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Trump-Putin Relationship Under ‘serious Strain’

In the lead-up to the US election, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin exchanged warm and fuzzy-sounding phrases such as...

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Pressure Mounts For UN Action On Syria ‘chemical Attack’

Western powers pushed ahead Thursday with efforts to take action over the suspected chemical attack in Syria after US...

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Trump Condemns ‘affront To Humanity’

US President Donald Trump has condemned the killing of dozens of civilians in northern Syria in an apparent chemical...

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Five Issues For Xi and Trump’s First Meeting

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have been at odds over a range of issues since the...

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US To Boost Defenses Against North Korea

The United States will continue to build its military defenses against North Korea, Donald Trump told Japanese Prime...

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Russia Rebel Weapons Claim Rejected

Russian claims that a release of chemicals that killed and injured dozens of civilians in northern Syria came from...

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North Korean Ballistic Missile Fired Into the Sea of Japan

North Korea has test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile from its eastern port of Sinpo into the Sea of Japan. South...

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Russia Blames Rebels For Syria Gas Attack

Russia says that chemical gas that killed and injured dozens of civilians in a rebel-held town in northern Syria came...

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UN Calls Emergency Talks After ‘gas Attack’

The UN Security Council is to hold emergency talks after an alleged chemical attack in Syria left dozens of civilians...

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Global Outcry Over Suspected Syria Chemical Attack

A suspected chemical attack that killed at least 58 civilians in rebel-held northwestern Syria has prompted widespread...

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Trump, Xi Hold First Summit With N. Korea At the Fore

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet face-to-face for the first time Thursday, opening a new chapter in the world's most...

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North Korea Fires Missile Into Sea of Japan

Nuclear-armed North Korea on Wednesday fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan, South Korea and the US military...

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‘Chemical Attack’ Leaves US Syria Policy In Disarray

The United States' stumbling response Tuesday to the latest apparent chemical weapons strike in Syria underlined the...

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Syria ‘chemical Attack’ Down To Assad, US Says

The White House says it is "confident" Bashar al-Assad's government was behind an apparent chemical attack that killed...

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US To End Funding For UN Population Fund Over Abortion

The US government plans to stop funding the United Nations Population Fund because of the organization's "coercive"...

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Syrian People Do Not Want Assad In Power

The United States believes the Syrian people do not want President Bashar al-Assad to remain in power and does not...

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EU, French Militaries Prepare To Go It Alone After Brexit, US Warnings

Brexit will see the departure of the EU’s largest military force, leaving France as the bloc’s main military power....

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Trump, Xi Talks

The first summit between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will be of "great...

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US Will Act Unilaterally On North Korea If Necessary

President Donald Trump has declared he would be willing to go it alone to restrain North Korea's nuclear weapons...