Price defends cutting nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid
AP, Branchburg :Cutting nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid will give states the freedom to tailor the program to suit their needs, Health and Human Services...
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Trump travel ban back in US courts next week as battles stretch on
Reuters, New York :Legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban on people from some Muslim-majority countries heat up again next week when two...
Macron favourite as France votes for new president
Reuters, Paris :French voters choose on Sunday whether a pro-European Union centrist or a eurosceptic, anti-immigration far-rightist will lead them for the next five years,...
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Cops- rebels gunfight kills 5 in KashmirAP, SrinagarRebels attacked a police squad in the Indian portion of Kashmir, triggering a gunbattle that left three civilians,...
UK Conservatives extend lead by 6 points ahead of June 8 election: Poll
Reuters, London :British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party extended its lead by six percentage points over the main opposition Labour Party in the past...
German President visits Israel in wake of diplomatic spat
AFP, Jerusalem :German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived in Israel on Saturday at the start of a three-day trip just days after a row between Germany’s...
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Turkey issues warrants for 23 judges, prosecutorsAP, Istanbul Turkey’s state-run news agency says detention warrants have been issued for 23 judges and prosecutors who have...
Britain publishes long-awaited air pollution plan
AFP, London :The British government published long-awaited plans to tackle air pollution on Friday, but campaigners condemned them as inadequate to tackle a growing public...
Russia says Syria de-escalation deal takes effect at midnight
Reuters, Moscow :A de-escalation agreement in Syria takes effect at midnight but Russia’s air force will continue strikes against Islamic State elsewhere in the country,...
Trump transition raised flags about Flynn Russia contacts
AP, Washington :In late November, a member of Donald Trump’s transition team approached national security officials in the Obama White House with a curious request:...
Trump’s Saudi visit shows he wants strong ties with Muslims
PTI, Washington :Donald Trump’s decision to make Saudi Arabia the first stop for his maiden overseas trip shows the US President’s strong desire to build...
Growing African repression causing migrant exodus: Oxfam
AFP, Durban (South Africa) :African countries are becoming increasingly repressive and causing more people to leave their homes, British charity Oxfam said this week, as...