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Trump Beirut remarks ‘wildly irresponsible’, ex-aide says
US President Donald Trump’s former aide has slammed him for 'spitballing' on the cause of a huge explosion in Beirut. The blast occurred on Tuesday, claiming more than a hundred lives and injuring thousands more. It also sent seismic shockwaves through the capital. Following the incident, Trump cast the explosion as a possible attack, in spite of statements by Lebanese leaders who said it was likely caused by highly explosive material that ...
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Trump administration to keep backing Venezuelan opposition figure: Official
The administration of US President Donald Trump will continue to extend support to Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Guaido even after the upcoming parliamentary elections in Venezuela that the opposition plans to boycott, an American official says. Elliott Abrams, the US special representative on Venezuela, told the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday that 'today and after January 5, 2021,' when the terms of the opposition members of the Venezuelan parliament end, ...
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US Rep. Marshall beats Kobach in Kansas GOP primary for Senate
US Representative Roger Marshall has defeated anti-immigration firebrand Kris Kobach in the Kansas Republican primary for the Senate. Marshall, 59, won the race, which was among a number of Congressional primary contests held in five US states on Tuesday. He was helped by the party establishment that feared a polarizing figure like Kobach could lose the traditionally Republican seat to Democrats, who could gain control of the Senate. Kris Kobach (File photo) ...
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In affront to China, US announces highest-level visit to Taiwan in decades
The United States says Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar will travel to Taiwan in the coming days, marking the highest-level visit to the self-ruled island in decades, amid escalatory posturing toward China. The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the de facto US embassy in Taipei, made the announcement on Wednesday. 'This marks… the first Cabinet member to visit in six years, and the highest level visit by a US ...
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