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Reactions to USMCA trade deal criticize Trudeau government's concessions

And the United States has already added China to its list . That should begin to even out the imbalances between Mexican and US workers, and lessen incentives ...

US Sanctions Waiver Pending, India, Russia To Ink Deal For Triumf Missile

Donald Trump administration stressed that the acquisition of the missile system will be taken into account as a "significant transaction" and can force the USA ...

New Zealand tells travellers to hand over passwords or pay the price

The new regulations, which took effect on Monday (Oct 1), are part of additional powers given to New Zealand's Customs Service to allow them to make so-called d...

'This woman had no clue': Donald Trump mocks Brett Kavanaugh accusers

How'd you get home? I know that I don't need to get to that (as a reason to oppose Kavanaugh ) because I have already made up my mind". "'I don't remember, '" ...

Melania Trump Takes Her 'Be Best' Message to Africa

Mrs Trump announced her visit at a reception for spouses of world leaders, held on the side-lines of the United Nations General Assembly, in NY. As reported...

Trump Mocks Kavanaugh Accuser Christine Ford at Rally: ‘I Had One Beer!’

Imitating her, he said: "But I had one beer - that's the only thing I remember". The official revealed the private conversations only on condition of anonymity....

Rosmah arrested by MACC, to be charged for money laundering

On June 5, she was questioned for about five hours by MACC investigators over a probe into SRC International, a former 1MDB subsidiary. Datin Seri Rosmah Mans...

India, Russia to sign defence systems deal during Putin’s visit: Kremlin aide

It is also said that the sensitive radars of the missile system can detect even stealth aircraft which are impossible for other systems to detect. Kremlin has...

After years of debate, Australia scraps ‘tampon tax’

In July, the government unveiled a major reform to the GST formula, in which an additional $6.4 billion (A$9 billion) in federal money would be made available...

Australia concerned by China’s ‘aggressive tactics’ in South China Sea

A 2016 Hague Tribunal ruling dismissed China's territorial claims over large sections of the South China Sea. Mattis characterized China's militarization in...

Donald Trump Mocks Christine Blasey Ford at Rally in Mississippi

Christine Blasey Ford ", tweeted Michael Bromwich, a former high-ranking Department of Justice official who is now representing the professor. "But I had on...

UN warns Indonesia quake needs 'vast' as toll nears 1400

The Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organisations' (Mapim) humanitarian mission team to assist quake victims in Central Sulawesi arrived here yesterda...

Russia Says It Delivered Advanced Missile Defense System To Syria Despite Objections

The military's reconnaissance Il-20 was shot down by the Syrian regime's missile defense systems responding to an Israeli airstrike. Along with upgrading Syri...

Volcano erupts on Indonesian island hit by tsunami and natural disaster

Jakarta time, prompting authorities to raise the volcano's status to Level III (alert) of the four-level national volcano alert system. According to the Associa...

U.S. urges North Atlantic Treaty Organisation to take action on Russian missile system

The treaty in question is the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), which is still in effect and was formally recognized by Russian Federation as...

France Freezes Iranian Intelligence Assets In Sign Of Worsening Relations

The French diplomatic source said Iran was suspected of carrying out "several" assassinations of opposition figures in the European Union since 2015. Mr Assad...

Mike Pompeo to meet Kim Jong-Un for more talks on denuclearization

President Donald Trump and Kim agreed to denuclearization only in vague terms at their summit in Singapore, the first meeting between leaders of the US and Nort...

Refraining from drinking one of my only good traits: Donald Trump

Trump lamented that Kavanaugh has been "brutally treated", but insisted he doesn't want to do anything to interrupt the process. Earlier, Trump had defended ...

Trump helped parents hide money on tax returns

The president has famously portrayed himself as a self-made billionaire who flourished after getting a "very small " $1m loan from his NY property developer fa...

Suu Kyi stripped of honourary Canadian citizenship

We must call it as it is". Certainly not as an honorary Canadian citizen. A United Nations fact finding mission reported last month that the Myanmar military ...

Iraq names new president and premier, ending deadlock

He replaces Fuad Masum as Iraq's eighth president. During a press conference on September 19, PUK spokesperson Saadi Ahmed Pira announced that his party's l...

A popular Thailand beach has been forced to close due to tourism

The Beach , released in 2000, was filmed at Maya Bay on Phi Phi Leh island in the Andaman Sea. He said the authorities did not inform the island business guil...

Theresa May says Britain to stop favouring European Union workers after Brexit

Speaking to BBC Radio from the Conservative Party annual conference, May was asked how long she expected to remain in charge of the country and her party. Th...

Boris Johnson calls on Tories to trust their conservative instincts

On the eve of her speech, Boris Johnson infuriated the Prime Minister with a cultivated media scrum and then delighting his supporters with a speech in which ...

Trump lays into Christine Blasey Ford's sex assault claims

Trump has been accused of sexual misconduct by at least 20 women , whose allegations he has denied and dismissed. She testified that Kavanaugh pinned her o...

Chicago policeman defends shooting of black teen at trial

But it's not obvious whether the right legal strategy for officers, like Van Dyke, is to stay off the witness stand. Van Dyke said he thought he could knock "...

Famous Thai beach is closed indefinitely due to overtourism

A beauty spot made famous by a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio has been closed indefinitely to protect it from tourists. Maya Bay was originally supposed to b...

Trump directed Cohen to seek restraining order against Stormy Daniels in February

In a February phone call, Trump told his then-personal attorney, Michael Cohen , to coordinate with his son Eric Trump and another lawyer who had represented...

Trump mocks Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford

President Trump continued his defense Tuesday of his Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh , saying "it's a very scary time for young men in America " b...

China condemns USA for South China Sea freedom of navigation operation

China has unexpectedly canceled an important security dialogue with U.S. officials, the latest sign of trouble in the embattled bilateral relationship. "The US ...