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Now displaying: February, 2018
Feb 28, 2018

The EU pressures the UK to speed up the Brexit process, Russia is reinstated by the International Olympic Committee and 110 Nigerian school girls remain missing after the latest Boko Haram kidnapping.

Feb 27, 2018

The US Special Representative for North Korea will step down on Friday, and Singapore weighs a law banning photo and video coverage of the aftermath of terror attacks.

Feb 26, 2018

It didn't take long for a 30-day Syrian ceasefire called for by the U.N. Security Council to be violated by multiple parties, and China's Communist Party recommends the scrapping of presidential term limits to allow Xi Jinping to rule the country beyond 2022.

Feb 23, 2018

President Trump calls on Mexico to stop Central American migrants from passing into the U.S., citing the threat posed by MS-13 gang members. And the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem will reportedly open much earlier than expected.

Feb 22, 2018

North Korean athletes leave the Winter Olympics without much athletic success to speak of, and Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister threatens to withdraw from the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal unless his country gets meaningful sanctions relief.

Feb 21, 2018

The U.N. Secretary-General calls for a pause in the Syrian government's assault on the rebel-held neighborhood of Ghouta, and Vice President Mike Pence nearly met with North Korean officials at the Olympics earlier this month.

Feb 20, 2018

A new UNICEF reports finds newborn deaths are 50-times higher in low-income countries compared to high-income countries, and Turkey threatens force against Syria's army if it interferes with an anti-Kurdish operation.

Feb 16, 2018

A new analysis suggests the ongoing Winter Olympics will leave South Korea in the red, Reuters reports 100 Russian mercenaries may have been killed by the US in Syria last week, and Germany asks the US to step up its trans-Atlantic burden sharing.

Feb 15, 2018

A medical survey finds consistent signs of “possible acquired brain injury” among US diplomats serving in Cuba, Russia accuses the US of election interference and Turkey tells the US to break ties with Syrian Kurds.

Feb 14, 2018

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he won't step down after Israeli police recommended he be charged with bribery, NATO asks for more money, and a new Dutch law shakes up the organ donation system.

Feb 13, 2018

Julian Assange loses a major court battle in the U.K., South Africa's president is asked to step down by his own party, and tensions escalate between Israel and Syria.

Feb 12, 2018

Vice President Pence changes his tune on talks with North Korea, Iraq asks for $88 billion to rebuild after war with ISIS, and the British royal family declares war on plastic.

Feb 9, 2018

North and South Korea march together at the Winter Olympics opening ceremonies, and the arrest of critics of the Turkish military campaign in Syria underscore how easy it is to anger President Reccep Erdogan.

Feb 8, 2018

Olympic competition begins, Russia's presidential field is set, and the US and Syria trade blame over fighting on Thursday.

Feb 2, 2018

France says no US trade deal without Trump commitment to Paris Agreement, the ICJ rewards damages for cross-border environmental damage, and the US imposes an arms embargo on South Sudan.

Feb 1, 2018

The British gov't scrambles to respond to a damning Brexit economic impact report, Poland advances a Holocaust speech law and France pursues more trade with Iran.

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