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Donald Trump Denies Pressure for Trade Deal as China Welcomes US Talks Invite
The administration is readying a final list of $200 billion in Chinese imports on which it plans to levy tariffs of 10-25 percent in coming days, greatly expanding the trade war between the world's two largest economies.
Bob Woodward's 'Fear' Sells Without Fear, 8 Lakh Copies Sold on First Day as Trump Cries Foul
Woodward's book follows a string of other best-selling accounts on the Trump administration. Like many of the other books, Trump took offense to "Fear" and sought to discredit it and its author.
Australian Schoolgirl Sparks Debate After Refusing to Stand up for National Anthem in Protest Against Racism
Student Harper Nielsen was given detention last week for not joining classmates in a rendition of "Advance Australia Fair", a song she says ignores the nation's indigenous people.
Adult Film Star Stormy Daniels to Publish Book on Trump Affair in October
Daniels said the book, due to hit the shelves on October 2, would fill in details that were cut from her interview with the CBS show 60 Minutes earlier this year.
Putin Says Russia Identified Suspects in Novichok Poisoning
Britain last week named two men as key suspects in the nerve-agent poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter.
Pompeo Said US Won’t Block Pakistan’s Request for IMF Bailout: Imran Khan’s Minister
The remarks, which the minister claims Pompeo made, come in stark contrast to Pompeo's warnings in July that the United States had serious reservations about the IMF giving money to Pakistan due to concerns Islamabad would use the cash to pay off Chinese...
Unseen Video of Nawaz Sharif Bidding Farewell to His Wife Kulsoom Goes Viral
In the video, a visibly emotional Nawaz Sharif can be seen talking to his unconscious wife in a London hospital before his return to Pakistan on July 12 to serve his 11-year jail term.
At Least 19 Killed in Suicide Attack on Afghan Protesters
A wave of violence across Afghanistan in recent weeks has claimed the lives of hundreds of civilians and security forces, as the Taliban makes gains on the battlefield and IS launches deadly urban attacks.
North Korea's Kim Asks Trump for Another Meeting in 'Very Warm' Letter
The two countries have been discussing North Korea's nuclear programmes since their leaders met in Singapore in June, although that summit's outcome was criticised for being short on concrete details about how and whether Kim is willing to give up weapons...
JK Rowling Schools Australian Cartoonist After He Draws ‘Racist and Sexist’ Sketch of Serena Williams
Mark Knight's caricature shows a butch and fat-lipped Serena Williams jumping up and down on her broken racquet at the US Open.
Gunmen Storm Brazil Prison, Policeman Killed as 92 Inmates Escape
Officials said the assault was carried out by about 20 men in four vehicles who fired on watchtowers and used explosives to destroy the front gate of the Romeu Goncalves Abrantes prison.
84 Dead in Fighting in Yemen's Hodeida After Talks Fail
The sources in Hodeida province, controlled by Huthi rebels, said 11 soldiers and 73 insurgents had been killed since the talks were abandoned on Saturday.
Shooting at Alabama McDonald's Leaves 1 Dead, 4 Wounded
Police say they do not believe the shooting was random and an investigation is ongoing.
Trump Struggles to Pronounce 'Anonymous' as He Keeps up Attack on NYT Article
As the President attempted to say anonymous, it sounded more like "anon-mous". He stopped and decided to have another go at the word, which came out as “anominous gutless, coward”.
Deep Throat, Bob Woodward and a Furious President: 'Watergate' Back to Haunt Washington
For months, the Trump administration and its scandals have carried whiffs of Watergate and drawn comparisons to the characters and crimes of the Nixon era.
Imran Khan's British Ex-Wife Jemima Goldsmith Rebukes His Govt for 'Bowing to Hardliners'
Goldsmith, 44, who is prolific on social media, tweeted her disappointment at Khan's apparent bowing to far-right pressure to remove Mian over his Ahmadi faith.