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Did The US Violate International Law With Its Missile Strike On Syria?

International law expert Stefan Talmon explains why international legal experts are criticizing the Trump administration’s decision to bomb a Syrian airbase.

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President Donald Trump walks from the podium after speaking at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Thursday, April 6, 2017, after the U.S. fired a barrage of cruise missiles into Syria. (AP/Alex Brandon)

The US has called its attack on an airbase in Syria "a strong signal" for the Assad regime. Legal experts, however, criticized the action. In an interview with DW, international law expert Stefan Talmon explains why. DW: Under international law, what are the conditions for a military attack? Stefan Talmon: An airstrike, like any other attack

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Citing Russian Threat, Sweden Brings Back Military Draft

Sweden abolished the draft in 2010, but fears over Russia’s buildup in Eastern Europe have prompted Stockholm to boost its armed forces.

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Swedish Army personnel take part in the annual gay Pride Parade in Stockholm. (Vilhelm Stokstad/TT/AP)

(REPORT) — Thousands of Swedish youths will be conscripted and selected for military training that is set to start in 2018, the Swedish Defense Ministry said on Thursday. Sweden abolished the draft in 2010, but Russia's moves in Eastern Europe have since prompted Stockholm to rethink its strategies and boost its armed forces. One of the

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Suspected German ‘Islamist’ Used To Be A Neo-Nazi

“The ideologies of far-right extremism and religious extremism are very similar.”

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People take part at a demonstration initiated by right-wing NPD (National Democratic Party of Germany) against the German asylum law and asylum seekers in Riesa, eastern Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. (AP/Jens Meyer)

(REPORT) --- The suspected Islamist terrorist, arrested in the central German town of Northeim last week, previously expressed neo-Nazi sympathies, a press report has revealed. Citing anonymous insider information, news magazine "Der Spiegel" said that investigators had tracked down a YouTube channel and a Facebook profile belonging to Sascha L.

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Civil Liberties Vs Law Enforcement, Hackers Debate In Hamburg, Germany

The 12,000 attendees of the 33rd Chaos Communication Congress, discussed privacy, encryption and FBI surveillance.

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(ANALYSIS) --- It is unusually dark in the Hamburg Congress Center these days. Lighting has been dimmed to a minimum in a space normally lit by thousands of bright lights. The 12,000 attendees of the 33rd Chaos Communication Congress - most, dyed-in-the-wool computer experts - apparently feel more at home in the dark. Once a year, hackers from

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Trump Taps Obamacare Critic To Lead Department Of Health

Tom Price is a surgeon who has been a member of Congress’ lower house for over 10 years. Donald Trump’s team has said his first mission will be to repeal and replace Obamacare.

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Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., chairman of the House Budget Committee appears before the Rules Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans hope that as Trump's choice to run the Department of Health and Human Services, Price will preside over the dismantlement of President Barack Obama's signature health care law. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he would nominate Georgia Congressman Tom Price as head of the Department of Health and Human Services. The orthopedic surgeon is a critic of the Affordable Care Act, more commonly referred to as "Obamacare." In a statement, Price said that he would strive "to ensure we have a healthcare

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Syria 2.0? US To Begin Arms Transfer To Libya’s Newest Government

The United States and other world powers have said they are ready to provide weapons to Libya’s new unity government. The West is looking to shore up the government to fight jihadists and prevent a refugee influx.

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry , center, , Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni , left, and U.N. Libya envoy Martin Kobler attend the ministerial meeting on Libya in Vienna, Austria, Monday May 16, 2016. (Leonhard Foeger/Pool Photo via AP)

Major world powers convening in Vienna on Monday said they were prepared to lift a UN arms embargo on Libya's new unity government to help it secure control over the chaotic North African oil state. The West and Libya's neighbors hope a new UN-backed government will be able to dislodge the so-called "Islamic State" (IS) and prevent an influx of

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Leaked Documents Allege US Strong-Arming EU Into TTIP Trade Deal

German media say secret documents reveal the US has pressured the EU to approve a transatlantic free trade deal. The reports say Washington may block easier car exports if the EU doesn’t open up its agricultural market.

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President of France Francois Hollande, U.S. President Barack Obama, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel attend the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) meeting at the G20 the G-20 leaders summit in Brisbane, Australia

German media say 240 pages of text from secret transatlantic free trade talks obtained by Greenpeace show that the US is pressuring the EU. Washington was blocking European car exports into the US to force the 508-million-population EU to buy more environmentally risky US farm produce, claimed the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" (SZ)

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