Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Robbins: Mideast reset a vital goal for Trump, US and other top stories.

  • Robbins: Mideast reset a vital goal for Trump, US

    “Lame duck periods,” the late former U.S. Rep. Al Lowenstein once said, “are ones where lame ducks quack and lame quacks duck.”It is a measure of just how dumb, off-base and damaging Secretary of State John Kerry’s petulant quacking at Israel last week was that America’s staunchest allies recoiled publicly from it.The United Kingdom, our staunchest ally, issued a statement that the speech was “not appropriate,” adding, “We do not believe that the way to negotiate peace is by focusing on only one..
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  • Terrorist Attack at Istanbul Nightclub Kills Dozens

    Terrorist Attack at Istanbul Nightclub Kills Dozens
    No one immediately claimed responsibility for the mass shooting, which came as threats against Turkey by the Islamic State and its supporters have increased. It was the fourth terrorist attack in Turkey in less than a month. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told reporters that the authorities did not yet have hard evidence on who was behind the attack. “Some details have started emerging, but the authorities are working towards a concrete result,” he told reporters. He denied widespread accounts ..
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  • Britain's May calls for unity in 2017 after divisive Brexit vote

    Britain's May calls for unity in 2017 after divisive Brexit vote
    LONDON British Prime Minister Theresa May pledged in a New Year message on Sunday to seek a Brexit deal that would work for all Britons, not just those who voted to leave the European Union in a referendum she said had laid bare the nation's divisions. Britons voted by 52 to 48 percent last June to leave the EU and the tone of the public debate about what Brexit should look like has remained acrimonious. May said in her televised message that, despite the divisions, Britons shared a desire ..
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  • Queen Elizabeth misses church due to 'heavy cold'

    Queen Elizabeth misses church due to 'heavy cold'
    Gregory Katz, Associated Press 8:38 a.m. EST January 1, 2017Buckingham Palace said on Sunday that Queen Elizabeth II would not be well enough to attend a New Year's Day church service because of a lingering cold.(Photo: AP)LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II missed a traditional New Year's Day church service Sunday because of the effects of a lingering cold.Buckingham Palace said the queen "does not yet feel ready to attend church as she is still recuperating from a heavy cold." Ther..
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  • Indonesia: Ferry blaze off Jakarta kills 23

    Indonesia: Ferry blaze off Jakarta kills 23
    Image copyright Reuters Image caption The remains of the ferry were towed back to port in Jakarta At least 23 people have been killed and 17 more are missing after a ferry caught fire off the coast of Indonesia.The Zahro Express ferry was carrying more than 230 people to Tidung island, a resort some 50km (30 miles) from the capital, Jakarta. Officials said it burst into flames about 1.5km from Muara Angke port in Jakarta, shortly after setting sail.Re..
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