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Justice Department asks judge to allow US to bar WeChat from US app stores
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The US Justice Department asked a federal judge in San Francisco early on Friday (Sept 25) to allow the government to bar…
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U.S. Rationale for Military Aid to Saudis in Yemen War Is Fraying
WASHINGTON — When challenged over why the United States has continued to assist Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab nations in a bombing campaign that…
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Trying to Hammer Iran With U.N. Sanctions, U.S. Issues More of Its Own
WASHINGTON — The United States issued new economic sanctions against Iran on Monday, inflicting more financial injury on Tehran and insult on American allies as…
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Court unfreezes accounts of Mexican firm sanctioned by US
MEXICO CITY (REUTERS) – A Mexican court has unfrozen the bank accounts of a local company blacklisted by the United States for trading in oil…
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Opinion | Trump’s Middle Eastern Mirage
It’s fair to assume that Saudi Arabia’s turbulent prince, Mohammed bin Salman, would love to give President Trump an October gift of normalized Saudi relations…
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Trump on tariffs ruling: I'm not big fan of WTO
WASHINGTON • US President Donald Trump said he was not aware of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling on a trade dispute with China, but…
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US seeks to recover $400 million more in 1MDB assets held in Britain
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The US Department of Justice is seeking to recover US$300 million (S$408.22 million) in additional assets allegedly associated with the multibillion-dollar 1MDB…
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Japanese, South Koreans have good opinion of US, but poor opinion of Donald Trump: Survey
WASHINGTON – People in Japan and South Korea have mixed views of the United States but generally negative views of President Donald Trump. As in…
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US to begin highest level Taiwan visit in decades
TAIPEI (AFP) – A senior member of US President Donald Trump’s administration will land in Taiwan Sunday (Aug 9) for Washington’s highest level visit since…
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France's Macron told Trump that US sanctions on Lebanese groups counterproductive
PARIS (REUTERS) – French President Emmanuel Macron has told US President Donald Trump that US sanctions that have targeted Iran-backed Shi’ite group Hezbollah are playing…
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US Secretary of Health Alex Azar's visit to Taiwan draws protest from Beijing
TAIPEI – United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar will be arriving in Taiwan on an upcoming visit and speaking with…
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Dozens of US universities support challenge to Trump's order on foreign students: Court document
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – About 60 US universities on Sunday (July 12) filed a brief supporting a lawsuit by two others, seeking to block a Trump…
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'A colossal error': Mexican leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador under fire for plan to visit Trump
MEXICO CITY (NYTIMES) – The risks could be enormous, but they haven’t swayed Mexico’s President, Mr Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Mexican diplomats and opposition figures…
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