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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on U.S. and China trade negotiations at the Governors' Ball, in the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington, U.S., February 24, 2019

01:31 22 August 2019 / updated: 02:22 US

Trump Proclaims He Is 'The Chosen One' to Take On China in Trade War

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Oops! Landing Accident on US Aircraft Carrier Damages Four Super Hornet Jets

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani (2nd L) and Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan (L) stand near the new air defense missile system Bavar-373, in Tehran, Iran August 21, 2016

Iran Unveils New Locally Built S-300 Analogue' Defence System – Reports

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a joint news conference with President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele at the Presidential House in San Salvador, El Salvador, July 21, 2019

Pompeo, Danish Foreign Minister Discuss Boosting Cooperation in Arctic

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US to Create Hypersonic Weapon Within 'Couple of Years' - Defence Secretary

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Democratic Speaker Pelosi Calls Israeli President After Trump’s Remarks on US Jews 08:46
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Iran Unveils New Locally Built S-300 Analogue' Defence System – Reports08:11
Russia Launches Humanoid Robot Fedor Into Space for 1st Time07:28
Pentagon Vows to Decide on Appropriate Response to Drone Downing in Yemen After Facts Studied06:49
Miley Cyrus 'Disappointed' Liam Hemsworth Filed for Divorce – Reports06:46
Bill Maher Hits back at Rep Tlaib After She Proposes Boycott of His Show06:42
US Government Eliminates Student Loan Debt for 25,000 Disabled Military Veterans - Trump06:36
Celebrities Repost Copyright Hoax to Instagram – Claim Revealed to Be Old Prank06:26
Russian Soyuz MS-14 Spacecraft With 'Skybot' on Board Launches to ISS From Baikonur (Video)06:23
US to Create Hypersonic Weapon Within 'Couple of Years' - Defence Secretary05:41
Pyongyang Says North Korea Repudiates Dialogue Accompanied by Military Threats05:19
Eight Jail Officials Knew Epstein Shouldn’t Have Been Alone in Cell – Reports05:00
2020 Hopeful De Blasio’s Voice Goes ‘Higher than His Poll Numbers’ Due to Video Malfunction04:34
‘No One is Paying Attention’: Jailed Civil Rights Leader Jamil al-Amin Fights to Prove Innocence04:03

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Watch: Resurfaced 2016 Campaign Clip Shows US Senator Suggest Trump May Nuke Denmark
Texas Senator Ted Cruz has taken on a lot of nicknames during his political career, but he may be able to add “prophet” to the list following the resurfacing of one video clip.
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Democratic Speaker Pelosi Calls Israeli President After Trump’s Remarks on US Jews
The phone call between US Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin came a few days after President Donald Trump claimed that American Jews who vote for Democrats show “either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty”.
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Russia Launches Humanoid Robot Fedor Into Space for 1st Time
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia's humanoid robot Fedor was successfully launched into space inside the Soyuz MS-14 vehicle atop the Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Thursday, the webcast on the Roscosmos website showed.
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Ex Famous Porn Star Jenni Lee Discovered Living Homeless with ‘Genuine Friends’ in Las Vegas Tunnels
US porn star Jenni Lee, who is ranked 119th on Pornhub's list of best porn actresses, was unexpectedly found living in the tunnels beneath the Las Vegas Strip last month among homeless people.
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China's Homegrown Type 001A Aircraft Carrier to Join Service by End of Year - Report
China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier, the Type 001A, will most likely be in service by the end of this year, according to reports.
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Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei Tells His Employees Company Is Facing ‘Life or Death Crisis’
Chinese tech giant Huawei is facing a “life or death crisis” amid continued pressure from the US government, its founder and CEO told employees in a memo distributed among the networking division on Wednesday.
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'Vaping' Damages Arteries And Blood Vessels Even Without Nicotine, Study Finds
E-cigarettes have been considered a safer alternative to smoking conventional cigarettes and have been used to 'vape' both nicotine and THC. However, their actual safety has long been met with scepticism.
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2020 Hopeful De Blasio’s Voice Goes ‘Higher than His Poll Numbers’ Due to Video Malfunction
New York City Mayor and presidential candidate Bill de Blasio got some laughs- when a top labor union played his video message to a crowd in Iowa on Wednesday due to a technical malfunction.

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The internal political situation and economic instability is to blame
10.9% (4237)
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