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 WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to impose a 10 percent tariff on $200 billion of Chinese goods, prompting a swift warning from Beijing of retaliation, as the trade conflict between the world's two biggest economies quickly escalated.
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BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, where he will likely brief Chinese President Xi Jinping on his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump last week, as Washington and Seoul agreed to suspend a major joint military exercise.
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President Trump's threat was the latest volley in a dizzying trade dispute that has pitted the world's two largest economies against each other.
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The United States has formally suspended a major military exercise with South Korea that was scheduled for August. President Donald Trump had pledged to stop the "war games" after his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The Pentagon said planning has been halted on the August drill but no decisions have been made on any other military exercises with South Korea.
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The Pentagon said it had agreed with South Korea to cancel an important military exercise that was scheduled for later this summer, in keeping with President Donald Trump's pledge to halt war games while talks are under way with North Korea.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Monday defended its hardline immigration policy at the U.S.-Mexico border as furor grew over the separation of immigrant parents and children, including video of youngsters sitting in concrete-floored cages.
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The cancellation follows through on a pledge by President Trump to end joint military exercises as an inducement for North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons program.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Monday defended its hardline immigration policy at the U.S.-Mexico border as criticism mounted over detained immigrant parents being separated from their children, including video of youngsters sitting in concrete-floored cages.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, after years of skirmishing with China over territory and security, is now promoting a rapprochement with Beijing that reflects Tokyo's need for allies in upholding the postwar free-trading system amid President Donald Trump's tough line on trade.
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President Trump and members of his cabinet dug their heels in amid a growing outcry over his policy of separating families at the border.
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All five living first ladies called for immigration reform to stop family separation this week, with even Melania Trump speaking out on the issue.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would not allow the United States to become a "migrant camp" as his administration faced a barrage of criticism for separating immigrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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President Trump told Tim Cook that the U.S. would not levy tariffs on iPhones assembled in China, the NYT reports.
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The North Korean leader's trip, announced on Tuesday by Chinese state media, comes a week after his landmark summit meeting with President Trump in Singapore.
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BEIJING (Reuters) - A North Korean freight plane has landed in Beijing, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday, amid reports that leader Kim Jong Un may soon visit China for the third time this year.
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Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany struggled Monday to hold her coalition together. President Trump seemed to take glee in his ally's troubles.
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The idea has troubled lawmakers and even some members of the administration, who have cautioned that it could create unnecessary bureaucratic responsibilities for a military burdened by conflicts.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Monday that refugee and migrant "children must not be traumatized by being separated from their parents" as U.S. President Donald Trump faces heavy pressure to stop such a policy at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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