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Two-thirds of Britons believe Trump is ‘threat to international stability’ | US news | The Guardian

Almost two-thirds of the British public believe Donald Trump is a threat to international stability and a clear majority believe he will be a bad president, according to an Opinium/Observer poll conducted during his tumultuous second week in office.

Source: Two-thirds of Britons believe Trump is ‘threat to international stability’ | US news | The Guardian

Saturday Open Thread | Rep. Joaquin Castro: Trump Could Be Impeached If He Overstepped Authority On Travel Ban | 3CHICSPOLITICO

Combined with an administration that has repeatedly lied, Democrats remain skeptical. If the White House has indeed directed CBP to ignore the rulings, “there should be a resolution of censure. And if he does it again, there should be articles of impeachment,” Castro said.Castro said he is increasingly concerned with Trump’s consolidation of power within the White House. “There’s no longer any checks and balances,” Castro said, adding that if Trump is indeed flouting court orders, “you’re basically living in a military junta.”

Source: Saturday Open Thread | Rep. Joaquin Castro: Trump Could Be Impeached If He Overstepped Authority On Travel Ban | 3CHICSPOLITICO

Is the Swedish Deputy Prime Minister’s All-Women Photo Trolling Donald Trump? – The Ladies FingerThe Ladies Finger

Isabella Lövin @IsabellaLovinJust signed referral of Swedish law, binding all future governments to net zero emissions by 2045. For a safer and better future.

Source: Is the Swedish Deputy Prime Minister’s All-Women Photo Trolling Donald Trump? – The Ladies FingerThe Ladies Finger

Refugee family settles in New England – The Boston Globe

One of the last refugee families to be resettled in New England arrived in Manchester, N.H., on Thursday. President Trump issued an executive order last week that barred any new refugees for 120 days, but they were allowed entrance due to a waiver for previously approved refugees. Sendegeya Bayavuge, a 52-year-old farmer, and six other members of the family had been living at a refugee camp in Uganda for two decades after escaping the violence in Dthe emocratic Republic of Congo. Photographer Craig F. Walker documented their arrival and the beginning of a new life in Lowell.

Source: Refugee family settles in New England – The Boston Globe

EU ‘to dock Marine Le Pen’s wages’ to make up for €300,000 she owes Brussels – The Local

Le Pen, one of the front-runners in upcoming French presidential polls, had until midnight Tuesday to repay nearly €300,000 ($325,000) but she bluntly rejected the demand just before the deadline.   The European Parliament says Le Pen, who is also an MEP as well as leader of France’s National Front, incorrectly used the funds to pay an aide, Catherine Griset, who was based at the party’s headquarters in Paris and not at the assembly, which meets in both Brussels and Strasbourg, eastern France.   The parliamentary source in Brussels, who asked not to be named, said the aim was not to punish Le Pen but to recover the funds involved.   Le Pen and her representatives had had “many occasions” to explain her position, the source said.

Source: EU ‘to dock Marine Le Pen’s wages’ to make up for €300,000 she owes Brussels – The Local

Löfven, Merkel decry US travel ban – Radio Sweden | Sveriges Radio

Swedish prime minister Stefan Löfven and German chancellor Angela Merkel held a joint press conference today during which they denounced immigration restrictions imposed by US President Donald Trump and reaffirmed their nations’ commitment to each other.

Source: Löfven, Merkel decry US travel ban – Radio Sweden | Sveriges Radio

Egyptian Aak 2017- Week 4(Jan 23-29)

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Top Headlines

  • US is committed to its military aid to Egypt, Trump tells Sisi
  • Egypt is among countries exempted from Trump’s immigration ban
  • Germany lifts last restriction on tourism flights to South Sinai
  • Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniya praised improving ties with Egypt
  • 20 militants, four army personnel were killed in security raids in North Sinai
  • Egypt beats Morocco for the first time in 30 years, to reach the Africa Cup of Nations semi-final.

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  • US is committed to its military aid to Egypt,

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Serena Williams stands alone atop modern tennis after winning Australian Open – The Washington Post

From the wee American hours, it grew hard to process all the meaning packed into the goings-on from a Saturday night on a hard tennis court in Australia. Not only had one of the longest, profoundest stories in sports found its loftiest chapter, but the women’s tennis had found its finest Open era player.

Source: Serena Williams stands alone atop modern tennis after winning Australian Open – The Washington Post