The real loser in Barack Obama's worldview? David Cameron.
British Prime Minister David Cameron talks with President Obama ahead of a flypast by the British Royal Air Force's Red Arrows aerobatic team during a NATO summit in Newport, U.K., on Sept. 5, 2014. (Rowan Griffiths/Pool via Bloomberg) After eight years of often-difficult foreign policy, does President Obama bear any grudges? A lengthy new article based on hours and hours of interviews with the president published by the Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg offers a hard look at Obama's thoughts on A..>> view originalIn South Sudan, City of Hope Is Now City of Fear
Photo Near Juba, the capital of South Sudan, 50,000 people live in a camp for internally displaced people opened after brutal ethnic fighting erupted two years ago. Credit Tyler Hicks/The New York Times JUBA, South Sudan — Diu Tut glanced up at the gates of the displaced persons camp where he lives and shook his head. “I can’t go out there,” he said.“Why not?” he was asked.“Because of this,” he said, rubbing the soft tribal scars on his forehead that mark him as a me..>> view originalTwo Donald Trumps? Depends on which one you ask.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the Mar-A-Lago Club where former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson announced he is endorsing Trump, Friday, March 11, 2016, in Palm Beach, Fla. (Lynne Sladky/Associated Press) By Julie Pace | AP March 11 at 4:20 PM PALM BEACH, Fla. — Are there two Donald Trumps? The quiet thinker and the flashy showman? Depends on which one you ask. “Perhaps there are two Donald Trumps,” the Republican president..>> view originalSaudi Arabia And Iran Exacerbate Sunni, Shiite Divide In Lebanon
TRIPOLI, Lebanon— When Sahar, an interior designer, woke up Sunday morning, she saw that the streets in her hometown, Lebanon's second largest city, had been decorated overnight with dozens of green-and-white Saudi Arabian flags.While she'd been sleeping, another Tripolitan, Omar, had met up with friends and other locals in the predominantly Sunni city's main square. Their mission for the evening? To send a clear signal that the Sunnis of Tripoli are aligned with Saudi Arabia and not Iran — the ..>> view originalSyria opposition to attend Geneva peace talks
BEIRUT Syria's main opposition group said it would attend peace talks on Monday but accused the government of President Bashar al-Assad of preparing to escalate the war to strengthen its negotiating position. The U.N.-brokered talks, which coincide with the fifth anniversary of the conflict, will take place in Geneva two weeks after the start of a ceasefire agreement.The truce deal has reduced violence although not halted the fighting, with further hostilities reported in western Syria on Frid..>> view originalMuslim Women Say They Don't Need Donald Trump's Help
At Thursday night’s GOP debate, Trump doubled down on his comments earlier in the week that “Islam hates us,” attempting to link that assertion to treatment of women in some Middle Eastern countries. “There is tremendous hate. Where large portions of a group of people, Islam, large portions want to use very, very harsh means,” said the Republican frontrunner. “Let me go a step further. Women are treated horribly. You know that. You do know that. Women are treated horribly, and other things ar..>> view originalEU Agrees to Framework With Cuba on Closer Ties
BRUSSELS—The European Union reached agreement with Cuba on Friday on a new framework allowing closer economic and political ties, the biggest upgrade of relations in years and the latest move by the Communist-ruled Caribbean island to thaw ties with Western governments. The agreement, which comes days ahead of President Barack Obama’s trip to Cuba, was initialed on Friday in Havana in the presence of EU foreign policy chief Federica...>> view originalGuinness: Holocaust survivor, 112, named world's oldest man
JERUSALEM -- A 112-year-old Israeli who lived through both World Wars and survived the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz is the world's oldest man, Guinness World Records announced on Friday.Guinness said in a statement that Israel Kristal is 112 years and 178 days old as of March 11.Marco Frigatti, Head of Records for Guinness awarded Kristal a certificate at his home in Haifa on Friday."I don't know the secret for long life," Guinness quoted Kristal as saying. "I believe that everything is de..>> view originalUPDATE 1-China to start civilian flights from disputed South China Sea island
BEIJING China will begin civilian flights to and from a disputed South China Sea island within a year, state media reported on Friday, as the government expands infrastructure on islands and reefs also claimed by other countries in the region.The United States, which has voiced concerns about China's assertive pursuit of territory in the South China Sea, said launching such flights could complicate disputes between rival claimants in the region.Chinese media said the flights would be to Sansha..>> view original
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