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Finland beats United States to win world junior hockey title
Kaapo Kakko beat goalie Cayden Primeau on a backhander off a rebound with 1:26 left to give Finland its fifth world junior hockey title, 3-2 over the United States on Saturday night. Kakko broke a tie after the United States rallied on goals by Alexander ...
Russia says it won't let U.S. see missile at heart of nuclear dispute
Russia said on Wednesday it would not let the United States inspect a new nuclear-capable cruise missile at the heart of a dispute between Washington and Moscow that risks unraveling a landmark arms control treaty. Washington has threatened to pull out of the 1987 Intermediate-range ...
Major economic powers take aim at U.S. during WTO policy forum
Major economic powers took aim at the United States on Monday at a World Trade Organization forum, where Washington was accused of abandoning its leadership role for the sake of self-interest. Every WTO member faces a trade policy review, but the latest U.S. audit turned ...
Sign of easing tensions, U.S. and China to hold top-level security talks
The United States and China will hold top-level security talks on Friday, the State Department announced, in a sign of easing tensions after months of escalation over trade and regional disputes. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will host their ...
This loss did not sting for Michael Bradley, far different from the previous one. Carlos Bacca, Radamel Falcao and Miguel Borja scored second-half goals to lead Colombia over the United States 4-2 on Thursday night in an exhibition that marked the return of Bradley to ...
Criticized by the White House for alleged interference in U.S. politics, China has quietly blazed a path at the United Nations where it is, little by little, becoming one of the most influential members. At the Security Council, where China holds one of five permanent ...
Megan Rapinoe, Alex Morgan key U.S. rout of Mexico in Women's World Cup qualifying
The United States put itself firmly on the path to the 2019 Women's World Cup Thursday with a crushing 6-0 victory over Mexico to open the CONCACAF Women's Championship. Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan both scored twice. Julie Ertz and Tobin Heath added a ...
EU announces legal entity to maintain business with Iran and evade sanctions
The European Union said Monday its members would set up a payment system to allow oil companies and businesses to continue trading with Iran in a bid to evade sanctions after the U.S. withdrew from a nuclear agreement. Iran and the European Union announced their ...
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for Europe to stop relying on the United States for its military defense as he pushed for fresh EU integration in the face of rising nationalism around the continent. Relaunching his diplomatic agenda after the summer break, the ...
CDP leader Yukio Edano eyeing Bernie Sanders meeting in first visit to U.S. as party chief
Yukio Edano, leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, will make a six-day trip to the United States from Sept. 11 in his first overseas visit since the main opposition party was formed last October, according to a CDP lawmaker. Talks are currently underway ...
U.S. firms warn next China tariffs to cost Americans from cradle to grave
A broad cross-section of U.S. businesses has a message for the Trump administration: new tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports will force Americans to pay more for items they use throughout their daily lives, from cradles to coffins. Six days of public hearings on ...
Russian accused of spying in U.S. faces 'borderline torture': Moscow
Russia accused the United States of trying to break the spirit in jail of Maria Butina, a woman U.S. authorities say is a Russian government agent, and complained she was being subjected to "borderline torture." Butina, a 29-year-old gun rights advocate living in Washington, D.C., ...
