Germany faces uncertain political future as gov’t talks fail
AP, Berlin :Germany faced an uncertain political future on Monday after the collapse of weeks of talks on forming a new government, with Chancellor Angela...
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Putin plan to rejuvenate Russian politics makes slow progress
Reuters, Moscow :Poised to run for a fourth term, President Vladimir Putin has started clearing out the old Russian political elite and says he’s bringing...
Zimbabwe’s ruling party to expel Mugabe, war vets head says
Reuters, Harare :Zimbabwe’s ruling party will dismiss 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe as its leader on Sunday and kick him out, stripping its ruler for the...
Merkel in final push for coalition to avert crisis
AFP, Berlin :Chancellor Angela Merkel will make a last push Sunday to forge a government, in a twin battle to save her political future and...
Trump blasts Hillary for questioning legitimacy of election result
Xinhua, Washington :US President Donald Trump on Saturday denounced allegations of Hillary Clinton who questioned the legitimacy of his victory in last year’s presidential election.Calling...
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Defiant Hun Sen tells US to cut all aid to CambodiaReuters, Phnom Penh Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen challenged the United States on Sunday to...
Hariri announces return to Lebanon as crisis simmers
AP, Paris :Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri said he will return home in the coming days from where he will declare a political stance for...
Palestinians vow to suspend talks if US closes PLO mission
AP, Washington :The Palestinians threatened on Saturday to suspend all communication with the United States if the Trump administration follows through with plans to close...
Zimbabwe’s ruling party to hold rally as anti-Mugabe tide rises
Reuters, Harare :President Robert Mugabe’s own ruling ZANU-PF party wants him to step down and plans to hold a rally in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare on...
German parties head into long weekend of coalition talks
Reuters, Berlin :Germany’s would-be coalition partners continued talks on Friday after all-night negotiations failed to produce a breakthrough, with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives saying they...
Lebanon’s PM arrives in Paris for talks with Macron
Reuters, Paris :Saad al-Hariri, who resigned as Lebanon’s prime minister this month while in Saudi Arabia, arrived in Paris on Saturday for talks with French...
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Egypt opens Gaza border crossing for 3 daysAP, RafahGaza’s border crossing into Egypt is running under the Palestinian Authority’s control for the first time in...