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Partial US-China trade deal only ‘baby step’ as thorny issues remain
World
October 13, 2019
Partial US-China trade deal only ‘baby step’ as thorny issues remain
A partial US-China deal may only offer a temporary tariff reprieve because it lacks specifics and leaves the thorny issues…
Khamenei tells Iran’s Guards to develop more advanced, modern weapons
Middle East
October 13, 2019
Khamenei tells Iran’s Guards to develop more advanced, modern weapons
DUBAI (Reuters) – Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards on Sunday to develop more advanced and…
Trump says he’s an ‘island of one’ on Syria
World
October 13, 2019
Trump says he’s an ‘island of one’ on Syria
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he is an “island of one” for removing US forces from…
From Minnesota to Michigan, Trump aims to turn scandal into reelection fuel
World
October 12, 2019
From Minnesota to Michigan, Trump aims to turn scandal into reelection fuel
As impeachment pressure mounted on Donald Trump, the president left Washington for the second day in a row Friday to…
Iran tanker hit by suspected missile strikes off Saudi coast
Middle East
October 12, 2019
Iran tanker hit by suspected missile strikes off Saudi coast
Suspected missile strikes hit an Iranian oil tanker off the Saudi coast on Friday, its owner said, the first Iranian…
US-China partial trade deal: the main points
World
October 12, 2019
US-China partial trade deal: the main points
US President Donald Trump on Friday announced a partial trade deal with China after talks in Washington with Vice Premier…
Turkey vows to keep up Syria assault as US says troops came under fire
Middle East
October 12, 2019
Turkey vows to keep up Syria assault as US says troops came under fire
Battles raged in Syria as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to press on with a deadly assault against Kurdish…
White House rules out cooperation in Trump impeachment probe
World
October 9, 2019
White House rules out cooperation in Trump impeachment probe
A defiant White House declared war Tuesday against the impeachment investigation of Donald Trump, blasting the process as partisan, illegitimate…
Hong Kong ‘won’t rule out’ Chinese help over protests: leader
World
October 8, 2019
Hong Kong ‘won’t rule out’ Chinese help over protests: leader
Hong Kong’s under-fire leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday said China intervening to end months of pro-democracy protests is an option…
US prefers a ‘big deal’ with China: Trump
World
October 8, 2019
US prefers a ‘big deal’ with China: Trump
President Donald Trump said Monday he would prefer to strike a comprehensive trade bargain with China, in comments days before…