Nature | In the Netherlands, a party for animals is winning voters

The animals are on the march. When traditional politics fractures, new parties come to the fore. And in the Netherlands, the Party for the Animals is in

USA – Russiagate | Justice Dep’t: Sessions spoke with Russian ambassador in 2016

Attorney General Jeff Sessions had two conversations with the Russian ambassador to the United States during the presidential campaign season last year, contact that immediately fueled calls for him

Brexit | House of Lords chides May, backs EU citizens’ rights

Britain’s unelected House of Lords yesterday handed the government a stinging — though likely temporary — defeat on its plans to leave the European Union, resolving

Sweden | Leftist gov’t reintroduces military draft for first time in 7 years

Sweden’s left-leaning government yesterday reintroduced a military draft for both men and women because of what Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist called a deteriorating security environment in Europe

She Decides | Donors pledge nearly USD200 million for family planning

Nations and philanthropists pledged close to USD200 million yesterday for family planning at an international conference that aimed to make up for the gap left by President

This Day in History | 1995 – MPs move to outlaw hunting

A bill which would ban hunting with hounds in England and Wales has become the first such proposal to get a second reading in parliament.

Offbeat | Eek! Mouse delays London-to-San Francisco flight for 4 hours

How he squeaked through security is anyone’s guess. A little mouse made for a big delay on a British Airways flight from London to San Francisco.

World briefs

JAPAN-VIETNAM Japan’s emperor expressed sympathy to the Vietnamese families abandoned by Japanese soldiers after World War II during his landmark visit to the Communist country. Akihito met

Ex-CIA agent freed in Europe thanks Trump administration

A  former American CIA agent released from prison in Portugal hours before her planned extradition to Italy is thanking President Donald Trump for what she

The Buzz | Elvis Presley’s Graceland opening new entertainment complex

A USD45 million entertainment complex featuring exhibits and restaurants focused on the life and career of Elvis Presley is scheduled to open at Graceland in Memphis. Priscilla

Travel ban | Trump to remove Iraq from list

President Donald Trump’s new immigration order will remove Iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a temporary U.S. travel ban, U.S. officials say, citing the

USA | President gives GOP leaders rallying cry, roadmap for change

President Donald Trump gave Republican congressional leaders a rallying cry and even a roadmap as they try to push through a sweeping and divisive agenda on

Trump vs facts | AP: President takes undeserved credit

President Donald Trump boasted yesterday about corporate job expansion and military cost-savings that actually took root under his predecessor and gave a one-sided account of

This Day in History | 1969 – Concorde flies for the first time

The supersonic airliner, Concorde, has made a “faultless” maiden flight. The Anglo-French plane took off from Toulouse and was in the air for just

Offbeat | Austria: Nigerian women forced into sex trade through voodoo

Austrian police say they have arrested two Nigerian nationals on suspicion of forcing young women into prostitution, in part through voodoo rites. Police spokesman Johann Baumschlager says the

World briefs

BREXIT The government lead by Theresa May is expected to suffer a defeat in Parliament over the right of European Union citizens to stay in the U.K. after

Tibet women’s football team denied US travel visas

A Tibet women’s football team has been denied U.S. visas to participate in a tournament in Dallas. Cassie Childers, a coach and executive director for

USA | Trump looks to refocus his presidency in address to Congress

With his first address to Congress, President Donald Trump has an opportunity to refocus his young administration on the economic issues that helped him get elected.

Oscars 2017 | Academy apologizes for best picture gaffe

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is apologizing to the cast and crews of the films “La La Land” and “Moonlight” for the mistaken announcement

Offbeat | Drone crashes through window of 27th-floor NYC apartment

Police in New York City are looking for the owner of a drone that crashed through a window on a high-rise apartment building. NYPD officials say the

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