US and Iran Tension
(ABC News) President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened Iran with "great and overwhelming force" and potential "obliteration" in some areas if it attacks "anything American" after Iranian leaders said the White House "is afflicted by mental retardation" and they are permanently closing doors to diplomacy in the wake of U.S. sanctions.
Stephanie Grisham named White House Press Secretary
Melania Trump's chief spokesperson Stephanie Grisham has been named as the next White House Press Secretary and Communications Director, the United States First Lady announced on Tuesday.
France says final G20 communique must mention Paris climate change agreement.
France will not accept a final G20 communique that does not mention the Paris climate change agreement, said an official at the Elysee office of French President Emmanuel Macron.
Pompeo meets PM Modi for talks on trade, defence
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday for talks on trade and defense issues that have strained ties between the countries.
The trade war is weighing on Chinese home buying in the US
Chinese home buyers last year ponied up much less cash in the U.S. as the trade war continues to escalate between the world’s two largest economies.
Hundreds of Jordanian Islamists protest Trump peace plan, Bahrain summit
Hundreds of Islamists marched in the Jordanian capital Amman on Friday to protest the long-awaited Trump peace plan and demand their government withdraw from the upcoming Bahrain economic workshop.
Contributed by Ahmed El-Assasy
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