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Trump’s ‘America first’ sees China, Russia as US rivals

Bloomberg President Donald Trump called Russia and China “rival powers” to the US but said he’ll continue to try to partner with them as he outlined a muscular foreign policy that attempts to turn his “America First” campaign pledge into statecraft. Trump’s first official national security strategy is in some ways little different from those of his predecessors. Its four ...

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Saudi shoots down Yemen rebel missile

Bloomberg Saudi Arabia said its air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen rebels in the capital, Riyadh. Saudi Arabia is leading a military campaign against the Houthis in Yemen, and shortly after the missile launch, alliance aircraft struck Houthi positions south of the Yemeni capital, Sana’a. Saudi Arabia and Iran already support opposing sides in conflicts across the ...

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Barnier holds Brexit line as UK ministers ‘unite’

Bloomberg European Union Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier dug in and stressed a hardline trade position just as UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s key ministers were starting to unite behind a Brexit policy that may soothe rifts in her Cabinet. Barnier used an interview with the Guardian newspaper published to rule out a special carve-out for the UK financial services industry ...

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