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USA: Assad’s overthrow no longer a priority
The United States has said that it is no longer focused on ousting President Bashar al-Assad as it seeks a new strategy to end Syria’s civil war.
American officials have been shifting away from their former insistence that he must go for some time, but now they have made it explicit.
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Trump Fails To Learn From History
American President Donald Trump is determined to build an "impenetrable, physical, tall, powerful, beautiful, southern border wall" between the US and Mexico. It was one of his pre-election promises, which he is ready to keep. The country that has given him the motivation is China, America's greatest rival in world politics.
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US ensures commitment to NATO: Secretary-general
The United States has a strong commitment to NATO not only in words but in deeds, alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on March 30 amid unease among European officials after U.S. President Donald Trump described NATO as "obsolete" during his election campaign.
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Irked EC head warns he could "promote independence of Ohio"
European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker has asked US President Donald Trump "to stop encouraging countries to leave the EU."
Otherwise, he said, he wold "respond in kind."
Ivanka takes unpaid job as White House adviser
First daughter Ivanka Trump is about to take on another title as an unpaid adviser to her father President Donald Trump, the White House announced on March 29.
Ivanka, whose husband Jared Kushner also works as a senior aide to the president, will not receive a salary for her work as a federal employee. Kushner, a real estate developer, is also unpaid.
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US "greatly values close ties" with Serbia - Trump to Vucic
Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has received a letter from US President Donald Trump, the Serbian government has announced.
The letter "expresses gratitude on the congratulatory message which Vucic sent him upon his inauguration."
Trump moves to roll back Obama climate measures
President Donald Trump declared the end of a "war on coal" March 28, as he moved to curb rules that underpin American emissions targets and a major global climate accord.
Following through on an election promise, Trump signed an order to review some of his predecessor Barack Obama's climate legacy, declaring an end to "job-killing regulations."
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US Congress repeals internet privacy law
The US House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to repeal an Obama-era law that demanded ISPs have permission to share personal information – including location data. This means that US internet providers will no longer need consent from users to share their browsing history with private companies in the market.
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US arrests Turkish banker in Iran sanctions probe
U.S. prosecutors on Match 28 charged an executive at a Turkish state-owned bank with participating in a multi-year scheme to violate U.S. sanctions against Iran, escalating a case that has added to tensions between the United States and Turkey.
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EU Leads Attacks on Trump's Rollback of Obama Climate Policy
The European Union has led criticism of Donald Trump's effort to unravel Barack Obama's measures to combat climate change, suggesting that Europe will now take the lead in global efforts, The Guardian reports.