US. President Donald Trump has announced that he will hike tariffs on some $300 billion-worth of Chinese goods to 10% starting on September. 1, 2019 escalating the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies as recent negotiations faltered.
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U.S. officials are set to Travel to China Next Monday for the First High-Level, Face-to-Face Trade Negotiations Talks
Lighthizer and a small team will be in Shanghai through Wednesday, according to people familiar with the plans who asked not to be identified. The meeting will involve a broad discussion of the issues outstanding and isn’t expected to yield major breakthroughs, a senior administration official said.
Breaking News – LIVE: Boris Johnson Wins Race to Become Next PM – Gold Silver Reports
Boris Johnson, one of the biggest voices in the Brexit movement, won the Conservative Party leadership race on Tuesday and will become the U.K.’s next prime minister.
American Naval Vessel Shot Down an Iranian Drone – Gold Silver Reports
WASHINGTON: Tensions in the Gulf region mounted Thursday as US President Donald Trump said an American naval vessel shot down an Iranian drone that threatened the ship as it was entering the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s Missiles…. Are Absolutely and Under no Condition Negotiable with Anyone or any Country, Period,”
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that progress has been made with Iran, despite Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei having warned that Tehran would continue developing its nuclear program in violation of the 2015 deal with the six world powers.
US forces have much to learn from Ukraine’s fight with Russia, says State Department official
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Five years after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot out of the sky, killing all 298 aboard, a State Department official tells Military Times that the ongoing battle between Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists serves as a potential harbinger for the U.S. military in any conflict with Moscow.
Syrian Airstrikes on Village Market Kill at Least 12
AMMAN – At least 12 people were killed and scores wounded on Tuesday in aerial strikes believed to have been carried out by the Syrian air force on a popular market in a village in opposition-held northwestern Syria, rescuers and residents said.