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Trump warns Iran not to kill protesters, door still open to talks
Trump's salvo came as Iran's Islamic regime faced a challenge from angry street protests, having come to the brink of war with the US with a series of tit-for-tat confrontations.
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Michael Bloomberg: 'I'm spending all my money to get rid of Trump'
Ranked by Forbes as the eighth-richest American, Bloomberg has flooded US airwaves and social media feeds with messages that he stands the best chance to beat Trump.
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Trump welcomes court decision on US-Mexico border wall
Donald Trump's efforts to build a wall along the southwest US border with Mexico to stem illegal immigration have been met with numerous court challenges.
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US officials believe Iran accidentally shot down Ukraine airliner: US media
Unnamed officials told American media that Iranian air defence systems likely accidentally shot down the airliner on Wednesday, killing all of the 176 people on board.
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Trump viewed negatively around the world - Pew survey
Sixty-four percent of those surveyed outside the US said they do not have confidence in Trump to do the right thing in foreign affairs, while just 29% expressed confidence in the US leader.
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Trump says that Iran 'appears to be standing down'
Donald Trump announced the United States would be imposing "additional punishing sanctions" on Iran but made no mention of possible retaliation to Tuesday's missile attacks.
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Trump tweets Iran will 'never have a nuclear weapon'
The tweet came a day after Tehran announced it was further winding down observance of parts of an international deal struck to ensure that the country does not secretly develop a nuclear weapon under cover of its civilian nuclear industry.
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Pompeo sees 'real likelihood' Iran will try to hit US troops
The US has about 60,000 troops in the region, including around 5,200 in Iraq. Washington ordered thousands of more soldiers to the Middle East on Friday after a US strike killed a top Iranian commander last week.
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Iran condemns Trump as 'terrorist in a suit' after attack threat
As the two countries assailed each other in a war of words, the European Union, Britain and Oman urged the parties to seek to de-escalate the crisis.
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'Iranian hackers' claim breach of US govt website
The website of the Federal Depository Library Program was replaced with a page titled "Iranian Hackers!" that displayed images of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the Iranian flag.
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US reportedly sending 3,000 more army troops to Middle East
US President Donald Trump continues to justify his order to kill the commander of Iran's Quds Force, General Qasem Soleimani, saying the assassination was in the interest of American safety.
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Trump says Soleimani should have been killed 'many years ago'
Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani was killed in a us strike on Friday outside Baghdad airport.
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Iran and the US: Months of escalating tensions
After a US strike killed a top Iranian commander Friday, here is a recap of events that have heightened tensions between the two countries.
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EXPLAINER: How impeachment works and why Trump is unlikely to be removed
The president, under the Constitution, can be removed from office for “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”
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Coming out of the shadows: The US chief justice who'll preside over Trump trial
The normally reserved and mild-mannered John Roberts, 64, will have the largely symbolic role of presiding officer, with senators casting the crucial votes.
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Iraqi militiamen hurl stones at US Embassy, prepare for extended stay
The protests, led by Iranian-backed militias, mark a new turn in the shadow war between Washington and Tehran playing out across the Middle East.
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Trump: I do not expect war with Iran
The president spoke after Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that around 750 troops from a rapid response unit of the 82nd Airborne Division were prepared to deploy over the next several days to the Middle East.
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Trump expects Iraq to 'use its forces' to protect US embassy in Baghdad
It was the first time in years that protesters have been able to reach the US embassy, which is guarded by a series of checkpoints in the high-security Green Zone.
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Democrat Warren's US presidential campaign issues fundraising plea
In an email to supporters, the campaign said its haul of a little over $17 million this quarter was 'a good chunk behind where we were at this time last quarter.'
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Trump warns Russia, Syria, Iran against killing civilians in Idlib
The US president said Turkey was working hard to stop the 'carnage' in Syria’s Idlib province.
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Trump says he and Xi will sign China trade deal
United States trade representative Robert Lighthizer said on 13 December that representatives from both countries would sign the Phase 1 trade deal agreement in the first week of January.
