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‘Gambler Trump plays poker while China plays chess’, thinking a few moves ahead
The Trump administration is putting the US on a dangerous course by not assessing the long-term risks in the ongoing trade war with China, analysts told RT as tensions flare between the world's biggest economies. [...]
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‘No winners’ in INF collapse, but Russia ‘will never lose an arms race’ either – deputy FM
The US withdrawal from the INF treaty jeopardizes everyone’s security and may cause an arms race, but the US shouldn’t count on winning it, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told RT. [...]
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KamalaHarrisDestroyed trends on Twitter after annihilation by Tulsi Gabbard, ‘Russian bots’ blamed
Twitter deemed presidential hopeful Kamala Harris utterly “destroyed,” after fellow candidate Tulsi Gabbard landed dizzying verbal haymakers on the former California prosecutor. Naturally, ‘Russian bots’ were swiftly blamed. [...]
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Chancellor Who Refused to Follow US Into Iraq Says Berlin Can’t Let Itself Be Pulled Into Iran Folly
Earlier, key European powers Germany, France and the UK appeared to snub Washington’s requests for them to join a US-led mission against “Iranian aggression” in the Persian Gulf, with the three countries signaling support for a European-led security effort to “protect” commercial vessels operating in the region instead. [...]
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Boeing Engineer Opens Up: ‘My Family Won’t Fly on a 737 Max’
In March, global aviation authorities grounded the 737 MAX following two crashes, one in Indonesia and another Ethiopia, that left a total of 346 passengers and crew dead; authorities cited a software glitch that forced the planes into the ground shortly after takeoff. [...]
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Germany won’t take part in US Strait of Hormuz initiative – FM
Germany will refuse to take part in a US-led maritime mission in the Strait of Hormuz, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas announced. Maas said that there “cannot be a military solution” to the current crisis in the Persian Gulf. [...]
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Is America losing its grip on world economy? 5 big defeats for US financial interests abroad
Donald Trump made it a banner promise of his presidency to stop the US being abused as the world’s “piggybank” – but not all foreign powers seem to be cowed into submission by his assertive style of foreign economic policy. [...]
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Israeli Mafia Pair Shot Dead in Mexico City by Woman in a Blonde Wig – Reports
Mexico is famous for its drug cartels, which have been responsible for beheadings and other atrocities in the last 20 years. But the latest crime in Mexico City appears to have its roots in Israel. [...]
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Microsoft WARNS US Crackdown on China’s Huawei Could Backfire
Earlier this month, a report by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation issued a warning that a clampdown on US tech exports would put as much as $56 billion in export revenue and 74,000 jobs at risk over the next five years. [...]
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Russia, Belarus ‘Opening Up’ to Bitcoin as US Launches Tax Crackdown on Cryptocurrencies – Founder
The rise of cryptocurrency has sparked intense debate on its role in central banking systems, as well as economic viability in monetary supply chains. [...]
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Stealth-Shmelth: China Says It Can Track F-35s Operating in Stealth Mode With New Radar
The US military has marketed its new $1.5 trillion fifth-generation fighter's stealth capabilities as one of its main features, along with its advanced avionics and sensor systems. [...]
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British Detention of Iranian Oil Tanker Reeks of ‘Colonial Times’, Top Cleric Says
UK authorities in Gibraltar seized Iran’s Grace 1 oil tanker and detained some members of its crew on 4 July over suspicions that it was circumventing EU sanctions against Syria. Tehran denies these allegations and has slammed London for endangering freedom of navigation. [...]
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Jeffrey Epstein found ‘injured & semiconscious’ with suspicious marks on neck in jail cell
Millionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been found “injured and in a fetal position” in his New York jail cell with marks around his neck, leading to speculation that he’d been attacked or injured himself to get transferred. [...]
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Rebuilding Aleppo: Before & after PHOTOS show reconstruction of key Syrian sites
Syria’s ancient city of Aleppo was filled with bustling markets and historical buildings before it was engulfed in the devastating conflict. Now, before and after photos show progress in rebuilding its war-torn sites. [...]
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North Korea tests ‘super-powerful’ missile in response to Seoul stockpiling US arms & holding drills
Pyongyang says it has no other choice but to continue developing and testing new types of deterrence weapons as long as ‘warmongers’ in the South keep buying modern arms and holding joint military drills with the US. [...]
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BoJo’s cabinet is a free market Taliban unleashed
Just one day into his premiership and it’s already clear that Britain’s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson means business. The question is: what kind? There’s wielding the knife and there’s wielding the knife, and Johnson, with his merciless cull of Theresa May’s deadwood from his new cabinet, has moved with the alacrity of the leader of a right-wing coup rather than a democracy to assembl [...]
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Pompeo warns Turkey not to render S-400 ‘operational’ or face ‘more sanctions’
The US has advised Turkey not to deploy Russian S-400 systems under the threat of more sanctions, even though the White House has been cautious about punishing its NATO ally which could respond by closing its bases to US troops. [...]
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As Billions Pumped Into Restructuring, Deutsche Bank Suffers Biggest Quarterly Loss Since 2015
Deutsche’s net income also dropped by over 40 percent to €231 million in the second quarter, year-on-year - the lender is predicted to report a full-year loss for 2019. Deutsche shares fell 2.4 percent in response to the results. [...]
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Trump Vetoes Bans on Arms Transfers to Saudi Arabia, UAE
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US President Donald Trump in multiple letters to Congress said he rejected resolutions that call for prohibiting weapons transfers to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and several other countries. [...]
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‘I Wear The F**king Nuts’: Woman Smashes Laptop on Hubby’s Head Aboard US Plane (Video)
Newly surfaced cellphone footage captures the moment in which a passenger aboard a Los Angeles-bound American Airlines flight on Sunday opted to lay hands on her partner, who reportedly had wandering eyes. [...]
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JP Morgan says dump US dollar as its century of global dominance coming to end
The US dollar will struggle to remain the top international currency in the coming decades as the rising power of Asian economies is set to undermine its leading position, Wall Street bank JPMorgan Chase has predicted. [...]
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China to build ‘world-class’ military in new strategy as US ‘stirs up rivalry’ between major powers
The US erodes global security and seeks “absolute superiority,” but Beijing won’t follow the “beaten track” of big powers in seeking hegemony, focusing instead on having a “world-class” army, says a new Chinese military document. [...]
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