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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s politically sensitive trade surplus with the US edged down in March, government data showed Wednesday, as the two countries’ leaders held talks over the thorny issue of bilateral trade. Japan logged a surplus in March of 623.1 billion yen ($5.9 billion) with the US, down 0.2 percent, as imports of American-made cars and aircraft climbed, according to the finance ministry data. The fresh data comes as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo […]
by Jerome Cartilier with Andrew Beatty in Washington Agence France Presse PALM BEACH, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump confirmed direct contacts between the United States and North Korea and gave his blessing to talks aimed at formally ending the Korean war in a series of diplomatic revelations Tuesday. Setting the stage for a major breakthrough at a series of upcoming summits, Trump said “a great chance to solve a world problem” was […]
UNITED STATES (AFP) — President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria will meet Donald Trump in Washington on April 30 to discuss issues including “fighting terrorism” and economic growth, the White House announced Sunday. “President Trump looks forward to discussing ways to enhance our strategic partnership and advance our shared priorities: promoting economic growth and reforms, fighting terrorism and other threats to peace and security, and building on Nigeria’s role as a democratic leader in the […]
by Paul Handley Agence France Presse Former FBI director James Comey says in a new book that President Donald Trump reminded him of a mafia boss who demanded absolute loyalty, saw the entire world against him, and lied about everything. According to excerpts of the book leaked by US media on Thursday, Trump was also obsessed with the alleged existence of a video in which Russian prostitutes said to be hired by Trump urinated […]
by Dave Clark with Francesco Fontemaggi Agence France-Presse UNITED STATES (AFP) — President Donald Trump’s threat of action against the Syrian regime places the United States and Russia at perhaps the greatest risk of conflict since the days of the Cold War. No serious observer thinks Washington or Moscow want to fight each other over Bashar al-Assad’s latest alleged use of banned chemical weapons on his country’s civil war battlefield. But the Syria conflict […]
by Dave Clark © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that “missiles will be coming” in response to an alleged chemical attack in Syria, as the UN chief urged world powers to stop a face-off with Russia from spiraling out of control. With punitive US military action seemingly imminent, Russia scrambled to deflect blame from its ally Bashar al-Assad and, according to a monitor group, Syrian forces evacuated key […]
by Andrew Beatty © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump holds Russia and Syria responsible for a suspected chemical attack that killed more than 40 people, the White House said Wednesday, refusing to rule out direct military engagement with Russia. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders slapped aside Russian suggestions that Saturday’s attack in Douma could have been faked and said Trump was still weighing military options in response. […]
by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House insisted Tuesday that Donald Trump has the power to fire special prosecutor Robert Mueller, stoking fears that the president may try to kill an investigation inching ever-closer to the Oval Office. After months of denying Mueller’s removal is under consideration, the change in tone came as Trump reacted furiously to an FBI raid of his private lawyer’s offices on Monday. Special […]
by Douglas Gillison and Ryan McMorrow in Beijing © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised the “kind words” from Chinese leader Xi Jinping and pledged “great progress” in the looming trade dispute between the world’s largest economies. Still, the White House also admonished China to take concrete action on US complaints about unfair trade practices. Xi earlier Tuesday pledged to open Chinese markets and lower tariffs, remarks that […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Russia rejected a new US proposal Monday to set up an independent investigation to identify those behind chemical weapons attacks in Syria following alleged toxic gas use in a rebel-held town. Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told reporters that a draft resolution put forward by the United States “contains some unacceptable elements, which make it worse” than a previous US proposal. © Agence France-Presse
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Monday that the United States would regret violating the nuclear deal and that Iran would respond in “less than a week” if that happened. “We will not be the first to violate the accord but they should definitely know that they will regret it if they violate it,” Rouhani told a conference to mark National Nuclear Technology Day in Tehran. “We are much more prepared than they […]
by Rouba El Huss by Rouba El Husseini Agence France Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — An alleged chemical attack that left dozens dead in Syria’s rebel-held town of Douma sparked international outrage Sunday, with US President Donald Trump warning there would be a “big price to pay”. As condemnation of Saturday’s attack poured in, rebels began evacuating Douma, the last sliver they held of their one-time stronghold Eastern Ghouta, under a deal with Syria’s […]
