China Threatens New Tariffs on $60 Billion of U.S. Goods & other potential retaliations
Summary China threatened to put tariffs on $60 billion a year worth of imports from the United States in response to President Trump’s order …
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Growing threats to Red Sea shipping routes could trigger a devastating regional conflict, analysts warn.
Summary Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi forces have attacked two Saudi oil tankers traveling through the Red Sea’s Bab Al-Mandeb strait. The attacks have not only increased …
UN report: North Korea Still Pursuing Nuclear, Missile Programs
Summary A confidential United Nations report with findings submitted by independent experts has accused North Korea of continuing to develop nuclear and missile programs …
China Rejects U.S. Request to Cut Iran Oil Imports
Summary Per unnamed sources, Bloomberg reports that the United States has not been able to convince the Chinese government to reduce imports of Iranian …
Saudi Arabia ends medical programmes and moves patients out of Canada in deepening diplomatic row
Summary Saudi Arabia is transferring all Saudi patients currently receiving medical treatment in Canada to different countries as the diplomatic row between Riyadh and Ottawa deepening. The move comes after Saudi …
Parliament Crash: Man Arrested on Suspicion of Terrorism
Summary A man has been held on suspicion of terrorism offenses after a car was driven into pedestrians and cyclists before crashing outside parliament in …
Two U.S. Agents Fired Into Mexico, Killing Teenagers. Only One Faces a Lawsuit
Summary In an era of tense border disputes between the US and Mexico, two cross-border shooting trials and their contrasting rulings have further complicated diplomatic …
Waste-to-energy plant to take on Ethiopia’s rubbish epidemic
Summary The Ethiopian government has recently opened a waste-to-energy plant, called Reppie, the first of its kind on the African continent. The plant, which is …
Trump Says Pompeo Won’t Go To North Korea, Criticizes Denuclearization Progress
Summary Citing insufficient progress on the issue of denuclearization, President Donald Trump nixed plans for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to make what would have …
World Court hears Iran lawsuit to have U.S. sanctions lifted
Summary On Monday, August 27, 2018, the United Nations’ International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, listened to oral hearings regarding a …