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CHINA IMPOSES TARIFF ON 128 ITEMS OF U.S. IMPORTS
China suspended tariff concessions on 128 items of U.S. products including pork and fruits starting Monday, according to the Ministry of Finance... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP INVITES RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN TO WHITE HOUSE
Kremlin Donald Trump invites Russian President Vladimir Putin to White House... READ MORE›
TRUMP FLOATED A PUTIN VISIT TO THE WHITE HOUSE IN A MARCH 20 PHONE CALL
A Kremlin aide, Yury Ushakov, disclosed the White House invitation in comments to Russian journalists Monday... READ MORE›
KREMLIN: TRUMP INVITED PUTIN TO WHITE HOUSE, BUT NO DATE SET
Trump specifically invited Putin to the White House during the call, Putin aide Yuri Ushakov told Russian news agencies Monday... READ MORE›
TRUMP CALLS FOR BORDER LEGISLATION USING 'NUCLEAR OPTION'
Judd also said Congress needs to pass tougher laws, an idea Trump appeared to echo, and create more bed space for immigration authorities to house people... READ MORE›
CHINA FIRMLY ADHERES TO OPENING-UP POLICY
China will stick to its opening-up policy more firmly without being affected by external pressure, said MOC spokesperson Gao Feng at a press briefing... READ MORE›
TRUMP WARNS OF 'CARAVANS' OF IMMIGRANTS APPROACHING US-MEXICO BORDER
Border Patrol Agents and ICE are GREAT, but the weak Dem laws don't allow them to do their job, he wrote on Monday... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S ABE TO VISIT US TO DISCUSS NORTH KOREA WITH TRUMP
Washington and Pyongyang are negotiating a meeting between Trump and North Korean President Kim Jong Un sometime in May... READ MORE›
CHINA HITS BACK WITH NEW TARIFFS ON US MEAT, FRUIT, OTHER PRODUCTS
The Chinese finance ministry said in a statement that the new tariffs would begin on Monday... READ MORE›
CHINA IMPOSES ADDITIONAL TARIFFS IN RESPONSE TO US DUTIES ON STEEL, ALUMINIUM
China's Ministry of Commerce MOFCOM said it was suspending its obligations to the World Trade Organization WTO to reduce tariffs on 120 US goods, including fruit... READ MORE›
ON CLIMATE CHANGE, ZERO-SUM THINKING DOESN'T WORK
Joseph Robertson is Global Strategy Director for Citizens' Climate Lobby, Founder and President of the Geoversiv Foundation, and lead strategist in the Resilience Intel initiative... READ MORE›
DEFYING TRUMP CHINA SLAPS TARIFFS ON 128 US PRODUCTS
But Beijing appeared to go a step beyond its initial threat last month to counter the United States' tariffs on steel and aluminum... READ MORE›
TRUMP RAMPAGES AGAINST DACA ON TWITTER
In his tweets, Trump referred to caravans of immigrants heading toward the southern border -- a subject that was addressed on the Fox program... READ MORE›
WHY A US-BOUND 'CARAVAN' OF CENTRAL AMERICAN MIGRANTS IS GETTING TRUMP'S ATTENTION
Hundreds of millions of dollars in aid flow to Mexico every year, including funds for strengthening its border with Guatemala, where migrants begin their path... READ MORE›
2 MARRIED WOMEN, 6 ADOPTED CHILDREN
'There have been red flags' On Thursday, authorities in Washington state combed through the family's home for information... READ MORE›
CHINA HAMMERS U.S. GOODS WITH TARIFFS AS 'SPARKS' OF TRADE WAR FLY
China's Ministry of Commerce MOFCOM said it was suspending its obligations to the World Trade Organization WTO to reduce tariffs on 120 U.S. goods, including fruit... READ MORE›
IS THE GROWING RUSSIA CRISIS ANOTHER COLD WAR CONFLICT? NYET
Turning Outward, Then Inward In the 1990s, Russia's first president, Boris Yeltsin, won popular legitimacy by engaging with the international community, especially the United States... READ MORE›
US PRESIDENT TRUMP SUGGESTS NO DEAL ON DACA
US President Trump suggests no deal on DACA... READ MORE›
FILM CO-PRODUCTIONS EXPECTED TO BRING CHINA, US CLOSER
WorldFest-Houston's presentation of Chinese films is the largest spotlight on the great cinema of China, he said... READ MORE›
CHINA BEGINS NEW TARIFFS ON 128 US PRODUCTS
The new tariffs have raised concerns that US consumers and businesses that use steel and aluminum as raw materials will bear the costs from rising prices... READ MORE›
IS ABE LOSING CONFIDENCE IN TRUMP AND HIS FRIENDSHIP?
Japan was the staunchest supporter of the Trump administration's maximum pressure campaign against the DPRK, saying talks for the sake of talks would be unacceptable... READ MORE›
WHY U.S.-BOUND 'CARAVANS' OF CENTRAL AMERICAN MIGRANTS IS GETTING TRUMP'S ATTENTION
Hundreds of millions of dollars in aid flow to Mexico every year, including funds for strengthening its border with Guatemala, where migrants generally cross... READ MORE›
TRUMP SUPPORTER MALLOCH SAYS HE WILL TESTIFY TO MUELLER GRAND JURY
Malloch said in his email that the FBI presented him with a document authorizing the agents to seize his cellphone... READ MORE›
TOP DEMOCRAT BACKS TRUMP BID TO REALIGN DEALINGS WITH BEIJING
Senator Elizabeth Warren says US policies toward China have been 'misdirected' for a long time and she does not fear tariffs on Chinese goods... READ MORE›
CHINA'S TIANGONG-1 SPACE STATION SET TO CRASH ON EARTH
Tiangong-1, China's defunct space laboratory, will make an uncontrolled re-entry into Earth's atmosphere within the 24 hours, according to Chinese officials... READ MORE›
'NO MORE DACA DEAL,' TRUMP SAYS AS HE THREATENS TO 'STOP' NAFTA IF MEXICO DOESN'T BETTER SECURE BORDER
A lot of people are coming in because they want to take advantage of DACA, Trump said... READ MORE›
GERMAN MINISTER WANTS TO REBUILD TRUST WITH RUSSIA AFTER SPY STANDOFF
We are therefore open for dialogue and are trying to rebuild trust bit by bit if Russia is ready... READ MORE›
US BLOCKS UNSC STATEMENT ON ISRAEL'S USE OF FORCE ON LAND DAY
Yet, the UN Security Council failed to agree on a statement condemning the egregious violations that occurred at the hands of Israel... READ MORE›
ROUNDUP: TIT-FOR-TAT EXPULSIONS OVER POISONING OVER RUSSIAN EX-SPY SKRIPAL
Moscow also said it would halt the activities of the British Council in Russia... READ MORE›
UN BLACKLISTS COMPANIES, SHIPS FOR HELPING NORTH KOREA
The sanctions are part of a crackdown on smuggling of North Korean commodities in violation of UN sanctions resolutions... READ MORE›
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RUSSIA FACES WAVE OF DIPLOMATIC EXPULSIONS
In 1986, US President Ronald Reagan expelled 80 Cold War-era Russian diplomats... READ MORE›
PLA NAVY PUTS ON SHOW OF FORCE IN SOUTH CHINA SEA, SATELLITE REVEALS
The US State Department official said China's actions to militarize the South China Sea threatened to undermine regional stability... READ MORE›
TRUMP MOVES TO LIMIT TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS FROM MILITARY SERVICE
Mattis also recommended that transgender individuals who require or have undergone gender transition be disqualified from military service... READ MORE›
US DEMANDS CHINA RECONSIDER 'CATASTROPHIC' BAN ON IMPORTING FOREIGN GARBAGE & RECYCLABLES
According to the US Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries ISRI, in 2016 alone American scrap exports to China totaled 5.6 billion and provided the industry with 155,000 jobs... READ MORE›
FIVE THINGS TRUMP'S NEW SECURITY CHIEF BELIEVES
It is perfectly legitimate for the United States to respond to the current necessity posed by North Korea's nuclear weapons by striking first... READ MORE›
U.S., EU TO EXPEL MORE THAN 100 RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS OVER UK NERVE ATTACK
Trump has been criticized in the United States for doing too little to punish Russia for the election meddling and other actions... READ MORE›
TRUMP ESCALATES ATTACK ON AMAZON, FOCUSING ON TAX, SHIPPING
Trump's charge that Amazon causes the United States Postal Service USPS to lose money is unsubstantiated... READ MORE›
U.S. AND EU EXPEL SCORES OF RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS IN RESPONSE TO UK NERVE ATTACK
Besides the United States, 14 European Union countries also expelled Russian diplomats, European Council President Donald Tusk said... READ MORE›
MINUTE BY MINUTE AT DONALD TRUMP'S RAMBLING OHIO 'INFRASTRUCTURE' SPEECH
Trump says America's infrastructure is like, in many cases, a Third World country... READ MORE›
EX-TRUMP CAMPAIGN AIDE COMMUNICATED WITH PERSON TIED TO RUSSIAN INTELLIGENCE IN 2016
Ex-Trump campaign aide communicated with person tied to Russian..... READ MORE›
US EXPELS 60 RUSSIANS, CLOSES CONSULATE OVER SKRIPAL POISONING
The Russian embassy in the United States asked Twitter followers to vote what US consulates they would close in Russia, if they could decide... READ MORE›
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS GATHER AT MARCH FOR OUR LIVES GUN CONTROL RALLIES INSPIRED BY STUDENTS
Teenage marchers are pledging to vote in November for candidates that will listen to their cries for gun control... READ MORE›
IMAGES FROM THE US AND WORLDWIDE
Americans march for tougher gun controls in the wake of a Florida school shooting... READ MORE›
ISRAELI EX-DEFENSE MINISTER SAYS TRUMP'S NEW NSC ADVISER BOLTON WAS PUSHING HIM TO STRIKE IRAN
Bolton, an Iraq war apologist and an advocate of 'military options' in many other conflicts, is set to replace outgoing National Security Adviser Gen... READ MORE›
GOOGLE DEFEATS LAWSUIT CLAIMING YOUTUBE CENSORS CONSERVATIVES
The case is Prager University v Google LLC et al, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, No... READ MORE›
TRANS MOUNTAIN DECISION BY APPEAL COURT IS A 'VICTORY' FOR ALBERTA AND PIPELINES, NOTLEY SAYS
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is calling a recent court decision on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project a definitive victory... READ MORE›
AS RUSSIA EMPTIES EMBASSIES WHO WILL REPLACE LOST PASSPORTS
Even before this week's expulsions of American diplomats, the wait for a United States visitor's visa in Moscow was among the longest in the world... READ MORE›
THREE FACEBOOK USERS SUE OVER COLLECTION OF CALL, TEXT HISTORY
Three Facebook users sue over collection of call, text history... READ MORE›
RUSSIA EXPELS U.S. DIPLOMATS, CLOSES CONSULATE IN ST. PETERSBURG
Russia responded quid pro quo to the U.S. decision to order 60 Russian diplomats out... READ MORE›
EXPELLING 60 RUSSIANS US JOINS ALLIES IN A HARSH REBUKE
The Russians and their families have seven days to leave the United States, according to officials... READ MORE›
CHINA WARNS AGAINST 'TRADE WAR,' APPEALS FOR COOPERATION
A trade war serves the interests of none, Vice Premier Han Zheng said at the China Development Forum in Beijing... READ MORE›
CATALONIA: PROTESTS ERUPT AFTER PUIGDEMONT'S ARREST IN GERMANY
Thousands of protesters take to the streets in Catalonia after ex-President Carles Puigdemont's arrest in Germany... READ MORE›
MUELLER REPORTEDLY CONNECTED EX-TRUMP STAFFER TO RUSSIAN OPERATIVE AHEAD OF ELECTION
Gates, a former business partner of ex-Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort, is cooperating with Mueller after pleading guilty to unregistered lobbying and money laundering... READ MORE›
ALTON STERLING SHOOTING: NO CRIMINAL CHARGES FOR POLICE OFFICERS
Sterling's aunt, Sandra Sterling, condemned the decision to not charge the police officers... READ MORE›
AMERICAN AMONG TWO MEMBERS OF U.S.-LED COALITION KILLED IN SYRIA, OFFICIAL SAYS
The United States has more than 2,000 service members in Syria, many of them working with a Kurdish-dominated partner force... READ MORE›
'US UNDERSTANDS NOTHING BUT STRENGTH': RUSSIAN ENVOY VOWS RESPONSE TO EXPULSION OF 60 DIPLOMATS
Later, Antonov was notified that Washington had declared 12 Russian diplomats at the UN persona non grata... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREA TO ALLOW MORE U.S. AUTOS, SHIP LESS STEEL AS PART OF TRADE DEAL
South Korea to allow more U.S. autos, ship less steel under trade deal... READ MORE›
BRITISH LAWMAKERS PUBLISH EVIDENCE FROM CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA WHISTLEBLOWER
The committee said Wylie provided it with documents including a services agreement between AIQ and SCL Elections, Cambridge Analytica's parent company, dated September 2014... READ MORE›
HE LEFT SOVIET ARMY FOR AFGHAN LIFE 35 YEARS AGO NOW HE SEES RUSSIANS RETURN
Vyacheslav M. Nekrasov, director of the Russian Cultural Center in Kabul, said Russian consular officials had met Mr. Mohammad... READ MORE›
TRUMP JUST PUSHED THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION TOWARD IRRELEVANCE
As the United States accuses China of predatory trading practices while doling out unilateral punishment, the trade organization tasked with preserving the peace appears marginalized... READ MORE›