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EU’s Tusk warns US, China, Russia not to start trade wars
Jul 16, 2018 08:10President of the European Council Donald Tusk has warned China, Russia and the US against actions that could disrupt the global order and trigger trade wars amid the looming threat of such a war between Washington and its allies in the European Union.
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Steve Bannon echoes Trump's wish for UK PM May's replacement by Boris Johnson
Jul 15, 2018 04:16US President Donald Trump’s former Chief Strategist Steve Bannon has expressed hope that former British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson would challenge UK Prime Minister Theresa May after quitting her cabinet earlier in the week.
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May warns rebel Conservative MPs there could be 'no Brexit at all'
Jul 15, 2018 04:08British Prime Minister Theresa May has warned that Brexit will not happen if rebel Conservative MPs, who are seeking to derail her plans for leaving the EU, do not play ball.
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Nuclear deal remains diplomatic triumph despite US exit: Zarif
Jul 14, 2018 16:20Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says a historic nuclear agreement Tehran signed with the P5+1 group of countries in 2015 is still a "triumph of multilateral diplomacy" even after the US pullout from the agreement.
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Russia says Trump’s pipeline comments meant to bully Europe into buying US energy supplies
Jul 12, 2018 14:22Moscow has criticized US President Donald Trump for his comments on a major pipeline project that will double the amount of gas transferred from Russia to Germany, saying the comments are meant to dissuade the country’s gas customers and force them to buy American energy supplies instead.
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NATO urges continued pressure on North Korea
Jul 12, 2018 08:38Leaders of the NATO member states have called on the international community to maintain “decisive pressure” on North Korea to force it to abandon its military nuclear program, including by fully implementing existing United Nations (UN) sanctions.
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Britain to fine Facebook over data breach
Jul 12, 2018 02:07Britain's data regulator has said it will fine Facebook half a million pounds (US$660,000) for failing to protect users' data, in an inquiry into whether personal information had been misused by campaigns on both sides of Britain's 2016 EU referendum.
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Foreign Ministry rejects US implicating of Iranian embassies in terror acts
Jul 11, 2018 12:04Foreign Ministry Spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Bahram Qassemi has dismissed as ludicrous a recent US allegation that Iranian embassies are involved in terror attacks in Europe.
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Two Conservative Party vice-chairs quit over May’s Brexit plan
Jul 11, 2018 02:47Two other Tory MPs have resigned from their posts, joining a growing list of ruling Conservative Party members defying British Prime Minister Theresa May's plans for leaving the European Union.
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China puts forward five-point proposal to save Iran nuclear deal: FM spokeswoman
Jul 09, 2018 13:52China vows to continue efforts to safeguard the achievements of a 2015 nuclear agreement Iran signed with the P5+1 group of countries after the United States' withdrawal from the historic deal, saying it has put forward a five-point proposal in this regard.