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Trump says ‘looking into South Korea trade accord future’

Bloomberg President Donald Trump said he would discuss the future of the US-South Korea free-trade agreement with his advisers following a newspaper report that he’s considering terminating the pact. “I am,” Trump said in response to a question about whether he’s discussing the issue with advisers. “It’s very much on my mind,” the president said during a visit to Houston ...

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India gets new defense minister in cabinet rejig

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Bloomberg India got a full-time defense minister after Prime Minister Narendra Modi shuffled his cabinet on Sunday, a move that may speed up acquisitions as the government spends $250 billion on everything from warplanes to submarines. Nirmala Sitharaman will be the nation’s second female defense minister, taking over the responsibility from Arun Jaitley, who had been handling the portfolio in ...

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‘Bulk of IS convoy has left Syrian govt area’

BEIRUT / Reuters Most of an IS evacuation convoy stuck in east Syria has crossed out of government territory and is no longer the responsibility of the Syrian government or its ally Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shi’ite group said. A US-led coalition fighting IS has been using warplanes to prevent the convoy from entering territory held by the extremists in east ...

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