First tariffs, and now a move to isolate China in global trade. Can the US succeed?

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George Magnus says America’s new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada contains two provisions – limiting currency manipulation and trade with a ‘non-market economy’ – drafted with China in mind, and could be used as a template for future accords. … Read More

‘We have exhausted all options – time to hit Hamas hard’

posted in: Israel, News

Liberman holds security assessment in Gaza region, hinting at disagreements within cabinet. ‘I hope cabinet will make the right decision.’ Ariel Hermoni, Defense Ministry – Liberman in Gaza Division Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman held an assessment of the situation in … Read More

EU leaders gather for ‘moment of truth’ Brexit summit

posted in: European Union, News

European Council President Donald Tusk touches his eyebrow after delivering a statement during a joint news conference following a Tripartite Social Summit roundtable at the European Council headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) (Francisco Seco) BRUSSELS … Read More

Ukraine, Russia ramp up confrontation

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The US has increased its military support for Ukraine, which sends a message to Moscow. CNN’s Matthew Chance reports. In Europe, a shadow conflict is capturing headlines: The Salisbury poisonings and the unmasking of alleged Russian agents in the Netherlands … Read More

Arab and Kurdish crime clans ‘Systematically recruiting’ refugees in Merkel’s Germany

Arab and Kurdish crime clans are “systematically recruiting” refugees and building parallel societies in Germany, an investigation has found. “The clans have systematically been recruiting refugees for the dirtiest jobs, such as selling drugs in parks and the subway,” Thomas … Read More

Two HUGE earthquakes STRIKE New Caledonia – tremors RICOCHET across Ring of Fire

TWO MASSIVE earthquakes have struck the French island of New Caledonia sending aftershocks ricocheting through the volatile Ring of Fire region. A huge magnitude 6.8 quake rocked the region early on Tuesday morning. The earthquake followed an earlier quake that was … Read More

Sessions: MS-13 gang, drug cartels among top threats to US

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions, joined by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, left, and Jessie Liu, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, right, speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia in Washington, … Read More

Iran’s Growing Influence in Syria Sparks Concern

posted in: Middle East, News

This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, right, meeting with Iran’s defense minister Amir Hatami, in Damascus, Syria, Aug. 26, 2018. WASHINGTON —  While Russian and Iranian-backed Bashar al-Assad’s regime is consolidating … Read More

Merkel vows to restore Germans’ confidence in government

BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed Monday to do more to restore Germans’ confidence in her unhappy coalition after a battering for both of her governing partners in Bavaria’s state election added to tensions in the alliance. Sunday’s vote … Read More

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