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Thursday's global agenda: Europe in trouble again
Your morning global affairs speed-read
German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets with the president of France, Francois Hollande, today to hash out a joint message to Greece that it must stick to the terms of its March 2012 bailout. The meeting comes as Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is set to visit the two countries Friday to ask for more time to meet austerity targets amid fresh concern that a Greek exit from the euro could cause the single currency to collapse. [Reuters]
Trust issues: The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief played down hopes of a breakthrough in talks with Iran over its nuclear program when those discussions resume Friday. [Reuters]
In other news:
Afghanistan's president, Hamid Karzai, blamed the spy agencies of Iran and Pakistan for being behind a recent surge in army recruits' attacks against NATO forces. [Washington Post]
Giant retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target are expected to escape a requirement that companies disclose whether their products contain so-called conflict minerals that are blamed for fueling violence in central Africa. [Wall Street Journal]
Pakistan's ex-ambassador to the United States said his country must tell the world who helped Osama bin Laden hide in Abbottabad for years before U.S. special forces killed him last year. [Foreign Policy]
What you might have missed on Global Affairs:
Ex-UN official's allegations raise pressure on US to delist Iranian terror group
UN chief to visit Iran over US objections
Former UN human rights chief in Baghdad Tahar Boumedra: Why I quit the UN in Iraq
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