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Trump makes Florida his primary residence, but says New York will 'have a special place in my heart'
President Trump, a born-and-bred New Yorker, announced Thursday that he has changed his permanent residence to Palm Beach, Fla., because of the way politicians in New York City and the state of New York have treated him. ( Fox News)
Russia must withdraw troops from Ukraine, NATO chief says
Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), said Wednesday that Russia should withdraw all troops from war-torn Eastern Ukraine, where armed conflict between Moscow-backed separatists and Ukrainians has been ongoing for more than five years. ( Fox News)
Iraq's prime minister agrees to resign, president says, after weeks of protests
Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi has agreed to resign after weeks of anti-government protests that led to hundreds of casualties, Iraq's president announced Thursday.
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In a televised speech to the nation on Iraq's Al-Iraqiya TV, President Barham Salih said Abdul Mahdi had agreed to step down on the condition that a successor is agreed to replace him. ( CNN)
Israel's embassies around the world closed over pay dispute
Israel's diplomatic missions around the world closed on Wednesday as Foreign Ministry workers went on strike over a dispute about paying taxes on overseas stipends.
No one was allowed into the closed missions, and services for Israelis abroad were unavailable. Signs bearing the word "Strike" were hung on railings and the outside walls of the Israeli embassy in Washington. (CNN)
House Democrats face question: Impeach Pence, or make him president?
President Mike Pence” doesn’t exactly have a great ring to it for the Democrats running the impeachment investigation, but it may sound better to them than “President Donald Trump.” (Yahoo News)
Ethiopia arrests 400 as govt defends response to deadly ethnic violence
More than 400 people have been arrested in Ethiopia during investigations into ethnic and religious violence that left 78 people dead last week, a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said. (Yahoo News)
Hezbollah shoots at Israeli drone over southern Lebanon
Hezbollah, a Lebanese resistant faction) , fired an anti-aircraft missile at an Israeli drone flying over southern Lebanon, officials in both countries said.
The Israel Defense Forces denied the Iran-backed group’s claim that the aircraft had been shot down over the Lebanese village of Nabatieh. ( The Times of Israel)
Putin’s $400Bln National Projects Will Barely Boost Russian Economy, Study Finds
Russia’s mammoth infrastructure spending spree over the next few years will do little to boost the slow pace of growth in the Russian economy, economists have warned.
A new study from consultants at Oxford Economics has found that the country’s $400 billion six-year National Projects program will result in an increase in annual GDP growth of just 0.1 to 0.2 percentage points. ( The Moscow Times)
North Korea says it test-fired new 'super-large' multiple rocket launcher
North Korea confirmed Friday it had conducted its third test-firing of a new “super-large” multiple rocket launcher the previous day, saying it expands Pyongyang’s ability to destroy enemy targets in surprise attacks. (The Japan Times)
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