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Jordan unhappy as Trump Mideast peace plan revives old fears
AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah reacts angrily to any suggestion that he might accept a U.S. deal to end the Arab-Israeli conflict that would make...
Trump considering to deploy 2,000 new troops in Poland
The United States is considering sending 2,000 more troops to Poland, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday at White House talks with his Polish counterpart...
One year on: Trump receives a “beautiful letter” from Kim
SEOUL: A year after President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un met for the first time, they appear committed to a personal...
U.S. sanctions Iraq-based company, says it backs Iran’s IRGC
WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday sanctioned an Iraqi company and two of its associates, which it said had helped Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard...
Iran to appease Japan’s Abe to help end U.S. oil sanctions
DUBAI: Iran will ask Japan to mediate between Tehran and Washington to ease oil sanctions imposed by the United States, Iranian officials said on...
Expectations low for Trump-Xi talks, both sides unenthusiastic
WASHINGTON/BEIJING: With under three weeks to go before proposed talks between the Chinese and U.S. leaders, expectations for progress toward ending the trade war...
US resident released from Iran custody says it eases tension
BEIRUT: A Lebanese man with permanent U.S. residency who had been imprisoned in Iran for years on charges of espionage said Tuesday that he...
North Korea urges U.S. to change ‘hostile policy’ on eve of...
SEOUL: North Korean state media called on the United States on Tuesday to “withdraw its hostile policy” towards Pyongyang or agreements made at a...
China silent on likelihood of Trump-Xi meeting
SHANGHAI: A Chinese government spokesman has refrained from confirming that leader Xi Jinping intends to meet with President Donald Trump at a summit in Japan...
Top Iran diplomat warns US it cannot ‘expect to stay safe’
Iran’s foreign minister warned the U.S. on Monday that it “cannot expect to stay safe” after launching what he described as an economic war...
Trump threatens tariffs if China’s Xi doesn’t agree for a meeting
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump says if Chinese President Xi Jinping doesn’t meet with him at the upcoming Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan,...
Xi-Trump meeting at G20 not likely
China is open for more trade talks with Washington but has nothing to announce about a possible meeting between the Chinese and U.S. leaders...
Qatar emir to visit White House next month amid Gulf tensions
Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani will meet with United States President Donald Trump next month as the country continues to endure the...
Washington’s offer of talks is not genuine: Iran
GENEVA: Additional sanctions imposed on Iran by the United States show that Washington’s offer of talks is not genuine, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said...
US leaves door open to China on trade talks at G20
The United States is open to further negotiations with China on their ongoing trade battle but any potential deal will wait until the two...
Putin says Russia didn’t meddle in US vote, despite evidence
ST. PETERSBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reaffirmed his staunch denial that his government meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential election despite the...
Irked US senators seek to block Trump’s weapon sales to Saudis...
US senators across the political spectrum on Wednesday moved to block President Donald Trump’s plan to sell $8.1 billion in arms to Saudi Arabia and other...
