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Pakistan’s decision to set free alleged terrorist leader draws US criticism

Bloomberg Pakistan’s decision to set free the alleged mastermind of the 2008 attacks in Mumbai drew quick criticism from the US, where President Donald Trump has demanded that Pakistani leaders take tougher action against terrorists. Hafiz Saeed, who allegedly planned attacks in Mumbai in 2008 that left 164 people dead, had been detained at his house in Lahore without charges ...

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Ireland’s Varadkar stands by deputy amid election threat

Bloomberg Ireland’s government pledged to stand by its embattled deputy leader, raising the stakes in a stand-off which could lead to a surprise general election. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar won’t “abandon” his deputy, Frances Fitzgerald, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said in a RTE radio interview after opposition political forces demanded she resign over her handling of a whistle blower ...

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Score one for the experts as Brexit costs grow

In the run-up to the UK’s 2016 referendum on leaving the European Union, and immediately after it, the ‘remain’ campaign was much derided for fear-mongering. People are sick and tired of experts warning about doomsday scenarios, said Conservative politician and lead-Brexiter Michael Gove. Those warning that Brexit would cost the economy were dubbed “remoaners”; Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond ...

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