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Abbas swears in new PA government without Hamas

Bloomberg Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a new government that excludes his rival Hamas and puts his long-time ally Mohammad Shtayyeh in the role of prime minister at a moment of intensifying pressure on the Palestinians. Benjamin Netanyahu now looks likely to serve a fifth term as Israeli prime minister. Just before Israelis went to the polls, Netanyahu ...

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Yellow Vest protests continue in France

Bloomberg France’s Yellow Vest protesters took to the streets for a 22nd weekend, leading to clashes with police in the southwestern city of Toulouse, while the capital remained calm. Police used tear gas and water cannon in Toulouse to keep demonstrators out of the centre of the city, France.tv showed. Parts of Paris and some regional cities were declared off limits ...

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Roger Stone attacks Mueller indictment

Bloomberg Roger Stone, a sometime adviser and confidant of President Donald Trump, launched a blunderbuss attack on his indictment by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, filing a flurry of papers claiming he was singled out for prosecution and demanding that his lawyers be allowed to see the special counsel’s final report. A longtime Republican political operative and dirty trickster, Stone was ...

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