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Trump says trade deal with China to be signed ‘very shortly’

Posted on Sunday, December 22, 2019

President Donald Trump on Saturday said the United States and China would 'very shortly' sign their so-called Phase One trade pact.

Erdogan says Turkey cannot handle new migrant wave from Syria, warns Europe

Posted on Sunday, December 22, 2019

Turkey cannot handle a fresh wave of migrants from Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, warning that European countries will feel the impact of such an influx if violence in Syria’s northwest is not stopped.

Pompeo rolls out new sanctions on Iran for protest deaths

Posted on Thursday, December 19, 2019

American Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Thursday a new wave of sanctions against Iran for its harsh repression of protests that began on November 15 over austerity fuel prices.

Iran rolls out new line of advanced centrifuges

Posted on Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced Wednesday his country would employ a new line of advanced centrifuges to speed up uranium enrichment, reducing the time it would take the Islamic Republic to acquire a nuclear weapon to under a…

Britain threatens Brexit cliff-edge to force EU trade deal by December 2020

Posted on Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Britain set a hard deadline of December 2020 on Tuesday to reach a new trade deal with the European Union, betting that the prospect of another Brexit cliff-edge would force Brussels to move more quickly than usual to…

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Trump, Boris Johnson discuss ‘ambitious free trade agreement’

Posted on Monday, December 16, 2019

President Trump and Boris Johnson spoke Monday about negotiating a free trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom.

Boris Johnson eyes parliament vote before Christmas to ‘get Brexit done’

Posted on Sunday, December 15, 2019

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will “get Brexit done” by Jan. 31 and then agree on a new trade deal with the European Union by the end of 2020, cabinet office minister Michael Gove said on Sunday, vowing…

Trump reaches preliminary trade agreement with China

Posted on Sunday, December 15, 2019

The Trump administration announced Sunday that it would drop its plans to impose tariffs on $160 billion of Chinese goods in exchange for Chinese investment in American farming as part of the promised trade deal between the two…

Trump Signs Off on Trade Deal With China to Avert December Tariffs

Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2019

President Donald Trump signed off on a so-called phase-one trade deal with China, averting the Dec. 15 introduction of a new wave of U.S. tariffs on about $160 billion of consumer goods from the Asian nation, according to…

UK Exit Polls Point to Conclusive Win for Conservatives, Worst Labour Showing in Decades

Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2019

The Conservative Party looks in line for a decisive win in Thursday’s British general election – the third in less than five years – with exit polls suggesting it would take 368 seats in the 650-seat House of…

U.S. Hits Iran With More Sanctions, Hopes For Prisoner Talks

Posted on Wednesday, December 11, 2019

The United States has hit Iran with new sanctions targeting several transport firms it accused of transporting lethal aid from Iran to Yemen and proliferating weapons of mass destruction.

Satellite images uncover new Iranian tunnel in Syria used to hide missiles

Posted on Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Satellite images taken in October revealed a new underground tunnel that Iran is building in Syria, the US government says to hide weapons.

Iran blamed for attacks on US security personnel in Iraq

Posted on Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Iran is thought to be behind 9 attacks near US forces and personnel in Iraq in recent weeks, the State Department now surmises, with the most recent injuring 6 Iraqi soldiers near an airport in Baghdad Monday.

‘Social credit score’: China set to roll out ‘Orwellian’ mass surveillance tool

Posted on Tuesday, December 10, 2019

China is developing a new high-tech system of mass surveillance and coercion aimed suppressing political dissent among its 1.4 billion people, while forcing American and Western businesses to conform to the government’s communist policies if they want to…

Russia, Ukraine agree to ceasefire by year-end at Paris talks

Posted on Monday, December 9, 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky agreed to implement a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine by year-end, following their first meeting on Monday at a summit in Paris mediated by France and Germany.

Vladimir Putin says Russia open to extending New START treaty with U.S.

Posted on Sunday, December 8, 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin has opened the door to immediately extending the last nuclear arms treaty between the U.S. and Russia that is still active.

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Trump warns Kim Jong Un he has ‘everything’ to lose after test at North Korea missile site

Posted on Sunday, December 8, 2019

President Trump on Sunday said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has 'everything' to lose by acting aggressively after Pyongyang conducted a 'very important test' at a missile site that supposedly had been shuttered.

Europeans rap Iran for working on nuclear-capable missiles

Posted on Wednesday, December 4, 2019

France, Germany and the United Kingdom say Iran’s efforts to develop 'nuclear-capable ballistic missiles' go against a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on Tehran not to undertake any activity related to such missiles.

US said mulling sending 14,000 more troops to Mideast as Iran threat grows

Posted on Wednesday, December 4, 2019

The United States is weighing sending up to 14,000 more troops to the Middle East in the face of a perceived growing threat from Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

U.S. House passes Uighur bill; vote likely to heighten U.S.-China tensions

Posted on Tuesday, December 3, 2019

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly backed legislation on Tuesday that would require the Trump administration to toughen its response to China’s crackdown on its Uighur Muslim minority.

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