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Commerce secretary to speak with EU about ending tariffs against US

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Wilbur Ross, U.S. commerce secretary, speaks during the 47th annual Washington Conference on the Americas at the U.S Department of State in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump is opening the door to tariff negotiations with the European Union after exempting Canada and Mexico …

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Department of Justice moves to ban bump stocks, classifying them as ‘machine guns’ under federal law

Getty Images A bump stock device (left) that fits on a semi-automatic rifle to increase the firing speed, making it similar to a fully automatic rifle, is installed on a AK-47 semi-automatic rifle, (right) at a gun store on October 5, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The U.S. Department …

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Ethics watchdog files complaint alleging Trump lawyer’s payment to Stormy Daniels violates law

Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Michael Cohen, personal attorney for President Donald Trump, as he arrives to appear before Senate Intelligence Committee in Washington, September 19, 2017. A $130,000 payment made by President Donald Trump’s attorney to an adult film star should be probed as a financial obligation that the president …

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Trump gun proposal drops age limits, focuses on arming teachers

Getty Images President Donald J. Trump speaks during a meeting with members of his Cabinet, in the Cabinet Room of the White House March 8, 2018 in Washington, DC. The move is part of President Donald Trump’s plan to respond after 17 students were massacred at a Florida high school …

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Nerve agent attack on Russian ex-spy Theresa May announcement awaited

Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images Military personnel wearing protective suits remove a police car and other vehicles from a public car park as they continue investigations into the poisoning of Sergei Skripal on March 11, 2018 in Salisbury, England. The nerve agent attack on the former Russian agent Sergei Skripal and …

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Japan’s Aso won’t resign as finance minister over suspected scandal

Kazuhiro Nogi | AFP | Getty Images Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Finance Minister Taro Aso attend a session at the National Diet in Tokyo on January 26, 2015. Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Monday he had no intention to resign over revelations that documents related to …

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North Korea seen “cautious” in announcing stance over upcoming summits

Chung Sung-Jun | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-In at the presidential Blue House on November 7, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. North Korea’s silence on its upcoming summits with the United States and South Korea is likely due to caution over organising …

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Saudi Aramco listing seen delayed this year amid struggle over valuation: Report

FAYEZ NURELDINE | AFP | Getty Images Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh, on October 24, 2017. The long-awaited initial public offering of Saudi Arabia’s massive oil company could be delayed until 2019 at the earliest, the Financial Times reported on …

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French far-right party definitively severs ties with founder

Charles Platiau | Reuters Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party candidate for French 2017 presidential election, concedes defeat at the Chalet du Lac in the Bois de Vincennes in Paris after the second round of 2017 French presidential election, France, May 7, 2017. France’s far-right National Front …

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China allows Xi to remain president indefinitely

Lintao Zhang | Pool | Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping attends Roundtable Summit Phase One Sessions of Belt and Road forum on May 15, 2017. China’s largely rubber stamp parliament on Sunday passed a series of constitutional amendments, including one that removes presidential term limits, allowing President Xi Jinping …

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