11

Feb

Khahsoggi’s murder will continue to be investigated by US – Pompeo

The U.S. government will continue investigating the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a visit to Hungary on Monday. “America is not covering…

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11

Feb

US warns of growing Huawei influence in Central and Eastern Europe

The US has warned of the growing influence of Chinese telecoms company Huawei in central and eastern Europe as it launches a diplomatic push to curb Beijing’s ambitions in the…

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11

Feb

Democrat Senator Elizabeth Warren announced bid for Presidential elections

Senator Elizabeth Warren has said she will run for president, adding a fierce advocate of economic populism to an already crowded field of Democrats in the United States vying for the presidency…

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10

Feb

US and Russia push different Venezuela resolutions at UN Security Council

The US is pushing the UN Security Council to call for fresh presidential elections in Venezuela. Russia has proposed an alternative draft, which shows concern over outside interference in the…

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09

Feb

Trump on Maduro

First published in Der Spiegel, Germany, February 3, 2019 | By Chappatte via Politico

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09

Feb

NASA plans to land humans to the Moon…and stay

NASA is planning to take the "next giant leap in deep space exploration" as it looks to send astronauts to the moon who are able to stay there. The space…

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06

Feb

Corporate Dispatch End of Day Roundup – Wednesday

Good evening, These are the main news as reported by Malta's news portals. The Customs Department announced a huge haul of cocaine at the Malta Freeport. Newsbook says officers found…

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06

Feb

US and Korea leaders to meet on February 27 – 28 in Vietnam

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would hold his second meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam on Feb. 27-28, while giving himself credit for…

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06

Feb

Key points from Trump’s State of the Union speech

These are the main highlights from Donald Trump's State of the Union speech. Trump pitches bipartisanship while pushing his own agenda The president opened his address by extending an olive…

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06

Feb

US President delivers State of the Union speech

Facing a divided Congress for the first time, President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on Washington to reject “the politics of revenge, resistance and retribution.” He warned emboldened Democrats that…

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05

Feb

Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing – Tuesday

Good morning Your morning briefing for Tuesday includes the newspaper's front page stories' review, the latest headlines from around the world, and reference to some insight on the situation in…

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05

Feb

State of The Union – What to expect

If Donald Trump's State of the Union address is at all similar to the speech he delivered to the US Congress last year, Americans can expect more false facts and fresh new controversies on…

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04

Feb

Turkish president lashes out at US stance on killing of journalist at kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lashed out at the United States for not taking a tougher position against Saudi Arabia over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, as he demanded answers…

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03

Feb

Insight – How Trump manipulates the migration debate

Psychological manipulation is an influence technique designed to change the behavior or beliefs of its target audiences through distraction, deception, and misrepresentation. One strikingly effective variant relies on the strategic…

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02

Feb

Putin announces Russia will abandon nuclear arms treaty – Nuclear missiles will only be is used if USA does so

President Vladimir Putin says that Russia will abandon a centerpiece nuclear arms treaty, following in the footsteps of the United States, and that Moscow will only deploy intermediate-range nuclear missiles…

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01

Feb

21 die from worst cold weather to hit US Midwest in decades

At least 21 people have died in one of the worst cold snaps to hit the US Midwest in decades. Ninety million people - a third of the US -…

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01

Feb

US announces its withdrawal from Nuclear Treaty

The Trump administration. has announced it is pulling out of a Cold War-era nuclear weapons treaty with Russia, triggering fears of new arms race race between Washington and Moscow. The treaty…

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31

Jan

No wall funding in any congress deal – Pelosi

Speaker Nancy Pelosi has drawn a firm line in the ongoing border security negotiations: There will be no wall funding in any deal congressional negotiators reach to avert another government…

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31

Jan

Evidence gathered during Mueller’s investigations leaked by Russians

Evidence gathered by Robert Mueller, the special counsel, was obtained by Russians and leaked online in an attempt to discredit his inquiry into Moscow’s interference in US politics, prosecutors said…

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31

Jan

God wanted Trump to become President – White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders has told a religious television network that God "wanted Donald Trump to become president". Ms Sanders made the claim in an interview with the…

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30

Jan

Trump tells US Intelligence to go back to school on Iran

"Be careful of Iran. Perhaps Intelligence should go back to school!" Mr Trump tweeted. The testy response came after a US intelligence report said Iran was not making nuclear weapons.…

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30

Jan

Hillary Clinton not to run for election

Hillary Clinton says she’s not running for U.S. president in 2020, her former campaign chairman said late Tuesday, telling CNN that he takes her at her word despite rumblings otherwise.…

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29

Jan

Mueller’s investigation into possible collusion between Trump’s campaign office and Russia soon over

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into possible collusion between Donald Trump's campaign and Russia in the 2016 presidential election is close to being wrapped up, Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker…

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28

Jan

US Justice Department files 13 charges against Huawei and its CFO

The US Justice Department has filed 13 charges against China telecoms giant Huawei and its chief financial officer, Meng Whazou. Among the charges are accusations of bank and wire fraud,…

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28

Jan

Venezuela: US announces new sanctions blocking $7bn in offshore assets held by Maduro

The White House announced a number of new sanctions against Venezuela. In the announcement, the US  warned it would immediately block at least $7bn in assets held offshore by Nicolas…

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28

Jan

Trump warns he’s ready to shut government again if there will be no wall funding

Two days after the record partial shutdown ended, the White House made clear Sunday that U.S. President Donald Trump is prepared to shutter the government again without a border money deal…

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27

Jan

Trump accuses Clinton and media as being behind arrest of former Advisor Stone

Donald Trump attacked the media and Hillary Clinton following the arrest of his former adviser Roger Stone, accusing the 2016 Democratic candidate of paying for the infamous dossier alleging ties between Russia and the Trump campaign.…

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27

Jan

Canadian and US fighter jets scrambled to intercept two Russian bombers heading for North American coastline

US and Canadian fighter jets were scrambled to intercept two Russian strategic bombers heading for the North American coastline. Two F-22 and two CF-18 jets identified the Russian nuclear-capable aircraft…

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26

Jan

Trump’s ‘deal’ – Pelosi’s victory

On Friday afternoon, President Donald Trump walked into the Rose Garden to announce, effectively, that he was throwing in the towel. After shutting down the government as part of a…

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25

Jan

Trump announces agreement for US shutdown to be lifted temporarily

US partial shutdown to be lifted temporarily as President Trump announces deal to fund government while talks go on. Developing Story

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25

Jan

Informal adviser to President Trump arrested and charged with witness tampering and other crimes in connection with investigations of Russian influence in US elections

Roger J. Stone Jr., a longtime informal adviser to President Trump who has spent decades plying the dark arts of scandal-mongering and dirty tricks to help influence American political campaigns,…

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24

Jan

Plan to reopen goverment fails to get approval in Senate

A plan backed by Donald Trump to reopen the federal government while providing $5.7bn to build a border wall on the southwest US border has failed in the Republican-controlled Senate,…

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24

Jan

Trump concedes to Pelosi and postpones State of Union Speech – Latest

  Update: President Donald Trump will not give his State of the Union address during the government shutdown, he announced on Twitter Wednesday night. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1088288311922307072 This concession ends a weekslong scuffle between Trump and…

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20

Jan

Trump sets new plans based on compromise on wall project to end shutdown

US President Donald Trump has set out new plans on his Mexican wall project to try to end a partial government shutdown lasting more than four weeks. One of his…

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19

Jan

Mueller’s office disputes accuracy of report claiming President Trump instructed Cohen to lie to congress

The accuracy of a news report that said Donald Trump’s lawyer told Robert Mueller that the president directed him to lie to Congress has been disputed by the special counsel’s…

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18

Jan

Second Summit between Trump and Kim Jong Un expected to take place within weeks

US President Donald Trump is to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for a second summit by the end of February, the White House say. BBC reports that the announcement…

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16

Jan

IS claim responsibility for attack that killed 16 people including 4 Americans in Syria

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack that killed 16 people in Syria's Manbij, including at least four Americans. Two U.S. service members and two American civilians were…

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16

Jan

Congressional Democrats reject invitation from Trump for meeting on border wall

Congressional Democrats have rejected an invite from Donald Trump to attend a lunch meeting at the White House, as the president looks to build support for his border wall without Nancy Pelosi and Chuck…

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15

Jan

Trump and Erdogan discuss Syria

U.S. President Donald Trump told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in a phone call on Monday he wants to address Turkey’s security concerns in Syria but stressed the importance that Washington’s…

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15

Jan

Trumps denies he ever worked for Russia

President Donald Trump emerged into the frigid air on Monday after a snowy weekend spent indoors and unleashed on the FBI and Democrats after a slew of new reporting on his…

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14

Jan

Trump warns Turkey of devastating its economy if it targets Kurdish population in Syria

President Trump vowed on Sunday to devastate Turkey’s economy if it targets Kurdish populations in northern Syria as the U.S. withdraws its forces, and called for a 20-mile safe zone…

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11

Jan

US shutdown hits hard as workers don’t receive salaries

Donald Trump has said it would be easy for him just to declare a national emergency and find federal money to build a barrier along the southern border, but he's not…

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11

Jan

US starts withdrawal of troops from Syria

"US troops from Syria on Friday, an American military spokesman said, a first step in President Trump’s plan to remove American forces from one of the Middle East’s most complex…

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11

Jan

Trump reiterates he has ‘right to declare national emergency’ on wall funding – cancels trip to World Economic Forum

Donald Trump has reiterated his threat to declare a national emergency if Congress does not meet his demand for billions of dollars to construct a wall along the US-Mexico border as part…

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11

Jan

Cohen agrees to give full and credible account of his work for Donald Trump

Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s former personal lawyer who implicated him in a scheme to pay hush money to two women claiming to have had affairs with him, has agreed…

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10

Jan

Trump storms out of talks with Democratic congressional leaders claiming they are ‘a total waste of time’

U.S. President Donald Trump stormed out of talks with Democratic congressional leaders on Wednesday over funding for a border wall with Mexico and reopening the government, complaining the meeting at…

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09

Jan

The women and children at the border are not a security threat, they are a humanitarian challenge – Pelosi in response to Trump’s immigration speech

Congress speaker Nancy Pelosi said much of what we have heard from President Trump throughout this senseless shutdown has been full of misinformation and even malice. The president has chosen…

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09

Jan

Trump addresses US on the Wall issue

President Trump doubled down on one of the biggest gambles of his presidency on Tuesday night with a televised appeal to pressure Congress into paying for his long-promised border wall,…

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08

Jan

Manafort accused of sharing Trump campaign polling data with Russian intelligence during 2016 campaign

Paul Manafort shared Trump campaign polling data with an associate tied to Russian intelligence during the 2016 campaign, prosecutors alleged, according to a court filing unsealed on Tuesday. The accusations…

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08

Jan

Trump to address the nation through media on the wall

US President Donald Trump is expected to address the nation on Tuesday and visit the US-Mexico border on Thursday to highlight his demands for a border wall as the government remains partially shut down.…

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06

Jan

A wall of steel instead of concrete?

V.P. Mike Pence and group had a productive meeting with the Schumer/Pelosi representatives today. Many details of Border Security were discussed. We are now planning a Steel Barrier rather than…

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06

Jan

On this day in 2001, George W. Bush was certified as winner of 2000’s election

On this day in 2001, after a bitterly contested election, Vice President Al Gore presides over a joint session of Congress that certifies George W. Bush as the winner of…

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06

Jan

Kevin Sweeney resigns as Department of Defence Chief of Staff

Department of Defence chief of staff Kevin Sweeney has resigned, a month after the Defence Secretary James Mattis announced his departure. Rear Admiral Sweeney said in a statement that "the…

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06

Jan

Trump announces that al-Qaeda militant behind USS Cole attack killed in US air strike

Jamal al-Badawi, the al-Qaeda militant behind the attack on the USS Cole in Yemen in 2000, died in a US air strike, President Donald Trump has confirmed. BBC reports that…

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05

Jan

Three killed and four injured in yet another shooting in USA

Police say three people were killed and four people were injured in a shooting late Friday night at a bowling alley in Torrance, California. The Torrance Police Department says officers…

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04

Jan

Trump says he is prepared to keep Government shut for months or even years

As a partial US government shutdown hit the two-week mark, Donald Trump told congressional leaders at the White House on Friday that he was prepared for it to last months…

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04

Jan

First Pelosi led sitting passes ‘US $ 1 for a wall’ plan to re-open government

On their first day in the majority, House Democrats on Thursday night passed a plan to re-open the government without funding President Donald Trump's promised border wall. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said…

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