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Trump DROPS THE HAMMER on Russia

The United States hit seven Russian oligarchs and 17 Russian government officials with sanctions on Friday for what it called “malign activity” around the world, as the Trump administration tried to show that President Donald Trump is taking tough action to stand up to Moscow. A dozen Russian companies owned… Read More

Mexico handing out free visas to illegal “caravan” migrants

The Mexican government began handing out transit or humanitarian visas to people in a caravan of Central American migrants, and said the procession of 1,000 or so migrants that drew criticism from President Donald Trump had begun to disperse. Some migrants who awoke at the camp Wednesday said they would… Read More

China announces new tariffs on 106 U.S. products

China on Wednesday issued a $50 billion list of U.S. goods including soybeans and small aircraft for possible tariff hikes in an escalating and potentially damaging technology dispute with Washington. The country’s tax agency gave no date for the 25 percent increase to take effect and said that will depend… Read More

China raises tariffs on a $3 billion list of U.S. products

China raised import duties on a $3 billion list of U.S. pork, apples and other products Monday in an escalating dispute with Washington over trade and industrial policy. The government of President Xi Jinping said it was responding to a U.S. tariff hike on steel and aluminum. But that is… Read More

Christians nailed to crosses in observance of Good Friday

Seven Filipino Roman Catholic devotees, including a woman, were nailed to wooden crosses in a Good Friday reenactment of Jesus Christ’s suffering that was watched by thousands of spectators but frowned upon by church leaders. Three devotees wearing crowns of twigs were nailed to crosses by villagers dressed as Roman… Read More

Russia escalates diplomatic clash, removing more diplomats

Russia ordered new cuts Friday in the number of British envoys in the country, escalating a dispute with the West over the poisoning of an ex-spy in Britain. The massive expulsion of diplomats on both sides has reached a scale unseen even at the height of the Cold War. Two… Read More

Russia retaliates against Trump’s BIG move (Putin is furious!)

Russia’s foreign minister says Moscow will expel the same number of diplomats from the nations that have expelled Russian diplomats over the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy in Britain. Sergey Lavrov said U.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry on Thursday, where he was given notice… Read More

Ex-French President faces charges of corruption

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is being ordered to stand trial on charges of corruption and influence peddling, in yet another humbling knockdown to the hard-charging conservative leader. Sarkozy has faced multiple corruption investigations since leaving office in 2012. He was handed preliminary charges just last week in the most… Read More

VICTORY! Trump’s pressure of steep tariffs makes S. Korea…

The U.S. negotiation of its revamped free trade agreement with South Korea is a vindication of President Donald Trump’s hard-nosed approach to international trade. “It’s a big deal and a major win for American workers and American businesses,” said White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Many trade analysts are skeptical… Read More