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Iraqi president meets Trump in Davos, discuss foreign troops cut: Iraqi statement

Iraqi President Barham Salih met U.S. President Donald Trump in Davos on Wednesday and discussed reducing foreign troops in the country, the Iraqi presidency said, afte

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Trump, in Davos, appears confident of Senate impeachment trial outcome: ‘We have a great case’

President Trump was set to hold a surprise news conference Wednesday as he departed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, after earlier voicing optimism regar

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Trump Threatens to Slap 25% Tariffs on European Cars if No US-EU Trade Deal

The Trump administration has long accused the EU of unfair trade practices and has clashed with its trans-Atlantic allies over state subsidies to manufacturers and taxe

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Iran will never seek nuclear arms, with or without nuclear deal: Rouhani

Iran will never seek nuclear weapons, with or without nuclear deal, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, calling on the European powers to avoid Washingt

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U.S. regional nonmanufacturing sector continues to expand in January: survey

Business activities in the nonmanufacturing sector in some eastern U.S. states continued to expand in January, a report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia showed on Tuesday. The diffusion i

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APD | Omani FM visits Tehran, holds meetings to deescalate Iran-U.S. tension

By APD writer Muhammad SohailOmani Foreign Minister Yusef bin Alawi visited Tehran on Tuesday and held important meetings including a one on one talks with Iranian Fore

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China, U.S. should strengthen strategic communication: ambassador

China and the United States should strengthen strategic communication and look at each other rationally, Cui Tiankai, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, said here on Tuesday. Speaking at a

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President Trump confirms plans to expand travel ban

FILE: U.S. President Donald Trump listens to remarks from Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu (unseen) in Washington DC, USA, March 25, 2019. /VCG Photo President Donald Trump on Tuesd

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Breaking: Trump impeachment trial formally starts in U.S. Senate

U.S. President Donald Trump walks to board Marine One to depart from the White House for a rally in Ohio, in Washington D.C. Jan. 9, 2020. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua) U.S. President Donald Trump impe

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China can maintain 6% growth in 2020 says ex-PBOC deputy governor

China will broadly be able to maintain its current growth rate through 2020, Zhu Min, chairman of the National Institute of Financial Research at Tsinghua University, said on Monday. IMF Deputy M

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EU Trade Commissioner negotiates trade in Washington

The EU and U.S. continue their dispute over aircraft subsidies. Washington imposed tariffs on $7.5 billion of European imports.This, after a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled that Airbus had recei

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U.S. civil rights leader commemorated on Martin Luther King Day

People across the United States marked the 25th Martin Luther King Day of Service.It commemorates the life of the civil rights leader, who was assassinated in 1968. Monday's events fall at a contr

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IMF trims global growth estimates 2020-21 but sees improving outlook

Improving U.S.-China trade tensions have eased uncertainty and the world economy may have hit bottom but a sharp slowdown in India is creating a drag worldwide, the International Monetary Fund (IM

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Abe strikes conciliatory note with 'most important neighbor' ROK

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (center left) talks with ROK President Moon Jae-in (center right) ahead of the ASEAN+3 summit in Nonthaburi, Thailand, November 4, 2019. /AP Photo Japanese P

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Egyptian president, Pompeo meet in Berlin over Libya's settlement

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday in German capital Berlin over Libya's settlement, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement. During t

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Iran FM rules out negotiation over new nuke deal

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif ruled out the possibility of any negotiation over a new nuclear deal, Tehran Times daily reported Saturday. "We will neve

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Palestine accuses Netanyahu of advancing annexation plans to win election

An official of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Saturday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of advancing land annexation plans in the West