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Personalities outweigh issues at NATO's testy birthday summit

Personalities outweigh issues at NATO's testy birthday summit

14:57, Dec 07, 2019
The celebration of NATO's birthday began with Donald Trump branding his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron "nasty" and ended with the US president...
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In Trump era, Europeans want a very different foreign policy

In Trump era, Europeans want a very different foreign policy

16:19, Nov 28, 2019
As indicators of how America's allies now feel about Washington after three years of Donald Trump, there are a few statistics more stark than those...
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In Hong Kong, worst may be yet to come

In Hong Kong, worst may be yet to come

16:55, Nov 22, 2019
As protests in Hong Kong approach their sixth consecutive month, those in charge of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing may be regretting they...
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With 'brain death' comments, Macron highlights Europe's NATO fears

With 'brain death' comments, Macron highlights Europe's NATO fears

13:43, Nov 09, 2019
Since US President Donald Trump entered the White House in 2017, NATO summits have often proved diplomatically messy events. This year's gathering...
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Baghdadi death marks the end of an era for 'war on terror'

Baghdadi death marks the end of an era for 'war on terror'

15:07, Nov 07, 2019
The death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi this week will not mark the end of the Islamic state, nor US military efforts against Islamist militancy in the...
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Clinton does Democrats no favour reviving Russia conspiracy talk

Clinton does Democrats no favour reviving Russia conspiracy talk

18:38, Oct 27, 2019
As a contender for the US presidency in 2016, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was besieged with opposition rumour and conspiracy...
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Towards a post-American Middle East

Towards a post-American Middle East

14:42, Oct 19, 2019
As protests spread across the Arab world in late 2010 and early 2011, the Obama administration struggled to decide a strategy. Torn between...
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Trump's presidency gets less predictable

Trump's presidency gets less predictable

13:09, Oct 14, 2019
Having effectively and unexpectedly given the green light to a Turkish military incursion against America's sometime Syrian Kurdish allies, US...
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Beset by Hong Kong protests, Xi showcases missiles

Beset by Hong Kong protests, Xi showcases missiles

16:59, Oct 04, 2019
As Hong Kong recovered from its most violent day of protests so far, Beijing's English-language "Global Times" newspaper led on the celebrations of...
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When politicians lie, should Facebook promote them?

When politicians lie, should Facebook promote them?

14:51, Sep 29, 2019
During the 2016 US election, Facebook says it did not do enough to enforce its standards as rumour and untruth spread. In the three years since, it...
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