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Iran says talks with US impossible; US says it wants talks
United Nations, June 26 (AP/UNB) — Iran's U.N. ambassador warned Monday that the situation in the Persian Gulf is "very dangerous" and called talks with the U.S. impossible in the face of escalating sanctions and intimidation, while the U.S. envoy said the Trump administration's aim is to get Tehran back to negotiations.
US stock indexes finish mixed ahead of trade talks
Dhaka, Jun 25 (AP/UNB) - The U.S. stock market capped a day of listless trading with modest losses Monday as investors focused on upcoming trade talks between the U.S. and China.
China says US-China trade teams in contact ahead of G-20
Beijing, Jun 25 (AP/UNB) — Chinese and U.S. trade negotiators are discussing ways to resolve disputes ahead of a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit in Japan later this week, a Chinese official said Monday.
Pompeo in Mideast talks on building a coalition against Iran
Dubai, Jun 25 (AP/UNB) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held talks Monday with leaders in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates about countering the military threat from Iran by building a broad, global coalition that includes Asian and European countries.
Trump suggests other countries pay US for protecting tankers
Washington, Jun 24 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump is suggesting the United States should not protect ships in the strategic Strait of Hormuz without compensation from other countries.
In Mideast, Pompeo seeks a global coalition against Iran
Washington, Jun 24 (AP/UNB) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday he wants to build a global coalition against Iran during urgent consultations in the Middle East, following a week of crisis that saw the United States pull back from the brink of a military strike on Iran.
US struck Iranian computers earlier this week
Washington, Jun 23 (AP/UNB) — Officials say U.S. military cyber forces earlier this week launched a retaliatory cyber strike against Iranian computer systems amid escalating tensions between the two countries.
White House unveils $50 billion Palestinian economic plan
Washington, June 22 (AP/UNB) — The Trump administration on Saturday unveiled a $50 billion Palestinian investment and infrastructure proposal intended to be the economic engine to power its much-anticipated but still unreleased "deal of the century" Middle East peace plan.
US blacklists 5 Chinese groups working in supercomputing
Washington, Jun 22 (AP/UNB) — The United States is blacklisting five Chinese organizations involved in supercomputing with military-related applications, citing national security as justification for denying its Asian geopolitical rival access to critical U.S. technology.
Trump says he's in 'no hurry' to strike Iran
Washington , Jun 22 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump says he abruptly called off the military strikes on Iran Thursday because the likely deaths of 150 Iranians would have been out of proportion to the shootdown of an unmanned American surveillance drone.