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    President Trump Signs New Trade Pact With Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau and Mexican President Pena Nieto
    Nov30

    President Trump Signs New Trade Pact With Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau and Mexican President Pena Nieto

    (BUENOS AIRES, Argentina) — President Donald Trump joined the leaders of Canada and Mexico at a global meeting in Argentina on Friday to sign a revised North American trade pact, fulfilling a longstanding political promise with a deal he celebrated as a “groundbreaking achievement.” The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is meant to replace the...

    Kremlin Spox: Trump, Putin Will Have A ‘Brief’ Meeting At G-20 After All
    Nov30

    Kremlin Spox: Trump, Putin Will Have A ‘Brief’ Meeting At G-20 After All

    President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will have a “brief, impromptu” meeting at the G-20 summit in Argentina despite Trump’s abrupt cancellation on Thursday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told a Russian news agency. First flagged by Reuters, the meeting has not yet been confirmed by U.S. sources. Trump said...

    Merkel Ally Suggests Blockading Russian Ships Over Ukraine Crisis
    Nov30

    Merkel Ally Suggests Blockading Russian Ships Over Ukraine Crisis

    BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union and the United States should consider banning from their ports Russian ships originating from the Sea of Azov… …read more Source: U.S....

    Russia Doesn’t Buy Trump’s Excuse For Canceling Summit With Putin
    Nov30

    Russia Doesn’t Buy Trump’s Excuse For Canceling Summit With Putin

    Russian officials believe President’s Trump’s decision to cancel a meeting with President Vladimir Putin may have been based on a “domestic political situation” — like Michael Cohen’s Thursday guilty plea — and not Russia’s actions after a naval clash with Ukraine last week, CNN reported, citing the Russian state news...

    Trump Signs New Trade Pact With Canada, Mexico Leaders To Replace NAFTA
    Nov30

    Trump Signs New Trade Pact With Canada, Mexico Leaders To Replace NAFTA

    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — President Donald Trump joined the leaders of Canada and Mexico at a global meeting in Argentina on Friday to sign a revised North American trade pact that he called “groundbreaking” and a benefit for “working people.” The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is meant to replace the 24-year-old North American Free Trade...

    Russia Deploys S-400 Missile System In Crimea
    Nov30

    Russia Deploys S-400 Missile System In Crimea

    Russia has deployed an additional S-400 surface-to-air missile unit to Crimea, which it annexed from Ukraine in 2014. The extra unit, deployed on November 29, reinforces three units already based there. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    WATCH:  Ukraine bans Russian men aged 16-60 from entering country
    Nov30

    WATCH: Ukraine bans Russian men aged 16-60 from entering country

    The move from Ukrainian officials comes after Russia seized three Ukrainian ships earlier this week. …read more Source: ABC...

    Ukraine Bars Entry to Russian Males, Upping Ante in Conflict
    Nov30

    Ukraine Bars Entry to Russian Males, Upping Ante in Conflict

    Ukrainian officials on Friday upped the ante in the growing confrontation with Russia, announcing a travel ban for most Russian males and searching the home of an influential cleric of the Russian Orthodox Church. The long-simmering conflict bubbled over Sunday when Russian border guards rammed into and opened fired on three Ukrainian vessels...

    Lawyer For Detained Ukrainian Sailor Decries ‘Political Trial’
    Nov30

    Lawyer For Detained Ukrainian Sailor Decries ‘Political Trial’

    A lawyer for one of the Ukrainian sailors detained by Russia on November 25 off the Russia-occupied Ukrainian region of Crimea has said the case against the seamen was “a political trial.” …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Report: Russia, China ‘Stress-Testing’ Resolve of West
    Nov30

    Report: Russia, China ‘Stress-Testing’ Resolve of West

    Russia and China are among several countries attempting to “stress-test” the resolve of traditional powers, according to a report from the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies. It claims so-called “challenger” nations are persistently testing the tolerance of established powers for different forms of aggression, from proxy...