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U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago state in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.

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Trump Got Syria and China Right Last Week. That’s a Start.

by David Ignatius | Apr 15, 2017 | Opinion

The Trump administration’s foreign policy has been a dizzying spectacle of mixed messages and policy reversals during its first three months. But in last week’s crucial tests, President Trump made good decisions about Syria, Russia and China — moving his erratic...

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‘Sam Allardyce usually promises solidity and safety, nothing more, and rightly or wrongly some clubs set their sights higher than that.’ Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA

Sam Allardyce: The Formidable Firefighter Cursed By Unrealistic Expectations

by Paul Wilson | Apr 15, 2017 | Sports

Queuing up for some liquid refreshment at one of the country’s overcrowded beauty spots at the weekend, it was impossible not to overhear the excitable football chatter of a couple of Crystal Palace supporters nearing the bar. This was a day before the prodigious...

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People that were evacuated from the two villages of Kefraya and al-Foua walk near buses, after a stall in an agreement between rebels and Syria’s army, at insurgent-held al-Rashideen, Aleppo province, Syria April 15, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah

Blast Hits Syrian Bus Convoy near Aleppo

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 15, 2017 | Middle East

An explosion near a bus convoy waiting to enter the Syrian city of Aleppo killed or wounded several people on Saturday, pro-regime media outlets, pro-opposition activists and a monitor reported. Pro-regime media said a suicide attacker had detonated a car bomb near...

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Can Trump and Congress Solve the Rubik’s Cube of Tax Reform?

by Neil Irwin | Apr 15, 2017 | Business

As Congress and the Trump administration turn their sights on overhauling the tax code, it’s a good time to think about the great three-dimensional brain twister of the 1980s, the Rubik’s Cube. That’s partly because the first and last time there was a comprehensive...

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Iran Floods Kill at Least 25

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 15, 2017 | World

At least 25 people were killed as flash floods hit northwestern Iran, state media reported on Saturday. Sixteen others were declared missing after torrential rains hit four provinces. Television footage has shown streets inundated with water, and cars being swept...