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US blames Iran for attack on oil tankers

US blames Iran for attack on oil tankers

-- 2019-06-14 18:47:48

The United States has blamed Iran for attacks on two oil tankers at the entrance to the Gulf, after an incident that has raised concerns about a new confrontation in the vital oil shipping route. Was...

US to send 1,000 more troops to Poland

US to send 1,000 more troops to Poland

-- 2019-06-13 11:02:24

The US will deploy 1,000 more troops to Poland, President Donald Trump has said during a press conference with Polish President Andrzej Duda. President Trump said the force would be taken from Amer...

Helicopter crashes on roof of NYC skyscraper; pilot dead

Helicopter crashes on roof of NYC skyscraper; pilot dead

-- 2019-06-11 10:27:49

A helicopter crashed onto the fog-shrouded roof of a midtown Manhattan skyscraper on Monday, killing the pilot and unnerving a US city still scarred by memories of the September 11, 2001, airplane att...

Dallas crane collapse kills one, injures six

Dallas crane collapse kills one, injures six

Reuters 2019-06-10 12:26:57

A construction crane, apparently toppled by high winds, collapsed onto an apartment house in the US city of Dallas on Sunday (local time) and sliced through five floors of the building, killing at lea...

Angelina Jolie urges int'l support for Venezuelan children

Angelina Jolie urges int'l support for Venezuelan children

-- 2019-06-09 10:58:47

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie on Saturday urged the international community to provide more support to three South American countries with the most migrants from crisis-hit Venezuela, saying 20,000 Ve...

Moon is part of Mars: Trump

Moon is part of Mars: Trump

-- 2019-06-08 19:29:03

US President Donald Trump described the moon as a part of Mars in a tweet on Friday, apparently commenting on his own administration’s space policy. He criticised NASA for aiming to put astrona...

Trump suspends tariff after Mexico takes "unprecedented steps"

Trump suspends tariff after Mexico takes "unprecedented steps"

-- 2019-06-08 17:41:41

Mexico has agreed to take "unprecedented steps" to help stem the flow of migrants to the US in order to avoid trade tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump. Mr Trump revealed that a deal had b...

115 million men and boys married as children: UNICEF

115 million men and boys married as children: UNICEF

-- 2019-06-08 16:16:08

An estimated 115 million men and boys around the world were married as children, according to the first-ever analysis on child grooms, launched on Friday by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Acc...

Trade talks to progress at Trump-Xi summit, says US official

Trade talks to progress at Trump-Xi summit, says US official

-- 2019-06-08 12:57:51

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday he would discuss trade issues with People’s Bank of China Governor Yi Gang, but the main progress in the US-China trade dispute would take p...

Trump suspends Mexico tariff plan after deal on migration

Trump suspends Mexico tariff plan after deal on migration

Reuters 2019-06-08 10:23:58

The United States and Mexico struck a deal on Friday to avert a tariff war, with Mexico agreeing to rapidly expand a controversial asylum programme and deploy security forces to stem the flow of illeg...

Bangladeshi held in New York over Times Square terror plot

Bangladeshi held in New York over Times Square terror plot

-- 2019-06-08 09:58:39

An immigrant from Bangladesh who prosecutors say plotted an attack on Times Square, spoke about killing police officers and praised Islamic militants appeared in court on firearms charges on Friday an...

Trump to decide on $300b China tariffs after G20 summit

Trump to decide on $300b China tariffs after G20 summit

Reuters 2019-06-07 14:16:32

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would decide whether to carry out his threat to hit Beijing with tariffs on at least $300 billion in Chinese goods after a meeting of leaders of the world...

US tightens Venezuela oil sanctions

US tightens Venezuela oil sanctions

-- 2019-06-07 10:14:52

The US Treasury Department on Thursday tightened its pressure on Venezuela’s state-owned oil company by making clear that exports of diluents by international shippers could be subject to US san...

US, Mexico to resume talks over tariffs, border

US, Mexico to resume talks over tariffs, border

-- 2019-06-06 21:17:16

  WASHINGTON, June 06:  Mexican and U.S. officials are set to resume talks in Washington on Thursday aimed at heading off punitive tariffs on Mexican goods as President Donald Trump called...

Mexico meets migrants at southern border with armed forces

Mexico meets migrants at southern border with armed forces

-- 2019-06-06 19:32:27

MEXICO CITY, June 06: Mexican soldiers, armed police and migration officials blocked hundreds of migrants after they crossed the border from Guatemala in a caravan into southern Mexico on Wednesday, a...

CNN Poll: Rising share expect Trump to win in 2020

CNN Poll: Rising share expect Trump to win in 2020

-- 2019-06-05 22:34:00

    WASHINGTON, June 05: A majority of Americans say they think Donald Trump is going to win a second term, according to a CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, even as the President's reviews on is...

Trump defying party on Mexico tariffs

Trump defying party on Mexico tariffs

-- 2019-06-05 11:01:46

Defying increasing criticism from within his own party, US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would likely go ahead with new tariffs on imports from Mexico to pressure it to clamp down on risin...

Trump announces departure of White House chief economist

Trump announces departure of White House chief economist

-- 2019-06-03 12:28:24

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett will “shortly” leave his post, but did not provide a reason for the latest hig...

US has shot itself in the foot by escalating trade war

US has shot itself in the foot by escalating trade war

Global Times 2019-06-02 16:57:41

Amid mounting pressure by the Trump administration on economic and trade issues, China has remained resilient as Chinese pride soars. As the US has recently tightened the screws on tariffs and as tal...

US seeks social media details from visa applicants

US seeks social media details from visa applicants

-- 2019-06-02 16:05:35

Nearly all applicants for US visas will have to submit their social media details under newly-adopted rules. The US State Department regulations say people will have to submit social media names and...

US defence chief says China threatens Asia's stability

US defence chief says China threatens Asia's stability

-- 2019-06-01 14:50:15

Acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan suggested on Saturday that China was responsible for a range of destabilising activities in Asia, stirring already heightened tensions between the world&rs...

US defence chief says Huawei is too close to Chinese govt

US defence chief says Huawei is too close to Chinese govt

-- 2019-06-01 14:26:07

Acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan said on Saturday that technology firm Huawei was too close to the Chinese government, adding that Washington was concerned about cyber attacks and the thef...

Disgruntled employee kills 12 at Virginia municipal centre

Disgruntled employee kills 12 at Virginia municipal centre

-- 2019-06-01 11:33:43

A disgruntled public utility employee opened fire with a handgun on co-workers at a municipal building in Virginia on Friday afternoon, killing 12 people and wounding at least four before he was fatal...

Won't be provoked by US: Mexico

Won't be provoked by US: Mexico

-- 2019-05-31 21:37:54

Mexico's president has insisted his government will not be provoked, after President Donald Trump announced escalating tariffs on all goods unless Mexico curbed illegal migration. Andrés Manue...

'Mexico to respond prudently to Trump threats'

'Mexico to respond prudently to Trump threats'

-- 2019-05-31 19:10:11

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has announced that he would respond with “great prudence” to threats by his US counterpart Donald Trump to slap tariffs on Mexican goods ente...

Colombian high court rules FARC peace law must be sanctioned

Colombian high court rules FARC peace law must be sanctioned

Reuters 2019-05-30 12:04:04

A Colombian high court on Wednesday (local time) called on President Ivan Duque to sanction a law that implements peace agreement with demobilised FARC rebels, after upholding a Senate vote that rejec...

20 burnt to death in Mexico bus crash

20 burnt to death in Mexico bus crash

-- 2019-05-30 10:56:29

At least 20 people died in a fiery accident in the southeastern Mexican state of Veracruz on Wednesday (local time) when a bus collided with a cargo truck, a state official and various local media out...

US must clarify its China approach

US must clarify its China approach

Global Times 2019-05-28 18:18:23

The Chinese people are so confused: What on earth does the US want with China? Does it want fair trade or does the US refuse to accept China's development and seek to break the Chinese economy as its...

At least 40 inmates found strangled in Brazil prison clashes

At least 40 inmates found strangled in Brazil prison clashes

-- 2019-05-28 10:38:12

At least 40 prisoners in Brazil were found strangled to death on Monday in four jails in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, where a fight between rival prison gangs resulted in 15 dead the day before,...

Trump says he backs Japan’s efforts to talk with Iran

Trump says he backs Japan’s efforts to talk with Iran

-- 2019-05-27 12:29:04

President Donald Trump on Monday backed the Japanese prime minister’s interest in using his country’s good relations with Iran to help broker a possible dialogue between the US and its nem...