MPs and peers oppose Donald Trump address to parliament during UK visit

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The untold story of how Trump shocked Europe in a few short days

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PARIS — Euro­pean lead­ers knew Don­ald Trump’s sec­ond term as U.S. pres­i­dent would be a chal­lenge. But the mag­ni­tude and speed with which Wash­ing­ton broke from decades-long defense poli­cies forced gov­ern­ments across the con­ti­nent to con­front the unthink­able: Is the U.S. now more of a threat than a part­ner? POLITICO reporters have dug deep into…

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Why is South Sudan’s peace once again under threat? BBC Africa

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Polit­i­cal ten­sions are ris­ing once again in South Sudan threat­en­ing frag­ile peace after the deten­tion of First Vice Pres­i­dent Riek Machar, deep­en­ing polit­i­cal frac­tures, even with­in his own par­ty. Diplo­mat­ic efforts are under­way as cit­i­zens plead for peace. They spoke to the BBC’s Akisa Wan­dera in Juba of their fear of a return to civ­il war.…

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