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Trump backs Johnson, sends mixed signals on China at G7

Photo/AFP / Nicholas Kamm /UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Donald Trump were on obviously friendly terms as they sat down for a working breakfast in the French resort of Biarritz US President Donald Trump on Sunday backed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as the “right man” for Brexit and sent mixed signals

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Trump arrives in Biarritz for testing G7 summit

U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania arrive in Biarritz for the G7 summit, France August 24, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in France on Saturday for what promises to be a fraught meeting of major industrialised nations, with friction over trade, climate change and Iran likely to snarl the talks.

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Trump raises tariffs on Chinese goods as trade war escalates

FILE – In this June 29, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan. China has announced it will raise tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. products in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s planned Sept. 1 duty

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China strikes back in trade dispute with U.S. with new tariffs

FILE PHOTO: A U.S. flag on an embassy car is seen outside a hotel near a construction site in Shanghai, China, July 31, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song China unveiled on Friday retaliatory tariffs against about $75 billion worth of U.S. goods, putting an additional 10% on top of existing rates in the latest tit-for-tat exchange in

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China ‘will not sit idly by’ over US arms sale to Taiwan

FILE – In this Sept. 16, 2014, file photo, a Taiwan Air Force F-16 fighter jet takes off from a closed section of highway during the annual Han Kuang military exercises in Chiayi, central Taiwan. China said Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, that it will levy sanctions against U.S. firms linked to plans for an U.S.

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Brexit ‘backstop’ must go, UK premier tells Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (L) hold a joint press conference in Berlin, Germany on August 21, 2019. ( Abdülhamid Hoşbaş – Anadolu Agency ) Boris Johnson says he wants deal with EU on UK’s withdrawal, but insists first ‘backstop’ arrangement should be removed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson

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Merkel hosts UK PM Johnson in Berlin as Brexit drama grows

FILE – In this Wednesday, July 31, 2019 file photo, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the first meeting of the National Policing Board at the Home Office in London. A key part of the divorce proposals between the EU and Britain centers on keeping the island of Ireland free of physical borders between

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The Qatar Government announces commencement of Hobyo Port construction project

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, The ministers of the ports of Somalia and Qatar, Maryam Aweys Jama, and Jassim Bin Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti announced today that the construction of Hobyo port in Mudug region will begin. The ceremony, which was held at the Prime Minister’s Office was attended by the Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, the

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Kenya seeks AU support on US $22.3bn Lapsset project

Photo/Construction review online The government of Kenya is seeking support from the African Union (AU) for the US $22.3bn trillion Lamu Port-Southern Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor (Lapsset) project. Lapsset Corridor Development Authority announced the reports and said that a strong case has been made to the AU on the Lapsset project’s strategic position to connect not

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Amisom and FGS Commence Audit Of Companies And Organisations

The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) on Wednesday commenced a physical audit of companies and organisations operating within the Aden Abdulle International Airport protected area. The audit, targeting companies and organisations contracted by the United Nations and Amisom, is aimed at ensuring the private entities operate within

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