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This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Investors worry about France after a win by François Hollande Hollande’s ultra-feminist ‘companion’ Valérie Trierweiler would be reluctant first lady Conservative Samaras expected to lead in Greece’s elections Iran’s election results indicate support for

Israel’s Ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, briefed Christian supporters of the Jewish state yesterday morning. He told a hushed audience crowded into his Embassy’s Jerusalem Auditorium of a recent visit by U.S. intelligence specialists. They had asked Dr.

The Times of Israel reports today on speculation by an Israeli television commentator that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to order a pre-emptive strike on Iran’s nuclear program in October 2012, after ordering early elections in September and prior

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday told China that it cannot deny the “aspirations” of its citizens as she opened talks in Beijing marred by a row over a Chinese dissident. Clinton, however, did not directly mention the

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Euro zone unemployment hits record high at 10.9% U.S. presidential campaign spurs Israel’s attack on Iran Scapegoat du jour: Rupert Murdoch Human Rights Watch accuses Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad of war crimes Euro zone

A new poll shows that Barack Obama is losing support among American Jews.  Knowledge Networks for the American Jewish Committee did a survey in March that shows Obama leads Mitt Romney by a margin of 61%-28%. In 2008, Obama led

Japan’s Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba has urged Israel to exercise “patience” on Iran’s nuclear programme and give sanctions a chance to work, his spokesman said on Wednesday. Gemba, who arrived in Israel on Tuesday, met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and

By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MATTHEW LEEAssociated PressBEIJINGSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived Wednesday in Beijing, where a tense human rights showdown awaits over the fate of a blind Chinese lawyer said to be under U.S. protection after escaping from

Paul Richter of the Los Angeles Times reports that the Obama administration may be prepared to capitulate to Iranian demands that it be allowed to enrich uranium–a measure that would defy UN Security Council Resolution 1696, which prevents any nuclear

The United States has deployed sophisticated F-22 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates amid deepening tensions between Iran and its pro-US neighbors, officials said Monday. The US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, would not say how many F-22s

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. China faces new humiliation in case of dissident Chen Guangcheng Possible Chinese retaliation against internal dissidents Proposed military strike on Iran causes open political war in Israel Osama bin Laden’s widows and children arrive

By ALEXA OLESENAssociated PressBEIJINGU.S. and Chinese officials are ironing out a deal to secure American asylum for a blind Chinese legal activist who fled house arrest, with an agreement likely before Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives this week, a

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday looked set to call early elections in a bid to strengthen his position before a potential fight over austerity measures and US elections in November. For now, Netanyahu has made no official announcement

Iran’s political and military leaders have long drawn attention to themselves. Between their promised aggression toward Israel, their actual progress in producing a nuclear weapon, and their eagerness to supply weapons to insurgents fighting U.S. troops, they are a focal

A controversial Florida pastor has burned copies of the Koran and a depiction of the prophet Mohammed to protest the imprisonment in Iran of a Christian clergyman Youcef Nadarkhani. The burning, attended by 20 people and streamed live over the

Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said he would consider an early general election, a day after a key coalition partner threatened to pull out and the opposition called for an autumn vote. The press was awash with fresh speculation

The International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed Saturday that it will resume talks with Iran on Tehran’s nuclear programme in mid-May. Iran’s envoy to the UN watchdog, Ali Asghar Soltanieh told the official news agency IRNA Friday that a new round

An Iranian foreign ministry official Friday in Warsaw played down the likelihood of a Western attack or invasion of his country, saying the “possibility of war is very, very weak.” Western threats of war “are so frequent that it would

The Cold War International History Project (CWIHP) of Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars recently published a document called “Excerpts from a record of a meeting between Soviet journalist, Victor Louis, and General Director of the Prime Minister’s Office,

Israel’s defense minister, Ehud Barak, said on Thursday that if Iran is allowed to go nuclear, Egypt, Turkey and Saudi Arabia would go nuclear even faster. Barak was quoted at a reception celebrating Israel’s Independence Day, at which senior security

Iran is busy acquiring the technical know-how to launch a potentially crippling cyber-attack on the United States and its allies, experts told a congressional hearing on Thursday, urging the US to step up its defensive measures. Patrick Meehan, Republican chairman

By DIAA HADIDAssociated PressJERUSALEMIsrael’s military chief said Thursday that other countries have readied their armed forces for a potential strike against Iran’s nuclear sites to keep Tehran from acquiring atomic weapons. Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz did not specify which nations

Chinese oil giants Sinopec and Petrochina said they were hit by heavy refining losses in the first quarter, despite strong energy demand and higher oil prices. Sinopec, Asia’s largest refiner, said net profit tumbled 35 percent year-on-year to 13.41 billion

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Analysts claim that North Korea’s new missiles are fake How close is Iran to making a nuclear strike on Israel? Chances of a preemptive nuclear strike by Iran on Israel Azerbaijan clarifies its relationship