Tag: world
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Trump lashes out at NATO allies, pushes doubled defense spending
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BRUSSELS • President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued an ambitious call for vastly more defense spending at NATO, pushing for a doubling of their defense spending commitments hours after he delivered a blistering tirade against Germany and other allies. The demand during a closed-door meeting…
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Daring rescue saves all 12 boys, soccer coach from Thai cave
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MAE SAI, Thailand — All 12 boys and their soccer coach have been rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand, the Thai navy SEALs said Tuesday, ending an 18-day ordeal that riveted people around the world. The SEALs said on their Facebook page that…
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AP NewsBreak: US Army quietly discharging immigrant recruits
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SAN ANTONIO— Some immigrant U.S. Army reservists and recruits who enlisted in the military with a promised path to citizenship are being abruptly discharged, the Associated Press has learned. The AP was unable to quantify how many men and women who enlisted through the special…
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AP NewsBreak: US Army quietly discharging immigrant recruits
SAN ANTONIO— Some immigrant U.S. Army reservists and recruits who enlisted in the military with a promised path to citizenship are being abruptly discharged, the Associated Press has learned. The AP was unable to quantify how many men and women who enlisted through the special recruitment program have been booted from the Army, but immigration…
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Campaign promises galore day before Turkish election
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Campaign promises galore day before Turkish election
ISTANBUL • Turkey was awash in campaign promises Saturday as politicians pressed to get voters’ attention in the last remaining hours before a ban began ahead of Sunday’s critical presidential and parliamentary elections. Speaking at five different rallies in Istanbul, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged citizens to vote and listed the hospitals and transportation…
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Debate over migrants divides EU
BRUSSELS • With another migrant rescue ship stranded in the Mediterranean and both Italy and Malta again refusing to let it dock, European Union leaders will try to find common ground for tackling a growing political crisis that is threatening to undermine the entire EU. The leaders of about 16 countries — more than half…
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Debate over migrants divides EU
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