Wednesday, 11 October 2017

Merkel names refugee expert as foreign policy adviser

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel appointed Jan Hecker, her refugee policy coordinator, as her new foreign policy adviser, as she braced for tricky talks on a new coalition government next week, where immigration is likely to be a key issue, a government spokeswoman said.


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US military flies bombers over Korean Peninsula - USA TODAY


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US military flies bombers over Korean Peninsula
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Italy's 5-Star protests as parliament votes on electoral law

ROME (Reuters) - Several hundred supporters of Italy's 5-Star Movement chanted slogans and waved flags in front of parliament on Wednesday to protest an electoral law that is likely to penalize the maverick party ahead of next year's national election.


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US military flies bombers over Korean Peninsula - USA TODAY


USA TODAY

US military flies bombers over Korean Peninsula
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The U.S. military has flown two strategic bombers over the Korean Peninsula amid heightened tensions with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program. Two B-1B Lancers took off from Andersen Air Force Base on the U.S. Pacific island territory of Guam ...
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No Congo election until mid-2019, says electoral commission

KINSHASA (Reuters) - A long-delayed election in Democratic Republic of Congo to replace President Joseph Kabila cannot take place until at least April 2019, the electoral commission said, a schedule certain to enrage opponents who say Kabila is clinging to power.


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Why the world should worry about North Korea's cyber weapons - CNN


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Why the world should worry about North Korea's cyber weapons
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(CNN) North Korea's hackers have been accused of carrying out some of the most audacious cyber attacks of the past few years, from siphoning millions of dollars to stealing state secrets. Analysts say cyber capabilities have become a key asset in North ...

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Trapped Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar get first substantial food aid in months

YANGON (Reuters) - Rohingya Muslim villagers cut off from food and threatened by Buddhist neighbors in Myanmar's violence-racked Rakhine state received their first substantial food supplies in months on Wednesday after international pressure on the government to help.


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Russia to donate Kalashnikovs, trucks and munitions to Philippines

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday announced that Russia would donate defense hardware to support the military's fight against pro-Islamic State militants, who he said could regroup and attack "anywhere and everywhere".


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Iran president defends Guards in show of unity anticipating Trump

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Iran's moderate president gave a full-throated defense of his one-time rivals in the Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday, as the country's pragmatist and hardline factions rallied together in the face of threats from Donald Trump.


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