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Trump says China trade deal still on after adviser's remarks

Trump administration suspends trade complaint against China

2:14 pm June 15, 2019

Washington: The Trump administration has suspended a complaint it had made against China to the World Trade Organization, a shift that might signal a slight opening in the administration’s trade war with Beijing. The WTO says it’s granted a request to suspend work until December on the administration’s complaint that Beijing has failed to safeguard […]

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Trump blames Iran for tanker attacks but calls for talks

2:08 pm June 15, 2019

Washington: President Donald Trump is blaming Iran for attacks on oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz. But he’s also hoping that implicit US threats to use force will yield talks with the Islamic Republic as the Pentagon considers beefing up defenses in the Persian Gulf area. A day after explosions blew holes in […]

50 percent tariff on US motorcycles by India unacceptable says Trump

2:03 pm June 11, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump said that even though India has reduced its import tariff on American motorcycles from 100 percent to 50 percent, it is still too high and not acceptable to him. Trump said the United States, under his leadership, is a country that can no longer be fooled. “We’re not the foolish […]

Watergate figure Dean details Trump-Nixon parallels

2:00 pm June 11, 2019

Washington: John Dean, the White House lawyer who helped bring about the Watergate downfall of Richard Nixon, has told Congress that there are “remarkable” similarities between the former president’s illegal behaviour and alleged acts of obstruction by Donald Trump. Dean told the House Judiciary Committee on Monday that the Mueller report, which outlines 10 possible […]

China going to make trade deal with US: Trump

1:49 pm June 11, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump said China will be left with no other option but to enter into a trade deal with the United States because his increased tariffs on Chinese products is having an impact on its economy. “The China deal is going to work out. You know why, because of tariffs, because right […]