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Tussle between the ‘good guys’ and the ‘bad guys’ for carving out areas of influence

Beijing, Washington will hold vice-ministerial level talks early next week

Overall industry sales slightly above expectations, but slowdown expected in 2019

Following the detention of a number of Canadians

US continues to press North Korean to get rid of its nuclear weapons

Peace in Afghanistan is necessary for peace in the region, says FO spokesperson

As Washington seeks to counter an increasingly assertive China

With defeating Daesh as a priority

US accuses Beijing of ongoing pattern of military and economic espionage

Trump’s relations with Putin are under the microscope as a result of alleged Russian meddling in 2016 election

Dec data mostly shows decline or slowdown in manufacturing activity across the globe

Beijing has regularly sent military aircraft and ships to circle Taiwan on drills in the past few years

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina declared landslide winner in her bid for fourth term

The move will help Warren raise funds and hire more staff early in the campaign cycle

North Sea Brent crude to average $69.13 per barrel next year

The losses may give President Trump and Xi Jinping motivation to resolve their trade differences

In November, Trump abruptly canceled a planned meeting with Putin on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Argentina

Critics say North Korea has made no concrete commitments and is unlikely to surrender its nuclear weapons

With the threat of a US drawdown and a looming presidential vote likely to fuel violence

US troop drawdown in Syria and Afghanistan takes many by surprise

In seven states background checks for gun buyers were added or existing laws strengthened

Although the attorney did not identify the specific nature of the proposed 'testing and analysis'

National Security Council spokesperson says Trump made no determination to drawdown military presence in Afghanistan

Trump is winning with his base but I don't think he's winning in the public says former White House official

Trump wants $5 billion in funding for a wall along more than 2,000-mile border

Consumers are concerned pace of economic growth will moderate in first half of 2019

Time has now brought both the countries, as well as Iran, on the same page on the 17-year-long conflict

Local media reports that alleged killer Elwyn Crocker recently started working as Father Christmas at Walmart

Commerce ministry states economic, trade teams of two sides have been in close contact

In an attempt to avoid a repeat of October's shambolic legislative vote

Deputy US Trade Representative Jeffrey Gerrish will lead the US team for talks during the week

This comes despite US sanctions targeting Iran's crude sales

The three-day operation last week was announced in a bid to rid the streets of illegal weapons

The eight year old boy was diagnosed with a cold

Siddiqui was appointed by former premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasi earlier this year

Erdogan welcomed Trump’s abrupt decision last week to withdraw American troops from Syria

The detriments of this government shutdown are steadily coming to the fore

Turkey sends military reinforcements to Syria border: reports

Trump announced he will replace Defense Secretary Jim Mattis with his deputy Patrick Shanahan

After Trump declares the Islamic State militant group largely defeated

The latest push for peace appears to be decisive

Israel has carried out hundreds of air strikes in Syria against what it says are Iranian military targets

After Trump announced US withdrawal from Syria

Comes on the heels of Mattis's departure over key disagreements with the US president

Building a wall to keep migrants from entering the US illegally was a central plank of Trump’s presidential campaign

United States currently has around 2,000 forces deployed in Syria

The minister denies that talks are ongoing to release Shakeel Afridi in order to free Dr Aafia Siddiqui

No evidence of penetration into US voting systems

Lithuania and the UK also increase their security assistance to Ukraine

Erdogan said Turkey would mobilise to fight remaining Islamic State forces in Syria