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Germany’s GDP grew faster than previously thought in the second quarter, defying fears that higher energy costs driven by the Iran war would torpedo Europe’s biggest economy. German firms may have benefitted from the fact that Asian rivals were hit even harder by the choking off of trade via the ...

The US removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, the latest step in Damascus moving to close the book on the Bashar al-Assad era and a decade-long civil war. Assad’s brutal dictatorship presided over mass human rights violations, an economic collapse, and ultimately a vicious internecine conflict ...

The Trump administration readied a fresh immigration crackdown that experts said could permanently damage the economy. White House officials said they would cancel the visas of 200,000 asylum seekers, potentially representing the single largest mass visa revocation in US history. The Trump administration also proposed charging more than $100,000 for ...

The US cancelled planned military exercises with South Korea just weeks after scaling back separate drills with Seoul’s forces, amplifying worries in Asia over American support. The latest pullback was because of limited availability of US troops as a result of shortages caused by the Iran war; US President Donald ...

Canada is set to unveil retaliatory measures against the US in an expanding trade war between the erstwhile allies. US President Donald Trump yesterday threatened 50% tariffs on Canada’s auto and steel sectors, demanding Ottawa “fall in line”; his northern neighbor appears set on fighting back, with Canadian Prime Minister ...

Beijing says it will take ‘all necessary measures’ to protect its interests as US steps up efforts to isolate Tehran Explainer: could US sanctions threaten China-Iran ties? China has denounced the threat of US sanctions for its trade with Iran, saying any such measures would be illegal, and warned it ...

A recent memo claiming executive privilege over communications with private advisers invites corruption A recent office of legal counsel memo on executive privilege maintains that private advisers to a president can avoid responding to a subpoena by asserting the president’s executive privilege. The ability of presidents to shield communications from ...

If Catherine Herridge’s petition to the US supreme court fails, she’ll be on the hook for a daily fine until she discloses her sources – a case unsettling press freedom organizations For 18 days this summer, veteran journalist Catherine Herridge walked to her Washington DC mailbox and dropped off a ...

Nearly a decade after I watched him defy Erdoğan at great personal cost, the ex-NBA player is using his hard-won freedom to turn transgender people into a punchline Nine years ago, I watched Enes Kanter ask America to take him in. It was May 2017, inside the National Basketball Players ...