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UK health service not on the table in U.S. trade talks: Johnson
U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence meets with Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Downing Street in London, Britain, September 5, 2019. Peter Summers/Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson told visiting U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday that Britain’s National Health Service would not be included in negotiations with the United States …
Asian stocks rally on news that US-China trade talks will pick up again — Asian market latest
The Shanghai Composite Index (SHCOMP) advanced as much as 2%, jumping above 3,000 points for the first time in two months. It’s now up 1.5% and on track for its fourth straight day of gains. Japan’s Nikkei (N225) climbed 2.3%, while South Korea’s Kospi (KOSPI) rose 1.1%. China’s Commerce Ministry on Thursday announced that the …
U. S. envoy to Taliban talks: U.S. would pull out troops 135 days after peace deal is signed
KABUL — A draft peace agreement between the United States and the Taliban would withdraw an initial 5,400 U.S. troops — more than one-third of the total — from five bases in Afghanistan within 135 days after the agreement is signed, the top U.S. negotiator said Monday after briefing Afghan officials on the deal. In …
Taliban launches major attack on Afghan city, as talks with US go on in Doha
Armed clashes between the militants and Afghan forces have left dozens of Taliban dead, and fighting is still going on, said Fawad Aman, a deputy spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Defense. The Afghan Air Force responded with air strikes, Aman added. He said 36 Taliban fighters were killed, 10 were injured, and 32 surrendered. …
Wednesday’s Daily Brief: Guterres talks technology for Africa’s development, ‘extinction crisis’ prompts stronger wildlife protection, Greta Thunberg reaches New York, funding shortfalls in Iraq, a positive step for Indigenous women
For Africa, ‘winds of hope are blowing ever stronger,’ says Guterres African nations have made “significant progress” in developmental efforts in the last few years, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, kicking off the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), taking place in Yokohama. “I see Africa as a dynamic continent of opportunity …
In 1st Interview, PDUSDI Bingen Talks Artificial Intelligence, Project Maven, Ethics « Breaking Defense
I interviewed the Nr. 2 intelligence official, Kari Bingen at the Pentagon recently. Bingen and I have known each other for more than a decade while she was one of the top space and intelligence staffers on Capitol Hill. She ended her career there as the HASC policy …
US-China trade talks won’t break down despite latest escalation: CSIS
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with China’s President Xi Jinping at the G20 leaders summit in Japan, June 29, 2019. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The escalation in the U.S.-China tariff fight over the weekend is unlikely to derail trade negotiations between the two economic giants, an expert from the Center for Strategic and International Studies …
Emmanuel Macron punctures hopes of a 30-day Brexit deal in frosty talks with PM
France’s President today shot down hopes of a gleaming new Brexit deal within 30 days in a combative press conference with Boris Johnson . Emmanuel Macron said any new plan will not be “very different” from what already exists as he greeted Britain’s Prime Minister in Paris. And he warned the infamous Irish backstop clause …
Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro confirms months of secret US talks | World news
Nicolás Maduro has confirmed top Venezuelan officials have been talking to members of Donald Trump’s White House, after reports his second-in-command had been negotiating his downfall with the United States. “I confirm that for months there have been contacts between senior officials from Donald Trump’s government and from the Bolivarian government over which I preside …
Ed Smart talks about his decision to come out as gay
In that letter, which he initially intended for only family and friends, he discussed his separation from his wife, Lois, and said he didn’t feel like he had a place in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints anymore. On Friday, this nationally recognized child safety advocate spoke with The Salt Lake Tribune about …
