Trump ex-aide Paul Manafort ‘offered to help Putin’
US President Donald Trump’s one-time campaign chairman secretly worked for a Russian billionaire to assist President Vladimir Putin, the Associated Press (AP) news agency reports. Read more
World Politics
Macron would beat Le Pen in French election run-off with 64 percent – Odoxa poll
PARIS – Centrist Emmanuel Macron would be slightly ahead of far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the first round of France’s presidential election and then go Read more
Trump, Merkel Meet in Oval Office Amid Differences
U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will try to narrow differences over NATO, global trade and other issues at a White House Read more
Merkel meets Trump: A defining moment for US and Germany
The world’s most powerful man is about to meet one of its most influential women. A snowstorm forced the cancellation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Read more
Trump cancels meeting with German’s Merkel
The expected meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel scheduled for Tuesday has been cancelled due to the looming massive winter Read more
Turkey promises harsh retaliation after Netherlands bars ministers
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned the Netherlands it will “pay the price” for harming ties after two of his ministers were barred. Mr Read more
Fillon camp defies President Hollande over planned Paris demonstration
PARIS (Reuters) – A planned demonstration in support of Francois Fillon will be an “important moment” in France’s presidential race, a lawmaker backing the scandal-hit Read more
Sessions, US attorney-general lied on Russian links
U.S. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi has called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign after the Washington Post reported he failed to disclose two Read more
U.N. chief urges Burundi parties to participate in peace talks
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The United Nations has called on political parties in Burundi to commit fully to peace talks to resolve a two-year old political Read more
Trump wants to make sure U.S. nuclear arsenal at ‘top of the pack’
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants to ensure the U.S. nuclear arsenal is at the “top of the pack,” saying the United States Read more
Trump calls Chinese ‘grand champions’ of currency manipulation
President Donald Trump declared China the “grand champions” of currency manipulation on Thursday, just hours after his new Treasury secretary pledged a more methodical approach Read more
Syrian negotiators arrive for Geneva peace talks
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian negotiators arrived separately to meet U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura in Geneva on Thursday in a low-key start to the first Read more
A year ago, Israel, Jordan and Egypt secretly met for peace – report
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met secretly a year ago with the leaders of Egypt and Jordan in a failed attempt by the Read more
Germany’s SPD moves ahead of Merkel’s party in poll
BERLIN – Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have moved ahead of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) in an opinion poll by the Emnid institute Read more
Europe must not bow to U.S. spending demands on NATO – EU’s Juncker
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Thursday that Europe must not cave in to U.S demands to raise military spending, Read more
Big Data and the Business of Mind-Reading
LONDON — Big data is playing an increasing role in people’s lives. Loosely defined as data that is too massive to be contained or processed Read more
Trump shows support for Middle East Peace plan without two-state
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump supports the goal of peace between Israel and the Palestinians, even if it doesn’t involve the two-state solution, Read more
UN Security Council to Discuss North Korea Missile Launch
The U.N. Security Council is set to hold emergency talks Monday about North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch. The United States, Japan and South Korea Read more
Breaking News: North Korea conducts ballistic missile test
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile in the first such test since Donald Trump took office as US president. Mr Trump assured Japan’s Prime Read more
Exclusive – In call with Putin, Trump denounced Obama-era nuclear arms treaty
By Jonathan Landay and David Rohde WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In his first call as president with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump denounced a treaty Read more
Trump backs “one China” policy in call with China’s Xi – FT
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump told Chinese President Xi Jinping his administration would respect the “one China” policy, during a telephone call between Read more
Trump in a letter to Xi Jinping seeks ‘constructive’ ties with China
By Ben Blanchard and Eric Walsh BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has broken the ice with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a letter Read more
Trump administration tightens Iran sanctions, Tehran hits back
By Yeganeh Torbati WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Friday imposed sanctions on Iran, which it said were just “initial steps” and said Washington Read more
White House says Israeli settlement building may not help peace
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration said on Thursday that Israel’s building of new settlements or expansion of existing ones in occupied territories may not Read more
U.S. warns North Korea of ‘overwhelming’ response if nuclear arms used
By Phil Stewart SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s defence secretary warned North Korea on Friday of an “effective and overwhelming” response if Pyongyang Read more
Concerned about refugees, U.N. experts condemn Trump move
(Reuters) – U.N. human rights experts warned that asylum seekers could face torture if not given safe harbor and the Vatican called for openness to Read more
IRAN CONFIRMS NEW MISSILE TEST, SAYS DID NOT VIOLATE NUCLEAR DEAL
Iran’s defense minister said on Wednesday the Islamic Republic had tested a new missile, but added the test did not breach Tehran’s nuclear accord with Read more
Costa Rica drags Nicaragua to ICJ
Costa Rica’s government said on Monday it has filed a complaint against Nicaragua at the International Court of Justice for establishing a military post on Read more
Israel, Palestinians warned against solo steps harmful to peace
By John Irish, Lesley Wroughton and Marine Pennetier PARIS (Reuters) – Some 70 countries reaffirmed on Sunday that only a two-state solution could resolve the Read more
Beijing will ‘take off the gloves’ if Trump continues on Taiwan- China Daily
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China has shown restraint in the face of provocations by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump over Taiwan, but if he continues after assuming Read more
