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US-China Rifts Widen Despite Economic Headway

Three months after US President Donald Trump hosted a lavish welcome for his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at his...

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Failed Coup Takes Toll On Turkey’s Foreign Policy

The consequences of the failed July 15 coup in Turkey increased Ankara's international isolation, exposing shortcomings...

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Trump Cuts Isolated Figure On World Stage

During a difficult visit to Europe Donald Trump appeared out of sync with traditional allies, struggling to show that...

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Trump-Putin Talks Overshadow Problem-Strewn G20 Summit

US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin were to meet Friday for the first time in a highly-awaited...

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Trump, Putin In First Showdown At Fractious G20

US President Donald Trump meets Russian leader Vladimir Putin for the first time Friday, in an eagerly awaited...

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Trump Walks Diplomatic Tightrope In First Putin Encounter

It was a constant refrain on the campaign trail for Donald Trump in his quest for the US presidency: "We're going to...

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Qatar Copies Rival Saudi’s ‘investment Diplomacy’

President Donald Trump may accuse Qatar of sponsoring terrorism, but that did not stop the wealthy emirate this week...

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Ethiopia Mobile Internet Still Off After A Week

Ethiopians were still unable to surf the web via mobile networks on Tuesday, despite government claims the nationwide...

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Question On Saudi Democracy Gives State Dept Pause

US officials came out Tuesday to praise and defend President Donald Trump's first Middle East tour, but one question...

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Trump Starts Foreign Tour In Saudi As Scandals Mount At Home

US President Donald Trump landed in Saudi Arabia Saturday for the start of an eight-day foreign tour, taking his first...

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Trump Aims To Mend Muslim Ties On First Foreign Trip

US President Donald Trump will seek to rebuild relations with the Muslim world on his first foreign trip starting...

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Trump Takes Perilous First Steps On World Stage

From Riyadh to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Rome, Brussels and Sicily, Donald Trump leaves a swirl of domestic woes behind...

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US Capital Slams

The city of Washington on Wednesday condemned a "brutal attack on peaceful protesters" after President Recep Tayyip...

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US Aims To Eliminate IS From Afghanistan This Year

After dropping a monster bomb on its fighters, then targeting its leader, the US military is looking to destroy the...

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Strong US Dollar A Threat To Trump Campaign Pledges

President Donald Trump takes credit for revitalizing the US economy even though he has not yet been in office for 100...

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Probe Into Trump-Russia Links Likely To Continue

No smoking gun was unearthed at Monday's U. S. Congressional hearing on alleged Russian meddling in 2016 U.S....

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Trump Pushes Obamacare Replacement Ahead of Cost Estimate

President Donald Trump, facing mounting concern that millions of Americans could lose their health insurance, met...

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KAIPTC Climbs In Global Go-To Think-Tank Ranking

The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) has in recognition of its outstanding works been...

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Top US General Readies ‘full Range’ of Syria Options For Trump

The Pentagon's top officer on Thursday would not say if US ground forces will deploy to Syria to fight Islamic State...