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The Observer view on how Trump’s scorn has laid Britain’s isolation bare | Observer editorial

Time and again, the prime minister repeats the same old refrain: Brexit will strengthen, not diminish, Britain’s place in the world. It is trotted out in every speech, every interview, every government paper.<p>The Observer is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper, founded in 1791. It is published by …

Israel reveals nuclear documents its spies stole from Iran

Earlier this year, Israel spies stole a stack of documents from Iran, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used as part of his push to …

Xi’s world order: July 2024

NEWS OUTLETS call him “China’s Edward Snowden”. His fans worldwide call him “Brother Fu”—a tag now seen on T-shirts and in internet memes. Both …

Trump-Putin summit: Vladimir gives Donald a performance review

<b>Putin:</b> So you’re blowing up the Brexit talks and your NATO friends aren’t so friendly anymore? Good, good. But your U.S. Congress passed resolutions …

Reports detail Mossad raid on Iranian nuclear documents

JERUSALEM (AP) — New details have been leaked of how the Israeli spy agency Mossad smuggled out Iranian nuclear documents earlier this year, but the material does not appear to provide evidence that Iran failed to abide by its 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers.<p>The information reported Sunday …

Iran nuclear deal: US rejects EU plea for sanctions exemption

<b>The US has rebuffed high-level pleas from the European Union to grant exemptions to European companies from its sanctions against Iran.</b><p>In a letter to European nations, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US rejected the appeal because it wants to exert maximum pressure on Iran.<p>It said …

From H1-B visa to trade tariffs, Trump administration’s ‘America First’ agenda poses several challenges for India

As President Donald Trump winged his way to Singapore for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a sense of relief was wafting through some …

Tehran seeking weapons of mass destruction

German report: Iran and North Korea aim to circumvent embargoes<p>><br>• ><p>Missiles and a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in …

Joe Biden Blames Mitch McConnell For Russian Interference in the 2016 Campaign

The revelations, via FOIA and declassified documents and Congressional testimony and media reports and Mueller’s various indictments, that the Obama …

Fuel prices unchanged on Sunday after three days of rise

New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Following three days of hikes in transport fuel prices, state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) kept petrol and diesel …

Newspaper headlines: 'Second Brexit referendum needed'

EU, China seek closer ties as US turns against trade

At a time of heightened uncertainty in the global economic environment, leaders of Europe and China are meeting to ponder ways to counter the fallout …

Twitter is the latest battlefield between the US and Iran

The Trump administration has turned to social media to target the Iranian government’s central mainstays: its funding and support of Islamist terror, along with its wholesale subjugation of its people.<p>Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has used social media to robustly condemn Iran on numerous fronts. …

World Cup final 2018, France vs Croatia: build-up and latest news

<b>World Cup Final 2018: France vs Croatia - live</b><p>1:59PM<p>Just under two hours to go...<p>until kick off in Moscow. It's the biggest football match of the year. France vs Croatia. Croatia vs France. The World Cup final 2018. France going for their second title, Croatia their first. Who will prevail? Can …

Trump, Netanyahu talk Syria, Iran ahead of Putin summit

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu huddled with President TrumpDonald John TrumpReporters defend CNN's Acosta after White House says he …

Is the US-UK relationship still special?

<b>By Sun Chenghao</b><p><i>Editor's note: Sun Chenghao is an assistant research fellow at the Institute of American Studies, under the China Institutes of</i> …

Letters to the Editor: Dems need to focus on the issues

I agree with the “Vote Democratic” (Letters, July 9). But as vile as the Republican agenda is, I think that the Democrats need to articulate …

Croatia faces France in World Cup final in Moscow

France will play Croatia today in the World Cup final in Moscow, bringing to a close one of the most unpredictable tournaments of recent years that …

What can we take from President Trump's UK visit?

James Landale @BBCJLandale on Twitter<p><b>This is how it works in Trump world. The US president arrives at a party, causes a fuss, breaks some crockery, and leaves everyone stunned.</b><p>Then as the dust settles, he declares what a good time he has had, how it's all been a great success, while offering a few …

China looks to get cozy with EU in annual talks as Trump tariffs bite

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An attendant walks past EU and China flags ahead of the EU-China High-level Economic Dialogue in Beijing<p>BEIJING (Reuters) - …

Days before Trump meets Putin, Russia is cozying up to Iran in a big way

On May 7, a day before the president Donald Trump announced that the US would withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, a former US ambassador to Russia gave a prescient warning, telling Quartz that the withdrawal would play straight into president Vladimir Putin’s hands.<p>And that’s what’s happened. …

$27 Quotes: "Politics can change if we choose to make it change."

<b>Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</b> continues to be a rich source for good quotes. Here are a few more things she’s said recently which I couldn’t resist …

U.S. refuses European requests for exemptions from its new sanctions on Iran

WASHINGTON — The United States has rejected an appeal from Britain, France and Germany to grant broad exemptions to European firms doing business in Iran, saying it would press ahead with sanctions intended to exert “unprecedented” economic pressure on the Tehran regime, U.S. and Western officials …

US tariffs make China and Germany allies – until they’re not | This Week In Asia | South China Morning Post

It has been said that the “enemy of my enemy is my friend”. It is this rationale that propels China and Germany to ally themselves in their common …

Rouhani: US isolated on Iran sanctions, even among allies

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani claimed the United States is more isolated than ever over the issue of sanctions against Tehran, even among its …

What's at stake in the Trump-Putin summit: ANALYSIS

In less than two years in office, President Donald Trump has come to dominate the world stage through his showmanship – something many leaders are …

Diplomacy: Decades to build, seconds to break

Diplomacy is often slow and rarely makes headlines. It is cordial: friendly but wary, skilled yet unspectacular. But its achievements, the Iran …

Hal Brands - Three Reasons Why Trump May End the ‘Forever War’

No modern president has made more of his determination to break out of the patterns set by his predecessors than Donald Trump — and on issues ranging …

How Trump can use arms control in Helsinki to advance US interests

U.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki July 16 is fraught with risk and opportunity. There are …

Roundup: Kremlin expects Putin-Trump talks to pave way for mending ties

MOSCOW, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Moscow hopes the upcoming meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump will be …