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PARIS – Joseph Sitruk, a former grand rabbi of France for more than two decades who oversaw a growth in…
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2 Russians killed in reported foiled attacks in Crimea
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LONDON – A tsunami of uncertainty has engulfed Anna Woydyla, a Polish restaurant worker in London, since Britain voted to…
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Putin hosts Netanyahu for Syria-related talks
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks expected to focus on boosting…
Read MoreIn Egypt’s Red Sea resort, it’s ‘Russian season’ all year round
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt – “Davai! Spasibo!” cry the restaurant touts along the main strip in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh resort, a…
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I was a political refugee (from Afghanistan) and I found new life in America
As the world watches — often with alarm — as the worst refugee crisis in a quarter-century unfolds, it’s important…
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Disunion in the EU and lots of moral preening as refugee crisis grows
Wednesday, in a speech before the European Parliament, Jean-Claude Juncker, the EU Commission president, summed up the current situation: “There…
Read MorePuerto Rico’s debt crisis and the siren song of after-the-fact bankruptcy
Sometimes debt burdens become deeply burdensome. And if you’re the debtor, wouldn’t it be nice to find a way to…
Read MoreNuclear Watchdog Chief Warns of Nukes Falling Into the Wrong Hands
DAVOS, Switzerland While the mood here at Davos has been optimistic about recovery from the global credit crisis, the consensus…
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