Provocation
Some leaders believe they are only truly powerful when they strike fear in others. They get heady with this sense ...
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Russia backing extended oil deal
Russia is likely to back a further extension of the Opec agreement cutting oil output, judging that it has helped ...
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US seeks ‘measures’ to end NoKor threat
Washington"•US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart pledged Saturday to work to denuclearize North Korea, but Trump again invoked ...
Read moreOil stays below $50 a barrel
Oil traded near $49 a barrel as officials from Russia and Kuwait conducted meetings in Abu Dhabi with producers to ...
Read moreRussia slams US sanctions
WASHINGTON"•US President Donald Trump reluctantly signed off on the new sanctions against Russia Wednesday, bowing to domestic pressure and putting ...
Read moreUS House votes to sanction Russia, Iran, North Korea
WASHINGTON"•The US House of Representatives votes Tuesday to slap new sanctions against Russia, a move that limits President Donald Trump’s ...
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Pedal power sways Muscovites despite perils on busy roads
By Anaïs Llobet MOSCOW, Russia"•Two years ago, Luiza Nesterova would never have dreamt of cycling to work in Russia’s capital. ...
Read moreTrump back on the offensive
WASHINGTON"•US President Donald Trump, fresh from a political holiday in Paris, went back on the offensive Sunday as a new ...
Read moreTrump Jr. says he loves Russia’s dirt on Clinton
WASHINGTON "•Donald Trump’s eldest son on Tuesday released emails showing he embraced Russia’s efforts to support his father’s presidential campaign, ...
Read moreTrump cuts isolated figure among traditional US allies
WASHINGTON"•During a difficult visit to Europe Donald Trump appeared out of sync with traditional allies, struggling to show that unorthodox ...
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