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Trump says China agreed to reduce tariffs on US car imports
Beijing will "reduce and remove" the 40% tariffs it places on US cars imported into China, US President Donald Trump has said.
China has declined to confirm President Trump's announcement, which he made on Twitter without providing…
Lion Air crash: Investigators say plane was ‘not airworthy’
Indonesian investigators have said the Lion Air plane that crashed last month killing 189 people was not airworthy and should have been grounded.
The Boeing 737 Max plane crashed into the Java Sea shortly after departing from Jakarta on…
Republican wins Mississippi Senate vote marked by race row
Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith has won Mississippi's racially charged Senate election, beating a challenge from the black Democrat, Mike Espy.
It extends the Senate majority of President Donald Trump's party 53 for Republicans and 47 for…
Climate Change: Global Challenge Requiring Global Response
Dr. Lee Ying-yuan
Minister
Environmental Protection Administration
Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)
August 2018
Continued growth in emissions of greenhouse gases around the world has caused abnormal and extreme weather events such as…
Russia-Ukraine tensions rise after Kerch Strait ship capture
Ukraine's parliament is to decide whether to bring in martial law, after the capture of three of its naval vessels by Russia.
The three ships were sailing off the coast of Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, when they were…
Matthew Hedges: British academic pardoned by UAE
A British academic who was jailed for spying in the United Arab Emirates has been freed after a pardon.
Matthew Hedges, 31, denied spying and said he had been researching his PhD.
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Sandra Parks: Anti-gun student, 13, killed by stray bullet
"We are in a state of chaos. In the city in which I live, I hear and see examples of chaos almost every day. Little children are victims of senseless gun violence..."
Two years ago, 11-year-old Milwaukee schoolgirl Sandra Parks wrote…
Khashoggi killing: CIA did not blame Saudi crown prince, says Trump
US President Donald Trump has said the CIA did not conclude that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Khashoggi was killed on 2 October in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
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Chief Justice Roberts rebukes Trump’s ‘Obama judge’ gibe
US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has taken the extraordinary step of rebuking President Donald Trump's criticism of a federal judge.
Mr Trump on Tuesday called a jurist who ruled against his asylum policy an "Obama judge"…
Brexit: Draft agreement on future relationship right for UK, says May
Theresa May has hailed the EU draft agreement on post-Brexit relations as "right for the whole of the UK," in a brief statement in Downing Street.
The political declaration - outlining how trade, security and other issues will work - has…
Trump asked to determine Saudi prince’s ‘role’ in Khashoggi murder
US President Donald Trump has been asked to ascertain whether Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman played a role in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
Republican and Democratic leaders of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on…
Venus Williams agrees settlement in fatal Florida car crash
Venus Williams has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of a man who died as a result of a car crash in Florida involving the US tennis star.
Ms Williams and the family of Jerome Barson reached a settlement last week, court…
Briton Matthew Hedges jailed for life on UAE spy charge
A British PhD student has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of spying in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Matthew Hedges, 31, of Durham University, denies the charge and said he had been conducting research.…
California wildfires: Number of missing leaps to 631
The number of people missing in northern California's devastating wildfire has leapt to more than 600, and seven more bodies have been found, according to local authorities.
The missing persons' list has doubled since earlier on…
White House ordered to restore CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s access
A judge in Washington DC has ordered the White House to return CNN reporter Jim Acosta's press pass after it was revoked by the US Secret Service.
The judge's order says that the pass must be reinstated as a CNN lawsuit against Donald…