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Trump's plan to slash foreign aid comes as famine threat is surging - 0 views

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    President Trump has proposed large cuts to foreign aid at a time of acute need across Africa and the Middle East, with four countries approaching famine and 20 million people nearing starvation, according to the United Nations.
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The UAE's ambitious plan to build a new city - on Mars - 0 views

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    The project, to be named "Mars 2117", integrates a vision to create a mini-city and community on Mars involving international cooperation. pic.twitter.com/v27jA3K3pS - HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) February 14, 2017 Over the past few decades, oil and gas revenue has helped the United Arab Emirates develop at a breakneck pace.
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CIA Memo: Designating Muslim Brotherhood Could 'Fuel Extremism' - 0 views

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    Trump administration officials pushing to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization face at least one significant obstacle: analysts at the Central Intelligence Agency. CIA experts have warned that so labeling the decades-old Islamist group "may fuel extremism" and damage relations with America's allies, according to a summary of a finished intelligence report for the intelligence community and policymakers that was shared with POLITICO by a U.S.
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Defense, intelligence officials caution White House on terrorist designation for Iran's... - 0 views

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    Senior Defense and intelligence officials have cautioned the White House that a proposal to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps as a foreign terrorist organization could endanger U.S. troops in Iraq and the overall fight against the Islamic State, and would be an unprecedented use of a law that was not designed to sanction government institutions.
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Trump wants to push back against Iran, but Iran is now more powerful than ever - 0 views

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    President Trump's tough talk on Iran is winning him friends in the Arab world, but it also carries a significant risk of conflict with a U.S. rival that is now more powerful than at any point since the creation of the Islamic republic nearly 40 years ago.
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Opinion | Trump's travel ban is a gift to Iran's rulers | Washington Post - 0 views

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    I'm not sure if this is the type of thing that would be appropriate for this group, given the fact that it is an opinion piece.
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