'Fewer but newer' nuclear arms in the world: report
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Second Israeli strikes hit Syria as Trump calls for bombs to stop
Syria accused Israel of targeting an airbase in Homs province, reportedly killing five people, just hours after carrying out retaliatory attacks on military and intelligence posts south of Damascus, killing 10.
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Mexican president's party looks set to win two state governor races
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s party was tipped for victory in the central state of Pueblo and the northern state of Baja California, despite a weak economy, rampant violence and troubled relations with his US counterpart Donald Trump.
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Suspect in US shooting resigned before killing 12 - official
DeWayne Craddock, 40, had worked as an engineer for the public works department in Virginia Beach, Virginia for about 15 years before carrying out the Friday rampage at his workplace that also left four people wounded.
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China says US should bear 'entire responsibility' for trade talks setbacks
In a statement, China said the historical experience has proved that any attempt to force a deal through tactics such as smears, undermining and maximum pressure will only spoil the cooperative relationship.
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Trump to formally announce his re-election bid on 18 June
Trump's wife Melania, Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen will also be part of the event in Orlando at the Amway Center arena, Trump said on Twitter.
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China raises tariffs on US goods amid escalating tensions
Beijing's move hits $60 billion worth of US goods with new punitive tariffs ranging from five to 25%, and comes in retaliation for Washington raising duty on $200 billion in Chinese goods to 25%.
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US immigration 'national emergency': what are the facts?
US President Donald Trump called the problem a 'national emergency' and demanded Congress take action to deal with it.
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Stock markets slump as trade war tensions spike
Investors piled into low-risk assets, sending the yield on 10-year German government bonds to a record low.
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Iran rejects US Mideast peace plan at Quds Day rally
Demonstrators burnt US and Israeli flags and effigies of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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US Special Counsel Mueller says charging Trump was 'not an option'
In his first public comments since starting the investigation in May 2017, Mueller said Justice Department policy explicitly prevented him from bringing charges against a sitting president.
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Huawei asks US court to throw out federal ban
The tech giant filed suit against the US bill in March, calling it 'unconstitutional' and saying the US Congress had failed to provide evidence to support its restrictions on Huawei products.
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Japan says Trump's comment reflected hope for progress in trade talks by August
Trump’s government is trying to renegotiate trade agreements with major economies, including Japan, to lower the US trade deficit and address what it sees to be unfair trade practices.
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China slams US 'lies' about Huawei-government ties
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said he was not aware of the 'specifics' of Donald Trump's comments and repeated that dialogue must be based on 'mutual respect'.
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Trump orders intel agencies to cooperate in campaign 'spying' probe
The move comes with Trump under increasing pressure from probes led by Democratic lawmakers in Congress, some of whom are pushing for his impeachment.
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Nike, Under Armour, among others, urge Trump to remove footwear from tariff list
Trump increased tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports to 25% from 10% earlier this month.
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Huawei founder says US government is underestimating company - state media
Huawei’s founder Ren Zhengfei told state broadcaster CCTV that Huawei’s 5G would not be affected and predicted that no other parties would be able to catch up with the company in 5G technology in the next 2-3 years.
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Tehran says Trump's 'genocidal taunts won't end Iran'
In another tweet, Mohammad Javad Zarif accused Trump of allowing his team to 'trash diplomacy' and 'abet war crimes - by milking despotic butchers via massive arms sales'.
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Google suspends some business with Huawei after Trump blacklist – source
The extent to which Huawei will be hurt by the US government’s blacklist is not yet known as its global supply chain assesses the impact.
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First Republican lawmaker says Trump engaged in impeachable conduct
Justin Amash said that he had read Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s full redacted report, but that few members of Congress had.
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Trump says 'good chance' Democrats will back his immigration, border plan
Such talk of bipartisan cooperation on the explosive immigration issue for years has ended in failure and finger-pointing.
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NY Mayor de Blasio joins 2020 race to take on 'Con Don' Trump
The 23rd prospective Democratic challenger to Trump, de Blasio kicked off with a frontal attack on the Republican president, dubbing him 'Con Don' for claiming he is on the side of working Americans.
