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Turkey criticizes Merkel, says Germany can't dictate EU policy

Thu Aug 17, 2017 13:49:25

Turkey's EU minister said on Thursday that German Chancellor Angela Merkel's comments about halting the expansion of a customs union between Ankara and the European Union harmed the credibility of the bloc.

Anti-Muslim Australian senator wears burqa in Parliament

Thu Aug 17, 2017 13:20:44

An Australian senator provoked an angry backlash from lawmakers by wearing a burqa in Parliament on Thursday as part of her campaign for a national ban on Islamic face covers.

Trump adviser Bannon says U.S. in economic war with China-media

Thu Aug 17, 2017 10:36:03

The United States is in an economic war with China, U.S President Donald Trump's chief political strategist has said, warning Washington is losing the fight but is about to hit China hard over unfair trade practices.

Trump isolation growing as business panels dismantled

Thu Aug 17, 2017 09:33:57

With corporate chieftains fleeing, President Donald Trump abruptly dismantled two of his White House business councils Wednesday -an attempt to manage his increasing isolation and the continued fallout from his combative comments on racially charged violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

S. Korea's Moon: There will be no war on Korean peninsula

Thu Aug 17, 2017 08:43:29

There will be no war on the Korean peninsula, South Korean President Moon Jae-In said Thursday, saying Seoul effectively had a veto over US military action in response to the North's nuclear and missile programmes.

Latin America rejects Trump's military threat against Venezuela

Sun Aug 13, 2017 08:36:53

After months of attacking Venezuela's unpopular President Nicolas Maduro, Latin America came out strongly against U.S. threats of military action against the crisis-hit nation.