TOKYO — As the U.S.-North Korea summit looms, President Donald Trump’s maximum pressure policy on North Korea may be working — thanks to China. Beijing appears to have gone well beyond U.N. sanctions on its unruly neighbour, reducing its total imports from North Korea in the first two months this year by 78.5 and 86.1 […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and China’s government have escalated their trade dispute. China vows to “counterattack with great strength” if Trump follows through on threats to impose tariffs on an additional $100 billion in Chinese goods. Trump made the move when China threatened to retaliate for the first round of tariffs planned by the […]
NASHVILLE — A federal immigration raid that took 97 people into custody at a Tennessee meat processing plant may be the biggest employment crackdown under President Donald Trump’s administration, civil rights activists said Friday. Eleven people were arrested on criminal charges and 86 were detained for being in the country illegally, U.S. Immigration and Customs […]
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NEW YORK — The latest on the New York arrest of ultimate fighting star Conor McGregor (all times local): 5 p.m. Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor has been arraigned on felony criminal mischief and other charges following a backstage melee at a New York City event. McGregor answered, “Yes, your honour” when the judge […]
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