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Trump says EU treating US worse than China on trade US President Donald Trump says the European Union’s trade barriers are damaging American manufacturing, making the bloc even more harmful to the US than China, which is engaged in a trade war with Washington.
“The European Union treats us, I would say, worse than China, they’re... |
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France, UK, Germany defy US bid to ban Huawei equipment Several European nations have reportedly decided to break with the US-led efforts to ban major Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei Technologies Co. from their markets.
French President Emmanuel Macron was cited as saying in a Reuters report on Friday that it is not in France’s best... |
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Nigerian army opens fire on protesters demanding release of Zakzaky The Nigerian army has opened fire on protesters demanding the release of top Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, who has been held for four years on trumped-up allegations.
Several people were seriously injured after being shot by soldiers at the rally on Friday night.
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Trump says he hopes US does not go to war with Iran President Donald Trump has said he hopes the United States does not go to war with Iran, amid escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran over the Trump administration’s hegemonic policy towards the Islamic Republic.
“I hope not,” Trump said on Thursday at the White House... |
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IRGC commander: Iran enemies have reached end of the line The chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the enemies of Iran "have reached the end of the line" and despite their ostentatious appearance, they are suffering from "osteoporosis."
"This is the most decisive moment for the Islamic Revolution, because... |
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UK PM agrees to announce timetable for resignation A senior member of Britain’s ruling Conservative Party has said that Prime Minister Theresa May will announce a clear timetable for her resignation in early days of the next month.
Graham Brady, chair of the 1922 Committee which supervises Tory party’s leadership, said on Thursday... |
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Iran FM rules out possibility of talks with US Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif rules out any prospect of negotiation with the United States, calling the Washington regime a “bully” trying to force all others into acting illegally.
Zarif made the remarks to the Japanese media on Thursday during a visit to the country,... |
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Sweden reopens rape investigation against Assange Swedish prosecutors have decided to reopen an investigation into a 2010 rape allegation against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange, who is serving a prison term in Britain for skipping bail, as the US seeks his extradition.
“I have today decided to reopen the investigation… There... |
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Trump plan includes extending Israeli law to West Bank: TV US President Donald Trump’s controversial “deal of the century” is expected to include recognition of Israeli law extending to all settlements in the occupied West Bank, Israel’s Chanel 12 News says.
Trump’s so-called peace plan will provide for all illegal... |
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Trump to Xi: China will be hurt very badly if you dont make a deal US President Donald Trump has warned Chinese President Xi Jinping that his country would be "hurt very badly" if a deal to end the escalating trade war is not reached between the two countries.
"I say openly to President Xi & all of my many friends in China that China will be hurt very badly... |
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US missile systems in Japan pose direct threat to Russia: Russian FM Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has blasted persisting US military buildup in Japan, saying Moscow views as a direct "threat" the American missile defense systems deployed to the Asian country.
The Russian top diplomat made the remarks following a meeting in Moscow with his visiting... |
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US gives China one-month ultimatum for trade deal: Sources US President Donald Trump President has reportedly given China a one-month ultimatum to seal a trade deal or face tariffs on all its exports to the United States.
The decision was relayed by people with knowledge of the talks between the two sides on Friday, hours after the Trump administration... |
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Venezuelas former intel chief was CIA mole seeking to orchestrate coup: Maduro Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says his former intelligence chief, who joined opposition figure Juan Guaido during a recent coup attempt, was a "mole" recruited by the CIA to overthrow his government.
“He was captured by the CIA a year ago and was working as a traitor, mole and infiltrator,"... |
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US passes phone number to Swiss in case Iran wants to call: CNN The White House has contacted Swiss authorities to share a telephone number with Iran in hopes that Tehran will contact US President Donald Trump, CNN reports.
The White House contacted the Swiss on Thursday, the same day Trump publicly appealed to Iran to call him amid heightened tensions, the... |
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Russias Red Square military parade marks 74th Victory Day +Video The annual military parade in Moscow’s Red Square was put up on Thursday to celebrate the 74th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II (WWII).
More than 13,000 Russian servicemen participated in the parade and over 130 units of modern weapons and military equipment were... |
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UK boosting space defense to prevent Russia, China attack: Leaked memo The UK has been designing a space defense mechanism to protect its satellites from possible attacks by Russia and China, leaked documents show.
According to a leaked Ministry of Defense document seen by The Times, London’s frist ever space defense strategy London names missile launches... |
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US beating drums of war with Iran with fake intel: Muslim congresswoman American Muslim Representative Ilhan Omar has accused the administration of US President Donald Trump of preparing the ground for direct confrontation with Iran using inflated intelligence data.
The controversial lawmaker, who has come under fire in the past for criticizing American foreign policy... |
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Maduro lashes out at USs Pence for encouraging defections Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has harshly rebuked US Vice President Mike Pence for attempting to entice members of the Venezuelan military to turn against the legitimately-elected government in Caracas.
Maduro said on Wednesday that the US vice president’s recent offer of new... |
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EU rejects Irans 60-day deadline on nuclear deal, says will remain committed for now The European Union rejects a 60-day deadline set by Tehran for the remaining signatories to a 2015 nuclear deal to address Iran’s legal rights and protect its interests against US sanctions, saying, however, that the bloc will stay committed to the agreement for now.
In a joint statement... |
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Trump says China broke deal, repeats warning on tariffs American President Donald Trump has repeated a warning to more than double tariffs on China, claiming that Beijing “broke” a supposed agreement on trade.
The US president made the comments at a campaign rally in Panama City Beach, Florida, on Wednesday night, a day before China’s... |
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Senior diplomat: Withdrawal from nuclear deal on Irans agenda A senior Iranian diplomat says the Islamic Republic has put a "step-by-step" withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), on the agenda.
"We have not left the JCPOA so far, but we have put such a move on our agenda and... |
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Children may be their parents best climate change teachers, find scientists Teenagers in the US coastal state of North Carolina who were schooled in the basics of man-made climate change saw their parents grow more concerned about the issue, scientists say in the first study of its kind.
The results suggested nationwide protests by young people urging action to tackle... |
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Pilot says lightning caused deadly Russian crash landing The pilot of a Russian passenger plane that erupted in a ball of fire on the runway of Moscow’s busiest airport, killing 41 people, says lightning led to the emergency landing.
Investigators were on Monday working to understand the causes of the blaze after the Sukhoi Superjet-100 had to... |
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Iran to unveil countermeasures to US withdrawal from JCPOA Iran is to unveil its countermeasures in response to a move made by the United States last year to withdraw from a landmark 2015 nuclear agreement signed between Tehran and six major world powers.
The plans will be announced on Wednesday, which marks the first anniversary of the US withdrawal from... |
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Asiri, Saudi mastermind of Khashoggi murder roaming freely Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is said to have maintained close relationship with his former aide Ahmed al-Asiri, who is supposedly in prison over charges of leading a hit squad that murdered dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey last year.
Social media activists have recently... |
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Funeral held in Gaza as Tel Aviv continues to strike besieged enclave Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have held funerals for those killed by Israeli airstrikes, as the Israeli regime continues to pound the besieged enclave.
On Saturday, mourning inhabitants of Gaza held funeral ceremonies for two Palestinians who lost their lives in Israeli airstrikes conducted... |
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Trump firm on China trade demands: US VP Pence US Vice President Mike Pence said says President Donald Trump would “stand firm” on his demands for structural changes to China’s trade practices, adding that some US tariffs on Chinese goods would remain as part of a mechanism to enforce any trade deal with Beijing.
Trump... |
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Boeing 737 slides off runway into Florida river, 21 hurt A Boeing jetliner with 143 people aboard from the US outpost at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, slid off a runway into a shallow river in Jacksonville, Florida, on Friday while attempting to land at a military base there during a thunderstorm, injuring 21 people.
There were no reports of fatalities or... |
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Trump, Putin discuss possible new US-Russia nuclear accord: White House US President Donald Trump has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin for over an hour, discussing the possibility of a new nuclear accord, North Korean denuclearization, Ukraine and the political situation in Venezuela, according to the White House.
Trump and Putin talked on Friday about... |
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Israeli forces will be annihilated if they dare attack Lebanon, warns Nasrallah The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has cautioned the Tel Aviv regime against launching a new military aggression against his country, stressing that “Israeli forces will be destroyed” in such a case.
Addressing his supporters via a televised... |
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