US exports to China fell 7% last year due to trade tensions
- 2019-09-13 20:47:15
The value of US goods exports to China in 2018 reached 118 billion US dollars, down 7 percent from a year earlier, according to a report released Thursday by the US-China Business Council. "Cities and states across the United States, as well as companies that pay taxes and hire people there, .. المزيد
Italian minister: Rome is ready to resume its role as a committed member of the European Union
- 2019-09-13 20:43:13
Italy is ready to resume its role as a committed member of the European Union under the leadership of the country´s new government, Finance Minister Roberto Gualtieri said. Gualtieri´s remarks coincided with the start of a meeting of finance ministers of EU member states in Helsinki, .. المزيد
Russia vows to respond to new US sanctions
- 2019-09-11 21:18:06
Russian officials on Wednesday condemned new US sanctions targeting Russian law enforcement officials, saying they would be followed by retaliatory measures. "We consider the new sanctions resolutions on representatives of Russian law enforcement agencies totally unacceptable," .. المزيد
Washington agrees to sell Poland 32 F-35 stealth fighters
- 2019-09-11 21:17:00
Washington said on Wednesday it had agreed to sell Poland 32 F-35 stealth fighter jets worth $ 6.5 billion in a deal that could stoke tension with Moscow. . In a statement, the US State Department, in charge of approving the sale of weapons, said the deal notes the sale of 32 fighter jets .. المزيد
Johnson ignores controversy over his decision to suspend the work of the British parliament
- 2019-09-11 21:15:33
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson ignored the controversy over his decision to suspend parliament while he was on a talk show to answer questions from the public via Twitter and Facebook. Johnson defended the decision, but did not comment on the ruling of the Supreme Court of Scotland on .. المزيد
Canadian Prime Minister dissolves parliament and elections on 21 October
- 2019-09-11 21:14:01
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of parliament, the state-run CBC television reported. The date of the parliamentary elections, as expected, is set on October 21, and the 40-day electoral battle officially begins. Opinion polls show that Trudo´s .. المزيد
China summons German ambassador for prominent activist in Hong Kong protests
- 2019-09-11 21:12:27
China has officially summoned the German ambassador to Beijing for a meeting with leading politicians in Hong Kong, Joshua Wong, during a visit to Germany. "We have expressed our deep dissatisfaction," China´s ambassador to Germany, Wu Qin, told reporters in Berlin on .. المزيد
Trump expels warlord John Bolton and appoints Charlie Cooperman as caretaker
- 2019-09-10 22:21:29
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he told his national security adviser John Bolton that his services were no longer needed at the White House. Trump said in a tweet on Twitter that he disagreed strongly with many of Bolton´s suggestions, as others in his administration. He .. المزيد
US accuses Iran of "undeclared nuclear activities"
- 2019-09-10 22:20:22
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran on Tuesday of "undeclared potential nuclear activities". Pompeo wrote on Twitter that the "lack of full cooperation by the Iranian regime" with the IAEA raises "questions about possible undeclared nuclear activities or .. المزيد
16 killed in stampede during the visit of Ashura in Karbala
- 2019-09-10 22:19:18
At least 16 people were killed and 75 injured in a stampede during the Ashura ceremony in the holy city of Karbala, 100 kilometers (60 miles) south of Baghdad, the health ministry said on Tuesday. "Sixteen people were martyred and 75 were injured in an infinite toll," the ministry .. المزيد
