In historic step, Britain ready to give formal notice it is leaving the European Union

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In historic step, Britain ready to give formal notice it is leaving the European Union

Washington Post
LONDON – A little more than nine months after British voters chose to break with the European Union, the next big step loomed Wednesday as Britain prepared to make a decisive – and likely irreversible – move toward leaving a partnership that has

Iraqi forces battle toward landmark Mosul mosque

Reuters
Federal police members carry their weapons during a battle with Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily.

Kushner, taking new White House role, faces rare scrutiny

Washington Post
WASHINGTON – Jared Kushner has been a power player able to avoid much of the harsh scrutiny that comes with working in the White House.

Bodies of 2 UN Researchers Are Found in a Shallow Grave in Congo

New York Times
UNITED NATIONS – In a village nestled in clouds in the thickly wooded hills of eastern Congo, Michael Sharp, a slight, bespectacled Mennonite from Kansas, looked perfectly at ease.

Military mobilises to help cyclone-ravaged Australian region

Yahoo News
Ayr (Australia) (AFP) – Towns remained cut off in northern Australia Wednesday after being pummelled by a powerful cyclone that washed battered yachts ashore and ripped roofs off houses, as the military mobilised to help with the clean-up.

Holyrood and the great Brexit numbers game

BBC News
Article 50? I’ll see your 50 and raise you 30. Section 30, that is. Now, before we get completely lost in an arithmetical jungle, let me explain.

Paris arrests after clashes over police killing of Chinese man

Yahoo News
Ten people were arrested in a second night of protests in Paris over the killing by police of a Chinese father of five, an incident that has caused tensions with Beijing.

US Joins Allies in Welcoming Montenegro to NATO: 2 Republicans Vote ‘No’

CNSNews.com
Flags of member nations fly outside NATO headquarters in Brussels. (AP Photo/Geert van den Wijngaert, File). (CNSNews.com) – The United States on Tuesday became the second to last NATO member to ratify the accession of Montenegro, paving the way …

South African President Misses Funeral of Anti-Apartheid Leader Ahmed Kathrada

Yahoo News
South African President Jacob Zuma will not attend the funeral of anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada “in compliance with the wishes of the family,” according to the presidency.

Rubin: What if Marine Le Pen wins French election?

The Mercury News
French far-right Front National party president Marine Le Pen is running for president of France. (Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images).

India: African students hospitalized in roving mob attacks

CNN
New Delhi (CNN) Africans living in northern India are locking themselves indoors in terror after a spate of mob attacks left several hospitalized.

Like Trump, White House Staff Will Skip Correspondents Dinner

New York Times
Sean M. Spicer, the White House press secretary, will skip the White House Correspondents Dinner next month, along with the rest of the White House staff.

Wife of French Candidate François Fillon Faces Formal Inquiry

New York Times
François Fillon and his wife, Penelope, in Paris in January. The decision to place Mrs. Fillon under a formal investigation comes two weeks after Mr. Fillon was charged with embezzlement.

Rival Nations Dabble in South China Sea Tourism Despite Risks

Voice of America
Countries around the disputed South China Sea are opening tiny islets, some once tiny reefs, for tourism as a way of proving territorial claims, but the trend is expected to falter long term for lack of economic returns.

Thai jungle seen as breeding ground for Indochinese tigers

SFGate
BANGKOK (AP) – Conservationists say they have evidence that the critically endangered Indochinese tiger is breeding in a Thai jungle, giving hope for the survival of an animal whose total population may be less than 300.

Who’d gain from a Trump border wall? Hint: Not Mexico

USA TODAY
LOS ANGELES – As a billionaire developer, Donald Trump built casinos, luxe condo towers and lush golf courses. Now, as president, Trump aims to develop perhaps his most ambitious and surely his most contentious project yet: A wall along the nearly …

Jordan’s King Abdullah says two-state solution basis of Middle East peace

Reuters
Jordan’s King Abdullah II speaks during the 28th Ordinary Summit of the Arab League at the Dead Sea, Jordan March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Hamed.

Nuke Testing 101: How, and why, North Korea tests its bombs

Washington Post
TOKYO – Let’s say you’re North Korea and you have this nuclear device you really want to test. And let’s say you’d rather some of the more sensitive details remain private.

RPT-Generation born under Putin finds its voice in Russian protests

Reuters
MOSCOW, March 28 Protests across Russia on Sunday marked the coming of age of a new adversary for the Kremlin: a generation of young people driven not by the need for stability that preoccupies their parents but by a yearning for change.

UN’s proposed nuclear weapons ban ‘unrealistic,’ US general tells Congress

Fox News
The top U.S. general in Europe said Tuesday the United Nations’ proposed ban on nuclear weapons had serious problems, telling Congress that it was “just not realistic” amid ongoing threats from North Korea and Russia.

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