Donald Trump gets serious about building a border wall
The president ordered the construction of a wall on the border with Mexico and punishment for cities that shield illegal immigrants
The president ordered the construction of a wall on the border with Mexico and punishment for cities that shield illegal immigrants
Martin Schulz will probably still lose to Angela Merkel
Israel’s prime minister tries to placate his right-wingers
Only Parliament will have to give its consent, says the Supreme Court
The second- and third-largest tech companies both have high stakes in the battle of the clouds
The carmaker is in regulators’ headlights
A day after the president took office, crowds gathered in Washington, DC and around the world
But given some of the bad ideas that were floating around before, that may be for the best
Good news for cigarette firms
Benoît Hamon beats Manuel Valls with promises of a universal basic income
Putting the travails of the Note 7 behind it
The rainbow nation can do better than Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
The strongman held the spotlight in Davos. But does he really want to be a global leader?
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