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French Right-Wing parliamentarians are in the process of creating a separate parliamentary group in coalition with the Union of Democrats and Independents party.

French Right-Wing parliamentarians are in the process of creating a separate parliamentary group in coalition with the Union of Democrats and Independents party.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - The first of Western-made jet aircraft for carrying government officials has arrived in Poland.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The first of Western-made jet aircraft for carrying government officials has arrived in Poland.

For over two decades, consecutive governments postponed the costly purchase of VIP planes, though the Soviet-made fleet inherited from the communist era was aging and developing technical problems. The ruling party leader, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, is sensitive to air travel safety after his twin, President Lech Kaczynski was killed in a 2010 plane crash, which, however, was not blamed on any technical issues.

For over two decades, consecutive governments postponed the costly purchase of VIP planes, though the Soviet-made fleet inherited from the communist era was aging and developing technical problems. The ruling party leader, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, is sensitive to air travel safety after his twin, President Lech Kaczynski was killed in a 2010 plane crash, which, however, was not blamed on any technical issues.

Uber co-founder and CEO Travis Kalanick has resigned, after investors pressured him to step down following six months of scandal and setbacks. Photo: AFP

VATICAN CITY — Four conservative cardinals who publicly questioned Pope Francis’ opening to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics are pressing their case and arguing that the issue is dividing the church. In a new letter, the cardinals ask Francis for an audience, noting he never responded to their written request for clarification in September. Francis

MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough offered advice to the Democratic Party and its members who protest on Wednesday after Republican challenger Karen Handel beat Jon Ossoff in Georgia’s special congressional election on Tuesday night, saying, “Marching in the streets does not win elections.” The race to fill Georgia’s 6th Congressional District, which Tom Price vacated to become Trump’s Health Secretary, offered an early test for Trump and the GOP’s potential prospects in the 2018 mid-term elections. Читать дальше...

Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law, arrived in Israel on Wednesday for meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a spokeswoman for the US Embassy told CNN. Kushner’s first stop was a private condolence visit to the family of Hadas Malka, the Israeli border policewoman killed near […]

Democrats say President Trump is for sale — and they’re taking him to court to stop it. Some of the nearly 200 Democratic lawmakers suing the president over his business holdings argue that Trump’s refusal to respect the Constitution left them no choice. “We don’t do this out of any sense of partisanship, but because […]

The race-based ideas of the country’s leaders have unwelcome historical echoes

According to police, the suspect fired several shots then kicked in a door at a home. According to Walker, the suspect threw down his gun and surrendered when police arrived.

Kate Middleton attended The Royal Ascot and turned heads with her somewhat see through dress. Keri Lumm (@thekerilumm) has more.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Global markets were mostly lower Wednesday as the price of oil stabilized and investors focused on geopolitical risks. A global stock benchmark provider's decision to add mainland China-listed shares to its widely followed stock indexes…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Global markets were mostly lower Wednesday as the price of oil stabilized and investors focused on geopolitical risks. A global stock benchmark provider's decision to add mainland China-listed shares to its widely followed stock indexes…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Global markets were mostly lower Wednesday as the price of oil stabilized and investors focused on geopolitical risks. A global stock benchmark provider's decision to add mainland China-listed shares to its widely followed stock indexes…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Global markets were mostly lower Wednesday as the price of oil stabilized and investors focused on geopolitical risks. Global stock benchmark provider MSCI decided to include 222 large Chinese companies in 2018 to its Emerging Markets index, which is closely followed by fund managers. Adding Chinese shares to the MSCI Emerging Markets index will reduce South Korean shares in the index, which could trigger outflows of at most 4.3 trillion won ($3.8 billion) of foreign investment, it said. Читать дальше...

Romania's prime minister and his government were ousted Wednesday in a no-confidence vote submitted by members of his own party. A total of 241 lawmakers approved the motion, more than … Click to Continue »

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Four conservative cardinals who publicly questioned Pope Francis' opening to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics are pressing their case and arguing that the issue is dividing the church.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Four conservative cardinals who publicly questioned Pope Francis' opening to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics are pressing their case and arguing that the issue is dividing the church.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Four conservative cardinals who publicly questioned Pope Francis' opening to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics are pressing their case and arguing that the issue is dividing the church.

Church teaching says these Catholics must abstain from sex if they want Communion. [...] bishops have issued wildly different interpretations of what Francis meant.