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Oil prices fall as market awaits G20, Opec meeting
The leaders of the G20 countries meet on Friday and Saturday in Osaka, Japan, but the most anticipated meeting is between Trump and Xi on Saturday.
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The young Salvadoran family who lost every thing looking for the American dream
They were both just shy of their birthdays: Martinez would have turned 26 next month, and Valeria two.
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Trump renews criticism of Japan-US alliance before G20 summit
Tokyo and Washington are engaged in difficult trade talks as Trump’s administration seeks to lower the US trade deficit.
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Trump says 'not talking boots on the ground' if action taken against Iran
The comments come just days after Trump cancelled air strikes minutes before impact, with allies warning that the increase in tensions since the United States pulled out of a nuclear pact with Iran last year could accidentally lead to war.
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US-China trade war in 10 dates
Trump, who campaigned under the slogan "America First", announces tariffs of 25% on steel imports and 10% on aluminium from a number of countries in a bid to slash the huge US trade deficit.
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Trump 'Hollywood star' vandal charged with Marilyn statue theft
Austin Clay (25) faces up to three years in jail if found guilty of property theft and vandalism, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said in a statement.
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Trade negotiators hold talks ahead of Xi-Trump meeting
Vice Premier Liu He - Xi Jinping's point man in the trade war - spoke with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday.
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Trump says reelection 'easier' if he is impeached
Asked on NBC's 'Meet the Press' whether he thought impeachment was good politics for him, Trump replied, "I think I win the election easier."
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Trump says new sanctions on Iran to start Monday, dials back rhetoric
Trump indicated the government was taking a diplomatic path to put pressure on Tehran by moving to impose new sanctions.
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Trump dismisses sexual assault allegations levelled against him by US writer
According to E. Jean Carroll, the rape occurred in either 1995 or 1996, when Trump was a prominent real estate developer and she was a well-known magazine writer and host of a television show.
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Trump, Saudi crown prince discussed Iranian 'threat' - White House
Donald Trump's call with his close but controversial ally came shortly after he said he was in 'no hurry' to attack Iran -- a rival of Saudi Arabia -- over its downing of a US spy drone.
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Oil racks up more gains on US-Iran tensions, Asia markets dip
Fears of a conflict in the crude-rich Middle East ratcheted up Thursday when Tehran said it had shot down a US "spy drone" that was violating its airspace, which Washington denied.
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Xi meets North Korea's Kim ahead of Trump talks
Chinese President Xi Jinping is the first Chinese president to visit North Korea in 14 years after relations between the Cold War era allies deteriorated.
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Trump-Xi meeting at G20 raises hope for trade truce
Global shares were buoyed by the announcement, with Wall Street rallying on Tuesday and Asian stock markets surging on Wednesday.
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Trump pulls Shanahan from consideration for US defence secretary
There hasn't been a full secretary of defence since the resignation of James Mattis in December last year.
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London mayor Khan labels Trump ‘poster boy for racists’
The response from the UK politician came after Donald Trump hit out at him over London's knife crime, labelling Sadiq Khan a ‘disaster’.
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New poll shows Biden with big lead over Trump
A separate survey of key battleground states, by CBS, shows Democrats strongly favour Biden as the candidate most likely to beat Trump in next year's elections.
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Saudi crown prince warns against 'exploiting' Khashoggi murder
Turkish officials were the first to report the murder and have continued to press Saudi Arabia for information on the whereabouts of his dismembered body, which has yet to be found.
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Trump's first term: hits and misses
GDP grew 3.1% in the first quarter of 2019 and the last recession was a decade ago. Unemployment is at a 50-year low of 3.6%.
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Trump, Biden show distinct styles in potential 2020 preview
Trump and Biden, the Democratic front-runner, were in Iowa on the same day for the first time during the presidential race.
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Nuclear stalemate one year after Trump-Kim summit - analysts
In Singapore, the first-ever summit between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader, Kim signed a vaguely-worded deal on denuclearisation, touted by Trump as a historic breakthrough.
