Boat Refugees To Leave PNG Despite US Uncertainty
Hundreds of refugees being held at a remote Papua New Guinea detention camp will be moved by October despite uncertainty ...
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John McCain Diagnosed With Brain Cancer
John McCain, the Arizona senator and former Republican presidential candidate, has been diagnosed with brain cancer. A brain tumor known ...
Trump Waves A Stick But Sanctions Could Backfire
Facing a crisis in Venezuela, US President Donald Trump has threatened to inflict "swift and strong" economic sanctions unless President ...
US Senator McCain Diagnosed With Brain Cancer
Veteran US Senator John McCain, a former prisoner of war and the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, has been diagnosed with ...
US, China Agree To Cooperate On Deficit In First Trade Talks Under…
The United States and China have agreed to cooperate on reducing the trade deficit in the first round of economic ...
CIA Halting Support For Syria Rebels
The Central Intelligence Agency is shutting down its program to support rebels fighting against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the Washington ...
Trump Tells Republicans To Get Health Care Done
President Donald Trump made a last-ditch bid to salvage a central campaign pledge Wednesday, deploying a mix of threats and ...
NAFTA Talks To Begin Aug 16, US Says
Negotiations on reworking North America's landmark free trade pact will begin next month in Washington, US officials announced Wednesday. The ...
UN To Close Five Peacekeepers’ Bases In Eastern DRCongo
Five UN peacekeepers' bases in the Democratic Republic of Congo are to close at the end of July, the UN ...
Saudi Airline Says US Laptop Ban Lifted
Saudi Arabia's national carrier said a US ban on laptops and tablets in the cabins of its US-bound planes had ...
Iran’s President Threatens Response To New US Sanctions
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that Tehran would "respond appropriately" to new US sanctions but that Iran remained committed ...
After Six Chaotic Months, Can Trump Save His Presidency?
Donald Trump's first six months in the White House have been a riot of scandal, chaos and outrage that -- ...
US Seeks To Smooth Trade Relations With China In Talks
After riding a wave of anti-trade feeling to the White House, the Trump administration is taking a more traditional approach ...
Global Stocks Pressured By Trump Health Care Reform Setback
Global stock markets were pressured Tuesday by worries about President Donald Trump's agenda after a proposed health care reform measure ...
Trump Fumes As US Health Care Reform Bid Collapses
An angry President Donald Trump railed Tuesday against dissenters in his party who dashed his months-long effort to dismantle Barack ...
US Sanctions Iran Over Missiles, Despite Nukes Compliance
The US slapped fresh sanctions on Iran Tuesday over its ballistic missile program, just hours after Washington admitted the Islamic ...
Iran Parliament Vows To Fight US ‘adventurism’
Iran's parliament voted Tuesday to urgently work towards increasing funds for the country's missile programme and Revolutionary Guards in response ...
Trump Keeps Iran Deal, But Threatens More Sanctions
Donald Trump backed away from a campaign promise to scrap a major nuclear security deal with Iran on Tuesday, with ...
US Health Care Reform Collapses As Two More Republicans Say No
Two more US Republican senators announced their opposition Monday to their party's efforts to revamp Obamacare, derailing the controversial legislation ...
US Sending Mixed Messages On Iran Nuclear Deal
Iran is receiving "contradictory signals" from the US administration about the fate of the nuclear deal but Foreign Minister Mohammad ...