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Trump’s reason for skipping London visit questioned

Bloomberg President Donald Trump’s decision to forgo a visit to London to open a new US embassy kindled doubts about his justification for staying away — even from his own nation’s diplomats. Trump asserted on Twitter that he “canceled” his trip to the UK next month because he didn’t like the deal under which the embassy was moved. He blamed ...

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US sticking to ICBM test flights amid North Korea tension

Bloomberg The US Air Force is going ahead with two long-planned flight tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles next month despite efforts to damp tensions over North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and encourage fragile talks with South Korea. Test launches of American missiles — without the nuclear warheads they can deliver — would be unlikely to cause much of a stir under ...

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Merkel’s bid to end gridlock hangs on SPD vote

Bloomberg Chancellor Angela Merkel reached a preliminary accord with the Social Democrats to end Germany’s political gridlock, moving closer to a fourth term and defying domestic critics who say her time is running out. The next hurdles are a key vote by her reluctant SPD partners later this month and then finalising the deal in another round of talks. After ...

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