TRADE WAR: US and China relations on BRINK over explosive documents

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US and Chinese relations are on the brink of a disastrous trade conflict as a series of explosive documents were delivered to the White House. This comes as President Trump considers imposing broad restrictions on steel and aluminium imports over … Read More

The European countries that pay migrants the most to go home

Money to go home. (Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach) Germany’s offer to pay rejected asylum seekers up to €1,000 ($1226) for individuals and €3,000 for families, to go home sparked condemnation and praise. But Europe’s economic powerhouse, which took in one million refugees in 2015, is by no … Read More

7.1 earthquake hits near coast of Peru leaving 1 dead, 20 injured

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 has struck off the coast of Peru, killing 1 man and injuring 20 more people. It triggered temporary tsunami warnings along the Peruvian coast. Casualty figures were provided by the governor of Peru’s … Read More

Netanyahu tells Macron to take Trump seriously, fix Iran deal

 French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Paris. (photo credit: PHILIPPE WOJAZER / REUTERS) PARIS – A day after President Donald Trump set an ultimatum to fix “disastrous flaws” in a deal curbing Iran’s nuclear program, … Read More

South Korea and North Korea to hold working-level talks on January 15

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Officials from North and South earlier this week said they had agreed to hold negotiations to resolve problems and avert accidental conflict. SEOUL: North Korea and South Korea have agreed to hold working-level talks at the Tongil Pavilion on the … Read More

Hawaii Panics After Alert About Incoming Missile Is Sent in Error

An image of the alert sent to cellphones on Saturday morning. An early-morning emergency alert mistakenly warning of an incoming ballistic missile attack was dispatched to cellphones across Hawaii on Saturday, setting off widespread panic in a state that was … Read More

Germany fears EU migration reforms will trigger refugee influx: report

Germany’s government is concerned that proposed changes to EU asylum rules will force it to take in significantly more refugees in the future, according to Der Spiegel. The reforms would also void any caps on refugees. Berlin fears the European … Read More

Germany mulls possibility of life after Angela Merkel

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Germany is beginning to think about life after Angela Merkel, despite a deal this week which paved the way for her to form a new coalition government. A visibily exhausted Mrs Merkel appeared before the cameras on Friday to announce … Read More

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