Francoise Amiridis, the wife of Greece’s Ambassador to Brazil Kyriakos Amiridis, arrives at a police station to be interrogated in connection with her husband’s disappearance in Belford Roxo, Brazil, Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. Authorities believe that the ambassador was killed at the home his wife kept in the Rio de Janeiro area, after he went […]
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InternationalBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — I’ll indicate in advance that this is a personal and rambling note, promoted by several responses to what I wrote about the recent decision of the UN Security Council. And it is by no means the first time I’ve been provoked by what I’ve received from my Internet friends. Several
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAWith Germany still reeling from the deadly Berlin truck attack, Angela Merkel has used her annual New Year’s message to insist the country and its democratic values are ‘stronger than terrorism’. Vowing to introduce laws to improve security, the Chancellor, seeking a fourth term in 2017, said Islamist terror was the biggest test the nation
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InternationalCopenhagen (dpa) – Queen Margrethe II of Denmark on Saturday urged citizens “not to be paralysed by fear” as she mentioned the past year’s terrorist attacks that hit cities like Nice and Berlin. The attacks “created fear and horror,” she said in her new year’s address. “But we have learned that we should not be
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InternationalJewish Home leader says plan to extend Israeli sovereignty to Jerusalem-area settlement to be presented in Knesset after Trump inauguration By Tamar Pileggi and Times of Israel staff Education Minister and Jewish Home party leader Naftali Bennett delivers a statement to the press in response to the UN vote against Israeli settlements, at the Western
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Middle EastPope Francis has condemned the deadly attack in Istanbul and offered prayers for the victims, their families and the entire Turkish people. He urged support for people of good will who “courageously roll up their sleeves to face the plague of terrorism”. His comments came during his New Year address to a crowd of tens
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InternationalJust weeks before he takes office, President-elect Donald Trump is under fire from both sides of the aisle for his perceived soft stance toward the Kremlin, with key lawmakers urging him to take a harder line and establish “boundaries” against Russian President Vladimir Putin. Their comments Sunday underscore how isolated Mr. Trump has become in
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International, USAThis article originally was published on the International Business Times. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, along with House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and New York Senator Charles Schumer, sent a letter to congressional colleagues across the United States this week demanding they host major rallies ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20. The three
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USADonald Trump recently promised to “work something out” for so-called Dreamers, and one Democratic congressman believes God is happy with the president-elect’s apparent change of heart. “Being a nation of immigrants, I think it’s important we embrace that kind of hope … I would say to the president-elect, ‘I appreciate you showing your heart. And
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International, USAWASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming press secretary questioned Sunday whether the Obama administration’s sanctions after concluding Russia interfered in the election were out of proportion. “Why the magnitude of this?” Sean Spicer said on ABC. The White House announced last week that it was levying sanctions against Russian intelligence services and expelling 35 Russian
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International, USAQueen Elizabeth II skipped the annual New Year church service Sunday as the British monarch is still too unwell. A U.K. journalist, citing the Buckingham Palace, tweeted that the 90-year-old will not be attending service at Sandringham due to “a lingering heavy cold.” The move will likely raise concerns over the queen’s health especially since
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InternationalAfter allegedly attempting to influence the U.S. presidential election, Russian hackers targeted Burlington Electric, one of Vermont’s electrical utilities, showcasing the United States’ vulnerability to cyber crimes. In a statement by the company, Burlington Electric said it detected a malware code — also used in the Grizzly Steppe operation — in a laptop that was
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International, USAAside from lots of booze and cute appetizers, there’s something very familiar about New Year’s Eve: “Auld Lang Syne.” While the famous song is almost always played at the stroke of midnight, not everyone knows what it means– and they certainly don’t know the words to it. In “Harry Meets Sally,” Billy Crystal’s character Harry
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and FoodLondon (dpa) – The Beatles’ first manager, Allan Williams, has died at the age of 86, the club he once owned in Liverpool confirmed late Friday. “Today our founder and the man who discovered the Beatles passed away at the age of 86. Allan Williams, you will be missed,” the Jacaranda Club wrote on Twitter.
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