U.S. touts EU trade truce, attention now turns to China

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States signaled on Thursday it is set to push ahead on trade talks with Canada and Mexico after agreeing to suspend hostilities over tariffs with Europe in a fragile deal that may clear the way … Read More

Amid Trump threats, senior Iran general says his forces ‘ready to confront’ U.S.

A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency on July 22, 2018 shows President Hassan Rouhani attending a meeting with foreign ministry officials in Tehran.  (Photo: -, AFP/Getty Images) Trump was responding to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who had said … Read More

US-EU trade agreement wins cautious welcome in Germany

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BERLIN  Political and business leaders in Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, on Thursday welcomed a deal to defuse trade tensions between the U.S. and the European Union, but relief was tempered with caution that details must still be firmed up. At … Read More

Europe’s worsening migrant crisis

Dr Moonis Ahmar One cannot overlook the religious and cultural aspects of the European migrant crisis. In her annual summer press conference held in Berlin on July 20, the German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for pursuing a more “civilized approach” … Read More

Trump and top European leader agree to work toward zero tariffs

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Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker agreed to work toward eliminating tariffs and barriers on trade, reducing tensions for now in a brewing trade war. It was essentially a deal to make … Read More

Trump Accuses China Of ‘Vicious’ Trade Tactics As Tariffs Battle Escalates

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused China of “vicious” tactics on trade as he prepared for tough negotiations with European leaders in an escalating trade battle among world powers. Trump tweeted that China was specifically targeting U.S. … Read More

Iran warns of “countermeasures” in volley of threats with Trump

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Iran hit back on Tuesday morning after an angry warning from President Trump. Mr. Trump said in a Sunday tweet that Iranian President Hasan Rouhani would “SUFFER CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER SUFFERED BEFORE,” if he threatens … Read More

Trump warns Iran’s president in all-caps tweet to stop threatening U.S.

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Last Updated Jul 23, 2018 5:20 AM EDT WASHINGTON — President Trump warned Iranian President Hassan Rouhani early Monday that he will face dire consequences for threatening the United States. Mr. Trump tweeted in all capital letters about the dangers to … Read More

Rouhani says conflict with Iran would be ‘mother of all wars’

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani listens to a question during a press conference in New York on September 20, 2017, on the sideline of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General assembly  –Jewel SAMAD (AFP) Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani warned … Read More

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