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- Indonesian presidential candidates spar over corruption
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 08:11 PMIndonesian President Joko Widodo has accused his election rival of allowing corrupt candidates on his legislative ticket and failing to include women in senior positions
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - U.S. law firm that briefly drew Robert Mueller’s attention agrees to pay $4.6 million for unreported Ukraine work
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 06:56 PMThe firm — Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom — conceded it should have registered as a foreign agent in 2012 for work on behalf of Ukraine.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Pole held for China spying worked on security for pope visit
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 05:09 PMPolish radio station reports cybersecurity expert charged with spying for China cooperated with Polish government on security measures for visit by Pope Francis and hundreds of thousands of young people in 2016
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Latest: Chinese envoy warns Canada over Huawei case
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 04:20 PMChina’s ambassador to Canada says the arrest by Canadian authorities of a Huawei Technologies executive was an act of “backstabbing” by a friend and he warns of repercussions if Canada bars the company from its new 5G network for security reasons
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Brazil’s Bolsonaro makes stumbling start as president
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 02:31 PMBrazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s first two weeks on the job have been filled with missteps and communication gaffes — and little in the way of his promised sweeping changes
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Model who claimed U.S.-Russian collusion tape held in Moscow on prostitution charges
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 02:09 PMThe Belarusan self-proclaimed “sex expert” Anastasia Vashukevich was taken into custody after being deported from Thailand.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Latest: Officials ID likely attacker in Colombia bombing
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 01:47 PMColombian authorities said they have identified the likely perpetrator of a car bombing on a Bogota police academy that left 9 dead and dozens more injured
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - African bloc backs off demand for recount in Congo election
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 12:28 PMAfrican bloc backs off demand for recount in Congo presidential election; court poised to rule
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Brexit: Theresa May offers to talk to lawmakers but doesn’t offer much ground
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 12:21 PMThe prime minister has not budged on any of the main issues that led lawmakers to reject her withdrawal plan.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 8 dead in car bombing at police academy in Colombia capital
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 11:26 AMAuthorities say at least eight people have been killed and another 10 injured in a car bombing at a police academy in Colombia’s capital
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- FBI, federal agents see cases hampered, lives rattled as shutdown continues
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 08:17 PMMoney for informants, corruption probes and drug buys dries up as officials begin to worry about making mortgage payments and putting food on their tables.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump offers ‘deepest condolences’ after deaths of 4 Americans in Syria
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 12:50 PMThe president gave his first public remarks on the deaths, which occurred Wednesday, during an address at the Pentagon to announce plans to expand the scope of U.S. missile defense capabilities.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - NBA’s Silver backs Kanter’s decision to skip London trip
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 04:16 PMNBA Commissioner Adam Silver backs New York Knicks center Enes Kanter’s decision to skip game against Washington Wizards in London, citing safety fears
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Latest: AU urges Congo to suspend final election results
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 04:46 PMThe Latest: AU urges Congo to suspend final presidential vote results, citing ‘serious doubts’
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump weighs dramatic tightening of US embargo on Cuba
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 02:40 PMThe Trump administration is weighing what could become the most serious tightening of the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba in more than two decades
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Deadly Nairobi attack comes as U.S. military ramps up airstrikes against al-Shabab in Somalia
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 03:01 PMThe U.S. air assault on al-Shabab has expanded in the past year under Trump. Some call it whack-a-mole, with airstrikes killing some and radicalizing others.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - EU lawmakers seek cuts for nations reneging on rule of law
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 12:06 PMAmid deep concerns about the rule of law in Hungary and Poland, European Union lawmakers want to suspend EU funds to states that interfere in their courts or fail to tackle corruption
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - American’s brother says Russia delays consular prison visit
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 12:29 PMThe brother of an American man being held in Moscow for alleged spying says a prison visit by U.S. Embassy staff has been postponed
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Commuter’s ‘delay scarf’ bought by German train company
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 11:19 AMGermany’s biggest rail company, under fire for its unpunctual service, is trying to mollify one disgruntled commuter by buying her “delay scarf”
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Road to snowed-in Austrian nuns cleared, but they stay put
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 11:30 AMAuthorities have cleared the road to 30 Catholic nuns whose Alpine convent was cut from the outside world by heavy snowfall for more than 10 days
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- Trump pledges to devise system to down missiles launched at U.S. ‘anywhere, anytime, anyplace’
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 07:34 PMThe vision the president presented went far beyond the missile defense strategy the Pentagon released.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Deadly Syria attack deepens anxiety about Trump’s drawdown plan
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 07:01 AMExperts say the Islamic State may try to replicate this week’s suicide bombing as U.S. forces depart.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Canada examining case of Saudi who fled Canada after charge
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 05:29 PMCanada’s foreign minister says her government is looking into the case of a Saudi Arabian man charged with sexually assault who has gone missing
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Head of U.N. cease-fire mission unhurt as bullet strikes convoy in tense Yemeni city
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 04:37 PMThe convoy of retired Dutch general Patrick Cammaert was hit by small-arms fire in Hodeida, underscoring the UN's challenges in implementing a peace deal.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - US peace envoy in Pakistan seeking end to 17-year Afghan war
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 02:33 PMWashington’s peace envoy Khalilzad in Pakistan on last leg of regional tour aimed at resolving Afghanistan’s 17-year war
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Latest: UK minister summons Zimbabwe’s ambassador
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 01:36 PMThe Latest: UK minister summons Zimbabwe’s ambassador over deadly political crisis
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - State Department diplomats called back to work, for now
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 02:00 PMOfficials juggled funds to come up with enough to meet a full payroll for at least two weeks.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Rescuers begin digging new tunnels in frantic search for Spanish toddler trapped in well
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 11:51 AMTwo-year-old Julen Rosello plummeted down a 360-foot borehole in the Spanish countryside Sunday. He has not been seen or heard since.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - UN says chief truce monitor in Yemen safe after shooting
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 11:19 AMU.N. spokesman says head of mission charged with monitoring a cease-fire in Hodeida, his team safe following a reported shooting incident in the Red Sea port city
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sudanese professional groups hold rallies across country
Thursday - 01/17/2019 - 11:32 AMSudanese professional groups call for protests in 12 cities, including Khartoum, as discontent over autocrat continues
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