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      On display in Osaka: The new international disorder
      Jun28

      On display in Osaka: The new international disorder

      OSAKA, Japan — The international order — and the multilateral trading system that underpins it — are hanging by a thread. As the leaders of the Group of 20 economies gathered for their annual summit on Friday, the main question seemed to be: Who among them is going to snip it? Would it be U.S. President Donald Trump, whose wrecking-ball approach...

      Trump, Putin to hold first meeting since Mueller report
      Jun28

      Trump, Putin to hold first meeting since Mueller report

      OSAKA, Japan — President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Friday for the first time since special counsel Robert Mueller released his report detailing Russia’s “sweeping and systematic” campaign to disrupt the 2016 election in Trump’s favor. Trump and Putin are scheduled to talk for about an hour to discuss...

      Trump, Merkel present friendly front despite simmering tensions
      Jun28

      Trump, Merkel present friendly front despite simmering tensions

      OSAKA, Japan — U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel decided to focus on the world’s problems, perhaps as a way of limiting discussion on their own tensions. In a meeting on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit here in Osaka, Japan, Trump and Merkel centered their comments on problems in other nations: Libya and...

      ‘It makes me angry’: Tillerson vents frustrations with Kushner
      Jun27

      ‘It makes me angry’: Tillerson vents frustrations with Kushner

      WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was having dinner at a local restaurant when the owner came over to tell him that Mexico’s foreign secretary happened to be eating at the same place. Would he like to say hello? Tillerson was surprised, he recently recounted to congressional aides, because he hadn’t been informed that...

      The hero who betrayed his country
      Jun27

      The hero who betrayed his country

      Deniss Metsavas was visiting his relatives in Russia in the summer of 2007 when the incident occurred. While out with his cousin at a nightclub in Smolensk, Metsavas struck up a conversation with an attractive woman he hadn’t met before. They hit it off and spent the night flirting and dancing before retiring to a sauna in the early hours...

      Big Bird, meet an even bigger bird: Giant bird standing three times as tall as an ostrich once roamed Europe
      Jun27

      Big Bird, meet an even bigger bird: Giant bird standing three times as tall as an ostrich once roamed Europe

      Fossilised remains of the jumbo feathered creature have been discovered in Crimea. …read more Source:...

      4.6% Growth of Bulgarians’ Trips Abroad
      Jun27

      4.6% Growth of Bulgarians’ Trips Abroad

      The number of trips of Bulgarian citizens abroad in May 2019 was 762.1 thousand, or 4.6% above those registered in May 2018, NSI reported, quoted by BNT. The increase in the number of trips of Bulgarian citizens compared to the same month of the previous year is reported for: Italy – by 9.5%, Republic of Northern Macedonia – 7.3%,...

      Merkel appears shaking again (video)
      Jun27

      Merkel appears shaking again (video)

      German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared shaky again as she attended an official ceremony to appoint a new justice minister in Berlin on Thursday. Standing alongside President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Schloss Bellevue, the president’s official residence, Angela Merkel was filmed holding her arms across her chest, while her legs appeared...

      Merkel seen shaking for second time this month
      Jun27

      Merkel seen shaking for second time this month

      BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen shaking for the second time within two weeks, but her spokesperson said she was doing “well.” Merkel was seen shaking for about two minutes as she met German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday morning for a farewell ceremony for Justice Minister Katarina Barley, who will leave Berlin to...

      Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Thursday 27 Jun 2019
      Jun27

      Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Thursday 27 Jun 2019

      Johnson and Hunt unveil immigration and education plans Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson have unveiled fresh pledges as their battle to become the next Tory leader intensifies. Hunt said he would cancel the university tuition fee debts of young entrepreneurs who start businesses and employ people. Meanwhile, Johnson promised to deliver an...