What's News: World-Wide -- WSJ
July 19 2018 - 3:02AM
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Trump stood by his threats to levy sweeping tariffs on auto
imports as a way to extract concessions from trading partners,
despite opposition from the industry and discontent in Congress
with the proposal.
The White House remained in damage-control mode amid continuing
backlash over the president's remarks about Russian election
meddling.
A federal judge ordered the detention of a Russian gun-rights
activist accused of conspiring to cultivate relationships in the
U.S. to advance Moscow's agenda.
The White House is reviewing a request by Putin to allow Russian
investigators to question a number of Americans they say are
implicated in criminal activity.
New U.S. sanctions are delivering a shock to Iran even before
they take effect, as foreign banks back off and firms wind down
contracts.
The U.S. has returned about two dozen suspected Islamic State
fighters detained in Syria to their home countries.
Ethiopian leader Ahmed is pushing a breakneck overhaul agenda
that has created powerful enemies among the nation's elite.
Authoritarian regimes in the Mideast are increasingly walling
off their citizens from swaths of the internet.
California reopened Highway 1 at Big Sur after a 2017 landslide
blocked a stretch of the scenic route.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
July 19, 2018 02:47 ET (06:47 GMT)
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