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Israel’s Netanyahu vows new settlement

  BUCHAREST / AP Israel’s prime minister on Thursday vowed to establish a new West Bank settlement “as soon as possible,” promising to make up for the court-ordered demolition of an illegal settler outpost. Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement was his latest step to expand Israeli settlement construction in the wake of President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Trump has signaled a far softer ...

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Romania’s president seeks to annul graft law amid protests

  BUCHAREST / AP Romania’s president said on Thursday he would ask judges to declare unconstitutional a government decree that dilutes what qualifies as corruption, after hundreds of thousands protested against the measure. President Klaus Iohannis said on Thursday that he would take the emergency decree to the Constitutional Court, which is the last legal resort to stop the law. ...

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US puts Iran ‘on notice’ after missile test, won’t elaborate

  WASHINGTON / AP The White House has issued a cryptic warning that the US will act against Iran unless it stops testing ballistic missiles and supporting Houthi rebels in Yemen, but declined to say what retaliatory actions the US would pursue. Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, forcefully denounced Iran’s behavior in his first public remarks since ...

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