferocious 50-minute firefight that also left three others wounded and a $75 million aircraft deliberately destroyed. There are allegations — which the Pentagon acknowledged on Wednesday night are most likely correct — that the mission also killed several civilians, including some children. The dead include, by the account of Al Qaeda’s branch in Yemen, the 8-year..
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  • Donald Trump's undiplomatic diplomacy

    Donald Trump's undiplomatic diplomacy
    Throughout his campaign, Trump hailed the virtues of being unpredictable on the world stage. Much to the happiness of some of his supporters, he's following through. But in the process, Trump is confusing much of the world. He's also handing some leaders, such as those in the United Kingdom and Mexico, political headaches of their own after encountering Trump."His style of diplomacy is very different from his recent predecessors," former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told CNN Internationa..
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  • Mattis says US would have 'effective and overwhelming' response to North Korea nuke attack

    Mattis says US would have 'effective and overwhelming' response to North Korea nuke attack
    U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Thursday issued an explicit warning to North Korea,  saying that any use of nuclear weapons on the U.S. or allies would be met with an "effective and overwhelming" response. A Pentagon spokesman said that Mattis "emphasized the priority that President Trump places on the Asia-Pacific" during his meeting with acting President Hwang Kyo-Ahn. U.S. defense secretaries have long offered assurances to South Korea and Japan that its nuclear "umbrella" will protect ..
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  • US planning additional sanctions on Iran following missile test

    US planning additional sanctions on Iran following missile test
    The additional sanctions are in response to Iran's ballistic missile test Sunday. They are similar to actions taken by former President Barack Obama after Iran's previous ballistic missile tests.In a letter to Trump Thursday, a bipartisan group of senators said "Iranian leaders must feel sufficient pressure to cease deeply destabilizing activities, from sponsoring terrorist groups to continued testing of ballistic missiles.""Full enforcement of existing sanctions and the imposition of additional..
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