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Trust in U.S. institutions plunges in Trump's first year

Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:56:26

Trust in U.S. institutions, particularly the government, has plunged in President Donald Trump's first year in office, according to a leading survey released on the eve of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Among Rohingya, refugee squalor can seem better than home

Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:57:55

Both Bangladesh and Myanmar insist the upcoming repatriations of Rohingya Muslims will go smoothly, with thousands of refugees who fled their homes in terror just a few months ago crossing the border back into Myanmar and returning safely to their villages.

U.S. Senate sets noon Monday vote after it is unable to reach deal to open government

Mon Jan 22, 2018 10:19:40

The U.S. Senate scheduled a vote for Monday at noon (1700 GMT) on a stopgap spending measure, canceling a planned vote for Monday at 1 a.m. (0600 GMT), ensuring that the federal government will remain closed when the work week begins.

Iran nuclear deal breakdown to entail chaos in int’l relations - Lavrov

Mon Jan 22, 2018 09:05:55

It may entail a mishmash when everyone is for himself, Russian Foreign Minister said

France’s Le Drian plans March trip to Iran after Trump ultimatum on nuclear deal

Mon Jan 22, 2018 08:01:39

France’s foreign minister said on Sunday he would visit Iran on March 5 to discuss its ballistic missile program and the nuclear deal agreed with world powers in 2015, as tensions between the two countries rise.

Europe readies riposte to Trump's "America First" push in Davos

Sun Jan 21, 2018 12:55:06

European leaders will be out in force at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week to defend multilateralism before U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to deliver his "America First" message.

Tunisian forces kill top aide of Al Qaeda leader in Maghreb - official

Sun Jan 21, 2018 08:31:27

Tunisian security forces have killed a top aide of Abu Musab Abdul Wadud, the leader of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), an official source told Reuters on Saturday.

Myanmar finalizes Rohingya repatriation preparations as doubts mount

Sat Jan 20, 2018 14:35:42

Myanmar was making final preparations to take back the first batch of Rohingya Muslims who had fled conflict in troubled Rakhine state, state media said on Saturday, despite growing doubts about the plan among refugees and in the United Nations.

US-led coalition kills about 6000 Syrian,Iraqi civilians in 2017

Sat Jan 20, 2018 13:28:35

UK-based NGO Airwars has offered a reckoning of the 2017 air operations of the US-led coalition against ISIS, involving attacks in both Iraq and Syria.The number of civilians killed increased dramatically, with estimates suggesting that they roughly tripled from 2016.

Commentary: Killing the Iran nuclear deal will be bad for the U.S.

Sat Jan 20, 2018 12:02:45

Reuters - Commentary