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  • Friday, 20 December, 2019
    US presidential election
    Warren and Buttigieg spar over donors in Democratic debate

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  • Thursday, 19 December, 2019
    Trump impeachment
    Capitol Hill polarised on day of Trump impeachment drama

    Democrats evoke need for safeguarding the republic while Republicans cite persecution

  • Tuesday, 17 December, 2019
    US politics & policy
    US Congress passes $738bn defence spending bill

    Legislation includes policy measures regarding Nord Stream 2, Huawei, Hong Kong and Turkey

  • Sunday, 8 December, 2019
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    Mike Pompeo plots a new career path through Kansas

    US secretary of state is thought to want Senate seat ahead of possible presidential run

  • Monday, 2 December, 2019
    UK general election
    Johnson to steer clear of Trump during UK visit

    Fear unwanted intervention from US president during Nato summit could damage election plans 

  • Thursday, 28 November, 2019
    Afghanistan
    Trump says talks with Taliban have resumed

    President makes announcement on visit to troops in Afghanistan for Thanksgiving

  • Thursday, 28 November, 2019
    Hong Kong politics
    Trump signs Hong Kong pro-democracy bills

    President backs human rights act sparking China retaliation threat

  • Wednesday, 27 November, 2019
    Mexico
    Mexico dismisses Trump plan to designate drug cartels terrorists

    López Obrador seeks to calm tensions ahead of crucial trade talks

  • Monday, 25 November, 2019
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  • Tuesday, 19 November, 2019
    US foreign policy
    Pentagon report says Isis bolstered by Syria troop drawdown

    US intelligence agency finds terrorist group ‘exploited’ Turkey’s incursion into the region

  • Tuesday, 19 November, 2019
    Arab-Israel conflict
    US shift on Israeli settlements in West Bank sparks anger

    Trump administration sends shockwaves across Middle East with change of stance

  • Monday, 18 November, 2019
    Arab-Israel conflict
    US says Israeli West Bank settlements no longer illegal

    Statement angers Arab leaders and undermines hopes for a peace deal

  • Sunday, 17 November, 2019
    Trump impeachment
    Pelosi warns Trump over intimidation of whistleblower

    US House Speaker says president is ‘in my wheelhouse’ ahead of impeachment hearings

  • Thursday, 14 November, 2019
    Turkey
    Erdogan accuses US lawmakers of worsening relations

    Meeting between Turkish president and Donald Trump fails to resolve sources of friction

  • Wednesday, 13 November, 2019
    AnalysisThe Big Read
    Vulnerable satellites: the emerging arms race in space

    With few rules to guide conduct, powerful nations are taking measures to protect a cog of communications technology

  • Wednesday, 13 November, 2019
    US foreign policy
    Turkey’s Erdogan eyes ‘new era’ with Trump

    US president to discuss sanctions and missile systems with Turkish leader

  • Friday, 8 November, 2019
    Trump impeachment
    Trump’s man in Brussels electrifies impeachment probe

    Democrats have leapt on Gordon Sondland’s dramatic reversal in testimony

  • Friday, 8 November, 2019
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    Ukrainegate: a guide to the US impeachment inquiry

    Donald Trump finds himself in far more dangerous territory than in the Mueller investigation

  • Tuesday, 5 November, 2019
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    Judge takes dim view of state-owned bank’s attempt to escape politically charged case

  • Monday, 4 November, 2019
    US-Iran tensions
    US sanctions members of Iran leader’s inner circle

    Measures announced on 40th anniversary of US embassy takeover in Tehran

  • Wednesday, 30 October, 2019
    US foreign policy
    US diplomat says ‘open skies’ treaty with Russia is intact

    Nominee as Moscow envoy disputes claims that Trump is ready to withdraw from pact

  • Wednesday, 30 October, 2019
    US foreign policy
    House passes bill for Turkey sanctions over Syria offensive

    Vote by US lawmakers comes after Trump administration lifted separate penalties on Ankara

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    Agreement would see US defence department buy 478 jets after years of wrangling over price

  • Monday, 28 October, 2019
    Syrian crisis
    US begins deploying troops to secure oil-rich Syria region

    Pentagon positioning forces following killing of Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

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