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‘Ridiculous’ for US to maintain current Nato support, Trump warns ahead of alliance summit

Donald Trump has said it is “ridiculous” for the US to continue its “one sided” relationship with Nato, less than a week before a summit of the military alliance in Ankara.

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Trump refuses to renew US-Canada-Mexico trade pact he once championed

Donald Trump has refused to renew the North American trade pact he once championed as his signature deal, opting instead to keep it alive on a short leash of annual reviews rather than committing to another 16 years.

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‘Tonnes of rubble’: 58,000 buildings estimated destroyed in Venezuela earthquakes

More than 58,000 buildings may have been damaged and destroyed by the twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela last week, according to a preliminary analysis of satellite data that suggests the scale of the destruction could dwarf official estimates.

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Trump claims Iran has agreed to hold peace talks in Doha after recent clashes

Donald Trump has claimed that Iran has agreed to hold talks in Doha after the US and Tehran traded fire in the strait of Hormuz this weekend, threatening the collapse of a ceasefire meant to keep the strait open and pave the way for peace talks.

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Ukraine war briefing: Putin expects US negotiators in Moscow; fuel rationing in Siberia as crisis bites

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Xi Jinping has hosted more than a dozen leaders this year, as ‘middle powers’ look beyond the US

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Venezuela declares state of emergency after deadly twin earthquakes

Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, has declared a state of emergency after the country was struck by two powerful earthquakes that collapsed dozens of buildings and killed at least 164 people, a toll that it is feared could rise significantly.

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Rubio insists strait of Hormuz will be toll-free as he arrives for Gulf meeting

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Middle East crisis live: Trump claims Iran has agreed to nuclear inspections ‘long into future’, accusing Tehran of ‘false statements’

Donald Trump posted on social media on Tuesday that Iran has “fully and completely” agreed to the “highest level nuclear inspections long into the future (Infinity!!!)”.