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US bans American companies from selling to Chinese phone maker ZTE

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China hopes US can appropriately deal with ZTE following punitive action

China'sMinistryofCommercesaidTuesdaythatithopestheUnitedStatescanappropriatelydealwiththeissueinvolvingChinesetelecomequipmentmakerZTECorpinaccordancewithlawsan

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Syrian air defenses intercepted missile strike over Homs

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Syrian air defenses intercepted missile strike over Homs: Media report

SyrianairdefensesinterceptedmissilestargetingamilitaryfacilityinthecentralprovinceofHomsearlyTuesdaymorning,localmediareported,withthesourceofthemissilesnotyetc

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US, Britain warn of Russian campaign to hack networks

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Trump’s trade war pushes Singapore to China

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Did Trump, May and Macron just commit a ‘reckless’ war crime?

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World Bank set to concede to US lending concerns in new funding deal

TheUSissettoconfirmitssupportfora13-billion-US-dollarcashinjectionintotheWorldBank,inreturnforchangestothewaythebankhandsoutloans,meaningcountrieslikeChinacould

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Opinion: Syria strike, the media, and the Iraq war

"MissionAccomplished,"exclaimedUSPresidentDonaldTrumpinthewakeofaquickrunofmissileattacksagainstSyria.Butwhatwasthemission?Andwhere'stheevidenceofachemicalattac

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Opinion: Is Syria a victim of a 'new Cold War' ?

USPresidentDonaldTrumpannouncedthattheUSanditsallies–UKandFrance–launchedaprecisionattackonSyrianchemicalweaponssitesonFridayevening."Ashorttimeago,IorderedtheU

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Syria air strikes: Macron says he convinced Trump not to pull out troops

FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacronhassaidheconvincedUSPresidentDonaldTrumpnottowithdrawtroopsfromSyriaandinsteadcommit"forthelongterm".Earlierthismonth,MrTrumpdeclar

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Trump defends claiming 'mission accomplished'

PresidentDonaldTrumphasdefendedhisuseoftheterm"missionaccomplished"amidcriticismfollowingUS,UKandFrenchairstrikesontargetsinSyria.Heaccusedthe"fakenewsmedia"ofs

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Weekly top 10 hot news (April 7-15)

EverySaturday,AsiaPacificDailywillprovideyouwitharun-downofthelatesthotnews.Thisweek,thefollowinghotnewsyouneedtoknow:TOP1|USandallieslaunchstrikesonSyriachemic

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UN fails to adopt resolution to condemn Syria strikes

ARussian-draftedresolution,whichwouldhavecondemnedthemilitarystrikesonSyriacarriedoutbytheUnitedStates,FranceandBritain,failedtobeadoptedbytheUNSecurityCouncilo

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West hesitates on Syria response as Russia warns of 'war'

WesternpowersweighedtheiroptionsonFridayoverpossiblestrikesagainstSyria'sregimeaspressurebuilttoavoidanescalationandRussiasteppedupitswarningsagainstmilitaryact

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US at UN makes case for military action against Syria

USAmbassadorNikkiHaleytoldtheUNFridaythatnodecisionhadbeentakenaboutmilitaryactionagainstSyria,butuseofforcewouldbeinresponsetomultiplechemicalattackscarriedout

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Trump's pick for secretary of state vows diplomatic approach to Iran

USPresidentDonaldTrump'spicktobecomeWashington'stopdiplomatpledgedThursdaytoworkwithUSalliestostrengthentheIrandealandplayeddownfearsheisbentonremovingtheDemocr