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US can’t force trade rules on others, Germany must invest more in Iran – economy minister

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US can’t force trade rules on others, Germany must invest more in Iran – economy minister

FILE PHOTO © Shannon Stapleton / Reuters Washington cannot dictate trade rules to others, Germany’s economy minister said, adding that his country should be more assertive and defy American sanctions – particularly by investing more in Iran. “We don’t let Washington dictate [their will] on trade relations with other countries,” German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier told Bild newspaper […]

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Spain and Germany seek EU aid for Morocco over migrants

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Spain and Germany seek EU aid for Morocco over migrants

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez hold a press conference in Cadiz on August 11th. Photo: AFP The leaders of Spain and Germany agreed Saturday to push for greater EU help for countries such as Morocco, a major point of departure for migrants and refugees trying to reach Europe. “Fourteen […]

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Italian police find hashish worth up to 200 million euros in fuel tanks

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Italian police find hashish worth up to 200 million euros in fuel tanks

Hashish seized by the Spanish Civil Guard on a ship off the coast of Spain in September 2016. Spanish Guardia Civil / AFP Eleven Montenegrins who hid more than 20 tonnes of hashish worth up to 200 million euros ($232 million) in a rescue ship’s diesel tanks have been arrested, Italian police said Thursday. The […]

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Is Merkel saving face? Controversial Germany-Spain deal on migrants comes into force

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Is Merkel saving face? Controversial Germany-Spain deal on migrants comes into force

African migrants react after crossing the border from Morocco to Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, Spain, August 7, 2017. / Reuters As a Berlin-Madrid deal to send back migrants coming though Spain comes into force, critics call it a “symbolic” gesture aimed to calm the political storm in Germany but that will not solve […]

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Turkey will start looking for new allies if US attacks persist, Erdoğan warns

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Turkey will start looking for new allies if US attacks persist, Erdoğan warns

AA Photo President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned Turkey would start looking for new friends if the U.S. continues with its unilateral actions against its NATO ally amid a diplomatic row that has brought relations between Ankara and Washington to a new low. In an article published on the New York Times Saturday, Erdoğan said U.S. […]

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Worker takes plane from Sea-Tac Airport, crashes on island

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Worker takes plane from Sea-Tac Airport, crashes on island

The Steilacoom ferry dock served as a staging area for emergency response crews and law enforcement investigating the crash of a stolen plane on an island nearby. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times) Officials said a 29-year-old Horizon Air employee took off from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and crashed in Pierce County. No other passengers or […]

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Trump’s ‘doubling’ of tariffs on steel, aluminum on Turkey violates WTO rules: ministry

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Trump’s ‘doubling’ of tariffs on steel, aluminum on Turkey violates WTO rules: ministry

Reuters Photo Turkey’s Trade Ministry Friday said additional steel and aluminum tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump violate the rules of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) amid mounting tension between the two NATO allies. “Turkey expects other member countries to abide by international rules,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that it would […]

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Ethiopia: Ethnic tensions continue to smolder in Somali region Following ethnically motivated violence in the country’s east, Ethiopia’s new prime minister Abiy Ahmed wants to strengthen and stabilize the autonomous region — although the government has offered little response.

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Ethiopia: Ethnic tensions continue to smolder in Somali region Following ethnically motivated violence in the country’s east, Ethiopia’s new prime minister Abiy Ahmed wants to strengthen and stabilize the autonomous region — although the government has offered little response.

Ethiopia’s eastern region remains a hotbed of unrest. Last Saturday, mobs looted the property of ethnic minority groups in Jijiga, the capital of the country’s semi-autonomous Somali region. “We asked the state military for help, for them to save us,” one resident told DW.  He asked not to be named as he fears for his life. “People […]

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Russia to treat further US sanctions as an open declaration of economic war – PM

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Russia to treat further US sanctions as an open declaration of economic war – PM

FILE PHOTO A ship transporting liquified natural gas cargo from Russia © China Stringer Network / Reuters Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has warned the US that any sanctions targeting Russian banking operations and currency trade will be treated as a declaration of economic war and retaliated against by any means necessary. “If they introduce something […]

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Norway mulls push-back on US Iran sanctions

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Norway mulls push-back on US Iran sanctions

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg prepares to shake US President Donald Trump’s hand. Photo: NTB Scanpix Norway’s government is considering taking action to protect Norwegian companies doing business in Iran, as new US sanctions against the country start to bite. Marianne Hagen, State Secretary at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said the government was […]

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