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President Trump backed out of threats to unleash another round of heavy strikes on Iran
over the weekend.
“On Wednesday, he said the U.S. would be, quote, "hating them very hard, but by Saturday”
90, called the strike-soft." And President Trump said golf leaders, including Saudi Arabia's crown prince Muhammad Ben Selman, convinced him to call off strikes against Iran over the weekend. He said that the quote "perimeters of a deal were reached, but no details were provided." Iran's foreign minister said he had conducted a number of calls with mediator Pakistan and
Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Donald prices dropped yesterday after Trump's announcement that he'd hold off on those strikes. He'd deal Al-Shalci and PR news, Istanbul.
Iranian state media says Tehran is not currently negotiating with the United States.
Stocks opened higher after President Trump halted a promise to attack Iran, and Paris Scott Horsley reports the Dow Jones industrial average jumped about 600 points in early trading. Oil prices fell, on hopes that an escalation of fighting in and around the state of former moves might be avoided, retail gasoline prices showed little change overnight,
AAA said the average price of regular gas is about $4.9 a gallon. That's down slightly from a week ago, but about 27 cents a gallon higher than this time last month. The US and Japan say they're working together to rebalance exchange rates between the dollar and the yen.
The move comes after the yen fell to a 40-year low against the greenback, making US exports more expensive in Japan. Canadian airline Westjet has reached a tentative deal with flight attendants after a day-old strike forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights. Scott Horsley, in PR news, Washington.
In Michigan, voters also choose between four-term congresswoman Haley Stevens, a moderate, and Dr. Abdul Al-Shalyid, a progressive candidate and former public health official.
“And Paris time a key through ports on the closely watched Democratic race in the purple”
state. It's a true swing state, and Democrats really need to hang on to that seat. But currently held by a retiring Democrat if they want a chance of gaining control of the Senate. The primary matchup really reflects something Democrats have been wrestling with, at least
since 2016, who can win a populist progressive or a moderate favored by the Democratic establishment? Established Democrats say for swing voters nominating Al-Shalyid is too much of a risk because some of the positions that he's taken could be painted as extreme, but those in the insurgent wing of the party say playing its safe is the real electability problem.
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Taiwan says the U.S. remains Taipei's most important partner when it comes to security.
The statement comes as Beijing increases pressure on the Democratic island, which it claims as its own. Head of Taiwan's National Security Council, Joseph Wu, said in an interview with Nikki Ejia that U.S. support for Taiwan is "indispensable", adding that the threat-spashing poses are not just towards Taiwan, but also the entire region.
Earlier this year, China's Coast Guard began launching what they called law enforcement patrols in the waters east of Taiwan. The U.S. state department has described the maneuvers as "deeply destabilizing", adding that China's actions exacerbate tensions, or the U.S. does not recognise Taiwan diplomatically it is obliged by law to sell defensive arms to the island.
Beijing who claims Taiwan has ratulated pressure on the democracy in recent years. Taiwan's Wu says in the face of Beijing's threats. International cooperation is vital, adding that Washington remains Taipei's closest security partner. Russia is accusing Ukraine of a bomb attack at an upscale Italian restaurant in Moscow
that killed at least five people, and injured nearly 20 others on Saturday night. The Russian embassy in Rome says "cave terrorist wanted to scare the Italians working in Russia, and to show them that they too are in the crosshairs." Russia immediate report that several high-ranking military officials were attending a private birthday party that evening.
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