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7:29pm, 13th May, 2019

Trump and Xi to meet after defiant China hits U.S. with new tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would meet Chinese President Xi Jinping next month as the trade war between the world's two largest economies intensified, sending shivers through global markets.

Trump to meet Xi after defiant China slaps U.S. with new tariffs

5:23pm, 13th May, 2019

Politics

Trump to meet Xi after defiant China slaps U.S. with new tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping next month, as the trade war between the world's two largest economies intensified, sending shivers through global markets.

China defiant toward U.S. on trade, Kudlow urges strong enforcement steps

6:19pm, 12th May, 2019

Politics

China defiant toward U.S. on trade, Kudlow urges strong enforcement steps

The United States and China appeared at a deadlock over trade negotiations on Sunday as Washington demanded promises of concrete changes to Chinese law and Beijing said it would not swallow any "bitter fruit" that harmed its interests.

Hong Kong pro-democracy 'Occupy' activists defiant after guilty verdicts

6:28am, 9th April, 2019

World

Hong Kong pro-democracy 'Occupy' activists defiant after guilty verdicts

A Hong Kong court on Tuesday found nine leaders of the 2014 pro-democracy "Occupy" movement guilty of public nuisance during the mass protests, in a landmark verdict as freedoms in the city ruled by mainland China come under strain.

Defiant U.S. sheriffs push gun sanctuaries, imitating liberals on immigration

6:48am, 4th March, 2019

US

Defiant U.S. sheriffs push gun sanctuaries, imitating liberals on immigration

A rapidly growing number of counties in at least four states are declaring themselves Second Amendment sanctuaries, refusing to enforce gun-control laws that they consider to be infringements on the U.S. constitutional right to keep and bear arms.

Defiant Trump blames media, fellow Republicans for House losses

2:18pm, 7th November, 2018

Politics

Defiant Trump blames media, fellow Republicans for House losses

The day after his party lost its lock on the Congress, U.S. President Donald Trump walked into a White House press conference with combative words, name-checking Republicans who he blamed for losing their seats and lashing out at reporters who challe...

EU rejects Italian draft budget, setting up standoff with defiant Italy

6:10pm, 23rd October, 2018

World

EU rejects Italian draft budget, setting up standoff with defiant Italy

The European Commission rejected Italy's draft 2019 budget on Tuesday, saying it brazenly broke EU rules on public spending, and asked Rome to submit a new one within three weeks or face disciplinary action.

Defiant Kaczynski says Poland must avoid EU's 'social diseases'

9:57am, 2nd September, 2018

World

Defiant Kaczynski says Poland must avoid EU's 'social diseases'

Poland belongs in the European Union but should be careful not to be "infected by social diseases" that dominate the bloc, ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said on Sunday.

Defiant Erdogan casts Turkey currency crisis in religious, patriotic terms

5:07am, 20th August, 2018

World

Defiant Erdogan casts Turkey currency crisis in religious, patriotic terms

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday an attack on Turkey's economy was no different from a strike against its flag or the Islamic call to prayer, responding to a recent currency sell-off in stark religious and nationalist terms ahead of a maj...

Canada defiant after Saudi Arabia freezes new trade over human rights call

3:56pm, 6th August, 2018

World

Canada defiant after Saudi Arabia freezes new trade over human rights call

Canada on Monday refused to back down in its defense of human rights after Saudi Arabia froze new trade and investment and expelled the Canadian ambassador in retaliation for the country's call to free arrested Saudi civil society activists.