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Justice Department quietly replaced ‘identical’ Trump signatures on recent pardons

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department posted pardons online bearing identical copies of President Donald Trump’s signature before quietly correcting them this week after what the agency called a “technical error.” The replacements came after online commenters seized on striking similarities in the president’s signature across a series of pardons dated Nov. 7, including those…

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Trump's Tariffs and Tactics Trigger Strategic Shift in Asia | US News

Trump’s Tariffs and Tactics Trigger Strategic Shift in Asia | US News

Russian President Vladimir Putin, from left, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, China. AP/PTI Photo : PTI United States President Donald Trump’s blunt-force approach to diplomacy appears to be backfiring, potentially pushing traditional…

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President Xi Jinping visits Tibet to mark 60 years of Chinese rule, says Tibetan Buddhism needs to change

President Xi Jinping visits Tibet to mark 60 years of Chinese rule, says Tibetan Buddhism needs to change

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday made a rare visit to Tibet, stressing Beijing’s determination to strengthen its control over the region as it marked 60 years of being declared a Chinese autonomous region. Xi Jinping highlights political importance of his visit. While addressing a gathering of 20,000 people in Lhasa, Xi Jinping underlined the…

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Exclusive | Jeffrey Sachs says US sabre-rattling at China can become self-fulfilling prophecy of war

Exclusive | Jeffrey Sachs says US sabre-rattling at China can become self-fulfilling prophecy of war

Jeffrey Sachs is an economics professor and director of the Centre for Sustainable Development at Columbia University. He is president of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. He was a special adviser to the UN Secretary General and has advised multiple governments on economic transition, debt crisis solutions and poverty alleviation policies. Part 1 of…

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