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US says 'significant work remains' in trade talks with China
Washington, Apr 6 (AP/UNB) — White House press secretary Sarah Sanders says "significant work remains" in trade talks with China, and officials from both nations will be in continuous contact to resolve outstanding issues.
'Our country is full': Trump says migrants straining system
Calexico, Apr 6 (AP/UNB) — Declaring "our country is full," President Donald Trump on Friday insisted the U.S. immigration system was overburdened and illegal crossings must be stopped as he inspected a refurbished section of fencing at the Mexican border.
Trump says US, China 'rounding the turn' in trade talks
Washington, April 5 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. and China are "rounding the turn" in a lengthy negotiation over trade and predicted that "something monumental" for both countries could be announced in a matter of weeks.
Asian stocks rise as US, China resume trade talks
Singapore, Mar 29 (AP/UNB) — Asian markets were mostly higher on Friday as U.S. and Chinese officials kicked off a fresh round of trade talks in Beijing.
S. Korean leader to meet with Trump in US on nuke diplomacy
South Korea, Mar 29 (AP/UNB) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in will travel to the United States in two weeks for a summit with President Donald Trump on stalemated North Korean nuclear diplomacy.
Trump formally recognizes Israeli control of Golan Heights
Washington, Mar 25 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Monday recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, reversing more than a half-century of U.S. policy.
Media quick to declare Trump as Mueller's winner
New York, Mar 25 (AP/UNB) — A media narrative declaring President Donald Trump the clear victor of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russian electoral tampering investigation settled in Sunday before more than a handful of Mueller's actual words has become public.
US underground nuclear waste dump explained
Albuquerque, Mar 24 (AP/UNB) — It wasn't long after the atomic bomb was dropped on Japan and World War II ended that the United States began to realize it had to do something with the waste that was being generated by defense-related nuclear research and bomb-making that would continue through the Cold War — and indefinitely.
Trump says he's bucking Treasury, reversing NKorea sanctions
Palm Beach, Mar 23 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump tweeted Friday that he has reversed his administration's decision to slap new sanctions on North Korea, with his press secretary explaining that the president "likes" leader Kim Jong Un and doesn't think they're necessary.
US welcomes govt assurances of Rohingyas' voluntary relocation to Bhashan Char
Dhaka, Mar 13 (UNB) - US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller has welcomed the government’s assurances that any relocation of Rohingyas to Bhashan Char island will be fully voluntary based on informed consent.