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Manafort trial moves to defence as prosecutors wrap up
Judge TS Ellis said he would talk to Manafort on Tuesday about whether he wanted to take the stand, something that legal experts say is highly unlikely.
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Trump signs defence policy bill with watered-down China measures
Trump signed the law at the US Army’s Fort Drum base in upstate New York on his way back to Washington after a 12-day working vacation at his golf club in New Jersey.
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FBI agent Strzok, who criticized Trump in text messages, is fired
Peter Strzok is the third high-ranking person to be fired from the FBI during the Trump administration, including former director James Comey.
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Iran's Khamenei rejects Trump offer of talks, chides govet over economy
Washington reimposed sanctions last week after pulling out of a 2015 international deal aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear programme in return for an easing of economic sanctions.
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Trump backs boycott of Harley Davidson in steel tariff dispute
Harley Davidson has repeatedly declined to comment on President Donald Trump’s remarks over the course of the dispute.
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Erdogan: Turkey a ‘target of economic war’
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said it was wrong of the United States to try to bring Turkey into line with threats.
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Trump condemns racism on anniversary of Charlottesville rally
Donald Trump drew strong criticism in the days after the Charlottesville rally in 2017 for equating white supremacists with counter-protesters.
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Trump sets goal to create US military Space Force by 2020
Critics view the creation of a Space Force as an unnecessary and expensive bureaucratic endeavour.
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Star witness testimony ends under attack by ex-Trump aide Manafort's lawyer
Manafort has pleaded not guilty to 18 counts of bank fraud, tax fraud and failing to disclose foreign bank accounts.
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California battles its biggest ever wildfire, Trump vows support
The US President has said California was letting water run into the ocean instead of using it to fight blazes.
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Egypt says it supports Saudi Arabia in rights row with Canada
The Saudi government on Sunday recalled its ambassador from Ottawa, barred Canada’s ambassador to Riyadh and placed a ban on new trade.
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Trump: Firms doing business in Iran to be barred from US as sanctions hit
European countries, hoping to persuade Tehran to continue to respect the deal, have promised to try to lessen the blow of sanctions.
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Canada to ask allies to help cool Saudi dispute; US offers no aid
US President Donald Trump - who criticised Trudeau after a Group of Seven summit in June - has forged tighter ties with Riyadh.
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[WATCH] Trevor Noah on Trump vs LeBron tweet & Melania's shade
Trevor Noah spoke about the situation in his most recent episode of 'The Daily Show', highlighting how US First Lady Melania Trump threw shade at her husband.
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Renewed US sanctions target Iran’s economy
Foes for decades, the US and Iran have been increasingly at odds over Iran’s growing political and military influence in the Middle East since Trump took office.
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Trump says his son sought information on Clinton from Russians in 2016
The Republican president had previously said the meeting was about the adoption of Russian children by Americans.
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Trump declares California wildfires as 'major emergency' - White House
The White House said Trump had “ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by wildfires and high winds.
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US envoy hands letter from Trump for Kim to North Korean minister
Sung Kim, the US ambassador to the Philippines, handed the letter to Ri Yong Ho on the sidelines of a regional meeting, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said.
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Iran's foreign minister says China "pivotal" to salvaging its nuclear deal
International sanctions were lifted under the pact between world powers and Tehran in return for curbs on Iran’s nuclear programme.
