International

Lithuania warns Russia could attack ‘with 24 hours notice’

Lithuanian intelligence warned on Monday that Russia could attack the Baltic states with as little as 24 hours’ notice, seriously limiting NATO’s ability to respond. Sounding the alarm in an annual threat assessment, the Lithuanian intelligence service pointed to Moscow upgrading its military in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea last year.

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International

UK – A rock in a hard place: UK-Spain tensions flare over Gibraltar as Brexit talks begin

The future of Gibraltar has become the first dispute of the Brexit talks, with tensions flaring between the EU, Britain and Spain over whether the future of the British enclave lies with London or Madrid. Just days after British Prime Minister Theresa May filed her Article 50 letter – formally kickstarting Britain’s divorce from the

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International

ADL concerned about anti-Semitism in Umea, Sweden

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on MONDAY expressed deep concern over the closing of a Jewish community center in Umea, Sweden after series of troubling anti-Semitic incidents and threats to members of the community. According to reports, the community center was vandalized with swastikas and the message, “We know where you live,”

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International

Anti-racism campaigner Darcus Howe dies aged 74

Darcus Howe, one of Britain’s most prominent anti-racism campaigners, has died in London aged 74. An uncompromising champion for racial justice and fierce opponent of police brutality, Howe was born in British-ruled Trinidad in 1943 and moved to the United Kingdom in 1961. He intended to study law at London’s Middle Temple, but abandoned his

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International, Obituaries & memorials

Russia’s Putin says ‘all causes’ considered in fatal St Petersburg blast

Russian President Vladimir Putin says all possible causes, including terrorism, are being considered in the investigation into a blast that killed at least nine people and left more than 50 injured, according to Russian media. Members of the Emergency services stand next to a helicopter outside Tekhnologicheskiy institut metro station in St. Petersburg, Russia April

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International

Trump receives Egypt’s president at White House in week of diplomacy

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump held private meetings Monday with one of the United States’ most important Arab allies, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, kicking off a week of high-stakes international diplomacy. El-Sissi arrived at the White House just before noon EDT. Trump emerged from the West Wing to greet the Egyptian leader — the first

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Middle East, USA

Kushner’s Iraq trip underscores Trump son-in-law’s growing role

WASHINGTON — On the eve of his inauguration, President Donald Trump turned to his daughter Ivanka and joked that he “sort of stole” her husband, Jared Kushner. With a trip to Iraq, announced on Monday following his arrival in Baghdad, it became clear that Kushner’s role in the Trump administration has only grown bigger since

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Middle East, USA

Still teaching at 96, a WWII hero professor receives the French Legion of Honor

Justus Rosenberg worked for the American Rescue Committee, the French resistance, the US Army, and the UN, to clandestinely save thousands from the Nazis By Cathryn J. Prince Professor Justus Rosenberg receiving the French Legion of Honor from the French ambassador to the United States, Gerard Araud on Thursday, March 30, 2017. (Emily Stern) Justus

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International, Jewish History

Gorsuch wins approval from Senate panel, setting up historic filibuster

WASHINGTON — Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, won approval Monday on a party-line vote from the Senate Judiciary Committee, setting the stage for a filibuster showdown on the Senate floor later this week. At the same meeting, Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware announced he would provide the crucial 41st vote

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USA