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  1. LB


    So, now Putin has offered to help America with regard to oil prices ... Does anyone see a problem with that?
      

  2. JJ


    Wolf Blitzer angry with Senator. Wolf acting out of his form. https://www.infowars.com/rabid-wolf-blitzer-flips-out-on-rand-paul-for-standing-with-trump-questioning-u-s-intel/ Swap creatures in their habitat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiUWtQCndNQ
      

  3. C


    IMO, Trump has to much riding on this "summit" to come out looking bad. And quite frankly so does Putin. The Russians have never...

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  4. RA


    Germany’s foreign minister said on Monday Europe could not rely on Donald Trump and needed to close ranks after the U.S. president called the...
      

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  5. jose chalhoub


    Since end of last week Libya has been a little bit of a headache for oil markets as 2 of its ports have been...
      

  6. jose chalhoub


    https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/12/kuwait-has-more-on-line-with-rising-oil-prices-than-saudi-arabia.html
      

  7. RA


    A top aide to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday that Iran would immediately withdraw its “military advisers” from Syria and...
      

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  8. TB


    The Middle East and north Africa must accelerate economic reforms and tackle an unemployment crisis among women and young people that risks fuelling wider...
      

  9. FM


    U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States’ commitment to NATO “remains very strong” after a summit in Brussels at which...
      

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  10. Marina Schwarz


    Well? There have been threats in the past but they have remained threats. This time things look different for various reasons but it could be...
      

  11. Marina Schwarz


    "We're protecting Germany, we're protecting France, we're protecting all of these countries. And then numerous of the countries go out and make a pipeline...
      

  12. Marina Schwarz


    "Trump slapped $34 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods last week with another $16 billion coming later this month. China retaliated with equal tariffs....
      

  13. Marina Schwarz


    An interesting take on the tariff war via a breakdown of iPhone costs and their distribution.
      

  14. Tom Kirkman


    The proposed Saudi Aramco IPO seems increasingly unlikely to actually take place, in my opinion. The Aramco IPO of 5% of the "family jewels" was originally heavily...
      

  15. FM


    The rest of the world has been wondering whether President Donald Trump is truly intent on continuing to rattle relationships with long-standing allies while...
      

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  16. TB


    An Iranian woman who removed her obligatory Islamic headscarf out of protest in December says she has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.Shapark...
      

  17. PP


    Valentina Matvienko, the speaker of the Russian upper house of parliament, said on Wednesday that Moscow’s response to U.S. sanctions will be targeted and...
      

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  18. jose chalhoub


    Brazil will face an important and determinant presidential elections in October 2018, after a wave of shocking political dynamics where corruption has been at...
      

  19. jose chalhoub


    https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-arabstates/chinas-xi-pledges-20-billion-in-loans-to-revive-middle-east-idUSKBN1K0072. And the contest for the conquering of Middle East just got much more interesting. Enter China.. 
      

  20. PP


     European Council President Donald Tusk told U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday to stop berating NATO allies over military investment levels ahead of what...
      

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  21. MM

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    Since oil and gas are global commodities and are extracted from the ground in any number of post-conflict countries , which is where landmines...
      

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  22. RA


    As a meeting last August in the Oval Office to discuss sanctions on Venezuela was concluding, President Donald Trump turned to his top aides...
      

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  23. PP


    NATO allies are pushing back against U.S. criticism that they are not spending enough on defense as President Donald Trump ratchets up pressure ahead...
      

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  24. jj


    Boris Johnson resigned from the U.K. government, tipping Prime Minister Theresa May deeper into crisis and increasing the chances she’ll face a leadership challenge...
      

  25. PP


    Planned government funding for Germany’s military, which faces worsening equipment and personnel shortages, will not meet its needs after next year and should be...
      

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  26. jj


    European leaders have hashed out a deal on migration that should satisfy the Italian government's hardline approach and stave off a potential collapse of...
      

  27. Jv


    Now that Doug Ford and the Conservatives demolished the Ontario Liberal Party, grinding it into the dust, from 57 seats down to 7, the...
      

  28. RA


    World powers and Iran appeared to make no concrete breakthrough on Friday in talks to provide Tehran with an economic package to compensate for...
      

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  29. jj


    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Pyongyang on Friday, saying he expects North Korea to be ready to “fill in some details” of...
      

  30. LB


    So, something new seems to be brewing in Libya with Haftar, targeting questionable oil contracts ... this is going to get messy.  http://www.libyanexpress.com/libyas-noc-chairman-urges-un-sanctions-commission-to-punish-haftar-and-47-others-for-blocking-oil-exports/
      

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