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Trump is dangerous again as his Kim Jong-un ‘breakthrough’ turns sour
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Faced by the collapse of his only diplomatic ‘achievement’ and worried about support at home, the president could go rogue. R emember all the hoo-ha over Donald Trump’s summit in June with...
Trump Threatens to Pull U.S. Out of WTO If It Doesn’t ‘Shape Up’
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President Donald Trump said he would pull out of the World Trade Organization if it doesn’t treat the U.S. better, targeting a cornerstone of the international trading system. “If they...
US to end all funding to UN agency for Palestinian refugees
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The Trump administration has decided to end all funding to the United Nations agency tasked with supporting Palestinian refugees and call for a large reduction in the number of Palestinians...
Trump Reaches Revised Trade Deal With Mexico, Threatening to Leave Out Canada
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WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Monday that the United States and Mexico had reached an accord to revise key portions of the North American Free Trade Agreement and would finalize it...
More than 100 seats that backed Brexit now want to remain in EU
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Major new analysis shows most constituencies now have majority who want to Remain More than 100 Westminster constituencies that voted to leave the EU have now switched their support to...
Indonesia Bans Israeli Athletes but Uses Israeli App as Official Transit Guide for Visitors
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Indonesia Bans Israeli Athletes but Uses Israeli App as Official Transit Guide for Visitors (Shutterstock) Indonesia is banning Israeli athletes but uses Israeli technology – the...
Australian drought: Hundreds of thirsty cows swarm around a water truck desperate for a drink
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You may think that we have had a hot summer here in the UK but it's nothing compared to what is going on in Australia. A heatwave Down Under has resulted in a severe drought which is having a...
Once ‘No Longer a Nuclear Threat,’ North Korea Now in Standoff With U.S.
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North Korea is insisting that the United States declare that the Korean War is over before providing a detailed, written disclosure of all its atomic weapons stockpiles, its nuclear production...
Pompeo told North Korea to cut its nuclear arsenal by 60 to 70 percent
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The Trump administration has presented North Korea with a formal timeline for starting the process of denuclearization — and Pyongyang has rejected it several times. It shows that even after...
Liam Fox says no-deal Brexit now more likely than an agreement
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UK appears set to crash out of EU due to Brussels ‘intransigence’, says cabinet minister The UK appears set to crash out of the EU without a Brexit deal due to the “intransigence” of the...
There’s Trump’s Foreign Policy and Then There’s His Administration’s
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In the last five days, President Trump has thanked Kim Jong-un of North Korea for his “nice letter,” reminisced about his “great meeting” with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and offered...
Remember Trump’s Tweet Saying He Was Pulling Out Of The G7 Summit Agreement? No One Ever Did Anything About It.
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“It's like there's a reality TV president, in his own bubble, thinking he controls stuff. It's like The Truman Show .” Shortly after leaving the G7 Summit in Canada in June, President Donald...
The Secret Reason Arabs Reject the Jewish Nation-State Law
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The Secret Reason Arabs Reject the Jewish Nation-State Law by Bassam Tawil , Gatestone Institute, July 31, 2018 Zouheir Bahloul, an Arab Member of Knesset, is the last Arab citizen...
North Korea: US 'detects new activity' at ICBM factory
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Photos and infrared imaging indicate vehicles moving in and out of the facility at Sanumdong North Korea has pressed ahead with construction at the factory that produced the country’s first...
Germany's 'China City': how Duisburg became Xi Jinping's gateway to Europe
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The city is host to the world’s largest inland port , with 80% of trains from China now making it their first European stop. For much of the 20th century, the city of Duisburg in Germany’s...
Boeing steps in to help the manufacturer of the world's biggest plane
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Boeing stepped in to rescue the Ukrainian plane maker Antonov, known for producing the world's largest aircraft. The firm had ceased production because of its heavy reliance on Russian imports,...
From a Space Station in Argentina, China Expands Its Reach in Latin America
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The giant antenna rises from the desert floor like an apparition, a gleaming metal tower jutting 16 stories above an endless wind-whipped stretch of Patagonia. The Chinese space station,...
Pompeo Says The US Will Spend $113 Million To Promote Business In Asia. China Plans To Spend $1 Trillion.
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday that the State Department will spend $113 million to support “new US initiatives to support foundational areas of the future: digital economy,...
Vladimir Putin’s Russia is a creaking ship. Don’t fall for the propaganda.
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The united front seen during the World Cup is an illusion. Putin fears the convergence of grassroots and an elite opposition. A protest in St Petersburg against proposals to raise the...