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Trade War / China to fight back against U.S. tariff war

The second batch of goods is to be hit on December 15. This act was a federal law passed in 1977 that gives the president powers to regulate worldwide trade in ...

At least five dead after helicopter and plane collide in Majorca

It was not known what caused the collision between the aircraft, both of them in private use, Diario de Mallorca newspaper reported. Two of the lifeless are s...

Car blast, air strikes hit Syria's Idlib city: monitor

Syrian government forces massed on Saturday in northwest Syria in an apparent bid to press an offensive against militants and allied rebels that has heighten...

Trump Says He's Had Second Thoughts on China Trade War Moves

Before he arrived , he tweeted: "Road ahead is hard". In talks held before the summit, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif had said the French ini...

Iran test-fires new missile, says Revolutionary Guard commander

An Iranian-flagged oil tanker pursued by the USA amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington now lists its destination as a port in Turkey . When ...

Trump’s Only Regret On China Is "Not Raising Tariffs Higher"

China's Commerce Ministry issued a statement Saturday condemning Trump's threat, saying, "This kind of unilateral, bullying trade protectionism and maximum pr...

Reversing Earlier Ban, Israel Permits Limited Visit For Rep. Rashida Tlaib

Israel barred Tlaib and another Democrat Ilhan Omar from visiting Jerusalem and the West Bank over their support for the global boycott movement followi...

Former Rep. Joe Walsh Launches Primary Challenge To Trump

Former Illinois Representative Joe Walsh announced Sunday he'll challenge Donald Trump for the Republican nomination in 2020, saying the president is un...

Israeli drones in Beirut threaten Lebanon's sovereignty: PM Hariri

The incident came hours after Israel's military said it had thwarted an imminent attack by Iran and its proxies with airstrikes that targeted an area south of t...

Trump dampens Macron optimism on Iran talks

Zarif insisted that Iran did not want war with the U.S. but warned that a ramped-up Western naval presence in the Gulf increased the risk of accidents, which ...

Rohingya refugees shot dead by Bangladesh police during gunfight

Some 200,000 Rohingya rallied in a Bangladesh refugee camp to mark two years since they fled a violent crackdown by Myanmar forces, just days after a second...

Astronaut accused of committing fraud while in space

Wordon gave birth to the boy before the two were married. Investigators from the inspector general's office have since contacted both women about what is beli...

Israel bombed Iraq weapons depot

The remarks come after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted at the Zionist entity's involvement in the latest attacks on ammunition depots in Iraq...

Hong Kong police fire tear gas as clashes return to city streets

Simon Cheng was detained for 15 days for violating public security management regulations, police in Shenzhen's Luohu district said on their Twitter-like Weibo ...

Iran unveils home-grown missile defence system

The U.S. pressures against Iran have "backfired", Rouhani said. This photo released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry shows Iran-made ...

Trade to be focus of Australian PM's visit to Vietnam

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has wrapped up a visit to Vietnam to make his way to France where he will attend the G7. China's actions also demonstrate its di...

Israel strikes at Iranian forces in Syria to foil attack

An Israeli military spokesman confirmed the regime was behind the attacks, saying they had been meant to reach "Iranian" targets in Syria. Israel's military...

USA must compromise to get United Kingdom trade deal, says Johnson

Accusing one another of being " Mr No Deal ", British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU Council President Donald Tusk exchanged accusations at the G7 summit...

European Union leaders round on Trump over trade at G7

He was speaking as he arrived at a G7 summit in France , which he said would be a " difficult test of unity and solidarity ". "I am very anxious about the ...

United Kingdom won't retreat from global community: Johnson

His meeting with Mr Trump will be one of the highlights to watch for at the summit. The pair have spoken several times by phone since Johnson became prime minis...

Syrian army opens corridor for people to leave rebel bastion

Turkey is keen to prevent a large-scale offensive in Idlib - home to three million people - where Turkey has 12 observation posts. Earlier this week, air ra...

Multiple people struck by lightning at PGA Tour Championship

The Atlanta Fire Department told CBS News that four adults and one female juvenile who had sought shelter beneath the tree were injured. The players had alr...

Sanders Releases ‘Green New Deal’ He Says Will Create 20 Million Jobs

As noted by the New York Times , the proposed bill by Sanders would declare " climate change a national emergency; envisions building new solar, wind and ge...

NASA investigates first allegation of criminal activity in SPACE

American astronaut Anne McClain , who has since returned to earth, acknowledged she had accessed the account from the ISS but denied any wrongdoing, according...

Hong Kong braces for fresh rallies as protesters target airport transport

The demonstrators, who were holding up umbrellas to hide their identities, cheered as it toppled over. Thousands joined a march from Tsun Yip Street Playgroun...

Indian opposition leaders to visit Kashmir to 'review' situation

Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad , KC Venugopal and Anand Sharma were among the delegation from the party besides Gandhi. But the Jammu and Kashmir Depart...

Economic storm clouds hovering over Trump and global leaders

Local Basque specialties include Espelette chili pepper, ham, dry sausage, ewe's cheese, traditional cream cake and wines. "We are going to try and mobilize e...

One Israeli killed and two injured in bomb attack near settlement - ambulance

Netanyahu said that while Israel respects all Congress members and has a policy of automatically granting them entrance to the country, it would not welcome tho...

US Officials Arrest Nigerians Indicted For Internet Scam

They also allegedly used illicit money exchanges to launder the money. The man who called himself Terry Garcia asked for money - lots of it - from the woman ide...

Vladimir Putin Vows "Symmetric Response" To US Missile Test

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Tuesday that the U.S. test showed that Washington was stoking a new arms race and confrontation, whic...

Angela Merkel gives Britain until Oct 31 for Brexit solution

Once the nightmare scenario on the extreme edge of probability ranges, a "no-deal" Brexit is now seen as a realistic possibility by both governments and inv...

Indonesia beefs up security amid violent West Papua protests

Sorong, a city of some 220,000 people, was hit by mass protests on Monday while in Manokwari, the capital of West Papua province, chaos broke out with the loc...

US Supreme Court justice receives cancer treatment

The court said that Ginsburg "tolerated treatment well" and has "maintained an active schedule". Ginsburg's "tumor was treated definitively", the court cont...

Video showing arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou released

Ms. Meng's lawyers in her extradition case have cited U.S President Donald Trump's own words, suggesting he might intervene in the case as part of trade talks. ...

Erdogan tells Putin Syrian offensive is causing humanitarian crisis

Turkey has been a vocal opponent of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and backs rebels fighting for his removal. Under its deals with Moscow and Tehran, A...