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— Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Russia moves to legalize domestic violence
A draft law pending in Russia’s parliament would seriously weaken protections against domestic violence, Human Rights Watch said today. Parliament should reject the law as dangerous and incompatible with Russia’s international human rights obligations. “Passage of this law would be a huge step backward for Russia, where victims of domestic ...
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Theresa May a Washington da Donald Trump
Theresa May a Washington da Donald Trump. La premier britannica è stata la prima tra i leader stranieri a incontrare ufficialmente il 45° presidente degli Stati Uniti. Tra i temi discussi, l’ipotesi di un accordo commerciale tra Regno Unito e Stati Uniti, i rapporti con la Russia e un programma ...
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Minister George Vella presents Maltese presidency priorities at European Parliament
Minister for Foreign Affairs George W. Vella presented the priorities of the Maltese presidency of the European Union at the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET).Minister Vella primarily addressed the EU enlargement process and gave an overview of the state of play concerning the progress registered by individual countries ...
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Business: Russia says technical checks may delay some space rocket launches
Russia's space agency said on Wednesday it had ordered extra checks to be made on its Proton-M rockets, meaning it might be forced to delay some satellite launches this year.
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Russia’s Lavrov to meet Syrian opposition in Moscow
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with officials from Syria’s political opposition on Jan. 27, Moscow said, but it appeared representatives from armed rebel groups were not invited.
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Russia PM calls idea US will lift sanctions soon 'illusion'
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says the west's sanctions on Russia are likely to remain in place "for a long time" despite expectations Donald Trump's inauguration as U.S. president will lead to warmer relations between Washington and Moscow.Medvedev told members of the ruling United Russia party on Sunday that Russian ...
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UK's May to discuss trade, NATO in White House with Trump
British Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday she plans to discuss free trade and the importance of the NATO military alliance when she becomes the first foreign leader to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington.The White House's invitation for May to meet with Trump on Friday was seen in Britain ...
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Trump sworn in as 45th President of United States
Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on Friday, succeeding Barack Obama and taking control of a divided country in a transition of power that he has declared will lead to "America First" policies at home and abroad. As scattered protests erupted elsewhere ...
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Updated: Donald Trump takes charge - Sworn in as 45th president of the United States
Pledging to empower America's "forgotten men and women," Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States Friday, taking command of a deeply divided nation and ushering in an unpredictable era in Washington. His victory gives Republicans control of the White House for the first time in eight ...
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Turkish FM asks for singer Tarkan’s song to be included in Moscow, Istanbul concerts commemorating Red Army Choir
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has asked that Tarkan’s “Şıkıdım” song be played in concerts in Moscow and Istanbul to commemorate the Red Army Choir, daily Habertürk has reported.
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Lavrov says US invited to Syria talks in Astana
Russia has invited the U.S. to take part in the upcoming intra-Syrian talks in the Kazakh capital of Astana on Jan. 23, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Jan. 19.
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Editorial - US politics: From ‘hope’ and ‘yes we can’ to ‘fake news’ and ‘post-truth politics’
The scepticism among Europeans and many of their leaders toward the incoming new President of the United States of America is undeniable, and it has grown even more tangible this week in the lead-up to tomorrow’s inauguration of Donald J. Trump at the 45th US President.What a difference from eight ...
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Anxious European leaders seek an early audience with Trump
European leaders, anxious over Donald Trump's unpredictability and kind words for the Kremlin, are scrambling to get face time with the new American president before he can meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose provocations have set the continent on edge.One leader has raised with Trump the prospect of a ...
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Adoptions from overseas at lowest level in 11 years
Child adoptions from overseas dropped to just six last year, the fewest in 11 years, the latest figures show. According to Family Minister Michael Farrugia, from January to December last year, three children were adopted from Slovakia and one each from Albania, Russia and India. Dr Farrugia was replying to questions ...
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Russia invites Trump officials to Syria talks, Lavrov says
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Jan. 17 that Moscow had invited representatives of the incoming U.S. administration to attend upcoming Syria talks in Kazakhstan
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Europeans look past Trump remarks to keep trans-Atlantic alliance alive
If Washington's European allies had any hope that Donald Trump would sound less like Donald Trump now that he is days from the US presidency, his first European newspaper interview quickly buried it. Trump declared the NATO alliance "obsolete", praised Britain's exit from the European Union and gave his clearest hint ...
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Inauguration in sight, Trump continues Twitter assault
His inauguration days away, President-elect Donald Trump is continuing to lash out at critics in the intelligence community and Democrats in Congress who are vowing to skip his swearing-in ceremony.The tough-talking Republican questioned whether the CIA director himself was "the leaker of fake news" in a Sunday night tweet.The extraordinary ...
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Malta raises alarm on Russia-backed Libyan warlord
A Russia-backed Libyan warlord could start a “civil war” in Libya, increasing refugee flows to the EU, Malta has warned.EUObserver reported that the danger comes as the Libyan commander, Khalifa Haftar, advances on Tripoli, the seat of the UN-recognised government, Malta’s foreign minister, George Vella, told press in Valletta on ...
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'Government committed to keep looking for a strategic partner for Air Malta' - Edward Zammit Lewis
Tourism Minister Edward Zammit Lewis said this evening while delivering a ministerial statement in Parliament that government is committed to keep looking for a strategic partner for Air Malta.Through such a partner, he explained, "Air Malta would find an extensive route network, better logistics etc."He said that there is already ...
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Obama Tried To Stop Ties Between Japan And Russia – Minister
The Obama administration tried to stop Japan improving ties with Russia and receiving President Vladimir Putin, Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, said on Tuesday. Putin visited Japan in December. Russia and Japan signed numerous economic deals during Putin’s visit but made no big breakthrough on a territorial row that has ...
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For Trump, Three Decades of Chasing Deals in Russia
Donald J. Trump, and eventually his children, repeatedly sought business in Russia as far back as 1987, in a variety of ventures. But none got off the ground.