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China

China U.s. trade dispute deepens

China announces 25 percent import duties on a range of U.S. imports and the trade dispute between Washington and Beijing deepens

Romania

Romanian ex-deputy prime minister fakes photo with Obama

Romanian ex-deputy prime minister Gabriel Oprea put up a fake photo with Obama on his facebook page

Economy

China hits back at U.S. with list of 25 percent tariffs on imports including agricultural products

Fears of an all-out trade war between the two economic giants once again hit stock markets

USA

Trump's lawyer says he paid porn actress Stormy Daniels $130,000 from

“The payment to Ms. Clifford was lawful, and was not a campaign contribution or a campaign expenditure by anyone,” said Trump's long-time personal attorney Michael Cohen.

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China

Chna slams US nuclear expansion

China has accused the US of a 'Cold War' mentality after Washington's decision to expand its nuclear capability.

USA

Watch Trump's first State of the Union speech in full

"It's a big speech, an important speech," Trump said on Monday.

USA

'You know when something horrible has happened' says crash witness

An Amtrak passenger train derailed and is currently dangling from a motorway in Washington state. This is how witnesses described the scene.

World News

Steven Spielberg's new movie "The Post" premiers in US

Steven Spielberg's new movie, "The Post" has premiered in Washington telling the story of the battle to publish the leaked Pentagon Papers detailing the U.S. government's misleading portrayal of the Vietnam War.

Musica

Maestro Noseda conquers Washington with the Eroica

National Symphonic Orchestra's new musical director gets standing ovation on first night.

North Korea

Russia accuses Washington of 'provoking' Pyongyang

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has accused the US of trying to force North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to "fly off the handle" as a pretext to waging war

USA

Puerto Ricans protest in Washington at size of hurricane aid package

Protesters slam money allocated as peanuts and claim they are treated as "second class" US citizens.

World News

Havana moves to boost ties with Cuban Americans

"The US government closes, and Cuba opens," Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said, calling reports of 'acoustic attacks' on US diplomats in Havana "political manipulation".

Turkey

Turkey-US tensions over visa suspensions explained

A number of factors have been pushing the two countries apart in recent months.

USA

US expels Cuban diplomats as relations worsen

Washington accuses Havana of failing to protect US embassy staff against 'sonic attacks'.

China

Rex Tillerson in China for top-level talks on North Korea

North Korea

US has declared war on us - North Korea

Ri Yong Ho told reporters in New York that Pyongyang reserves the right to take counter-measures, including shooting down US strategic bombers even if they are not in the country's air space.

Japan

"Room for diplomacy" with North Korea - Japan

Japan's Defence Minister and his US counterpart have affirmed the close coordination between the two countries as international pressure increases on North Korea.

USA

US indicts three more Turkish security officials

US prosecutors say a total of 19 people have been indicted by a grand jury.

Russia

Russia names Anatoly Antonov as new US ambassador

Russian President Vladimir Putin has named hardliner Anatoly Antonov as his replacement for Sergei Kislyak as US ambassador.

Japan

Japan moves its PAC-3 missile to the west of the country

Japan has begun moving its defence system to the west of the country after North Korea announced plans to launch ballistic missiles near the US Pacific territory of Guam.