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Austrian Court Overturns Presidential Election, Orders Rerun
Posted on Saturday, July 2, 2016
In a move that could turn into the next blow to the EU after Britain's exit vote, Austria's highest court on Friday ordered a rerun of the country's presidential election. The landmark decision gives a right-wing candidate the…
U.S. offers to share Syria intelligence on terrorists with Russia
Posted on Friday, July 1, 2016
The Obama administration has offered to help Russia improve its targeting of terrorist groups in Syria if Moscow will stop bombing civilians and opposition fighters who have signed on to a cease-fire and use its influence to force…
Navy commander surrendered to Iran to protect Obama’s nuclear deal
Posted on Friday, July 1, 2016
he Navy commander in charge of a pair of patrol boats captured by Iranian forces in January opted to surrender rather than fight back, citing later fears that a confrontation could endanger the Obama administration’s efforts to lock…
Suspected Islamic State suicide bombers kill 36 at Istanbul airport
Posted on Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Three suicide bombers opened fire then blew themselves up in Istanbul's main international airport on Tuesday, killing 36 people and wounding close to 150 in what Turkey's prime minister said appeared to have been an attack by Islamic…
Brexit crash wiped out a record $3 trillion
Posted on Tuesday, June 28, 2016
A record $3 trillion was wiped out from global markets on Friday and Monday. That means more money was vaporized as a result of the Brexit crash than in any previous two-day period ever, according to S&P Dow…
Post-Brexit global equity loss of over $2 trillion worst ever: S&P
Posted on Monday, June 27, 2016
The $2.08 trillion wiped off global equity markets on Friday after Britain voted to leave the European Union was the biggest daily loss ever, trumping the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy during the 2008 financial crisis and the Black Monday…
UK ‘Leave’ vote deflates hopes for U.S.-EU trade deal
Posted on Saturday, June 25, 2016
Britain's looming exit from the European Union is another huge setback for negotiations on a massive U.S.-EU free trade deal that were already stalled by deeply entrenched differences and growing anti-trade sentiment on both sides of the Atlantic.
White House Admits Uranium at Iranian Facility Probably Tied to Weapons
Posted on Thursday, June 23, 2016
Traces of man-made uranium were found at the Parchin facility, southeast of Tehran, by investigators from the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog, as part of an investigation tied to the landmark nuclear deal reached…
Syria memo shakes up Washington but unlikely to shift policy
Posted on Saturday, June 18, 2016
State Department officials shook up America’s generally obedient diplomatic establishment this week with an internal memo urging U.S. military action against Syria’s government with the goal of pressing President Bashar Assad to accept a cease-fire and gaining the…
Iran Announces ‘Milestone’ Deal to Buy Boeing Planes
Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Officials from the U.S. airplane manufacturer Boeing, a top U.S. government contractor, are staying silent about the details of a Tuesday announcement by Iranian officials that the Islamic Republic and the aviation firm had reached a “milestone” business…
