Egypt Lowers New York Times Reporter New York Times NYT reporter detained for seven hours, expelled from Egypt | The Hill The Hill Egypt: Suicide in the Cairo tourist area kills three policemen Al Jazeera English Third Egyptian policeman dies of wounds after Cairo blast Reuters See the full coverage on Google News Source link
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The Trump administration is bypassing the United States Congress to advance the sale of US nuclear power plants to Saudi Arabia, despite concerns it would violate US law guarding against technology transfers, according to a new report by a congressional committee. Security analysts worry the technology would allow Saudi Arabia to produce nuclear weapons in the future, potentially contributing to …
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LUIS ROBAYO | AFP | Getty Images On February 18, 2019, the Workers Platform for the 22nd February Gathering organized by British billionaire Richard Branson to raise money for the Venezuelan relief mission in Cucuta, Colombia, at Tienditas International Bridge. Government news comes just days after the Virgin Group founder announced the "Venezuela Aid Live" concert, an event seeking to …
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Copyright Laure Lugon Zugravu / Le Temps Caption Videos on social media showed a number of skiers Rescuers are searching for a number of people after an avalanche in a popular ski resort in the Swiss Alps, police said. Officials confirmed that the avalanche was reported at Crans Montana at 14:15 local time (13:15 GMT). Pictures on social media suggest …
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PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed France's support for Georgia's territorial integrity, as the former Soviet Republic is seeking closer ties with the European Union. Macron met in Paris on Tuesday with Georgia's newly elected President, Salome Zurabishvili, who was born in France and once served as a French diplomat. He condemned the creation of real borders between …
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BERLIN – Austria's leader says he expects U.S. Islamic state group fighters when he visits Washington this week, but he is "very cautious" on the issue. Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is to meet President Donald Trump Wednesday. The Austria Press Agency reported that he told reporters in Vienna Tuesday: "I don't think you can really prepare for a meeting with Donald …
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Karl Lagerfeld died in Paris on Tuesday at the age of 85, confirmed representatives of Chanel. The German couturier and photographer was best known as Chanel's creative director. A cause of death is not known. ] Lagerfeld missed two Chanel fashion shows in Paris last month, speculating on his health. The iconic fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld is dead. The German-born …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China wants to call "strategic trust" with Iran, the Chinese government's top diplomat customs Iran's foreign minister on Tuesday, crown prince visits Beijing, underscoring China's difficult Middle East balancing act. China has traditionally played little role in Middle East conflicts or diplomacy, despite its reliance on the region for oil, but it has been trying to raise …
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LONDON – British border authorities have fetched 34 people who tried to cross the English channel in a small boat. The home office said the passengers thought to be migrants, and their nationalities were not yet known. The office said they were landed in Dover for immigration talks, while three men were arrested for suspected immigration crimes. Video shows that …
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Ilhan Omar made history in January when she became the first Somali American and one of the first Muslim women to be sworn in the US Congress. Part of a historically different recruitment of candidates elected in the middle class in 2018, hijab-wearing Minnesota has become one of the faces of change in Donald Trump's America, a country she entered …
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