Wednesday, 31 January 2018

In the wake of Trump's Mideast policy, neutrality doesn't help

  1. In the wake of Trump's Mideast policy, neutrality doesn't help  Al-Arabiya
  2. EU urges US not to go it alone with Mideast peace efforts  Washington Post
  3. Greenblatt: Trump won't force an agreement on Israel  Arutz ShevaFull coverage

Saudi Arabia claims anti-corruption purge recouped $100bn

  1. Saudi Arabia claims anti-corruption purge recouped $100bn  The Guardian
  2. Saudi Arabia's corruption crackdown risks scaring off investors  Financial Times
  3. Saudi Arabia Says Detainees Handed Over More Than $100 Billion  New York Times
  4. The dark underside of Saudi Arabia the crown prince is loath to change  Washington Post
  5. What's Next for Saudi Arabia's Elite After Leaving the Ritz  BloombergFull coverage

Modi to open India-assisted centre to train diplomats during Palestine visit

  1. Modi to open India-assisted centre to train diplomats during Palestine visit  Hindustan Times
  2. Modi's Three-Point Pitch at Davos Rests Strongly Only On One Leg  The Wire
  3. Why Modi's Davos pitch was a missed opportunity  DailyO
  4. At Davos, a toast to India  The Indian Express
  5. Whose brand India is it anyway? You cannot sell India abroad if society is polarised and anti-modern at home  Times of India (blog)Full coverage

As Theresa May Pursues Deals in China, Her Own Troubles Follow


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Reader Idea | 36 Hours in Your Hometown


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Bleeding Ears and Road Trip Tears


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Where NASA Put a Parking Lot, Dinosaurs and Mammals Once Crossed Paths


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Larry Nassar, Sentenced in Sexual Assault Case, Heads Back to Court


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Listen to ‘The Daily’: Trump Appeals for Unity


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Xerox, an Innovator Hit by Digital Revolution, Cedes Control to Fujifilm


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Twitter Followers Vanish Amid Inquiries Into Fake Accounts


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1918: German Prisoners Are Overfed, Britons Say


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Hits to the Head May Result in Immediate Brain Damage


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In School Together, but Not Learning at the Same Rate


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New York Today: A Concert in a Crypt


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For Home Health Aides, the Worst Commutes in New York City


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It’s the Little Things, Like Coffee, Cocktails and Listening


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The Ohio Abortion Ban’s Distortion of Disability Rights


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State of the Union, Joseph Kennedy, Jimmy Kimmel: Your Wednesday Briefing


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Era Of US' Economic Surrender Is Over: President Donald Trump

  1. Era Of US' Economic Surrender Is Over: President Donald Trump  NDTV
  2. From drugs to illegal immigration, a fact check of claims made by Trump in his State of Union address  The New Indian Express
  3. Trump vows to protect US intellectual property, without naming China  Hindustan Times
  4. Trump to project success as Washington rots from within  CNN
  5. Trump Can Sell an Improved Economy, but Not Himself  New York TimesFull coverage

6.1 magnitude quake rattles Afghanistan; tremors in Pak, India

  1. 6.1 magnitude quake rattles Afghanistan; tremors in Pak, India  India Today
  2. Magnitude 6.1 earthquake rattles Afghanistan and Pakistan  Times of India
  3. Tremors in Delhi, Srinagar after 6.1 earthquake strikes Afghanistan  Deccan ChronicleFull coverage

North Korea's nuke weapons could 'very soon' threaten US: Donald Trump

  1. North Korea's nuke weapons could 'very soon' threaten US: Donald Trump  Economic Times
  2. Crutches, tears humanize North Korean threat in Donald Trump speech  Times of India
  3. Trump's State of Union speech: N Korea's 'depraved' leadership threatens US  Deccan Chronicle
  4. Trump delivers politically divisive, nationalist speech  Aljazeera.com
  5. Trump calls North Korean leadership 'depraved' and threatening  Chicago TribuneFull coverage

Stormy Daniels denies affair with Donald Trump in statement, but plays coy on talk show

  1. Stormy Daniels denies affair with Donald Trump in statement, but plays coy on talk show  Firstpost
  2. Now pornstar Stormy Daniels says she didn't have an affair with Donald Trump!  Daily News & Analysis
  3. Stormy Daniels Is Coy on Rumored Affair With Trump  New York Times
  4. Trump Lawyer Arranged $130000 Payment for Adult-Film Star's Silence  Wall Street Journal
  5. Porn actor Stormy Daniels casts doubt on denial of affair with Trump  The GuardianFull coverage

Professor Errol D'Souza appointed the new director of IIM Ahmedabad

  1. Professor Errol D'Souza appointed the new director of IIM Ahmedabad  Economic Times
  2. Errol D'Souza Appointed Director Of IIM-Ahmedabad  NDTV
  3. Centre fills two key posts at IIM-Ahmedabad and Kozhikode, hours before IIM Act comes into effect  Scroll.inFull coverage

Trump signs order to keep infamous Guantanamo prison open

  1. Trump signs order to keep infamous Guantanamo prison open  Business Standard
  2. Trump signs order to keep Guantanamo Bay open  Greater Kashmir
  3. Trump, reversing 2009 move, vows to keep Guantanamo Bay prison open  Pakistan Today
  4. Trump orders US military prison at Guantanamo Bay kept open indefinitely  Chicago Tribune
  5. Sen. James Inhofe: Trump keeps Guantanamo open and keeps America safe  Fox NewsFull coverage

Putin calls Russia list 'hostile' as Democrats decry no sanctions

  1. Putin calls Russia list 'hostile' as Democrats decry no sanctions  Livemint
  2. US threatens new sanctions as Russia laughs off Putin list  Gulf Times
  3. Drumbs beat for new US and EU sanctions on Russia oligarchs  EUobserver
  4. Russia sanctions: What you need to know  CNN
  5. US Treasury's blacklist could provide a huge boost for Russia's budget  RTFull coverage

Pakistan handed over 27 Tehreek-e-Taliban, Haqqani Network militants to Afghanistan: Foreign Office

  1. Pakistan handed over 27 Tehreek-e-Taliban, Haqqani Network militants to Afghanistan: Foreign Office  Hindustan Times
  2. Afghan President speaks to Modi, not to Pakistan PM  Economic Times
  3. Kabul delegation arrives in Islamabad for talks about cooperation as Afghanistan violence escalates  Firstpost
  4. Can the United States change Pakistan's behaviour?  The Globe and Mail
  5. No “Fire and Fury”  Slate MagazineFull coverage

In China, Theresa May eyes post-Brexit trade links

  1. In China, Theresa May eyes post-Brexit trade links  Times of India
  2. Theresa May eyes 'golden era' with China as Brexit looms  Deccan Herald
  3. All Eyes Are On Theresa May To Sell A Doubtful China, Belt And Road On Post-Brexit UK  Forbes
  4. Brexit Bulletin: Not Quitting  Bloomberg
  5. May says she is committed to delivering 'the British dream' – Politics live  The Guardian (blog)Full coverage

Philippine: Fewer killings in drug war make US 'cautiously optimistic'

  1. Philippine: Fewer killings in drug war make US 'cautiously optimistic'  Daily News & Analysis
  2. Philippines hails US rights remarks, denies state-backed murders  Daily Mail
  3. The Economist: PH with a 'flawed democracy'  Philippine Canadian Inquirer
  4. US cautiously optimistic on Philippines drug struggle  Luxora LeaderFull coverage

Beyond the Headlines podcast: In Yemen, a violent week complicates a nuanced war

  1. Beyond the Headlines podcast: In Yemen, a violent week complicates a nuanced war  The NationalFull coverage

Indonesia's Aceh orders Muslim stewardesses to wear headscarves

  1. Indonesia's Aceh orders Muslim stewardesses to wear headscarves  The Straits Times
  2. Indonesian lawmakers want to revise the country's criminal code in a move that could target LGBTQ people  Business Insider
  3. AirAsia limits Aceh flight attendants to men, Firefly mulls non-Muslim crew  Malay MailFull coverage

China says will settle disputes with neighbours through talks

  1. China says will settle disputes with neighbours through talks  Web India 123
  2. Chinese foreign minister outlines China's diplomacy in 2018  China.org.cnFull coverage

Russia-backed Syrian peace talks agree deal on new constitution

  1. Russia-backed Syrian peace talks agree deal on new constitution  The Guardian
  2. Syrian opposition boycotts Russian-hosted peace talks  Business Standard
  3. Rocky Syria talks in Russia end, ignore key opposition demands  gulfnews.com
  4. Members of Syria Sochi Talks Get Statuettes Symbolizing Friendship With Russia  Sputnik International
  5. Sochi conference backs Syria's territorial unity, 'democratic' path  ReutersFull coverage

Who's president? Kenyan social media divided on Raila's "swear-in"

  1. Who's president? Kenyan social media divided on Raila's "swear-in"  Xinhua
  2. Kenya: Is It a Nasa Falling-Out or Clever Tactics? Raila's Future Depends On It  AllAfrica.com
  3. Former Kenyan VP: Home attacked in 'assassination attempt'  News24
  4. Is Kalonzo home raid a crutch for absence at Raila swearing-in?  The Star, Kenya
  5. Threat of violence over act that will not change the status quo  Daily NationFull coverage

More than 80 people on missing Kiribati ferry, search for survivors continues

  1. More than 80 people on missing Kiribati ferry, search for survivors continues  Times of India
  2. Missing ferry passengers mostly teenagers returning to school in Kiribati  ABC Online
  3. At least 80 on sunken Pacific ferry: officials  Business StandardFull coverage

China Wants New Nuclear Weapons to Keep Up With US and Russia Military Power

  1. China Wants New Nuclear Weapons to Keep Up With US and Russia Military Power  Newsweek
  2. Humanity Teeters on the Brink of World War  Center for Research on Globalization
  3. Chinese military paper urges rise in nuclear deterrence  Asahi Shimbun
  4. Not made in India  The Indian ExpressFull coverage

Living On ... Park Avenue South


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Park Avenue South: The Other Park Avenue Comes Into Its Own


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Stormy Daniels Is Coy on Rumored Affair With Trump


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Taiwan Citizens Accused of Violating U.N. Sanctions on North Korea


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Federal Reserve Expected to Leave Rates Unchanged


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The Woven Art of Laos


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Tackling the Internet’s Central Villain: The Advertising Business


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The Real Burning Man


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Hut! Hut! Hut! What?


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Robin Bell Doesn’t Think Science Should Be Political


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Is It O.K. to Surprise Someone With a Negative Reference?


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Are You a Perfectionist?


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Millennial Moms-to-Be Don’t Hide the Bump


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To Respect the Earth’s Limits — or Push Them?


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How ‘The Good Place’ Became an Antihero Antidote


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How to Come of Age Onscreen? Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet Know


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Two Men Can Stop the War Between Turkey and the Kurds


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North Korean Defector, Honored by Trump, Has a Remarkable Escape Story


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Trump’s State of the Union in 90 Seconds


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