Why Trump’s latest steps heighten risk of a global trade war

WASHINGTON –President Ronald Reagan once likened trade wars to the pie fights in old Hollywood comedies. One pie in the face leads to another. And then another. Pretty soon, Reagan said in a 1986 radio address, “everything and everybody just … Read More

Trump said to plan expulsion of Russian envoys over UK nerve-agent attack

posted in: News, Russia

WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – President Donald Trump is preparing to expel dozens of Russian diplomats from the United States in response to the nerve-agent poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain, two people familiar with the matter said on Saturday … Read More

Ex-defense minister says John Bolton pushed for Israeli strike on Iran

posted in: Israel, News

Shaul Mofaz and three other former IDF heads warn of Tehran’s ambitions, but advise against tearing up nuclear deal. Shaul Mofaz speaks at Kinneret College in northern Israel on December 22, 2014. (Flash90) A former Israeli defense minister and chief … Read More

Trump Signs Spending Bill, Reversing Veto Threat and Avoiding Government Shutdown

WASHINGTON — President Trump, hours after threatening to veto a $1.3 trillion spending bill and throwing the capital into turmoil, signed it into law on Friday, yielding to advisers and Republican leaders who urged him against manufacturing a government shutdown … Read More

Trump Admin Warns Palestinian Leadership It’s Skating on Thin Ice

posted in: Middle East, News

Washington’s patience for the Palestinian Authority leadership is nearly spent. Ever since President Donald Trump came to the White House, US-Palestinian relations have been tense, to say the least. Trump’s overt affinity for Israel, and his unwillingness to tolerate the … Read More

World War 3 THREAT: China WILL fight ‘bloody’ WAR if Taiwan becomes ‘independent’

posted in: Far East, News

CHINA’S president Xi has made a terrifying threat that he is will to start World War 3 if anyone attempts to “split” the country during a nationalist speech on Tuesday, it has been reported. The Chinese despot said his country … Read More

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