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An online video about U.S.-China trade tensions produced by China’s state television broadcaster plays on a computer screen in Beijing, China, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. (AP Photo) The United States slapped steep tariffs on another $16 billion in Chinese goods on Thursday, triggering a swift tit-for-tat retaliation from Beijing, even as negotiators from both sides […]

“None of us know all the facts,” said Patrick Morrisey, the GOP Senate nominee in West Virginia who appeared with President Donald Trump at a rallythere Tuesday. Republican and Democratic strategists largely agree it is too soon to draw any conclusions about the Novemberimpact of recent news bombshells. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo As both parties […]

High waves reach Jeju Island, Thursday, as powerful Typhoon Soulik approaches the Korean Peninsula. Yonhap Reporters prepare for weather broadcasts on Jeju Island, Thursday. Yonhap Korea is on high alert as powerful Typhoon Soulik is set to batter the country with downpours and thunderstorms over the next few days. It is forecast to become the […]

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. © Leonhard Foeger / Reuters The position of US establishment is to blame for the counter-productive policy of sanctions against Russia, President Vladimir Putin said while describing his Helsinki meeting with President Donald Trump as “useful.” “It’s not only about […]

Iranian cleric Ahmad Khatami did not elaborate which forces would carry out such attacks, but Iran has said it could target Israeli cities with its missiles if it is threatened. (AFP) A senior Iranian cleric warned Washington on Wednesday that if it attacked Iran, the United States and allied Israel would be targeted, as a […]

If Xi Jinping indeed arrives in Pyongyang next month for his long-awaited first state visit to the DPRK, readers are likely to see torrents of speculation about Xi’s personal relationship with Kim Jong Un.  Does the Chinese leader see Kim as a true comrade, an equal of sorts in the arena of Party-Party relations, or […]

Michael Cohen (Photo: Reuters) US President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen has pleaded guilty in a Manhattan court to violating campaign finance laws.     He said he did so at the direction of “the candidate”, for the “principal purpose of influencing (the) election”, BBC reporter Cohen’s admission on Tuesday was related to hush money paid […]

Dr. Moha Farah Jire is an Ethiopian gem far-famed for her strong ideology of Pan Africanism. She is a highly-educated investigative journalist, an intellectual and an academician. Once, she had served the Prime Minister’s media adviser. She had also worked in African Union’s Communication Department. She had played a major role in the peace-building process […]

Trump began using the slogan in September 2017, after he released a video highlighting an order he signed on expanding apprenticeships and vocational training. | Andrew Harnik/AP Photo President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio of having “no imagination” for using a slogan that the president has also displayed […]

North Korea has agreed to provide key information to the United States about its nuclear warheads and secret test sites, sources said Tuesday. “North Korea plans to hand over a list of its secret nuclear test sites as well as information about its nuclear warheads to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo when he visits […]