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Trump says Iran deal ‘very possible’, but threatens strikes if not
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he believed a deal with Iran was "very possible",...
G7 decries ‘economic coercion’ in swipe at China
Paris (France) (AFP) - The trade ministers of the Group of Seven leading industrialised nations Wednesday criticised "economic coercion" by...
Pioneering CNN founder Ted Turner dead at 87
New York (AFP) - Ted Turner, the flamboyant US entrepreneur who transformed television news with the creation of CNN in...
Trump threatens new Iran strikes, piling on pressure for peace deal
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump threatened Iran on Wednesday with renewed bombing if it did not...
Hopes rise for Iran deal as US halts guiding ships in Hormuz
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The United States and a key mediator in the Middle East war expressed new hope...
US pauses guiding ships through Hormuz, cites Iran deal hopes
Washington (United States) (AFP) - President Donald Trump said he was pausing the US military operation to guide stranded commercial...
Cambodian PM’s cousin says owned 30% of scam-linked firm
Phnom Penh (AFP) - A cousin of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said Wednesday he had owned a 30 percent...
Philips profits double in first quarter
The Hague (AFP) - Philips said Wednesday its first-quarter profits had doubled, maintaining its sales forecasts as the Dutch electronics and...
Oil tumbles and stocks rally on peace hopes, Samsung tops $1 trillion
Hong Kong (AFP) - Oil prices dived again Wednesday on fresh hopes for an end to the Iran war, while...
Fresh UAE attacks blamed on Iran draw new reality in the Gulf
Dubai (AFP) - Hours after the UAE's top oil executive said the country had "emerged stronger" from war and as...
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