13

Jan

Pompeo says he is optimistic an agreement can be reached with Turkey to protect Kurdish fighters in Syria

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he is optimistic an agreement can be reached with Turkey to protect Kurdish fighters in Syria after the US leaves. The BBC quotes Pompeo speaking…

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07

Jan

Diplomatique.Expert recommends “In U.S. and Europe, Conflict Over Migration Points to Political Problems” – NYT

A version of this article appears in print on June 30, 2018, on Page A6 of the New York edition with the headline: In U.S. and Europe, Conflict Over Migration Points to Political Problems Although dated,…

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07

Jan

Monday Morning Briefing and Newspaper Review

Good morning Your morning briefing for Monday The Latest Venezuela Supreme Court judge Christian Zerpa has fled to the US to protest over President Nicolás Maduro's second term in office.…

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04

Jan

Diplomatique.Expert recommends : The World in 2019 – Matthew Bugeja

The last few years have been nothing if not eventful on the global stage. Fortunately, there have been, no new major conflicts in the vein of those such as Syria and Ukraine,…

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04

Jan

Friday Morning Briefing and News Paper and Portal review

Good morning Your morning briefing for Friday with a roundup of the news from Malta and around the World news outlets. Lates News Headlines 13 Candian citizens have been detained…

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04

Jan

Girl ‘flosses’ in inaugural Congress session, where children took centre stage (Video)

When Nancy Pelosi took the oath of office to become speaker of the House on Thursday afternoon, she invited all the children on the House floor to come up and…

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03

Jan

Thursday Morning Briefing

Good morning, From the far side of the moon to the furthest point ever explored in space, from UK to the US, the Maltese portals and newspapers, these are the…

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02

Jan

USA and Israel withdraw from UNESCO

The United States and Israel officially quit the U.N.'s educational, scientific and cultural agency at the stroke of midnight, the culmination of a process triggered more than a year ago…

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31

Dec

US citizen detained in Moscow for spying

A US citizen has been detained in Moscow on suspicion of spying, Russia's FSB security service has said. American Paul Whelan was arrested on December 28 in Moscow "while carrying…

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29

Dec

Saturday Morning Briefing and News Paper Review

Good morning Your morning briefing for Saturday. News Paper Review  - The Malta Independent reveals that the vice-president of French football club AS Monaco holds a Maltese passport purchased through the IIP…

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28

Dec

The phone call which reshaped US policy in the Middle East

President Donald Trump’s declaration in a phone call with Tayyip Erdogan that he was pulling U.S. troops from Syria has stunned Turkey and left it scrambling to respond to the…

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28

Dec

British classified documents publication – “When Craxi forewarned Gaddafi of attack on family in the 80s”

West Berlin’s La Belle nightclub was a popular haunt for American soldiers in April 1986, when a bombing by Libyan agents killed two US servicemen and a Turkish woman, as…

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27

Dec

Search for 20-year-old cruise ship entertainer who went missing after going overboard from Royal Caribbean cruise ship suspended (Updated)

Update: The US Coast Guard has suspended the search for a missing British cruise ship entertainer who fell overboard. Rescuers said in a statement they had stopped looking for Arron Hough…

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26

Dec

Second child dies in US government custody

An eight-year-old boy from Guatemala has died in US government custody, immigration authorities say. A Texas congressman named the child as Felipe Alonzo-Gomez. It is the second time this month…

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25

Dec

Trump raises doubts on Santa Claus existence to seven-year-old

Fielding a phone call from a seven-year-old on Monday, US President Donald Trump put himself on Santa Claus's naughty list by raising doubts about his existence. The call to American…

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21

Dec

Friday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your daily morning briefing gives you a roundup of the salient news from around the world and a review of Malta's newspaper front-pages stories. Start Your Day Informed…

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20

Dec

Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops from Syria will allow Islamic State to recover – critics. Right decision to do – Putin

A Kurdish-led alliance in Syria says President Donald Trump's surprise decision to withdraw US troops will allow the Islamic State (IS) group to recover. A statement from the Syria Democratic…

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10

Dec

Prospects of jail time for Trump are real

Prosecutors may seek to indict Donald Trump as soon as he leaves office over bombshell court filings released on Friday, a senior Democrat has claimed, as the opposition party ramped up plans to assail…

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09

Dec

China summoned US ambassador over arrest of Huawei’s CFO

China has summoned the US ambassador in Beijing to demand the cancellation of an arrest warrant for Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Chinese telecoms company Huawei, in the latest…

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07

Dec

Heather Nauert to be nominated as US ambassador to UN

Donald Trump has decided to name the state department spokeswoman Heather Nauert as the ambassador to the United Nations, a source familiar with his decision told Reuters. Trump will send a…

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06

Dec

Two Marines recovered, one rescued as two US Marine planes collided mid-air

Two U.S. Marines were rescued from the ocean Thursday but five remain missing after a fighter jet and a refueling plane collided in midair off the coast of Japan, Japanese…

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05

Dec

Putin threatens that Russia will develop new missiles if US exits nuclear pact

Vladimir Putin has threatened that Russia will develop new missiles banned by the intermediate-range nuclear forces treaty if the US exits the pact and pursues an arms buildup of its own.…

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04

Dec

Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing brings you a review of the main news and headlines from Malta, Europe and the World. Quote of the DayChange happens when you extend your…

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29

Nov

US President Trump cancels meeting with Putin citing Ukrainian ships seizure

US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he abruptly canceled his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which was scheduled to occur during a G20 meeting in Buenos Aires.…

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27

Nov

Tuesday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Anti-mafia investigations in online gaming companies in Malta, waste separation, PN Leader's call for Minister Konrad Mizzi's resignation, and the tragedy where a 26 year old construction worker…

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24

Nov

Democrats to investigate Trump’s response to Khashoggi’s murder

Democrats on the US House intelligence committee will investigate Donald Trump’s response to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as part of a “deep dive” into US-Saudi Arabia ties, the committee’s incoming…

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19

Nov

Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your morning briefing with a quick roundup of the main headlines from the various portals, agencies and newspapers from Malta, Europe and the world to start your day…

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19

Nov

Is Pelosi’s bid for being speaker going to be blocked? UPDATED

Update : Sixteen House Democrats vowed in a letter released Monday to oppose Nancy Pelosi for speaker on the House floor, placing the California Democrat’s bid to reclaim the gavel…

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15

Nov

Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels’ lawyer, arrested after domestic violence charges

Michael Avenatti, who skyrocketed to fame as a critic of Donald Trump and the lawyer for Stormy Daniels, was arrested Wednesday and booked on a felony domestic violence charge, Los Angeles…

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13

Nov

Robert Mueller investigations into Russian interference in US politics lead to enquiries on Nigel Farage

Robert Mueller is seeking more information about Nigel Farage for his investigation into Russian interference in US politics, according to a target of the inquiry who expects to be criminally…

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11

Nov

Death toll in California wildfires reaches 25

The death toll in the wildfires raging through California has risen to 25, according to officials. This comes after 14 more bodies were discovered in or near the decimated town…

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10

Nov

Truce between Trump and Macron on the eve of the Armistice commemoration

It was an awkward truce to avert a Twitter war, a day before the big Armistice Day commemoration in Paris. French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Donald Trump, meeting…

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10

Nov

US acting attorney general involved in company which scammed US military veterans out of their savings

Donald Trump’s new acting attorney general, Matthew Whitaker, was involved in a company that scammed US military veterans out of their life savings, according to court filings and interviews. Whitaker, a…

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08

Nov

US levied additional sanctions on Russia

The Trump administration levied additional sanctions Thursday on Russia for human rights abuses and illegal economic activity in Crimea, just days before U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir…

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08

Nov

CNN journalist Jim Acosta’s White House accreditation suspended by President Trump

President Trump took the exceedingly rare step of suspending the White House credentials of Jim Acosta, the chief White House correspondent for CNN, on Wednesday after an intense verbal clash…

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07

Nov

Democrats set to win House, Republicans the Senate

Democrats seized control of the House and cut into Republican-held governorships on Tuesday, while Republican victories in the Senate appeared likely to restrict a broader Democratic wave. Initial results late…

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06

Nov

Turkey warns about dangerous sanctions on Iran – Pompeo reveals countries exempted from oil import sanctions

According to France 24 Turkey has warned Washington against its new sanctions on Iran, saying isolating the Islamic Republic is "dangerous", Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Tuesday. DW reports that…

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05

Nov

Monday Morning Briefing

Good morning Your morning briefing for Monday with a round up of the latest headlines and a review of the front pages from Malta's newspapers, to help you start the…

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04

Nov

Thousands protest against US in Iran

Thousands of Iranians chanting “Death to America” rallied on Sunday to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. Embassy during the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the imminent reimposition…

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03

Nov

Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, Your daily morning briefing with a review of Malta's newspaper front-pages and news from around the world to start your day informed. In today's edition we read the…

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03

Nov

Trump announces that Iran ‘Sanctions are coming’ on November 5th

The Trump administration announced on Friday that it was exempting eight countries from bruising sanctions that the United States was reimposing against Iran, undercutting its pledge to economically punish Tehran’s…

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02

Nov

Insight on the US Mid-Terms

The United States will go to the polls once again in just under a week’s time, with the entire House of Representatives, and just over a third of the US…

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02

Nov

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told the US he considered murdered writer Jamal Khashoggi to be a dangerous Islamist

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told the US he considered murdered writer Jamal Khashoggi to be a dangerous Islamist, media reports say. Prince Mohammed reportedly said this in a phone…

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01

Nov

As Pittsburgh mourns its dead, suspect charged with the killing of 11 people

The Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect could face more than 500 years in prison based on new charges. A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted Robert Bowers on a slew of…

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01

Nov

Trump says that third of Americans believe the media was people’s enemy

US President Donald Trump has launched a fresh attack on the US media, saying he has "forcefully condemned hatred and bigotry" but this goes unreported. Addressing supporters in Estero, in…

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30

Oct

US Speaker breaks with President Trump about birthright citizenship

Politico reports that House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday broke with President Donald Trump and contested his claims that he could circumvent a constitutional guarantee of citizenship by issuing an…

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23

Oct

Putin and Trump set to meet in Paris on November 11 – Kremlin

Preliminary agreement has been reached on a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump in Paris on Nov. 11, a Kremlin foreign policy aide said on…

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23

Oct

Putin invites Trump to new talks in Paris

Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited US President Trump to new talks in Paris next month amid talks with U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton over an arms control treaty. Euronews …

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22

Oct

Gorbachev expresses his criticism to Trump’s decision to withdraw USA from nuclear disarmament treaty

President Trump’s announcement that the United States would withdraw from a nuclear disarmament treaty with Russia drew sharp criticism Sunday from one of the men who signed it, Mikhail S. Gorbachev,…

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20

Oct

Trump says US to pull from Nuclear Treaty with Russia and will start to develop the weapons

Donald Trump says he will pull the United States from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia, claiming Moscow is violating it. The president said he wants a new deal with Russia and China,…

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20

Oct

Saturday Morning Briefing

Good morning, The morning's headlines are dominated by Saudi's admission that Khashoggi's death took place at the country's consulate in Turkey. We also read about Moody's downgrade of Italy's credit…

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20

Oct

“Yes we could” chants heard as Central American migrants defied Trump and streamed into Mexico from Guatemala

Thousands of Central American migrants have defied Donald Trump and streamed over the international bridge from Guatemala into Mexico, where some clashed with riot police in an attempt to continue their journey…

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18

Oct

US to withdraw from a UN treaty offering low rates for foreign postal deliveries of small packages in the US

The Trump administration will begin withdrawing from a United Nations treaty that offered low rates for foreign postal deliveries of small packages in the US – the latest move to challenge practices…

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17

Oct

Khashoggi’s death took 7 minutes – ‘Middle East Eye report’

  Readers Discretion Required   It took seven minutes for Jamal Khashoggi to die, a Turkish source who has listened in full to an audio recording of the Saudi journalist's…

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17

Oct

The latest on Jamal Khashoggi’s case

A Saudi mission to interrogate and possibly abduct journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul was organized by a high-ranking officer with the General Intelligence Presidency, Saudi Arabia's main intelligence service, three…

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16

Oct

Trump says that Khashoggi might have been killed by ‘rogue killers’

Donald Trump has speculated that “rogue killers” may have been responsible for the presumed death of Jamal Khashoggi, as Turkish investigators finally gained access to the Saudi consulate, 13 days…

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15

Oct

Trump says he’s comfortable in White House despite political ‘storms’

President Donald Trump said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that he was “comfortable” in the White House after almost two years in office, despite political storms over immigration, tariffs…

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