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WASHINGTON – The U.S. government is unable to account for nearly $716 million in weapons it donated to various Syrian groups during the war against ISIS, according to an audit by the US Department of Defence. The weapons were purchased through the Counter and State Islamic of Iraq and Syria …

WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump has offered to forgive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange if he said that Russia had nothing to do with WikiLeaks publishing Democratic Party emails in 2016, a London court said on Wednesday. Assange appeared by videoconference from prison as lawyers discussed the management of his …

WASHINGTON – The United States has designated five state-run Chinese media outlets for foreign missions, an official with the State Department said on Tuesday. These include the Xinhua News Agency, the China Global Television Network, China Radio International, China Daily Distribution Corporation and Hai Tian Development USA. “Each of these …

MUNICH – The 56th Munich Security Conference was dominated by a break in the NATO alliance in the midst of the resurgence of preparations for a “great power conflict” and a new rush of imperialist powers to recolonize the world. In a frank statement, the opening report to the congress …

BEIJING – China announced Tuesday that it will allow importers to seek additional trade war tariff exemptions on nearly 700 types of goods from the United States, including agricultural and energy products, as the country struggles to coronavirus epidemic that has infected more than 70,000 people. Importers can apply for …

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that his administration would never negotiate with the United States under “maximum pressure”. “Iran will never negotiate in a weak position. We will bring the enemy to the negotiating table on fair terms,” Rouhani said at a press conference. “The way …

WASHINGTON – US president President Donald Trump once again downplayed the severity of head injuries suffered by U.S. troops in an Iranian missile attack, with the total injuries increased to 109. Trump spoke to Fox Business in an interview on Monday after the Department of Defense said 109 US service …

WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump will propose a 21% cut in foreign aid and a reduction in social safety net programs in his budget proposal of $4.8 trillion dollars on Monday for fiscal year 2021, according to senior administration officials. The budget would spend money to finance infrastructure and …

MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov condemned the United States for seeking to “change the regime” in Venezuela by imposing sanctions on the national energy giant Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA), by supporting the chief opposition Juan Guaido and trying to create a pretext for military intervention in this …

WASHINGTON – U.S. senators acquitted Donald Trump of two charges on Wednesday in a vote close to the party that closed the curtain on the third presidential trial of impeachment in the history of the United States. Hillary Clinton has again weighed in the saga of Trump’s dismissal – accusing …