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White House says Iran-related sanctions made before Trump took office
Date: 2017-02-04 10:11:21 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:6460221
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said on Friday that the Iran-related sanctions the United States imposed on Friday were "in the pipeline" before US President Donald Trump took office, but were activated in light of recent events, The ....
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US has no plans to increase Mideast forces - Mattis
Date: 2017-02-04 09:14:22 GMT - Japan - International - SN:3 - ID:6459841
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the US cannot afford to ignore destabilizing moves by Iran, but has no plans to respond by increasing American military forces in the Middle East, according to Sky News. Mattis spoke at a joint news ....
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US judge temporarily blocks Trump's travel ban nationwide
Date: 2017-02-04 07:50:08 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:6459465
A US Federal judge imposed a nationwide hold on President Donald Trump's ban on travelers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries, siding with two states that had challenged the executive order that has launched legal battles ....
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AU slams Trump's Muslim immigration ban
Date: 2017-01-31 06:30:11 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:6 - ID:6434429
The African Union on Monday slammed US President Donald Trump's Muslim immigration ban. "It is clear that globally we are entering very turbulent times," outgoing AU Commission chair Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said. Trump’s executive order ....
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Netanyahu to visit February 15, White House announces
Date: 2017-01-31 06:12:25 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:6434337
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the White House on February 15, White House press secretary Sean Spicer announced Monday. The White House confirmed it had extended an invitation to Netanyahu last week, CNN said. A senior ....
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Canadian PM: Quebec mosque attack "terrorist"
Date: 2017-01-30 08:58:20 GMT - Canada - International - SN:1 - ID:6428225
A shooting at a mosque in Quebec was a terrorist attack, Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau said late Sunday night. Quebec police said six people were killed and eight wounded. CBC quoted Christine Coulombe, a Quebec Provincial Police ....
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Trump invites Netanyahu to visit Washington in February - Alhurra channel
Date: 2017-01-23 07:47:24 GMT - Israel - International - SN:2 - ID:6385885
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he received an invitation from US President Donald Trump to visit Washington in February. The US channel "Alhurra" reported Monday, giving no further details. ....
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US asks South Korea to arrest former UN chief Ban Ki-moon's brother
Date: 2017-01-21 09:18:30 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:6374745
The United States has asked South Korea to arrest former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's brother on charges of bribery, according to Sky News. South Korea's Ministry of Justice is in talks with the US government after it requested ....
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Trump issues executive order scaling back parts of Obamacare
Date: 2017-01-21 07:30:33 GMT - USA - International - SN:1 - ID:6374069
In his first executive order, President Trump on Friday directed government agencies to scale back as many aspects of the Affordable Care Act as possible, moving within hours of being sworn in to fulfill his pledge to eviscerate Barack Obama’s ....
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EU opposes shift of US embassy site in Israel
Date: 2017-01-17 07:43:21 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:6348009
European Union foreign ministers on Monday opposed any plan by President-elect Donald Trump to move the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem and warned that it could ratchet up tensions with the Arab world. "It is very important for us all to ....