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US singles out Iran, readies response to Saudi oil attacks
Trump said he was ready to help key ally Saudi Arabia after the weekend drone attacks, which triggered a record leap in global oil prices, but would await a 'definitive' determination on who was responsible.
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Trump rebuffs Kavanaugh impeachment calls after new sexual misconduct report
Some Democratic presidential candidates called for Kavanaugh’s impeachment, saying he lied under oath, after a New York Times report on Saturday disclosed new information about sexual misconduct allegations against him.
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Trump confirms death of al-Qaeda heir Hamza bin Laden
US media reported in late July and early August, citing intelligence officials, that the younger Bin Laden had been killed sometime in the last two years in an operation that involved the United States.
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Moon, Trump expected to meet at UN amid hopes for new North Korea talks
Seoul and Washington are working to fix a date for the meeting during Moon’s trip to New York for the UN General Assembly from 22-26 September, Moon’s spokeswoman Ko Min-jung told a briefing.
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Afghan election back in spotlight after Trump's Taliban tweets
With Trump's bombshell announcement Saturday that the US-Taliban talks were off, the situation changed.The Taliban quickly made it known that the only alternative was more fighting
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Democrats intensify 'impeachment' probe of Trump
Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler said the measures will serve to enhance an 'aggressive series of hearings' aimed at determining whether to recommend articles of impeachment against the president.
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In victory for Trump, top US court permits asylum restrictions
The asylum restrictions target the flow of migrants from Central America and other countries who have tried to cross into the United States from Mexico and request asylum.
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Trump fires hawkish national security chief Bolton
John Bolton, who had been scheduled to give a press conference at the White House on an unrelated matter, denied being fired and insisted that he had resigned.
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Trump says he cancelled peace talks with Taliban over attack
Trump said he had planned a secret meeting with the Taliban’s “major leaders” on Sunday at a presidential compound in Camp David, Maryland.
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US president denies involvement in Pence stay at Trump hotel
Pence stayed at the Trump International Golf Links & hotel on the west coast, despite his business with government officials taking place in Dublin, a four-hour round trip away on the opposite side of the country.
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North Korea says Pompeo's remarks make talks with US more difficult
North Korea has stepped up its criticism of Pompeo lately, calling him a 'diehard toxin', and casting doubt on attempts to restart talks.
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Trump moving ahead with new tariffs on Chinese products
President Donald Trump on Friday ruled out any further postponement. 'They're on,' he told reporters.
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg (16) arrives in New York
On arrival on Thursday, she had a strong message for US President Donald Trump, asking him to listen to science.
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JEAN-JACQUES CORNISH: The convenient incoherence around climate change
The US and Brazilian leaders are putting the short-term political benefit of climate change denialism above the long-term interests of generations too young to vote for them, writes Jean-Jacques Cornish.
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Trump, on climate, says he won't jeopardise US wealth on 'dreams'
Trump, who in 2017 pulled the United States out of the landmark 2015 Paris climate accord, also sought to portray himself as an environmentalist at a news conference at the close of the Group of Seven summit in France.
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China state media blasts US after Trump threats
The world’s two largest economies have been locked in an increasingly bitter trade war which has seen them level tariffs on each other’s exports.
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Trump caught off guard as Iran's Zarif visits G7 summit town
A White House official said France’s invitation to Mohammad Javad Zarif for talks on the sidelines of the gathering in the southwestern beachside town of Biarritz was 'a surprise'.
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Trump paints picture of unity at prickly G7 summit
Trump arrived in France just hours after escalating his trade war with China in a tit-for-tat battle between the world’s two largest economies.
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Macron warns 'trade tensions are bad for everyone
In a televised address to the nation as G7 leaders gathered for their summit in Biarritz, Macron said his goal was "to convince all our partners that trade tensions are bad for everyone".
