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Merkel: Russia can not return to G7 until progress made
It's been just three months since he was appointed President Trump's top security adviser, but John Bolton has already made an impact. The Japanese leader has come under increased pressure to join retaliatory measures against America's steep tariffs. [Full Article...]
Trudeau 'stabbed us in back' on trade, says Trump chief economic adviser
President Trump's senior trade advisor, Peter Navarro , had even worse criticism of Trudeau. Navarro also said "there's a special place in hell " for any foreign leader engaging in "bad faith diplomacy" with Trump, referring to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau . [Full Article...]
Putin dismisses G7 criticism as 'babbling', calls for cooperation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he told Trump that readmitting Russian Federation "is not something that we are even remotely looking at at this time". But there are a lot of countries which are willing to assist us in this. Speaking at a G7 news conference, Mr Trump said: "I think it would be an asset to have Russian Federation back in". [Full Article...]
Fire breaks out at May 12 election ballot box warehouse in Baghdad
The blaze comes as the country prepares for a parliamentary election recount. The commission did not say why it was nullifying those votes or detail any of the discrepancies it had apparently discovered, fueling suspicion by voters and political parties over its administration of the tightly contested election. [Full Article...]
White House adviser says Canada's Justin Trudeau 'stabbed us in the back'
The summit came during an ongoing trade dispute with China and served as a precursor to the unprecedented meeting with Kim, in which Trump has sought to extend a hand to the Asian autocrat who has long bedeviled the global order. While Donald Trump Jr. appears to be enjoying a weekend away in the Catskills, he made sure to weigh in on his father's often contentious time alongside other world l... [Full Article...]
China's trade surplus with US grew, while global gap shrank
A sharp rise in imports slashed the trade surplus by about 39 percent to 24.9 billion dollars. Although only targeting a comparatively small percentage of worldwide imports, the symbolism of this move is being interpreted as a formal declaration of a trade war, one which will inevitably draw a response that could easily provoke a self-sustaining cycle of economic tensions within the West. [Full Article...]
Over 250000 people celebrate Gay Pride at Tel Aviv parade
Israelis celebrate gay pride in Tel Aviv . U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman tweeted that he was proud of those marching in the parade, saying that advancing human rights has always been U.S. The colorful parade will commence at Ben Zion Boulevard in southwestern Tel Aviv , and proceed to the beachfront, along Bograshov, HaYarkon, Frishman, and Herbert Samuel streets before concluding... [Full Article...]
Knife attack on Japan train leaves 1 dead and 2 injured
In the clearest sign that the stabbings were random and indiscriminate, Kojima reportedly told police: "I was feeling frustrated - anyone would do". The suspect, identified as Ichiro Kojima, attacked the victims about 10pm aboard the shinkansen train, which was travelling from Tokyo to a station in Osaka, police and news reports said. [Full Article...]