France nuclear power: Explosion rocks Flamanville plant

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France nuclear power: Explosion rocks Flamanville plant

BBC News
An explosion and fire have occurred at the Flamanville nuclear plant on France’s northern coast but there is no nuclear risk, officials say.

In Letter to China, Trump Says He Wants ‘Constructive Relationship’

New York Times
President Xi Jinping of China in Lima, Peru, last year. The fact that President Trump and Mr. Xi have not talked since Mr. Trump took office in January has drawn increasing scrutiny.

There is disconnect between ruling party leaders and people of Tamil Nadu: Chidambaram

The Hindu
Former Finance Minister in the UPA government, P Chidambaram has come out with a new book, ‘Fearless in Opposition’ (Rupa Publications), at a time when his home State of Tamil Nadu is going through a period of political churn.

What Will Trump Do About Iraq’s Displaced Millions?

Newsweek
The battle to retake Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, from ISIS is underway. Iraqi forces with backing from the U.S. have retaken the east bank of the city.

What do Europeans think of Muslim immigration? Majority agree with Trump

USA TODAY
European politicians were among the harshest critics of President Trump’s temporary ban on immigration from seven countries with Muslim majorities.

Battle to Retake Syrian City Turns Into a Geopolitical Test of the War

New York Times
Syrian rebels backed by Turkey attacked Islamic State positions last month in Aleppo Province. Credit Huseyin Nasir/Anadolu Agency, via Getty Images.

Malaysian Ship With Aid for Rohingya Arrives in Yangon

New York Times
YANGON, Myanmar – A Malaysian ship carrying 2,300 tons of food and medicine to help members of Myanmar’s persecuted Muslim Rohingya minority arrived in Yangon on Thursday as rights groups accuse the army of mass killings, rapes and other crimes …

Two Palestinians killed in Egypt after rocket fire on Israel: Hamas

Yahoo News
Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – An Israeli air strike killed two Palestinians on the Egyptian side of the border with Gaza early Thursday following rocket fire from the area into Israel, the territory’s Islamist rulers Hamas said.

US says it killed bin Laden-era al Qaeda leader in Syria

CNN
(CNN) The US military said Wednesday it targeted and killed a longtime al Qaeda leader in an airstrike near Idlib, Syria. Abu Hani al-Masri was killed in an unmanned drone strike on Saturday, a US senior defense official told CNN.

Defense, intelligence officials caution White House on terrorist designation for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard

Washington Post
Senior defense and intelligence officials have cautioned the White House that a proposal to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization could endanger U.S.

Trump says walls work: ‘Just ask Israel’

Los Angeles Times
When President Trump vows to build a “big, beautiful wall” on the U.S. border with Mexico, he apparently doesn’t have the Berlin Wall or the Great Wall of China in mind.

Trump used the term ‘Easy D’. What did he mean?

BBC News
President Donald Trump has again lambasted the judicial rulings keeping him from enforcing his travel ban – but this time his tweet had a curious turn of phrase.

In Romania, Corruption’s Tentacles Grip Daily Life

New York Times
A protest in front of government headquarters in Bucharest, Romania, on Sunday. Credit Dan Balanescu/European Pressphoto Agency. Romania captured the world’s attention last week when hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets, protesting a …

Boris Johnson, Britain’s foreign minister, has finally given up his US citizenship

Washington Post
Boris Johnson, a long-running and high-profile figure in London’s media and political circles who is serving as foreign minister, has always seemed like the most British of British politicians.

Another disastrous call: Trump bungled a phone call with the French president, Francois Hollande

Salon
President Donald Trump has had another disastrous phone call with a foreign leader – this time France’s President Francois Hollande.

Gunmen kill 6 Red Cross staffers in northern Afghanistan; 2 others missing

Washington Post
KABUL – Six staffers of the International Committee of the Red Cross were killed and two others are missing after their convoy was ambushed by unidentified gunmen in northern Afghanistan, the humanitarian agency said Wednesday.

Steve Bannon Aligns With Vatican Hard-Liners Who Oppose Pope Francis

NPR
White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is known to have cultivated ties with far-right parties in Europe, like the National Front in France.

US probes plane that got too close to Air Force One, report says

Fox News
Authorities are investigating an incident over Florida where a private plane got within two nautical miles of Air Force One, which is closer than permitted, Bloomberg reported.

Kenya Court Blocks Closing of World’s Biggest Refugee Camp

New York Times
NAIROBI, Kenya – A Kenyan court ruled Thursday that the government must not close the world’s largest refugee camp and send more than 200,000 people back to war-torn Somalia, a decision that eases pressure on Somalis who feared the camp would …

Donald Trump’s universe of alternative facts

CNN
(CNN) “It’s working out very nicely.” President Donald Trump’s travel ban had been in effect for less than 24 hours when, 10 days ago, he offered a smiling review from the Oval Office.

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