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Trump’s new security advisor differs from him on Russia, other key issues
Feb 22, 2017U.S. President Donald Trump has shown little patience for dissent, but that trait is likely to be tested by his new national security adviser, Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster. McMaster is joining the White House staff... -
Theresa May faces cross-party Article 50 offensive in the House of Lords
Feb 19, 2017News Hour: Theresa May’s Brexit Bill is facing a stumbling block as peers from all major parties prepare a joint offensive to force the Prime Minister into making concessions. Labour, Liberal Democrat and up to a dozen... -
Oil lifted by OPEC cut extension hopes, Asia shares ease after run of gains
Feb 17, 2017News Hour: Asian stock markets took a breather on Friday from their recent surge as investors booked profits, while the dollar inched up after Thursday’s slide and optimism over possible renewed supply cuts by OPEC lifted... -
U.S. lawmakers push for answers on Trump team’s Russia ties
Feb 16, 2017A crisis over the relationship between President Donald Trump’s aides and Russia deepened on Wednesday as a growing number of Trump’s fellow Republicans demanded expanded congressional inquiries into the matter. Trump sought to focus attention on... -
World stocks ride to record high, dollar retreats
Feb 16, 2017News Hour: World stocks hit an all time high on Thursday as the latest round of robust global data matched hopes that major economies like the United States will soon be serving up large helpings of... -
Netanyahu non-committal on Palestinian statehood as he heads to U.S.
Feb 13, 2017News Hour: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sidestepped a question on whether he still supports the creation of a Palestinian state as he left for the United States on Monday on his first visit since President... -
At least 10 Pakistani kills in city of Lahore
Feb 13, 2017News Hour: An explosion near the Punjab provincial assembly in the Pakistani city of Lahore killed at least 10 people and wounded dozens on Monday, a local emergency rescue service said. The Rescue 1122 service in... -
Crews work to seal California spillway that forced evacuations
Feb 13, 2017News Hour: Emergency crews early on Monday prepared loads of rock to be dropped by helicopters to seal a crumbling spillway that threatens to inundate communities along the Feather River in Northern California, local media reported.... -
France’s Fillon faces further legal process in fake work probe
Feb 12, 2017News Hour: France’s financial prosecutor plans to pursue legal proceedings in the coming week in connection with its investigation into fake work allegations involving presidential candidate Francois Fillon and his wife, the weekly Journal de Dimanche... -
Refugees get museum trip as WW2 bomb forces huge evacuation in Greece’s Thessaloniki
Feb 12, 2017News Hour: A World War Two bomb forced a massive evacuation in Greece’s second-largest city on Sunday but also gave a group of stranded refugees a rare day-trip to the museum. The bomb was deactivated by...
