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Huawei denies US allegations of technology theft

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Washington fears that Huawei will provide Beijing with a way to spy on communications from the countries that use its products and services
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US-Iran tensions: No route for de-escalation in sight

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Trump stepped back from launching US airstrikes inside Iran, but the conflict is unabated and there appears to be no way out of confrontation for now
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Nuclear stalemate one year after Trump-Kim summit — analysts

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In Singapore, Kim signed a vaguely-worded deal on denuclearisation, touted by Trump as a historic breakthrough
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Venezuela to prosecute lawmakers who backed failed uprising

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​Venezuela will prosecute seven lawmakers who backed last week's failed uprising orchestrated by opposition leader Juan Guaido
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Trump ‘walks’ as North Korea talks end abruptly without deal

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The much-anticipated second meeting between the two leaders was supposed to build on their historic first summit in Singapore
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Iran slams US as huge crowds mark 40 years since revolution

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​Iran's president on Monday blasted a US "conspiracy" against the country as vast crowds marked 40 years since the Islamic revolution
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Phantom-like Mueller holds Washington spellbound

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Eighteen months into his investigation, special counsel Robert Mueller has the US capital spellbound
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Gun economics in Trump’s America

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Students in over 800 cities and towns are calling for tougher gun control laws in the United States, demanding an end to gun violence
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At climate talks, it’s America alone more than America first

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Donald Trump has vowed to exit the Paris Climate accord, just not yet, leaving US policy in limbo for the next three years.
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Russia defends slashing US diplomats as hope fades of better ties

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President Vladimir Putin announced Sunday that the US will have to slash its diplomatic staff in Russia by 755
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The renaissance of Rasool

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Reinvigorated after a spell of the "diplomacy of ubuntu", our man in Washington is coming home.
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NYE high: US counts down hours to legalise pot shops

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From January 1, cannabis growers can legally trade marijuana in parts of the United States. The legalisation of pot is expected to boost US tourism.
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US could lift Rwanda sanctions if Kigali cuts M23 ties

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After freezing financial aid to Kigali, Washington has indicted it is ready to lift sanctions against Rwanda if it severs ties with rebel group M23.
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Mother of Washington navy yard gunman apologises to victims

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Aaron Alexis's mother has said sorry to the victims caught up in the shooting spree by the former navy reservist.
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Syria: Assad dismisses allegations of chemical weapons use

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Bashar al-Assad has denied that his forces used chemical weapons on civilians, warning the US that a military intervention in Syria would fail.
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