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NAFTA negotiators agree to extend talks amid disagreements

TradenegotiatorsfromtheUnitedStatesandCanadaaccusedeachotherofsabotagingattemptstorenegotiatetheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement(NAFTA)onTuesday,evenastheyandMex

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Japan, US agree to seek diplomatic solution to Korean Peninsula tensions

JapanandtheUnitedStatesagreedintalksonTuesdaythatfocusshouldbekeptonadiplomaticsolutiontoaddressthecurrenttensionsontheKoreanPeninsula.IntalksheldinTokyo,Japane

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Brexit talks in "disturbing deadlock" amid rising fears of "no deal"

ThefifthroundofBrexittalksconcludedonThursdayandbroughtnothingconcretebuta"disturbingdeadlock"tocitizensalongtheEnglishChannel,amidrisingfearsof"nodeal"betweent

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Deadlock over UK's Brexit bill, says EU's Michel Barnier

TheEU'schiefnegotiatorMichelBarniersaystherehasnotbeenenoughprogresstomovetothenextstageofBrexittalksastheUKwants.Hesaidtherewas"newmomentum"intheprocessbutther

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Palestinian President Abbas to visit Gaza for first time in a decade

PalestinianPresidentMahmudAbbaswillvisitGazaforthefirsttimeinadecade,atopofficialinhisFatahPartysaidonThursday,afterreconciliationtalkswithrivalsHamas.Abbas"wil

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Kremlin says talks with Saudi Arabia on S-400 missile systems on track

TheKremlinsaidonMondaythattalkswithSaudiArabiaoverMoscowsupplyingRiyadhwithadvancedS-400airdefensemissilesystemshadgonewellfromRussia’spointofviewsofar.Kremlins

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Weakened May to give bullish Brexit prognosis but say ball in EU's court

PrimeMinisterTheresaMay,weakenedbyadisastrouspartyconference,willgiveBritishlawmakersabullishprognosisfornegotiationsoverexitfromtheEuropeanUniononMonday,buttel

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Progress made but issues remain as 3rd round of NAFTA talks ends

RemarkableprogresshasbeenmadebutcontentiousissuesremaininthetalksonrenegotiatingtheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement(NAFTA)astheUnitedStates,CanadaandMexicoconclu

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India rules out deploying troops in Afghanistan

IndiaonTuesdayruledoutdeployingtroopsinAfghanistanbutreiterateditsparticipationinthewar-torncountry'sdevelopmentactivities.IndianDefenseMinisterNirmalaSitharama

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NAFTA talks intensify; U.S. set to unveil demands on key issues

TalkstoupdatetheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreementlookedsettointensifyonSaturdayasU.S.negotiatorspreparedforthefirsttimetounveiltheirdemandsonsomeoftheTrumpadminis

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Syria talks in Astana, Geneva complement each other

TwodaysofSyriapeacetalksbeganinAstana,KazakhstanonThursday.Themeetingisexpectedtofocusonimplementinglastingceasefiresinde-escalationzones.Sofar,threeofthesezone

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UK minister: EU commission criticism of Brexit talks was 'silly'

Britain'schiefBrexitnegotiatorDavidDavissaidonSundaytheEuropeanUnionhadmadeitselflooksillybycriticizingtheBritishapproachtothetalksthatBrusselssaidhadmadelittle

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No decisive progress on Brexit - Barnier

EUBrexitnegotiatorMichelBarniersays"nodecisiveprogress"hasbeenmadeonkeyissues,inthelatestroundoftalkswiththeUK.Hesaidthetwosideswere"quitefar"awayfrombeinginapo

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EU urges swifter Brexit talks as London seeks 'flexibility'

TheEuropeanUnion’schiefnegotiatorMichelBarniersaidonMondayhewasconcernedattheslowprogressofBrexittalks,whilehisBritishcounterpartDavidDaviscalledfor“imagination

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Britain pushes for talks about the future, EU wants divorce first

BritishofficialsarriveinBrusselsonMondaytopushtheEUtowardstalksabouttheirpost-Brexitties,whichtheblocrefusestodowithoutanagreementfirstonLondon’sexitbillandothe

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U.S. President Trump warns may terminate NAFTA treaty

U.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpwarnedonTuesdayhemightterminatetheNAFTAtradetreatywithMexicoandCanadaafterthree-waytalksfailedtobridgedeepdifferences.TheUnitedStates,Ca

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Mexico to host second round of NAFTA talks on Sept. 1-5

Mexico,CanadaandtheUnitedStatesonSundaywrappedupthefirstroundofnegotiationstoupdatethetwo-decadeNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement(NAFTA),withMexicosettohostthesec