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Trump is right to point out China’s anti-competitive trade practices, but starting a trade war is not the way to get what he wants.
Nearly half, according to Doctors Without Borders, are women and children.
The situation in Syria is fluid, brutal, and complex. Plus: Ethiopia’s prime minister resigns, and in Germany, a new collective bargaining agreement gives 900,000 metal workers the right to 28-hour work weeks.
Leader Kim Jong-un’s sister personally delivered an invitation to South Korean president Moon Jae-in to attend talks in Pyongyang. Plus: an Israeli air attack on Syrian and Iranian military positions inside Syria may mark a new phase in the conflict.
With new tariffs on solar panels and washing machines, and demands to renegotiate longstanding trade deals, President Trump is inching toward a trade war. Plus: US military looks the other way on child sexual abuse in Afghanistan.
Turkey’s incursion into northern Syria could strain its relationship with the US. Plus: in 90 days, Cape Town will be the world’s first major city to run out of water, and the European Union tries to eliminate plastics.
Trump’s “shithole” remark further isolates him in the international community. Plus: The White House waives Iran sanctions one final time, relations between North and South Korea appear to be thawing, and Trump calls off his London trip.
The move comes after high-level talks between the two countries, and may signal a relief of tension after many terrifying months. Plus: the US tries to grandstand about Iran’s protests, and fails.
