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History beckons for Trump and Kim
(CNN)Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un are the unlikeliest of statesmen, but fate has thrown the US President and the North Korean tyrant an opportunity granted to few historic figures — together they can change the world. Their summit in Singapore on Tuesday — which will begin with a one-on-one meeting, alongside translators — represents an opening…
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Iran’s economy hit harder than expected after US quits nuke deal: Israeli intel
An effigy of the U.S. President Donald Trump is set on fire during an annual anti-Israeli Al-Quds, Jerusalem, Day rally in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 8, 2018. AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi The pressure on Iran’s economy since US President Trump withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal on May 8 has been more severe than originally forecast,…
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Here’s how global financial markets may react if the North Korea summit is a success … or failure
–If President Trump and Kim Jong Un come closer to an agreement, Chinese stocks are particularly poised to benefit, according to CNBC analysis using Kensho, a quantitative analytics tool used by hedge funds. –When worries about North Korea’s nuclear threat escalate, European and emerging market stocks are among the worst performers, according to Kensho. A…
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How Japan Might Lose Out in the Korea Talks
President Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan at the White House on June 7. Japan could be left vulnerable depending on the substance of Mr. Trump’s meeting with North Korea about denuclearization.CreditAndrew Harnik/Associated Press TOKYO — Even if Tuesday’s meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, goes well, Japan stands…
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Trump calls for probe into claims Obama administration tried to give Iran access to US banks
President Trump on Thursday called for an investigation into allegations that the Obama administration tried to give Iran access to the U.S. financial system by sidestepping sanctions. “The Obama Administration is now accused of trying to give Iran secret access to the financial system of the United States. This is totally illegal,” Trump tweeted. Donald…
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Merkel Calls for EU to Lead the World As It Is “Reorganized”
During Wednesday’s meeting of the European People’s Party (EPP) in Munich, German Chancellor Angela Merkel took the opportunity to take a cheap shot at President Trump while calling for the European Union (EU) to rise up and lead the world. The idea of World Government — a “New World Order” — is nothing new; President…
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Trump says Russia should be reinstated in group of leading industrialized nations
Quebec City (CNN)President Donald Trump said Friday that Russia should be reinstated to a leading group of industrialized nations ahead of his visit to the G7 summit this weekend. Trump’s statement is an extraordinary break from key US allies, and particularly striking given Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election. A special counsel investigation into whether…
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Italian PM breaks with EU, backs Trump’s call for Russia to return to G8
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is shielded from the rain by an aide as he arrives in Quebec | Geoff Robins/AFP via Getty Images New Italian PM agrees with US president that Kremlin should be back at the table. LA MALBAIE, Canada — Italy’s new prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, broke sharply with the EU on…
