In Germany, tabloids welcome refugees. In Britain, they propose sending the army to keep them out.

Compare the coverage of refugees in German and British tabloids pic.twitter.com/wYua7kT8tl — Gergely Polner (@eurocrat) August 29, 2015 It's a difference that could hardly be more striking: Germany expects an influx of as many as 800,000 refugees this year alone, but its government is nevertheless trying to make it easier for Syrians to reach the country. Meanwhile, Britain […]











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Watch: A Norwegian TV drama imagined a Russian invasion. Moscow isn’t impressed.

Norwegian television drama "Okkupert" -- or "Occupied" in English -- doesn't premier until October, but it already has some powerful critics. In a statement released last week, the Russian Embassy in Oslo criticized the premise of the show, which imagines a Norway that has been invaded by Russia. "[The show continues in the] worst traditions of […]











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This viral video of an Israeli soldier trying to arrest a Palestinian boy says a lot

JERUSALEM — A short video clip of an Israeli soldier attempting to arrest a 12-year-old Palestinian boy in the West Bank has gone viral. Soldiers chase youthful rock-throwers all the time in the West Bank — it’s what they do. It is the film loop of the 48-year-old military occupation of the Palestinian territory. What is […]











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Iranians erase ‘Death to America’ graffiti on wall of former U.S. embassy

"Death To America 2015" graffiti erased from walls of former U.S. Embassy in Tehran #Iran pic.twitter.com/Kv4eAplOWs — Golnaz Esfandiari (@GEsfandiari) August 30, 2015 Reports on Iranian state media over the weekend appeared to show a handful of Iranian men painting over anti-American graffiti on the wall of what once the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. The removal of […]











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China pins market plunge on financial journalist, airs ‘confession’

What's roiling China's stock market? A journalist, apparently. Wang Xiaolu, a reporter for a respected Chinese business magazine, "confessed" to causing chaos and panic in the markets, state media reported Sunday In footage broadcast Monday morning on CCTV, China's state broadcaster, a weary-looking Wang said he obtained information about China's securities regulator "through private channels" […]











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