‘Overwhelming’ interest makes Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’ popular again

Reprinting Hitler's autobiography “Mein Kampf” (My Struggle) was long prohibited in Germany — a country that considered the book too dangerous to be read. Now, it's a German bestseller. About 85,000 copies of a recently published annotated version have been sold since it was first released one year ago, according to German news agency dpa. Only 4,000 copies […]

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As Trump and North Korea’s Kim spar, China poses as the responsible actor

BEIJING – President-elect Donald Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un have been trading threats this week, while China poses as the mature, reasonable kid on the block. Kim kicked things off in a New Year’s address Sunday by saying his country was close to test-launching an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which if successful, could […]

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Q&A with Israeli minister: With Trump coming in, it’s time to annex much of the West Bank

JERUSALEM -- In the final weeks before President Obama leaves office, the United States has delivered a two-pronged diplomatic broadside against Israeli settlement building. First, the United States acquiesced to a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on Israel to halt settlement activity. Days later, Secretary of State John F. Kerry delivered a speech blaming Israeli […]

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Mexicans are outraged over a big hike in gas prices on Jan. 1

MEXICO CITY — Mexican motorists awoke to a shock as gasoline prices at the pump shot up by more than 20 percent in some corners of the country on the first day of the year, sparking panic buying, street protests and even a call by one prominent lawmaker for a “peaceful revolution.” “If the price of […]

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French employees can legally ignore work emails outside of office hours

That 10 p.m. email from your boss? It's your right to ignore it. That Saturday ping from a colleague with “just one quick question?” A response on Monday should suffice. If you're in France, that is. French workers rang in a new year at midnight — as well as a “right to disconnect” law that […]

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