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Putin briefs Trump over Ukraine as EU leaders up pressure
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday he briefed his US counterpart Donald Trump on the Ukraine crisis as he came under pressure over Moscow’s robust foreign policy at the G20 summit in Argentina. …read more Source: The Times of...
Mattis says Russia tried to ‘muck around’ US vote, again
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is accusing Russia of having meddled in the 2018 midterm elections. (AFP pic)WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday that Russia tried to meddle in the US midterm elections last month — just as it did in the 2016 vote that brought President Donald Trump to power. The already strained ties between...
US, China agree trade war ceasefire after Trump, Xi summit
Tariffs on $200 bln of Chinese goods to remain, but no increase on Jan. 1 as planned China agrees to buy unspecified but “very substantial” amount of US goods Two sides to launch talks on “structural changes” to key issues Trump-Xi discussion was “very positive and constructive” – China …read more Source: The Himalayan...
Putin briefs Trump over Ukraine as EU leaders ramp up pressure
Russian leader Vladimir Putin said Saturday he briefed U.S. President Donald Trump on the Ukraine crisis as he came under pressure over Moscow’s robust foreign … …read more Source: The Japan...
US and China in trade tariffs truce after tense G20 summit
The US and China brokered a truce over a dinner of steaks and Argentine wine in Buenos Aires. – AFP photo The United States and China on Saturday announced a ceasefire in their tariffs war, hours after US President Donald Trump upended another international forum by snubbing G20 action on trade disputes and climate change. Over a dinner of steaks...
Russian President Vladimir Putin says no talks with Ukraine about release of sailors
…read more Source: The Indian...
For Poland’s mining region, coal remains a way of life
KNURÓW, Poland: “It’s a family thing. My father, my grandfather were miners, so I am,“ says Arkadiusz Wojcik at a coal mine in the southern Polish town of Knurow.Defying the danger to life and limb of descending into the mine on a daily basis, Poland’s coal miners still pass down the job from father to son. The occupation may be on...
G-20 agrees on trade, migration, US goes own way on climate
President Donald Trump meets with Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G20 Summit, Saturday, Dec. 1, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Buenos Aires, Argentina (AP) — Leaders of the world’s top economies agreed Saturday to repair the global trading system as they closed a Group of 20 summit that saw...
Under-fire Putin briefs Trump over Ukraine as EU leaders up pressure
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he briefed his US counterpart Donald Trump on the Ukraine crisis Saturday as he came under pressure over Moscow’s robust foreign policy at the G20 summit in Argentina. …read more Source: Daily News &...
Russia massing troops, weapons at Ukraine border – Kiev
Russia is building up its forces and weapons along the border, Ukraine’s president said as Germany warned Russia on blocking Ukrainian ports. The post Russia massing troops, weapons at Ukraine border – Kiev appeared first on Inquirer News. …read more Source: The Philippine Daily...
