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Obama meets Saudi king as US Iran policy strains alliance
By Roberta Rampton US President Barack Obama met Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Wednesday to seek joint action on security threats including Iran and Islamic...
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Fist-bump austerity exposes strains on Finland’s consensus model
If one fist bump could endanger Finland’s increasingly stressed tradition of consensus politics, then Prime Minister Juha Sipila and a cabinet colleague may just...
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Migrant deal puts fresh strain on Greece’s budget
By George Georgiopoulos (Reuters) An EU deal with Turkey may severely limit an influx of migrants to northern and central European countries, but could place...
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Market air strike strains Syria truce
By Tom Perry and Tom Miles (Reuters) A Syrian or Russian air strike reportedly killed a dozen people at a market in northwestern Syria on Monday, straining a cessation...