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What Saudi Arabia wants from Qatar, Macron's plan for France's parliament, Trump's Twitter battle with the press, and more
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In the Middle East: Saudi Arabia and its allies have extended the deadline for Qatar to respond to a list of demands that could, if Qatar fails to meet them, result in serious diplomatic sanctions. Many of those 13 demands are targeted at cutting off Qatar’s relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood, which the Gulf monarchies see as an existential threat. Meanwhile, Iraqi troops are in the final stages of their battle to liberate Mosul from ISIS—though their victory won’t stop ISIS from using the city as propaganda.

Speaking in a rare address to both chambers of his country’s Parliament, French President Emmanuel Macron outlined his plan to significantly . Though aimed.

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