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Donald Trump says 'great' coordination with Russia helped thwart attack

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that "great & important coordination" between the US and Russia had helped thwart an attack in Saint Petersburg. "President Putin of Russia called to thank me and the US for informing them of a planned terrorist attack in the very beautiful city of Saint Petersburg," Trump tweeted. "They were able to quickly apprehend the suspects, with many lives being saved," he said. "Great & important coordination!" Russia on Monday remanded into custody two men suspected of planning the New Year's Eve attack. According to Russia's FSB security service, the two men had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group. The FSB said the two men had been detained Friday based on information provided from "American partners" and that both confessed to preparing attacks. They were identified as 22-year-old Nikita Semyonov and 23-year-old Georgiy Chernyshov. The local Fontanka news website reported that they planned attacks in a shopping center ..

US' Afghanistan withdrawal: Trump administration to pull out 4000 troops

NBC on Saturday cited three current and former US officials as saying the Trump administration intends to announce the drawdown of 4,000 troops from Afghanistan.

Court orders two banks to provide Trump's financial statements to Congress

It's the latest court loss for an administration claiming broad executive power to ignore lawmaker demands

Donald Trump not to participate in impeachment hearing against him: Counsel

The Democrats are alleging that Trump's call with his Ukrainian counterpart was irregular and inappropriate and abuse of his office for political gain

US close to signing phase one trade deal with China: Trump at Economic Club

For weeks Trump has said the countries are close to a deal that would end their damaging trade war. He has also said the signing could take place in a rural part of the United States

Markets hope for positive signs from Trump trade speech at Economic Club

More than 1,350 people are expected to attend the speech, according to the club's spokeswoman

Donald Trump Jr talk marked by anger over him not taking questions

Trump was at UCLA to promote his new book "Triggered: How The Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us."

An anonymous appeal

Book review of A WARNING

Donald Trump impeachment: Public hearings of probe to start next week

Whistleblower filed complaint in Sept highlighting potential abuse of power by president when he telephoned Ukraine's leader and asked him to investigate Trump's potential 2020 election rival Biden

Trade war cost China $35 bn, hurt both economies, reveals UN study

Beijing and Washington have been locked in a trade feud for the past 16 months

White House denounces 'smear campaign' against president Donald Trump

Stunning congressional testimony by Bill Taylor appeared to confirm allegations that Trump abused his office by conditioning foreign aid to Ukraine

Rick Perry to resign as Trump's Energy Secretary amid Ukraine probe

In an interview, Perry had said that -- on Trump's orders -- he had communicated with the president's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani over alleged corruption in Ukraine

'Don't be a fool': Trump in a letter to Erdogan against Syria offensive

White House announced that US Vice President Mike Pence will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on October 17

US House passes Hong Kong 'Democracy Act'; move may infuriate China further

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill sought by pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong that aims to defend civil rights in the semi-autonomous territory. The Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act, which will now move to a similar vote in the Senate before it can become law, has drawn rare bipartisan support in a polarized Congress. Its passage is likely to further aggravate China which has accused "external forces" of fuelling weeks of unrest in the global financial hub. "Today we're simply urging the Chinese president and the Hong Kong Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, to faithfully honor the government's promises" that Hong Kong's rights and autonomy would be protected, Republican Representative Chris Smith, prime sponsor of the bill, said on the House floor. Millions have taken to the streets of Hong Kong, initially against a now-dropped bid by its leaders to allow extraditions to the authoritarian Chinese mainland. The months-long movement has expanded into a

Donald Trump imposes sanctions on Turkey as Syrian crisis escalates

Turkey's military offensive is endangering civilians and threatening peace, security and stability in the region, Trump said,

If China, US continue their tit-for-tat policy, everybody will lose

China's top trade negotiator prepared to travel to Washington for a new round of talks, the US blacklisted eight prominent Chinese tech firms

Political campaigns in the US track where voters go using their smartphones

Voter targeting has grown more invasive with location data that apps can transmit from cellphones

Want to deliver on promise of bringing back US forces from war zone: Trump

During the 2016 presidential campaign,Trump had promised to bring back the American troops from Syria and Afghanistan

Trump says good possibility of trade deal with China ahead of VP's visit

Topics of discussion will include forced technology transfer, intellectual property rights, services, non-tariff barriers, agriculture and enforcement

Donald Trump calls impeachment 'coup' as watchdog set to brief Congress

The tweet marked the seventh time this year that he's tweeted that he's been the subject of a coup attempt