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Pyongyang Rules Out Quick Resumption of Nuclear Talks with Washington

October 7, 2019 Focus Washington

Pyongyang said on Sunday that it had no desire to engage in “sickening negotiations” with the United States anymore, rejecting Washington’s suggestion that negotiators from both countries meet again in Stockholm in two weeks, The […]

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Trump’s Visa Ban for Uninsured Immigrants will Cause ‘Complete Chaos’

October 5, 2019 Focus Washington

Critics have asserted that President Trump will face many problems for the implementation of his new plan to decline visas to immigrants who cannot prove they will be able to afford health care within 30 […]

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U.S. Investor Michael Calvey’s Assets Frozen by Moscow Court

October 5, 2019 Focus Washington

The Basmanny district court in the Russian capital has frozen assets of U.S. investor Michael Calvey and several other employees of his company Baring Vostok, increasing the pressure in a case that has rocked the foreign […]

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U.S. Diplomat Threatens to Resign Amid Ukraine Scandal

October 4, 2019 Focus Washington

U.S. Embassy’s chargé d’affaires to Ukraine said he would quit his post amid scandals with President Donald Trump who was reported to be withholding military aid to Ukraine over political reasoning, The Hill reported citing text […]

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Signs of Electoral Fraud Add Tension to Afghan Vote Count

October 4, 2019 Focus Washington

By early afternoon on Election Day for the president of Afghanistan, officials began to fret. At many polling stations, including some in the capital, Kabul, only the occasional voter had shown up. To allow for […]

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France Wants to Get Iran-U.S. to Negotiating Table Over Nuclear Deal

October 4, 2019 Focus Washington

Tehran and Washington have one month to get to the negotiating table, France’s foreign minister warned, suggesting that Tehran’s plan to increase its nuclear activities in November would spark renewed tension in the region, Reuters informs. […]

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Trump Says North Korea Negotiations Going Ahead Despite Missile Test

October 4, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump on Thursday brushed off North Korea’s test of a sea-launched ballistic missile, saying that planned nuclear talks with Pyongyang will go ahead, Channel News Asia informs. “They want to talk and we’ll […]

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Syrian Opposition Leader Warns Iranian Activity Reaches Dangerous Level

October 4, 2019 Focus Washington

After more than eight years of war and bloodshed in Syria, the Iranian presence in the nation is at an all-time high, warned the top Syrian opposition figure, Fox News reported. “Iranian influence is getting […]

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Erdogan Claims Turkey’s Presence in Syria Due to Terror Threat

October 3, 2019 Focus Washington

The only reason for Turkey’s presence in Syria is the terror threat towards the country’s borders, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. “Turkey backs the territorial integrity of Syria and the political and […]

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Putin Condemns Saudi Oil Attacks but Defends Iran

October 3, 2019 Focus Washington

Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the attacks on Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure last month but defended Iran, saying there is no proof the country had a role in the strikes, CNBC reported. “We condemn such acts […]

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North Korea Says Underwater Missile Test Successful

October 3, 2019 Focus Washington

Pyongyang confirmed Thursday it has carried out its first underwater-launched ballistic missile test in three years, in a bid to dial up pressure on the United States ahead of a weekend resumption of their nuclear diplomacy, AP […]

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Venezuela Asks UN to Affirm That U.S. Can’t Use Force Against Them

October 3, 2019 Focus Washington

Venezuela is asking the UN Security Council to affirm that the United States and 10 other countries have no authority to use force against the South American nation by invoking the Inter-American Reciprocal Assistance Treaty, AP […]

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Ukraine President Was Not Told Why U.S. Military Aid Was Delayed

October 2, 2019 Focus Washington

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky did not get the information why the Trump administration delayed $250 million in military aid to the country, he said on Tuesday, Fox News informed. “It wasn’t explained to me,” Zelensky […]

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U.S. and North Korea to Return to the Negotiations Table

October 1, 2019 Focus Washington

The United States and North Korea have announced their plans to carry on ‘working-level’ negotiations in the following week, CNN reported citing the U.S. Department of State. “I can confirm that U.S. and DPRK officials plan to […]

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Iran Dissidents Claim to Have Intel Proving Tehran’s Role in Saudi Oil Attacks

October 1, 2019 Focus Washington

Iran’s main resistance group claimed Monday to have intelligence detailing how Tehran was behind the recent attacks on a Saudi oil facility — just days after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani challenged the international community to […]

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North Korea Attacks U.S. in UN Speech for Increasing Tensions

October 1, 2019 Focus Washington

North Korea attacked President Donald Trump’s claims of progress in denuclearization talks Monday at the United Nations, saying there has been little so far and that the situation remains trapped in a cycle of tension, […]

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Jihadists Attack U.S. Training Base in Somalia

October 1, 2019 Focus Washington

Jihadists have attacked a military base where U.S. soldiers train commandos in Somalia. Local residents reported heavy blasts and gunfire at Baledogle airport in the southern Lower Shabelle region, BBC reported. The al-Shabab militant group […]

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U.S. Slaps New Sanctions on “Putin’s Chef” Prigozhin

October 1, 2019 Focus Washington

The U.S. Treasury Department announced on Monday it is imposing new sanctions against Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the Russian oligarch known in the West as “Putin’s Chef,” for attempting to influence the 2018 U.S. election, The Wall Street […]

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Saudi Crown Prince Prefers Political Solution to Iran Conflict

September 30, 2019 Focus Washington

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman warned in an interview broadcast on Sunday that oil prices could spike to “unimaginably high numbers” if the world doesn’t come together to deter Iran, but said he […]

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Pyongyang Urges Washington to Turn Words into Action

September 30, 2019 Focus Washington

A North Korean envoy called on the United States to translate its promises into action ahead of upcoming working-level talks between the two countries to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, Korea Herald reported. […]

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Diplomats Protest as Venezuela Attempts to Fill UNGA with Supporters

September 30, 2019 Focus Washington

In a week when President Donald Trump and his administration placed the spotlight on the humanitarian crisis brought on by Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, a number of diplomats led by the U.S. walked out Friday […]

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Hong Kong Police Use Rubber Bullets, Tear Gas as Clashes Intensify

September 29, 2019 Focus Washington

Hong Kong police fired water cannon, rubber bullets and round after round of tear gas at petrol-bomb and brick-throwing protesters on Sunday in some of the most widespread violence in more than three months of […]

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Rouhani Says U.S. Offered to Remove All Sanctions in Exchange for Negotiations

September 27, 2019 Focus Washington

Washington offered to remove all sanctions on Iran in exchange for talks but Tehran has not yet accepted the offer due to the current “toxic atmosphere”, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Friday, Reuters reported. […]

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Zelensky Claims Trump Pledged to Return Crimea to Ukraine

September 27, 2019 Focus Washington

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that President Donald Trump has made him a promise to help him retreieve the Crimea peninsula, which was annexed by Russia in 2014 in the wake of the Ukrainian revolution. […]

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North Korea Urges Trump to Produce a Breakthrough in Nuclear Diplomacy

September 27, 2019 Focus Washington

North Korea said Friday it wants President Donald Trump to make a “wise option and bold decision” to produce a breakthrough in stalled nuclear diplomacy, in an escalation of pressure on the U.S. ahead of […]

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U.S. Finds Syrian Government Used Chlorine in May Attack

September 27, 2019 Focus Washington

U.S. intelligence has concluded that the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad carried out a chlorine attack in May, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday. “This attack was part of the Assad regime’s […]

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UK Parliament Reconvenes after Government Defeat

September 26, 2019 Focus Washington

The U.K. Parliament is set to reconvene on Wednesday following a historic ruling defeating Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament in the run up to Brexit, CNBC reported. The Supreme Court ruled that […]

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NYT: China Wants the World to Stay Silent on Muslim Camps

September 26, 2019 Focus Washington

When Turkey’s leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, visited Beijing this summer, he hailed a new Silk Road bridging Asia and Europe. He welcomed big Chinese investments for his beleaguered economy. He gushed about China’s sovereignty, The […]

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Trump Extends Olive Branch to Iran, But Threatens Sanctions

September 25, 2019 Focus Washington

In a speech to world leaders he delivered at the United Nations on Tuesday, President Donald Trump appeared to change his rhetoric and extend an olive branch to Iran, although he again issued a threat […]

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Trump Condemns Globalism at UN General Assembly

September 25, 2019 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump delivered one of his harshest critiques of globalism Tuesday at the UN General Assembly, promoting the “America First” ethos that has defined his presidency on issues of defense, trade, and immigration before […]

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