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TRUMP WANTS BACK INTO THE TPP NOT SO FAST SAY MEMBERS
More broadly, it signals to the region that the United States is not giving up on trade, despite Mr. Trump's sometimes harsh words... READ MORE›
IN HIS NEW BOOK, JAMES COMEY COMPARES TRUMP TO MOB BOSS
- James Comey Comey also writes extensively about his first meeting with Trump after his election... READ MORE›
THIRTY-TWO U.S. EMBASSY WORKERS IN CAMBODIA FIRED OVER ALLEGED SHARING OF PORNOGRAPHY
He said the 32 embassy workers included Cambodians and Cambodian-Americans... READ MORE›
IGER SAYS WHAT SORT OF PRESIDENT HE'D BE, THEN VISITS IOWA
Iger Says What Sort of President He'd Be, Then Visits Iowa... READ MORE›
PENCE TO MEET CANADA'S TRUDEAU AT AMERICAS SUMMIT IN LIMA
Pence to meet Canada's Trudeau at Americas summit in Lima White House... READ MORE›
BOMBARDIER TO BID ON NEW JERSEY RAIL CONTRACT
Bombardier to bid on New Jersey rail contract sources... READ MORE›
BROADCOM TO BUY BACK UP TO $12 BILLION OF SHARES
Chipmaker Broadcom Inc said on Thursday it would buy back up to 12 billion of its common stock, sending its shares up 4.5 percent to 250 in extended trading... READ MORE›
GERMANY WON'T TAKE PART IN POSSIBLE SYRIA MILITARY STRIKE
Germany won't participate in possible military action in Syria, but supports sending a message that the use of chemical weapons is unacceptable, Chancellor... READ MORE›
RUSSIA SAYS IT'S TRACKING U.S. CARRIER STRIKE GROUP HEADING TOWARD SYRIA
The Russian military said the U.S. strike force was due to arrive in the Middle East at the start of May... READ MORE›
JOHN BOLTON ARRIVES, RICK WADDELL LEAVES
His departure follows the arrival of John Bolton as national security adviser... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP DENIES REPORT HE TRIED TO FIRE SPECIAL COUNSEL ROBERT MUELLER
US President Donald Trump on Thursday denied a newspaper report that he had planned to fire US Special Counsel Robert Mueller late last year... READ MORE›
BROAD ATTACK ON SYRIA WOULD FACE RISK FROM AIR DEFENSES, ESCALATION WITH RUSSIA
Some analysts say the chemical attacks will continue unless Russian and Iran suffer consequences for supporting Assad's tactics... READ MORE›
TRUMP NOW SAYS SYRIA ATTACK COULD BE 'VERY SOON OR NOT SO SOON AT ALL'
Trump's initial tweet Thursday about timing included a complaint about the military burden shouldered by the United States... READ MORE›
TRUMP DENIES REPORT HE TRIED TO FIRE SPECIAL COUNSEL MUELLER
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday denied a newspaper report that he had planned to fire U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller late last year... READ MORE›
CHINA DENIES XI BLINKED IN TRADE DISPUTE WITH TRUMP
A commerce ministry spokesman, Gao Feng, complained US President Donald Trump's government has shown no sincerity, according to the official Xinhua News Agency... READ MORE›
TRUMP'S TRADE OFFENSIVE EDGES EU INTO CHINA'S WARM EMBRACE
The New York Times says on Wednesday that the EU likes Trump's stance on China, but hates his methods, citing a handful of experts... READ MORE›
EU TRADE CHIEF STILL IN DOUBT WHAT TRUMP WANTS TO EXEMPT EUROPE FROM STEEL TARIFFS
COPENHAGEN Reuters - It is still unclear what Washington wants in return for a permanent EU exemption from steel tariffs, European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom... READ MORE›
THE TRUMP-PUTIN STANDOFF OVER SYRIA IS SERIOUS, BUT WORLD WAR III HAS BEEN CLOSER
In a subsequent social-media salvo, Trump said that our relationship with Russia is worse now than it has ever been, and that includes the Cold War... READ MORE›
TRUMP WEIGHING SYRIA OPTIONS AS RUSSIA WARNS IT 'CANNOT EXCLUDE' PROSPECT OF CLASH
An image taken from Flight Aware's live tracker shows planes moving around Syria, as speculation grows about potential strikes against President Bashar al-Assad's regime... READ MORE›
SYRIAN GOVERNMENT NOW IN CONTROL OF LAST TOWN IN REBEL ENCLAVE OF EASTERN GHOUTA, RUSSIA SAYS
There was no official announcement by Damascus, however, and no indication that Syrian government forces had entered the town of Douma on Thursday... READ MORE›
CHINA'S $1 TRILLION-PLUS U.S. DEBT HOLDINGS WOULD BE DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD IN TRADE WAR
Trump has railed against China for keeping its currency undervalued, though his administration has yet to take the formal step of labeling Beijing a currency manipulator... READ MORE›
NEW MEASURES SEPARATE FROM TRADE DISPUTE
Similarly, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said unequivocally Wednesday that the measures China will take have nothing to do with the trade friction... READ MORE›
CHINA SAYS IT HAS A DETAILED PLAN TO HIT BACK AT U.S. ON TARIFFS
The government hasn't conducted any negotiations at any level with American counterparts recently, Commerce Ministry Spokesman Gao Feng said Thursday at a press conference in Beijing... READ MORE›
BRITISH PM THERESA MAY SUMMONS MINISTERS TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE MILITARY ACTION IN SYRIA
Parliament voted down British military action against Assad's government in 2013, in an embarrassment for May's predecessor, David Cameron... READ MORE›
CHINA DENIES XI JINPING'S COMMENTS AIMED AT SETTLING US DISPUTE
A commerce ministry spokesman, Gao Feng, complained U.S. President Donald Trump's government has shown no sincerity, according to the official Xinhua News Agency... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | TRUMP'S WOULD-BE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS AN ISLAMOPHOBIA PROBLEM
Mike Pompeo has a track record of anti-Muslim rhetoric and association with fringe Islamophobes... READ MORE›
CHINESE AMBASSADOR WARNS U.S. NOT TO DRAG LATAM INTO TRADE DISPUTE
Doing so would show contempt not just for China but also Latin America, Jia said in an interview, citing Latin America's history of colonialism... READ MORE›
YULIA SKRIPAL DECLINES RUSSIAN HELP BUT EMBASSY DOUBTS STATEMENT
A sign towards Salisbury District Hospital is seen after Yulia Skripal was discharged, in Salisbury, Britain, April 10, 2018... READ MORE›
CHINA "BLINKS" IN RESPONSE TO US TRADE THREATS IS FAKE NEWS
At the core, the trade tensions between the United States and China are a conflict between unilateralism and multilateralism, and between protectionism and free trade... READ MORE›
YULIA SKRIPAL POLITELY REJECTS RUSSIAN EMBASSY OFFER
Yulia Skripal says she does not wish to take up the offer of services from the Russian Embassy in London... READ MORE›
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AS U.S. AND CHINA TRADE TARIFF BARBS, OTHERS SCOOP UP U.S. SOYBEANS
We're seeing a realignment of trade, largely because the politics is driving up Brazilian soybean prices, said Jack Scoville, analyst with the Price Futures Group... READ MORE›
TRADE DISPUTE ESCALATES AS TRUMP THREATENS $100 BILLION MORE IN CHINA TARIFFS
China ran a 375 billion goods trade surplus with the United States in 2017... READ MORE›
IF PROPOSED PIPELINE FAILS, KINDER MORGAN COULD TAKE CANADA TO COURT
Kinder Morgan, an American company, could file a NAFTA claim seeking billions of dollars if its Trans Mountain expansion project fails... READ MORE›
TRUMP THREATENS MORE CHINA TARIFFS, BEIJING READY TO HIT BACK
China said it was not afraid of a trade war, even though it did not seek one, and accused the United States of provoking the conflict... READ MORE›
TRADE DISPUTE ESCALATES AS TRUMP THREATENS $100 BILLION MORE IN CHINA TARIFFS
China ran a 375 billion goods trade surplus with the United States in 2017... READ MORE›
CHINA'S XI RENEWS PLEDGES TO OPEN ECONOMY, CUT TARIFFS THIS YEAR
His speech did not specifically mention the United States or its trade policies... READ MORE›
FEDERAL AGENTS RAID OFFICE OF TRUMP'S PERSONAL LAWYER
U.S. federal agents armed with search warrants have seized documents from U.S. President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen, a defence lawyer said Monday... READ MORE›
TRUMPS, TRUDEAUS, OBAMAS NOT INVITED TO WEDDING OF PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE
Neither Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nor U.S. President Donald Trump was invited to next month's royal wedding... READ MORE›
U.S., RUSSIA CLASH AT U.N. OVER CHEMICAL WEAPONS ATTACKS IN SYRIA
On the diplomatic front, the United Nations Security Council failed to approve three draft resolutions on chemical weapons attacks in Syria... READ MORE›
TRUMP VOWS QUICK ACTION IN RESPONSE TO SUSPECTED CHEMICAL ATTACK IN SYRIA
Moscow said it warned the United States of grave repercussions if it carried out an attack against Syrian government forces... READ MORE›
U.S. GATHERS DATA ON MIGRANTS DEEP IN MEXICO, A SENSITIVE PROGRAM TRUMP'S RHETORIC COULD PUT AT RISK
Under U.S. pressure, Mexican authorities made it more difficult for Central Americans to pass freely to the United States... READ MORE›
CUBA, ONCE BUSTLING WITH HEAVY-SPENDING AMERICANS, SEES STEEP DECLINE IN U.S. TRAVELERS
But Cuba - not long ago bustling with good-tipping, heavy-spending Americans - is experiencing a steep decline in U.S. travelers... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREA'S PARK GEUN-HYE SENTENCED TO 24 YEARS IN JAIL
A South Korean court has sentenced former President Park Geun-hye to 24 years in prison after she was found guilty of corruption... READ MORE›
AMERICAS THREE BAD OPTIONS IN SYRIA
If the United States bombs another Syrian runway, Russian contractors can simply pave Mr. Assad a new one... READ MORE›
RIVAL RESOLUTIONS FAIL ON SYRIA CHEMICAL WEAPONS PROBE
UN Security Council rejects Russian text to create chemical use inquiry after Moscow vetoes rival US-proposed measure... READ MORE›
ZUCKERBERG TO MEET WITH U.S. LAWMAKERS TODAY
London-based Cambridge Analytica, which has counted U.S. President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign among its clients, has disputed Facebook's estimate of the number of affected users... READ MORE›
HOW TRUMP RISKED A TRADE WAR WITH CHINA AND ALIENATED U.S. ALLIES IN LESS THAN 30 DAYS
How Trump risked a trade war with China and alienated U.S. allies in less than 30 days... READ MORE›
MYANMAR JAILS SOLDIERS INVOLVED IN ROHINGYA MASSACRE
Earlier this year, Myanmar admitted for the first time its soldiers committed atrocities against Rohingya... READ MORE›
CHINA HOLDING TREASURIES 'NUCLEAR OPTION' OPEN IN TRADE WAR WITH US
China's foreign exchange reserves were about 3.13 trillion at the end of February, with roughly a third of them held in US Treasuries... READ MORE›
FACEBOOK SUSPENDS CANADIAN FIRM AGGREGATEIQ OVER DATA SCANDAL
Facebook is under intense pressure after the data of millions of its users ended up in the hands of political consultancy Cambridge Analytica... READ MORE›
A WEEK OF TRUMP AND THE BORDER
The next day, Trump signed a memo warning of a crisis at the border and calling for National Guard troops to help solve it... READ MORE›
DUTERTE URGES CONGRESS TO 'FAST-TRACK' IMPEACHMENT OF TOP JUDGE
Philippine leader's call comes after Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno hinted he might be behind moves to sack her... READ MORE›
ZUCKERBERG RESISTS EFFORT BY U.S. SENATORS TO COMMIT HIM TO REGULATION
Senator, the biggest thing I think we can do is implement it, Zuckerberg responded, saying that Facebook already planned to comply voluntarily... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP HITS OUT AFTER FBI AGENTS RAID LAWYER MICHAEL COHEN'S OFFICE
FBI agents raid the offices of Donald Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen and seize documents... READ MORE›
CANADIANS SPLIT OVER ACCEPTING DREAMERS FROM U.S., SURVEY FINDS
A new public opinion survey from the Angus Reid Institute finds 64 per cent of Canadians say America's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals DACA program should remain... READ MORE›
CHINA'S STATE MEDIA URGES U.S. INDUSTRY TO RALLY AGAINST TRUMP TARIFF THREAT
On Friday, China launched a World Trade Organization complaint against the United States, triggering a 60-day deadline for the two countries to settle the matter... READ MORE›
POLITICIANS SHUT OUT OF HARRY AND MEGHANS WEDDING, INCLUDING TRUMP
When Prince Harry's older brother, William, got married in 2011, he invited a limited set of foreign heads of state but not Trump's predecessor, Barack Obama... READ MORE›
IRISH NOVELIST WARNS OF BREXIT-STYLE REVOLT AGAINST ELITE ON ABORTION VOTE
As referendum day nears, Patrick McCabe says Dublin media liberals could pay for snobbery towards rural Ireland... READ MORE›
CHINA'S TRADE WAR ADVANTAGE IS A HUGE AND INCREASINGLY SOPHISTICATED ECONOMY
In a trade war, China has advantages similar to those of U.S. during its own growth spurt high technology and an enormous domestic-led growth potential... READ MORE›
FBI, U.S. AUTHORITIES SEIZE BACKPAGE.COM IN CRACKDOWN
It said authorities planned to release information about the enforcement action later Friday... READ MORE›