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DONALD TRUMP

WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 14, 2018
Ex-Trump aide Paul Manafort close to plea deal with Robert Mueller: source
U.S. President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is close to reaching a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller but an agreement has not been concluded, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 14, 2018
Trump disputes Puerto Rico storm death toll, claims Democrats inflated figures to hurt him but GOP ranks disagree
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday disputed Puerto Rico's official death toll of 3,000 from hurricanes last year and accused Democrats of inflating the figure, which actually came from an independent academic study.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 14, 2018
China is 'educating' Muslims to avoid extremism's spread, not mistreating them: Beijing official
China is not mistreating Muslims in Xinjiang province but is putting some people through training courses to avoid extremism spreading, unlike Europe, which had failed to deal with the problem, a Chinese official told reporters on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 13, 2018
Slamming the door: How Trump restricted U.S. refugee program
On Jan. 19, 2017, Aden Hassan's long wait to start a new life ended when he stepped off a plane in Columbus, Ohio, half a world away from the Kenyan refugee camp where he had lived for a decade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2018
Trump administration steps up communications with China as tariffs loom
The Trump administration has stepped up its communications with China over trade, the White House's top economic adviser said on Wednesday, as people familiar with the effort said an invitation for a new round of trade talks was sent to Beijing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 13, 2018
Oslo Accords peace hopes a fading memory 25 years on amid unresolved issues, new tensions
As Palestinians prepare to lower the flag over their shuttered mission in Washington, no one can predict when they will return to the city where just a quarter of a century ago a diplomatic triumph was celebrated on a sunlit White House lawn.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2018
All the anonymous b.s. that's fit to print
Trump shouldn't be president. Why is the Times breaking its ethics guidelines to tell us what everyone already knows?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 12, 2018
Russia launches biggest war games in decades
Russia began its biggest war games since the fall of the Soviet Union on Tuesday close to its border with China, mobilizing 300,000 troops in a show of force that will include joint exercises with the Chinese army.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 12, 2018
Obama weighed pre-emptive strike against North Korea after fifth nuclear blast and missile tests near Japan in 2016, Woodward book claims
Former U.S. President Barack Obama considered a pre-emptive strike on North Korea after it conducted its fifth nuclear test in September 2016, just days after lobbing three medium-range ballistic missiles 1,000 kilometers into Japan's exclusive economic zone, according to a book by Watergate journalist...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 12, 2018
Trump to target foreign meddling in U.S. elections with sanctions order: sources
President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order as soon as Wednesday that will slap sanctions on any foreign companies or people who interfere in U.S. elections, based on intelligence agency findings, two sources said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 11, 2018
Second Kim-Trump summit could lay groundwork for arms control talks — and de facto nuclear state recognition
A second meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is being planned, the White House said Monday. Such a summit, some experts say, could help break the current impasse in denuclearization talks and lay the groundwork for what ultimately may be the only way forward:...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 11, 2018
U.S. judge declines to release accused Russian agent Maria Butina pending trial
A U.S. judge on Monday refused to release accused Russian agent Maria Butina from jail pending trial, deciding that she remains a serious flight risk.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 10, 2018
China's trade outlook darkens as Trump raises stakes on tariffs
China's chances of escaping the trade conflict with the U.S. with only minor damage to its economy just got slimmer.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 10, 2018
Trump nearly sent tweet that could have sparked war with North Korea, Watergate journalist says
Could a single tweet spark a nuclear war? U.S. President Donald Trump may have narrowly avoided such a scenario had he sent out a missive he drafted that North Korea would have seen as a sign of an imminent attack, Watergate journalist Bob Woodward said in an interview Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 9, 2018
North Korean leader Kim confirms interest in visiting Russia, lawmaker says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has confirmed his readiness to visit Russia, the RIA news agency quoted Valentina Matvienko, the speaker of the upper house of the Russian parliament, as saying after she met him in Pyongyang on Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 9, 2018
North Korea marks 70th birthday with toned-down military parade amid stalled U.S. nuclear talks
North Korea held a military parade Sunday to mark its 70th birthday but apparently did not display its longer-range ballistic missiles — including those capable of hitting the U.S. — media reports and photos showed, amid what could be a move by Pyongyang to demonstrate seriousness about a pledged...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 8, 2018
Kim looks to showcase might without drawing Trump's ire in parade
Kim Jong Un was expected to preside over a toned-down military parade Sunday designed to showcase North Korea's strength without jeopardizing his efforts to rejoin the international community.
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2018
Apple says Trump's proposed China tariffs will boost product prices
Apple Inc., the world's most valuable company, said proposed U.S. tariffs on $200 billion worth of products imported from China will raise prices for some of its popular consumer goods such as the Apple Watch and AirPods headphones.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 8, 2018
Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on track as Senate hearing ends
Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court pick, on Friday appeared on track for Senate confirmation after a contentious four-day hearing in which he avoided any major stumbles even as Democrats tried to derail his nomination.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2018
Trump says U.S. and Japan have started trade talks; India requests meeting on deal
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday the United States and Japan have started discussions over trade, saying that Tokyo "knows it's a big problem" if an agreement cannot be reached, and that India has also asked to start talks on a trade deal.

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