President Trump’s decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara region marks the end of American neutrality in the conflict, which threatens to destabilize the crucial North African corner for Europe and European security interests. Morocco’s decades-long conflict with Western Sahara’s freedom fighters remained dormant until last month. …
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Attorney General William Barr has known at least since this spring about a special set of investigations involving Hunter Biden’s business and financial dealings, a person familiar with the matter said, and worked to avoid his public disclosure during the hot election campaign. Republicans and President Trump pressured Mr. Barr …
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U.S. The number of job starts fell slightly in the first week of December, a sign of a softer labor market amid a surge in coronavirus infections and a trend of economic support to households. There were an average of 10.7 million job openings per day on site online sites …
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Israeli When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Saudi Arabia last week for a secret night with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, he and his Washington counterparts long hoped for a normalization deal between the Middle East. Saudi advisers and U.S. officials said rivals had …
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Treasury Secretary Steven Munuchi refused to extend some of the emergency loan programs jointly established with the Federal Reserve, which is due to expire on December 31. The Fed’s corporate credit, municipal financing and main street financing programs will not be renewed, Mr. Muchin said Thursday. The central bank expressed …
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