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Italy's anti-establishment, far-right leaders vie for power
AFP, Published on 07/03/2018
» ROME - Italy's anti-establishment Five Star Movement reached out to leftist parties on Wednesday in a bid to end the stalemate from a general election, even as a rightwing alliance lobbied for its right to rule.
EU's Tusk to lay down Brexit trade red lines
AFP, Published on 07/03/2018
» BRUSSELS: European Union President Donald Tusk will on Wednesday unveil draft guidelines for future ties with Britain, which are expected to warn London it cannot have completely free trade after Brexit.
Italian left mulls Five Star deal to end deadlock
AFP, Published on 06/03/2018
» ROME: Senior members of Italy's vanquished Democratic Party on Tuesday were defying outgoing leader Matteo Renzi and eyeing a possible deal with the triumphant Five Star Movement after an election that ended in deadlock.
Trump 'may' attend US embassy opening in Jerusalem
AFP, Published on 06/03/2018
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump said he may attend the opening of a controversial new US embassy in Jerusalem, a fraught prospect designed to underscore close ties with Benjamin Netanyahu, as he hosted the Israeli leader at the White House on Monday.
Italy vote 'mess' could deal blow to EU reform push
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» BRUSSELS - The EU struggled Monday to absorb the shock of a populist breakthrough in Italy amid fears that the anti-migrant blowback would threaten a post-Brexit reform drive led by France and Germany.
UN rights body orders probe of Eastern Ghouta siege in Syria
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council on Monday ordered an immediate probe into the situation in Syria's besieged rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta, as aid arrived there for the first time in weeks.
Berlusconi: Italy's comeback king on the ropes
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» ROME: Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media mogul who has dominated Italian politics for more than two decades, suffered a humiliating setback in Sunday's election by coming second to the far-right League party in an alliance he expected to dominate.
Salvadorans vote in key legislative and municipal elections
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» SAN SALVADOR - Salvadorans voted Sunday in legislative and municipal elections that will serve as a test of strength of leftist President Salvador Sanchez Ceren in his final year of office.
China downplays lifting of presidential term limit
AFP, Published on 04/03/2018
» BEIJING: China sought on Sunday to downplay the Communist Party's move to scrap presidential term limits, a decision that could pave the way for Xi Jinping to remain president for life.
Germany braces for crucial vote outcome on Merkel's next govt
AFP, Published on 04/03/2018
» BERLIN - Germany's second biggest party will announce Sunday the result of their members' high-stakes vote on whether to join Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition, a decision that will determine her future after five months of political stalemate.