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Fri, 26/05/2017 - 23:24
When Donald Trump departed on his maiden overseas trip, it was impossible to resist the comparison with the last time a president got out of town to escape such a vortex of scandals: the summer of 1974, when Richard Nixon jetted to the Middle East and Moscow just weeks before Watergate consumed him.
Fri, 26/05/2017 - 23:22
On militarism, exhaustion, and decadence.
Fri, 26/05/2017 - 21:37
Donald Trump’s mistake wasn’t lack of discretion. It was being too clever by half.
Fri, 26/05/2017 - 20:40
Though the opposition may be largely symbolic, lawmakers are clearly growing tired of unconditional support for the Gulf kingdom.
Fri, 26/05/2017 - 19:41
Boeing’s agreement to sell planes to Iran forces Trump to choose between two campaign promises.
Fri, 26/05/2017 - 18:57
On trade, climate change, and Russia, world leaders disagree.
Fri, 26/05/2017 - 18:25
What’s a $1,500-a-day travel allowance for hard-working flunkies?
Fri, 26/05/2017 - 18:18
When President Trump spoke to NATO members for the first time on Thursday he failed to say the one thing Europeans were waiting to hear.
Fri, 26/05/2017 - 17:07
An “America first” policy risks leaving America alone.
Fri, 26/05/2017 - 16:23
Andrej Kiska wants “boring” elections. Whether Slovakia’s Supreme Court dissolves the People’s Party could decide it.
Fri, 19/05/2017 - 21:39
The government will build another metropolis from scratch. But it's not planning on following the old playbook.
Fri, 19/05/2017 - 21:32
As the U.S. president heads to Israel for a show of unity, the country’s spies are alarmed at his disclosures to the Russians.
Fri, 19/05/2017 - 21:25
If the current president has proved anything, it’s that there’s a first time for everything.
Fri, 19/05/2017 - 20:47
The stakes could not be higher for the president's first trip abroad. And he'll need to be careful and disciplined.
Fri, 19/05/2017 - 20:46
The Swedish arrest warrant is gone, but WikiLeaks founder is far from being free.
Fri, 19/05/2017 - 19:54
But some of the arms sales could face an uphill battle on Capitol Hill.
Fri, 19/05/2017 - 19:24
As Iranians go to the polls, the divide between the country's octogenarian ayatollahs and its young population is wider than ever.
Fri, 19/05/2017 - 19:12
When they’re not smuggling ivory and rhino horn, Africa’s most notorious criminal syndicates are stealing farm animals to make a 2,500-year-old traditional Chinese remedy.
Fri, 19/05/2017 - 19:00
The campaign to punish Assad for attacking his people with chlorine bombs took a back seat to Kerry's diplomacy with Moscow
Fri, 19/05/2017 - 17:40
That’s up to the powers behind the Iranian throne -- and to one U.S. president.
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