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President Trump says Boris Johnson would ‘make a great prime minister’

Getty Images President, Donald Trump and British Prime Minister, Theresa May are pictured ahead of a photo opportunity of leaders as they arrive for a NATO summit meeting on May 25, 2017 in Brussels, Belgium. President Donald Trump claimed in an interview with The Sun that Prime Minister Theresa May’s …

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Zimbabwe launches space agency to modernize economy

Jekesai Njikizana | AFP | Getty Images People celebrate Zimbabwe Independence Day at the National Sports Stadium on April 18, 2018, in Harare. Zimbabwe has launched a space agency as part of a trifecta of new schemes announced this week, aimed at helping the southern African country industrialize and modernize …

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President Donald Trump says he’s ‘fine’ with expected demonstrations on UK trip

Duncan Brown, Stand up to Racism Glasgow A demonstration held Wednesday 11 July outside the Trump Turnberry golf course. Around a dozen activists from Stand Up to Racism Scotland have already staged a demonstration at Trump’s Turnberry golf course in Scotland on Wednesday. During the small protest, activists held up …

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Britain finally clears Murdoch’s Fox to bid for Sky

Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images The sky logo is displayed on televisions at a Currys store in London, U.K. Britain finally cleared Rupert Murdoch to buy Sky on Thursday, removing the final obstacle to a head-to-head battle between Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox and U.S. rival Comcast for the …

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Croatia reaches World Cup for 1st time, beats England 2-1

Shaun Botterill | Getty Images Jordan Pickford of England collides with Ante Rebic of Croatia during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Semi Final match between England and Croatia at Luzhniki Stadium on July 11, 2018 in Moscow, Russia.  When the final whistle blew and they knew they were going …

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Trump’s China trade bashing gives new hope for NAFTA progress

U.S. officials are visiting Mexico Friday, adding to speculation that the Trump administration may be looking for a victory on another trade front while tensions escalate with China. “We believe the administration is looking to cut a deal on NAFTA or some deal on zero tariffs for autos,” said Dan …

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Bank of Canada raises rates, says more hikes to come

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bill Morneau, Canada’s finance minister, speaks during a debate at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C., Oct. 12, 2017. The Bank of Canada raised interest rates on Wednesday, as expected, and said further gradual rate …

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Apple may have breached antitrust rules with iPhone

Tomohiro Ohsumi |  Getty Images A customer, left, looks at an iPhone X being held by an employee at the Apple Omotesando store on November 3, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan.  Japanese regulators said on Wednesday Apple may have breached antitrust rules by forcing mobile service providers to sell its iPhones …

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How Trump’s NATO summit and Putin meeting could shape the future of the West

Mikhail Metzel | TASS via Getty Images President-elect Vladimir Putin ahead of being sworn-in as President of Russia at St Andrew’s Hall of the Moscow Kremlin. Since becoming president in January last year, Trump has sought to improve ties with Moscow — even as Washington tightens economic sanctions. “A repeat …

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The US embassy in London is advising Americans to ‘keep a low profile’ during Trump’s visit

Tolga Akmen | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images People protest against the inauguration of the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump outside the London US Embassy in London, United Kingdom on January 20, 2017. Ahead of President Donald Trump’s high-profile visit to the U.K., the American government’s representatives …

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