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White House Backs Off Tweet on Saudis Boosting Oil Output

US President Donald Trump’s administration backed off an assertion he made hours earlier indicating he persuaded Saudi Arabia to effectively boost oil production to its maximum capacity. “Just spoke to King Salman of Saudi Arabia and explained to him that, because of the turmoil & disfunction in Iran and Venezuela, ...

July 1, 2018

World

Trump Says Saudi King Agrees to Ramp up Oil Production

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia’s King Salman had agreed to his request to ramp up oil production, a week after OPEC already announced an output rise. “Just spoke to King Salman of Saudi Arabia and explained to him that, because of the turmoil & dysfunction ...

June 30, 2018

World

US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron

Trump Told Macron That France Should Quit EU: Report

When they met in April at the White House, President Donald Trump suggested to his French counterpart that France should quit the European Union and sign a bilateral trade deal with the US, The Washington Post reported Friday. “Why don’t you leave the EU?” he reportedly asked visiting President Emmanuel ...

June 29, 2018

World

Mattis Vows ‘Strong Defensive Stance’ on N. Korea

US Defense Secretary James Mattis pledged Friday to maintain and strengthen the US security alliance with Japan amid fears that talks with North Korea could water down Washington’s longstanding security commitments in the region. Mattis said the United States and its regional allies will maintain a “strong collaborative defensive stance” ...

June 29, 2018

World

Trump and Putin to Stage Long-awaited Summit in Finland Next Month

Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will hold their long-awaited first summit next month in the Finnish capital Helsinki, at what could prove a historic turning point in international relations. The July 16 head-to-head will follow a NATO summit in Brussels that Washington’s European partners fear will serve as another ...

June 28, 2018

World

Senior State Department official, Wess Mitchell

US Official Warns Turkey against Purchase of S-400 From Russia

A senior State Department official warned Turkey on Tuesday that Washington might not hand over the F-35 fifth-generation F-35 fighters if Ankara goes ahead with its planned purchase of S-400 missile defense systems from Russia. Testifying before the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday, Wess Mitchell, US assistant secretary of ...

June 27, 2018

World

Migrant parents wait to hear about their separated children from the Office of Refugee Resettlement (Getty images)

US Judge Orders Separated Families be Reunited

A US judge ordered that migrant families separated at the border with Mexico under President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy be reunited within 30 days. For children under five, reunification must take place within two weeks of the order, issued Tuesday by US District Judge Dana Sabraw in San Diego. ...

June 27, 2018

World

US Not Granting Waivers for Iran Sanctions: State Department Official

The United States will not be granting waivers for sanctions Washington will re-impose against Iran on November 4, a senior State Department official said in a conference call on Tuesday. “The previous position was no, we’re not granting waivers,” the State Department official told reporters. The State Department official said ...

June 26, 2018

World

Americans in Chicago Protesting against Trump's Travel Ban

US Supreme Court Upholds Trump’s Travel Ban against Muslims

The US Supreme Court has upheld President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries, handing one of the biggest victories of his presidency. The 5-4 ruling, with the court’s five conservatives in the majority, was penned by Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday. The top court rejected claims ...

June 26, 2018

World

US to Introduce Sanctions against Turkey if It Buys Russia’s S-400: State Dept.

Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell said Tuesday that it would be hard to restore relations between the US and Turkey if the latter purchased Russia’s S-400 air defense systems. “We made it clear that is Turkey buys S-400s… there will be consequences. We will ...

June 26, 2018