President Donald Trump called off secret peace talks at his Camp David retreat at the last minute.
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Mark Sanford, a former South Carolina governor and fiscal hawk, says the party has lost its way.
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A tanker last spotted off Syria has sold its oil, Iran says – despite promises not to sail to Syria.
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An attempt to quell this week’s anti-foreigner violence is met with heckles followed by a mass walkout.
Read More »Hong Kong protesters appeal to Trump for help
The protesters march near the US consulate general on the 14th straight weekend of demonstrations.
Read More »No-deal extension on Air travel.
In a the case of a “no – deal” Brexit Uk airlines will continue to travel into EU countries. For now the scenario is that the European Commission has extended its previous decision until 24th October, 2020. “With eight weeks to go until the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European …
Read More »Amber Rudd resigns from UK cabinet, says she can’t support Boris Johnson’s ‘political vandalism’
Amber Rudd, the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, resigned Saturday in a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, saying she could not support his handling of Brexit or his treatment of Conservative Party members that amounted to an ‘act of political vandalism.”
Read More »Afghanistan War: Trump cancels peace deal with Taliban
In a series of tweets, the US president announced he had cancelled a meeting planned for Sunday.
Read More »MIT Media Lab head Joichi Ito resigns over Epstein donations
Joichi Ito’s move comes after claims that MIT tried to conceal gifts from the disgraced financier.
Read More »Typhoon Lingling: North Korea on alert as storm threatens crops
There are fears that storm Lingling could damage crops in a country already suffering food shortages.
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