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Robert De Niro renews his criticism of Donald Trump

Robert De Niro has renewed his criticism of Donald Trump, calling the US head of state a “gangster president” and saying he “can’t wait” to see him jailed. De Niro…

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Donald Trump hails ‘phase one’ US trade deal with China

After 15 months of trade talks between Washington and Beijing, the two sides have "come to a very substantial phase one deal," US President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday.…

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Possible Putin-Trump meeting in Chile in November

The Kremlin said on Friday that it would look into the possibility of Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit…

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Trump promises 2020 election ‘backlash’ against impeachment

An angry, energised United States President Donald Trump whipped his supporters into a frenzy on Thursday at a rally in Minneapolis as he sought to use the Democrats two-week-old impeachment…

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White House ‘will not co-operate with impeachment inquiry’

The White House notified the US House of Representatives that the Trump administration would not participate in what it is calling the Democrats' "illegitimate" impeachment probe, paving the way for…

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Trump accused of breaking oath of office by calling for China to investigate Bidens

Donald Trump has been accused of breaking his oath of office by asking China to investigate 2020 presidential hopeful Joe Biden. The US president said he thinks Beijing should look…

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Trump loses his temper over impeachment inquiry and lashes out at Democrats

US President Donald Trump has lashed out at congressional Democrats after they vowed to issue legal summonses to the White House this week. Committees are demanding documents relating to the…

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The Week That Was – Jesmond Saliba

This article appeared first on The Corporate Dispatch Week This week saw a strengthened focus on climate change and the bankruptcy of Thomas Cook travelling business. Former French President Jacques Chirac passed away at…

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White House ‘tried to hide Trump’s Ukraine call transcript’

Trump administration officials tried to "lock down" the transcript of the US president's controversial phone call to Ukraine's leader, according to a whistleblower's report. Lawmakers began reviewing a classified version…

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Memo confirms Trump urged Biden inquiry

The Trump administration has released details of a phone conversation in July that has triggered a US impeachment inquiry against the president. Reacting to the impeachment inquiry, Donald Trump said…

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Summary of transcript of phone call between Trump and Ukraine’s Zelensky released

U.S. President Donald Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a July telephone call to investigate whether former Vice President Joe Biden shut down an investigation into a company that…

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Democrats open formal impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump

US Democrats have opened a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump over allegations he sought help from a foreign power to damage a political rival. Top Democrat Nancy Pelosi…

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Trump says he authorized the release of ‘complete, fully declassified and unredacted transcript’ of Ukraine call

US President Donald Trump said he authorised the release of ‘complete, fully declassified and unredacted transcript’ of call with Ukrainian President Zelenski. Tuesday, speaking at the United Nations after news…

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Trump among the nominees for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Prize Committee is just weeks away from announcing its 2019 recipient, months after it surfaced that multiple people nominated President Trump for the esteemed prize. This year, 301…

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US military to present several options to Trump on Iran response

The Pentagon is presenting a broad range of military options to Donald Trump as he considers how to respond to what administration officials say was an unprecedented Iranian attack on…

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M5S – PD talks start again – Trump supports Conte

U.S. President Donald Trump weighed into Italy's political crisis on Tuesday, saying he hoped Giuseppe Conte would be reinstated as prime minister, as the climate improved in party talks to…

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Trump cancels Danish state visit over Greenland sale controversy

US President Donald Trump has cancelled a state visit to Denmark after the nation's prime minister said Greenland was not for sale to the US. The president was scheduled to…

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Danish PM insists Greenland is not for sale as Trump confirms the interest

Greenland is not for sale and the idea of selling it to the United States is absurd, Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen told the newspaper Sermitsiaq during a visit to…

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Trump’s foreign policy failures, analysed

Donald Trump is heading into the 2020 elections with no clearcut foreign policy successes and a string of looming crises around the world that could undermine his bid for re-election.…

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Trump mulled buying Greenland

U.S. President Donald Trump has privately discussed with aides and advisers the idea of the United States purchasing the island of Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory, to expand U.S. territory,…

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Trump visits Dayton and El Paso

US President Donald Trump has visited emergency workers and survivors of a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas - one of two cities shaken by gun attacks that took 31…

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Trump to visit El Paso and Dayton

President Donald Trump has announced that he will travel on Wednesday to the scenes of the two weekend mass shootings, defying backlash by some in both communities who have urged…

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America in shock after shootings in Ohio and Texas

Two mass shootings, in Texas and Ohio, that killed 29 people in less than 24 hours in the United States has prompted debate over whether President Donald Trump's rhetoric was partly to blame for the…

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Trump escalates trade war with more China tariffs

US President Donald Trump has said he will impose a fresh 10% tariff on another $300bn of Chinese goods, in a sharp escalation of a trade war between the two…

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Photo Story: Daily life in Sana’a

A Yemeni stand in front of a destroyed building allegedly hit by a previous Saudi-led airstrike, in Sana'a, Yemen, 25 July 2019. According to reports, US President Donald Trump has…

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President Trump Meets Apollo 11 Astronauts

President Donald Trump is marked the 50th anniversary of the first human steps on the moon at an Oval Office with a meeting with former Apollo 11 astronauts. The group…

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Trump says no sanctions against NATO ally Turkey for now

President Donald Trump said he’s not looking at economic sanctions against Turkey “right now” following its decision to begin receiving parts of a Russian missile-defense system that has divided the…

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Trump trails main Democratic candidates in new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll

President Donald Trump trails the top Democratic contenders in hypothetical matchups, according to the NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll’s first ballot tests of the 2020 general election. Former Vice President…

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US launches investigation into France’s plan to tax tech companies

US President Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into France's planned tax on tech giants - a move that could result in retaliatory tariffs. The US inquiry could pave the…

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Trump’s blocking of people on his Twitter account is anti-Constitutional

President Trump has been violating the Constitution by blocking people from following his Twitter account because they criticized or mocked him, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday. The ruling…

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Donald Trump hits back at UK ambassador, British Foreign Office to hold inquiry into leak of memos

Donald Trump has hit out at the UK ambassador to the US after a leak of sensitive memos, saying he "has not served the UK well". Asked about the controversy…

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Trump and Kim to meet Sunday at the DMZ

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet Sunday at the Demilitarized Zone. The confirmation came from South Korean President Moon Jae-in at a joint news conference…

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Trump tells Putin not to meddle in the U.S. election

Under pressure to stand firm against Russian election meddling, President Donald Trump insisted he has "very, very good relationship" with President Vladimir Putin on Friday before telling Putin…

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Mueller to testify before House panels on July 17

U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who issued a report in April on Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, will testify in open session before the House of Representatives…

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Corporate Dispatch Be Informed Evening Roundup

Good evening, These are the headlines of the stories reviewed and worked on by our editorial team. Iran executes former Defence ministry employee suspected with spying for US…

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Trump denies new accusations of sexual assault

A New York writer has said Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a changing room at a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s. E Jean Carroll wrote in the New…

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Trump open to talks with Iran but warns it would face “obliteration” if conflict broke out

President Trump has said he doesn't want war but warned Iran it would face "obliteration" if conflict broke out. Speaking to NBC on Friday evening, Trump said the…

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Trump formally launches 2020 re-election bid

US President Donald Trump has formally launched his re-election campaign, urging supporters to "keep this team in place" for four more years. Promising the "mother of all rallies" around 20,000…

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“Trump Heights” opens in Golan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday unveiled a "Trump Heights" sign, featuring an Israeli and a US flag, to mark the site of the new settlement on the Golan…

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US to send 1,000 troops to Poland

US President Donald Trump has announced that US will deploy 1,000 more troops to Poland. Trump said the force would be taken from America's 52,000-strong contingent in Germany, and…

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Conflicting reports about Trump’s and Haftar’s meeting – Policymakers in US ask for clarification on Libya’s policy

The Trump administration has given the cold shoulder to Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar, less than two months after Trump appeared to show support for him in a surprise phone call,…

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Trump announced agreement on immigration with Mexico to avoid tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he has indefinitely suspended the threat of tariffs against Mexico after reaching “a signed agreement” on immigration. “I am pleased to inform you that…

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UPDATED: Trump arrives in the UK

President Donald Trump on Monday arrived in the UK for a state visit that includes the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Before departing, Trump endorsed former Foreign…

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Trump urges UK to send Farage to negotiate Brexit

After he backed Boris Johnson as the next British prime minister, US President Donald Trump said the UK should send Nigel Farage to Brussels to conduct Brexit talks with…

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Trump acknowledges then retracts comments on Russian help

President Trump on Thursday acknowledged for the first time that Russia helped “me to get elected,” and then quickly retracted the idea. “No Russia did not get me elected,” Mr.…

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Earthquake shakes Tokyo as Trump was due to arrive

A medium-strength earthquake hit eastern Japan on Saturday hours before the arrival of U.S. President Donald Trump. Japanese NHK national television said the tremor caused buildings to shake in Japanese…

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US to send 1,500 extra troops to Middle East

The US is to send 1,500 troops to the Middle East to counter the "ongoing threat posed by Iranian forces", the acting defence secretary says. Congress has been notified about…

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Trump warns Iran: It will be your end

After that in the past few days President Donald Trump tried to reach out to Iran to deescalate the ever rising tension, he now issued a very stern warning. In…

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Trump declares national emergency over IT threats, issues executive order to protect US networks

US President Donald Trump declared a national emergency and signed an executive order that bans U.S. companies from using foreign telecom services that could pose a national security threat. With…

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Order imminent from Trump laying ground for Huawei ban

President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive that would effectively prohibit US companies from using any telecoms equipment manufactured by China’s Huawei. The Financial Times reports that…

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US-China trade talks to continue

The talks will continue, but so will the tariffs. That was the outcome of the latest round of trade negotiations between China and the United States in Washington. The US…

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As tension mounts between Washington and Tehran… Iran says it will stop complying with parts of nuclear deal

Iran’s president declared on Wednesday that the country would stop complying with two of its commitments under the Iranian nuclear deal, pushing the growing confrontation between Washington and Tehran into…

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Americans split on who will win in 2020

A new national poll in the United States shows that Americans are evenly split on who they think will win the presidency in 2020. According to a new NBC News|SurveyMonkey…

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Trump meets Google’s CEO

U.S. President Donald Trump said he met with the chief executive of Alphabet Inc’s Google on Wednesday and discussed “political fairness” and the company’s business in China, Reuters reports. The…

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Moscow ready to improve ties with Washington after Mueller report

The Kremlin said that it was ready to start work on improving ties with the United States after the conclusion of a U.S. investigation into collusion between Donald Trump and…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and Newspaper Review

Good morning, Your morning briefing provides you with the salient developments and news as reported by the main news outlets from Malta and around the world. The Latest At least…

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Trump welcomes fall of ISIS in Syria

US President Donald Trump welcomed the fall of ISIS's five-year "caliphate", but warned that the terror group remained a threat. Mr Trump's remarks came after Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces…

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