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Singapore likeliest option for Trump-Kim summit: US official
Trump and Xi agreed on the importance of maintaining sanctions on Pyongyang until it permanently dismantles its nuclear and missile programs, the White House said.
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Trump has all but decided to withdraw from Iran nuclear deal: sources
Technically, Trump must decide by 12 May whether to renew “waivers” suspending some of the US sanctions on Iran.
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US-backed Syrian forces resume battle against Islamic State
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias, had paused the battle after Turkey launched an assault in January against their northwestern Afrin region.
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Canada wants US cooperation in turning back asylum seekers
Canadian officials first discussed changing the pact with US Department of Homeland Security officials last September, shortly after more than 5,700 asylum seekers walked into Canada in August.
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Trump should win the Nobel Peace Prize, says South Korea's Moon
The Trump administration has led a global effort to impose ever stricter sanctions on North Korea.
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Pompeo becomes US secretary of state as North Korea, Middle East issues await
Pompeo, a former Army officer who was a Republican congressman, is regarded as a Trump loyalist with hawkish world views.
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Trump lawyer Cohen will invoke 5th Amendment rights in Stormy Daniels case
In a filing in Los Angeles federal court, Cohen said he decided to assert his constitutional right after the FBI raided his home, office and hotel room two weeks ago.
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Trump and France's Macron seek new measures on Iran as deadline looms
A source familiar with the internal debate at the White House said one option under discussion was giving Europe more time to toughen the terms of the current Iran deal.
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Trump's travel ban faces US Supreme Court showdown
Trump’s policy, announced in September, blocks entry into the United States of most people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen.
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Trump, France's Macron to discuss Iran nuclear deal next week
The deal reached between Iran, the United States and five other world powers put curbs on Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief.
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North Korea says will stop nuclear tests, scrap test site
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country no longer needed to conduct nuclear tests or intercontinental ballistic missile tests because it had completed its goal.
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Buhari to meet Trump at White House on 30 April
The meeting comes weeks after Rex Tillerson, then US secretary of state, visited Nigeria and other African countries in March only to be fired after his return to Washington.
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Comey says in book Trump denied allegations of lewd behaviour - WP
The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Reuters. Comey’s publicist also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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FBI raids offices, home of Trump's personal lawyer: sources
Cohen’s lawyer, Stephen M. Ryan, said that US prosecutors conducted a search that was partly a referral by the Office of Special Counsel, Robert Mueller.
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North Korea tells US it is prepared to discuss denuclearisation: source
The US official declined to say exactly when the US-North Korea communications had taken place but said the two sides had held multiple direct contacts.
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Trade fight mounts as Trump threatens $100bn more in China tariffs
Financial markets, unsettled for days by the trade fight and Trump’s management of it, whipsawed again on the new threat.
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China hits US goods with tariffs as 'sparks' of trade war fly
Eight other products, including pork and scrap aluminium, would now be subject to additional tariffs of 25%, it said, with the measures effective starting 2 April.
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As Wall Street sinks, Trump is his own worst enemy
In a Twitter post, Trump attacked Amazon for a second time in three days over the pricing of its deliveries through the United States Postal Service and promised unspecified changes.
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Trump aide communicated with ex-Russian intelligence officer in 2016 election
The Russian government has denied meddling in the 2016 election, and Trump has denied any collusion by his campaign.
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Trump to end special status for Liberian immigrants in US
Trump has pursued a crackdown on legal and illegal immigration since becoming president.
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Republican lawmakers concerned by Facebook data leak
Republican Senator Marco Rubio said he believed some internet companies have grown too fast to digest their responsibilities and obligations.
