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Osborne to Unveil Pre-Election Budget Pledges

Osborne to Unveil Pre-Election Budget Pledges

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne will Wednesday give an update on the country’s financial health in a key budget announcement ahead of next year’s general election. With Britons heading for the polls in May 2015, the coalition is likely

Kerry Hosts First anti-Islamic State Coalition Meeting

Kerry Hosts First anti-Islamic State Coalition Meeting

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday hosts the first high-level meeting of the 60-member coalition trying to crush the Islamic State militant group in Iraq and in Syria. Kerry, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and foreign ministers from

French MPs Vote in Favour of Recognising Palestine State

French MPs Vote in Favour of Recognising Palestine State

French lawmakers voted in favour of recognising Palestine as a state Tuesday, following similar moves in Britain and Spain that reflect growing European frustration with the stalled Middle East peace process. The highly symbolic vote in the lower house National

Officials: Wife of IS Leader Detained in Lebanon

Officials: Wife of IS Leader Detained in Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese authorities detained a wife and suspected son of the leader of the Islamic State group several days ago, and she is being questioned, two senior Lebanese officials said Tuesday. A military official said the woman and

Kenya Police Chief Quits; Interior Minister Fired

Kenya Police Chief Quits; Interior Minister Fired

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president announced a security shakeup Tuesday, firing his Interior Minister and accepting the resignation of the national police chief, in the wake of a series of deadly attacks by Islamic extremists from neighboring Somalia. President

Iraqi Government Reaches Major Oil Deal with Kurds

Iraqi Government Reaches Major Oil Deal with Kurds

BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi government on Tuesday reached a deal with the Kurdish local authorities in the country’s north to exchange oil from the autonomous region for a nearly 20 percent share of the national budget, officials said. The

Russia Warns of Recession Next Year

Russia Warns of Recession Next Year

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian government has for the first time acknowledged that the country will fall into recession next year, battered by the combination of Western sanctions and a plunge in the price of its oil exports. The economic