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Trump, Putin held a second undisclosed meeting at G20 summit

Carlos Barria | Reuters President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the their bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany July 7, 2017. U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a second, previouslyundisclosed meeting at the G20 summit earlier this month in …

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Donald Trump to nominate Jon Huntsman as Russia ambassador

Alex Wong | Getty Images Former Utah Governor and former U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman participates in a discussion at the Council on Foreign Relations January 29, 2015 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump will nominate Jon Huntsman, an envoy to China under former Democratic President Barack Obama, as …

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Treasury Department sanctions 16 entities, individuals for supporting Iran’s military

TIMA | Reuters Men use their smartphones to follow election news as posters of Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani are seen in Tehran, Iran May 17, 2017. The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled new economic sanctions against Iran over its ballistic missile program and for contributing to regional tensions, one day …

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Here’s why China’s ‘Belt and Road’ initiative is risky, think tanker says

Yasin Bulbul | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other national leaders pose for a photo after the Belt and Road Forum at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, China on May 14, 2017. “On one …

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DC security robot K5 quits job by drowning itself in a fountain

Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Pedestrians pass a Knightscope K5 security robot on Wall Street, New York, on January 17, 2017. I’m sorry to inform you that perhaps some robots are taking this whole “be more human” thing a bit too far. I’ve seen people make jokes about …

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UK inflation surprises with June slowdown, easing pressure on Bank of England

Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shoppers walk past a Gap Inc. clothing store in London, U.K., on Thursday, May 25, 2017. British inflation unexpectedly slowed for the first time since October last month, adding to the likelihood that the Bank of England will keep interest rates at a …

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Trans-Pacific Partnership members look to move on without US

HOANG DINH NAM / AFP / Getty Images Vietnam’s Minister of Trade and Industry Tran Tuan Anh held a TPP conference on the sideline of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Hanoi on May 21, 2017. The current “spaghetti bowl of bilateral trade deals” across the region fails to address …

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Trump threatens sanctions if Venezuela creates Constituent Assembly

Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump speaks at a rally on June 21, 2017, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. “The United States will not stand by as Venezuela crumbles. If the Maduro regime imposes its Constituent Assembly on July 30, the United States will take strong and …

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Donald Trump White House says Iran complying with nuclear deal, but it remains a dangerous threat

Samuel Corum | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images President Donald Trump vowed to end the Iran Nuclear Deal while on the campaign trail. He has continued to criticize Iran as president, though he has refrained from condemning Russia, although both countries support Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. President Donald Trump’s administration on …

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NZ inflation slows more than expected, rates seen on hold

Phil Walter | Getty Images People shop for groceries in a supermarket in Auckland, New Zealand on April 14, 2017. Inflation in New Zealand slowed by more than expected in the second quarter, sending the local dollar sharply lower and likely to reinforce the central bank’s resolve to keep interest …

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