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Trump confirms that tariffs against China will take effect
President Donald Trump made clear Thursday that US tariffs against Chinese imports will take effect early Friday and that he’s prepared to sharply […]
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Pompeo sets off for talks on North Korea N-arsenal
Washington US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo left Washington today bound for Pyongyang and his latest round of talks with Kim Jong Un […]
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Malaysia suspends construction of major Belt and Road rail project
The project owner of Malaysia’s $20 billion East Coast Railway Link has told its main Chinese contractor to suspend work, both companies said […]
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China’s HNA Group boss dies in France
Beijing The co-chairman of HNA Group, a conglomerate that operates China’s fourth-largest airline and finance, logistics and other businesses around the world, died […]
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Angela Merkel pledges ‘every effort’ to avert US trade war
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said today that the European Union will make every effort to avoid a trade war with the US and […]
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Islamic State says leader’s son killed in Syria
Beirut The Islamic State group says the son of its leader has been killed fighting Syrian government forces. The announcement of the death […]
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South Korea’s summer power supply seen stable on higher nuclear power generation
South Korea is expected to have stable electricity supply this summer, buoyed by higher nuclear power generation than at the same time last […]
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Trump praises military for keeping US ‘safe, strong, proud’
Washington President Donald Trump has praised the US military for keeping America “safe, strong, proud, mighty and free” and used the Independence Day […]
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Indian-origin lawyer named acting head of DEA by Trump administration
Uttam Dhillon, an Indian-origin lawyer serving in the White House, has been named the acting administrator of the drug enforcement administration (DEA), the […]
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US plan to end Iranian oil exports ‘a fantasy’: Rouhani
A plan by the United States to cut Iran’s oil production to zero is a “fantasy”, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday during […]
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Japanese helicopter carrier to tour South China Sea, Indian Ocean for two months
Tokyo Japan will send a large helicopter carrier to the South China Sea and Indian Ocean for a second straight year as it […]
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Hafiz Saeed’s son, son-in-law to contest Pak polls
Lahore Mumbai terror attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed has fielded his son and son-in-law as candidates in the July 25 general […]