Politics
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Record 2016 pushes migrant arrivals in Italy over half million
Dec 30, 2016News Hour: Nearly a fifth more migrants arrived in Italy by boat this year, setting a record and bringing the three-year total to more than half a million, the Interior Ministry said on Friday. In commenting... -
Britain, edging towards Trump, scolds Kerry over Israel
Dec 30, 2016News Hour: Britain scolded U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry for describing the Israeli government as the most right-wing in Israeli history, a move that aligns Prime Minister Theresa May more closely with President-elect Donald Trump.... -
Brazil’s Meirelles sees few options to help states in crisis
Dec 30, 2016News Hour: The Brazilian federal government has limited options to help states mired in a debt crisis and will focus first on rebalancing its own troubled accounts, Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles said on Friday. President Michel... -
Putin says, Russia will not expel anyone in response to U.S. sanctions
Dec 30, 2016News Hour: President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would not expel anyone in response to Washington’s decision to throw out 35 suspected Russian spies and sanction intelligence agencies it believes were involved in computer hacking in the... -
Fierce resistance in south Mosul, Iraqi forces face Islamic State car bombs
Dec 30, 2016News Hour: Iraqi forces faced car bombs and fierce resistance from Islamic State militants in southern Mosul on Friday, the second day of a renewed push to take back the city after fighting stalled for several... -
Russia to expel 35 US diplomats
Dec 30, 2016News Hour: Russia’s foreign ministry has requested President Vladimir Putin turf out 35 American diplomats from the country in a tit-for-tat response to a similar move by Washington over hacking allegations, Moscow’s top diplomat said on... -
Barack Obama unleashed barrage of retaliatory measures against Russia for meddling in the US election
Dec 30, 2016News Hour: President Barack Obama on Thursday unleashed a barrage of retaliatory measures against Moscow for meddling in the US election, imposing sanctions on two intelligence agencies, expelling 35 agents and shuttering two Russian compounds inside... -
UK opposition leader accuses May of acting like Henry VIII over Brexit
Dec 29, 2016News Hour: Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May is acting like Tudor King Henry VIII in refusing to commit to giving parliament a vote on the deal to leave the European Union, opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn... -
Syrian rebel charged in Sweden on suspicion of war crimes
Dec 29, 2016News Hour: A former Syrian opposition fighter has been charged with breaching international law over the execution in 2012 of seven soldiers loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, the Swedish prosecutor’s office said on Thursday. The 46-year-old... -
U.S. set to announce response to Russian election hacking
Dec 29, 2016News Hour: The Obama administration plans to announce on Thursday a series of retaliatory measures against Russia for hacking into U.S. political institutions and individuals and leaking information in an effort to help President-elect Donald Trump and...
