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China plans to hit US soybeans, planes as trade war looms

China unveiled plans to hit major US exports worth $50 billion such as soybeans, cars… Read More

China slaps retaliatory tariffs on 128 US products

China imposed tariffs on 128 US imports worth $3 billion retaliating for US duties on… Read More

Czechs extradite suspected Russian hacker Nikulin to US

The Czech Republic has extradited Russian citizen Yevgeniy Nikulin to the United States where he… Read More

Russia to expel 60 US diplomats, close US consulate: Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow would expel 60 US diplomats and close its… Read More

US consumer agency confirms Facebook probe

A US consumer protection agency said it has opened an investigation into Facebook for potentially… Read More

US expels 60 Russian ‘spies’ over UK nerve attack

Donald Trump has ordered the expulsion of 60 alleged Russian spies from the United States… Read More

China threatens US with tariffs, says ‘not afraid of trade war’

China warned the United States that it was "not afraid of a trade war" as… Read More

Khamenei says Iran has foiled US plans in Mideast

TEHRAN: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tehran has neutralised US plans in the… Read More

Texas bombing suspect blows self up as police close in, says official

AUSTIN: The 24-year-old man who terrified residents of Austin, Texas, with a three-week bombing campaign… Read More

US to overtake Russia as top oil producer by 2019

TOKYO: The United States will overtake Russia as the world’s biggest oil producer by 2019… Read More

Trump to hit North Korea with ‘largest-ever’ sanctions

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will on Friday announce sanctions against 56 North Korea-linked shipping… Read More

Explosive device thrown into US embassy compound in Montenegro

PODGORICA: A suicide attacker blew himself up after throwing an explosive device into the US… Read More

USA women beat Canada to end 20-year Olympic gold drought

GANGNEUNG: For the first time in 20 years, the United States women are Olympic ice… Read More

Tillerson says end of combat does not spell end of IS

KUWAIT CITY: Washington's top envoy on Tuesday called on allies to keep fighting the Islamic… Read More

Ending North Korea oil supplies would be seen as act of war, says Russia

MOSCOW: The delivery of oil and oil products to North Korea should not be reduced,… Read More

Putin laughs off Washington’s ‘Kremlin list’

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday laughed off a US list of Russians tapped for… Read More

US praises Qatar ties, calls for Gulf unity

WASHINGTON: The United States praised Qatar for its improved counterterrorism cooperation on Tuesday and warned… Read More

One sign read ‘Zionism = Nazism = Fascism’

JERUSALEM:  A delegation of US diplomats had to cut short an event in the Palestinian… Read More

Dollar under more pressure as US economy cools

LONDON: The dollar retreated once more on Friday as a Donald Trump-inspired surge petered out… Read More

America First does not mean America alone: President Trump

DAVOS: United States President Donald Trump told the world’s business elite that America First does… Read More