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US Australia weapons deal
Why France recalled its US ambassador over an Australian weapons deal

Foreign brief covers parliamentary elections in Norway, the Africa Debate 2021, and NATO tensions caused…

US to probe Chinese intellectual property practices amid North Korea tension

Donald Trump will announce an investigation into the way China deals with intellectual property today—his…

US to show job growth in July unemployment figures

Today, the US Bureau of Labour Statistics releases its report on national employment for July,…

HCA reports profits amid Republican failure to “repeal and replace”

One of America’s largest for-profit hospital operators, HCA Healthcare, releases its quarterly earnings today. Nasdaq…

US central bank to hike rates

The Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve will be meeting from June 13th…

BOJ meets as auto industry comes under pressure from Trump

The Bank of Japan is expected to hold its interest rate steady on Tuesday. But…

Trump, Putin talk

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are set to become telephone buddies on Saturday. President Trump…

Trumped

Donald Trump becomes US president on Friday. Since winning the election in November, Mr Trump…

SpaceX launch

The pioneering private space enterprise, SpaceX, is expected to launch its Falcon 9 rocket from…

Haitian coup leader faces court in the US

Haitian politician Guy Philippe, who led a coup to depose President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in 2004,…