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EU faces looming crisis as Davos approaches

"CreatingaSharedFutureinaFracturedWorld"isthethemeofthisyear’sWorldEconomicForuminDavos,Switzerlandanddelegatesdonothavefartolookforanexamplegivenhowpolitically

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How to solve the Rohingya refugee crisis in three ‘easy’ steps

ThedeadlockedRohingyarefugeecrisishasfinallyseenthegreenlightofasettlement.AccordingtoamemorandumofunderstandingsignedbyMyanmarandBangladeshlastweek,thetwosides

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Britain’s gravest economic challenge isn’t Brexit

FewBritishbudgetshavematteredasmuchastheonethatPhilipHammondwilldelivertotheHouseofCommonsonNov.22.ThechancelloroftheexchequermustshoreupTheresaMay’sperilouslys

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Commentary: Britain’s gravest economic challenge isn’t Brexit

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Ousted Catalan leader accuses EU of taking sides with Spanish PM

Catalonia'ssackedleaderonTuesdayslammedtheEuropeanUnionforbackingSpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyinhisbidtoquashsecession,aftercallingonpro-independencepartiest

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Catalan crisis poses fresh challenge to battered EU

Catalonia'sindependencestand-offwithSpainrisksdeepeningtheEuropeanUnion'swoesjustasitwasbeginningtocontemplatetheendoftheBrexitandmigrantcrisesandabrightnewfutu

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China supports Myanmar's efforts to protect security

ChinaunderstandsandsupportsMyanmar'seffortstoprotectitssecurityandwillpushfortalkstosolvethecrisisinthecountry'sRakhineState,ChineseForeignMinisterWangYisaidonM

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China supports Myanmar's efforts to protect security: Foreign Minister

ChinaunderstandsandsupportsMyanmar'seffortstoprotectitssecurityandwillpushfortalkstosolvethecrisisinthecountry'sRakhineState,ChineseForeignMinisterWangYisaidonM

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Qatar emir due in Turkey for first trip since Gulf crisis

QatariEmirSheikhTamimbinHamadAlThaniisdueinTurkeyonhisfirstforeigntripsinceadiplomaticcrisiseruptedbetweenhissmallenergy-richnationandotherArabstates.AlThaniiss

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Hopes fade as Gulf crisis hits 100-day landmark

AstheboycottofQatarbyaSaudi-ledblocofcountriesapproachesits100thdayWednesday,expertshavewarnedtheincreasinglybitterdisputecouldlastinto2018andbeyond."Iftheprese

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UN to discuss Myanmar after Rohingya 'ethnic cleansing' claim

TheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncilwillholdanurgentmeetingtodiscussviolencebarrellingthroughwesternMyanmar,aftertheUN'srightschiefwarnedthat"ethniccleansing"appeare

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Kuwait’s ruler, mediating Qatar crisis, heads to Washington

Kuwait’sruler,whoistryingtomediateanendtotheQatardiplomaticcrisis,istravelingtoWashingtontomeetwithU.S.PresidentDonaldTrump.TheofficeofKuwaitiemirSheikhSabahAlA

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U.S.: A decade after the crisis’ first tremor, are we ready for another?

Itwas10yearsago,onAug.9,2007,thatFrance’sBNPParibassuspendedwithdrawalsfromthreefundsthatheldU.S.mortgages,amoveseeninhindsightasthefirsttremoroftheglobalfinanc

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Gulf Crisis Exposes the Weakness of Trump’s ‘Unpredictability’

TheUSpresident’slackofinterestintelegraphinghispositionsinadvancemayworkinbusiness,butithasadebilitatingeffectonpolicymaking.Sincebecomingpresident,DonaldTrump’

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EU top diplomat to visit Kuwait as part of mediation efforts to end Gulf crisis

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini will visit Kuwait on Sunday as part of the intensified mediation efforts to end the Gulf standoff, the official news agency KUNA reported Monday.

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French top diplomat to visits Gulf states over diplomatic row

FrenchForeignMinisterJean-YvesLeDrianwillflytoGulfstatesattheweek-endtohelpendongoingdiplomaticrowwithQatar,theforeignministrysaidWednesdayinastatement.Duringhi

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Germany urges 'serious dialogue' to resolve Qatar crisis

GermanForeignMinisterSigmarGabriel,whoonMondaystartedatourofseveralArabstates,calledfora"seriousdialogue"toendthecrisisfollowingthedefactoblockadeofQatarbyitsne