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They were hoping for oil prices to stay above $50 this year – a level high enough to keep government coffers full, but low enough to discourage American shale producers from restarting their operations.

Trump’s wire tapping allegations have dogged his administration since he first made the baseless accusation against Obama in a tweet in early March.

European leaders heaved a sigh of relief on Thursday after the Dutch voted Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s Liberal party back into power ahead of the far-right, with all eyes turning to polls later this year in France and Germany.

Still, Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said he believes the “core diplomatic function” of the department remains intact.

Under the revised order, citizens of six countries on the original 27 January order – Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen – would once more be subject to a 90-day travel ban.

Prices fell sharply last week as investors anxious that swelling US crude supplies would hinder Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’s (OPEC) efforts to restrict output and reduce a global glut.

The result was a relief to mainstream parties across Europe, particularly in France and Germany, where right-wing nationalists hope to make a big impact in this year’s elections, potentially posing an existential threat to the EU.

He said checks were underway on the possibility of a second assailant.

Krishan Pratap Singh of the AAP, who has reportedly worked closely with the leaders in Punjab, today took to Twitter and wrote: “I’m afraid @ArvindKejriwal is poorly advised on reasons for AAP’s defeat in Punjab”. He did not say anything when AAP had won...

State Premier Jay Weatherill told a news conference the private sector would also build Australia’s largest battery storage plant, with a 100MW output.

“The result of this election is an inspiration for many”, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said in a statement.

“We have a strong tradition in this country of freedom of expression, and it is the right of all women to choose how they dress and we don’t intend to legislate on this issue”.

Although he drove through unpopular austerity measures over the last four years, the Dutch economic recovery has gathered pace and unemployment has fallen fast under the prime minister.

On Monday, the Congressional Budget Office scored the proposal. The new figures, which estimated that 24 million people would lose insurance over a decade, also appeared to strengthen pockets of conservative resistance to the bill and rattle nerves among rank-and-file Republicans.

He gave no time frame for reforms to take place, saying in a letter to eight non-governmental organizations obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press that the USA will continue to participate in the council’s current session. Trump further irked Beijing by taking a call...