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Trump says Obama fumbling pushed Turks to buy Russian missile system | TheHill - The Hill

Trump says Obama fumbling pushed Turks to buy Russian missile system | TheHill    The Hill Turkey's Erdogan says U.S. will not impose sanctions over Russian missile deal    Reuters Turkey's Erdogan says no setback in missile deal with Russia; Trump voices sympathy    CNBC ErdoÄŸan says Trump will not impose sanctions over Russian missile deal | TheHill    The Hill Trump Says Obama Treated Erdogan Unfairly on Patriot Missile    Bloomberg View full coverage on Google News from World - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2NnuVIH

Iran vows to ‘soon’ breach uranium stockpile limits, as European efforts fall short - The Washington Post

Iran vows to ‘soon’ breach uranium stockpile limits, as European efforts fall short    The Washington Post Iran to soon exceed enriched uranium limit under nuclear pact: Fars news agency    Reuters View full coverage on Google News from World - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2FGXKcx

A Fear at the G20 Summit: That the U.S.-China Trade War Turns Into a Currency Conflict - Fortune

A Fear at the G20 Summit: That the U.S.-China Trade War Turns Into a Currency Conflict    Fortune What you need to know about Saturday's highly anticipated Trump-Xi meeting    CNBC Can Xi charm Trump out of escalating the US-China trade war?    CNN Trade uncertainty stops world stocks in tracks    Reuters China wants a 'balanced' trade deal at summit, but the US isn't interested    CNBC View full coverage on Google News from World - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2IZ5VTX

The Latest On President Donald Trump's Trip To The G20 Summit | NBC News Now - NBC News

The Latest On President Donald Trump's Trip To The G20 Summit | NBC News Now    NBC News G-20 leaders sidestep trade protectionism in communique    CNBC Highlights from Trump's G20 news conference    Washington Post Trump says 'unfair' defense treaty with Japan needs to be changed    Reuters Trade wars, tweets and western liberalism: G20 summit wraps up in Osaka    The Guardian View full coverage on Google News from World - Latest - Google News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOIfXQKrClA

Trump embraces dictators and despots in deal-making G20 summit - CNN

Trump embraces dictators and despots in deal-making G20 summit    CNN Not an overly enthusiastic summit participant, President Donald Trump has come to fashion the yearly gatherings more to his liking: speed dating for deals, with ... View full coverage on Google News from World - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2XhU1NC

Sudan: Dying for the revolution

Meet the young protesters in Sudan prepared to die to keep the country's revolution alive. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2RHu443

Heatwave - Climate Change Connections In One Simple Analogy - Forbes

Heatwave - Climate Change Connections In One Simple Analogy    Forbes An analogy that perfectly explains likely connections between the European heatwave and climate change. View full coverage on Google News from World - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2Jb4EIg

Trump lambasted by an ex-president, vents to Putin about 'fake news' - Fox News

Trump lambasted by an ex-president, vents to Putin about 'fake news'    Fox News View full coverage on Google News from World - Latest - Google News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJW_BABQgr8

President Trump at G20: Five moments - BBC News

President Trump at G20: Five moments    BBC News Trump pressures other G-20 leaders to weaken climate goals    POLITICO Is the G20 a platform for cooperation or division? | Inside Story    Al Jazeera English G20 stops short of denouncing protectionism, warns of global slowdown    Reuters World leaders push back on pressure from Trump to water down G20 climate change commitment    The Independent View full coverage on Google News from World - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2FERjqu

World leaders gather for group photograph at G20 summit in Osaka - Daily Mail

World leaders gather for group photograph at G20 summit in Osaka    Daily Mail View full coverage on Google News from World - Latest - Google News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXZKIGEYxj8

World leaders participate in G20 closing session - Fox News

World leaders participate in G20 closing session    Fox News from World - Latest - Google News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1ZN1GwqDsQ

Biden responds to attack on his age: 'I'm still holding on to that torch'

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Rep. Eric Swalwell went after former Vice President Joe Biden in the second Democratic presidential primary debate. Swalwell said Biden, who is 76 years old, should “pass the torch.” Biden rejected the California lawmaker’s critique. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2XzHuoa

Iraqi general, U.S. Marine dispute murder charge against Navy SEAL

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An Iraqi general and a U.S. Marine testifying in the murder trial of a U.S. Navy SEAL said on Thursday they never saw the platoon leader stab a wounded detainee in the neck, disputing the central allegation in the prosecution's war crimes case. A sworn deposition of Major General Abbas al-Jubouri, videotaped in San Diego earlier this month, was played for the seven-member jury on the second day of defense testimony in the court-martial of Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher. Contrary to prior testimony that Gallagher, or a medic on his team, had acted deliberately to cause the death of a helpless Islamic State fighter in their custody, Jubouri said the Navy SEALs did all they could to save the teenager's life. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ITsUzp

Kamala Harris Is Surging and Birtherism Is Back

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Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyKamala Harris broke out from the other nine Democrats onstage during the second Democratic presidential primary debate on Thursday, calling on her personal experiences of racial injustice as a black woman.“As the only black person on this stage, I would like to speak on the issue of race,” Harris said.That’s when she was attacked on Twitter by a conservative provocateur for not being an “American black.” It’s a play straight out of the racist birther playbook used against Barack Obama when he ran for president a decade earlier. This time, though, those kinds of allegations don’t have to circulate for years on obscure right-wing forums before they reach a mainstream audience. On Thursday night, spammers and even one of President Trump’s sons spread the attack to millions of people within hours. Kamala Harris Shows She’s Here to Capture the CrownHarris, 54, was born in Oakland, California to a father from Jamaica and a mother from India...

Landfill Investigated Amid Search for Missing Virginia 2-Year-Old

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The search is still on for a Hampton toddler who went missing Monday morning. Hampton Police focused on the city landfill on Thursday four days days after 2-year-old Noah Tomlin went missing. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2XezmFq

Biden wounded as Democratic tensions boil over at debate

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For months, the 2020 Democratic campaign seemed mostly placid, even cordial. At Thursday’s presidential debate, those frictions came to the fore – and Joe Biden bore the brunt. The former vice president, 76, entered the debate as the front-runner, having led the pack of more than 20 Democratic candidates since he joined the race in April. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2X9SMei

Senate fails to limit Trump war powers amid Iran tensions

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Political unease over the White House's tough talk against Iran is reviving questions about President Donald Trump's ability to order military strikes without approval from Congress. The Senate fell short Friday, in a 50-40 vote, on an amendment to a sweeping Defense bill that would require congressional support before Trump acts. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FG9igh

5 takeaways from Thursday night’s Democratic debate

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A tense exchange between Kamala Harris and Joe Biden highlighted the 2020 cycle's second Democratic primary debate. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2RGsmzE

US deploys F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar amid Iran tensions

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The US has deployed F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar for the first time, its military said Friday, adding to a buildup of US forces in the Gulf amid tensions with Iran. The Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighters have been deployed "to defend American forces and interests," the US Air Forces Central Military Command said in a statement that did not specify how many of the hi-tech planes had been sent. A photo handout showed five of the jets flying above the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2JjsPEa

MacKenzie Lueck case: Utah police arrest man on suspicion of kidnapping, murder of SoCal college student

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Police took a person into custody as the search continues for missing Southern California college student MacKenzie Lueck, authorities said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2IYVQpT

'Madrid Central' protest: Thousands oppose suspension of anti-pollution plan

Protesters are calling on Madrid’s conservative mayor to reimpose strict car pollution restrictions. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2JbRTwZ

'Madrid Central' protest: Thousands oppose suspension of anti-pollution plan

Protesters are calling on Madrid’s conservative mayor to reimpose strict car pollution restrictions. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2JbRTwZ

With Little to Celebrate, Mets Honor a Title-Winning Team

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By TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2XdK8vi

Delta waives penalty for canceling Dominican Republic flights - New York Post

Delta waives penalty for canceling Dominican Republic flights    New York Post Flights to Dominican Republic down 74 percent following spate of mysterious deaths, study claims    Fox News Tourists snub Dominican Republic after spate of mysterious deaths    The Telegraph Thinking about canceling your trip to the Dominican Republic? Do the math first.    The Washington Post Denver dad is the 13th American tourist to die in Dominican Republic    Daily Mail View full coverage on Google News from World - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2KI5zmD

Berlin Brandenburg: The airport with half a million faults

Billions over budget, years late in opening, and still being rebuilt before a single plane has landed. What's gone so wrong at the new Berlin airport? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2ZWN29M

Japan whaling: Commercial hunts to resume despite outcry

Hunters could be back in Japanese waters from 1 July, ending a three-decade halt to commercial whaling. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2XGXy7m

Trump arrives at G20 complaining about allies Germany, India and his host, Japan

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Trump criticized India for imposing tariffs on U.S. products, and again complained that Japan and Germany were not contributing enough to mutual defense treaties. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YgF5vt

Did Biden’s debate performance help narrow polling gap between front-runner and the rest of 2020 Democratic field?

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Reaction and analysis from Republican strategist Ned Ryun and University of Maryland lecturer Jason Nichols. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2xkdJZO

Sparks fly as Kamala Harris challenges Joe Biden's record on race

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The California senator sharply criticized the former vice president for his fond recollection of serving with two segregationist senators, and for opposing integration through busing in the 1970s. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2FDzQ1z

Witness could face perjury charge in Navy SEAL court-martial

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A witness who dropped stunning testimony at the war crimes trial of a decorated Navy SEAL by telling the court he had killed an Islamic State captive in Iraq in 2017 — not his accused platoon chief — could now face charges of perjury, according to the Navy. The Navy's legal adviser to the commander overseeing the court-martial of Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher notified the witness's lawyer, Brian Ferguson, in an email late Tuesday that the testimony Corey Scott gave last week could be used against him if he lied on the stand or gave a false statement. Cmdr. Tam Lawrence, Naval Special Warfare spokesperson, said Scott was granted immunity in exchange for the promise of truthful testimony. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2WZHrO4

Senate defeats measure to restrain Trump on Iran

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The U.S. Senate on Friday defeated legislation that would have barred President Donald Trump from launching an attack on Iran without first obtaining the approval of Congress, except in self-defense. The measure was defeated 50 to 40, ensuring that the measure would not get the 60 needed to pass the Republican-majority Senate as an amendment to an annual defense policy bill. Ten senators did not vote. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2XBHnbA

Castro decks Beto

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The former Cabinet secretary and mayor had his first big moment of the 2020 campaign taking on his fellow Texan on immigration policy. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2JdX8vU

Democrats unite at debate in endorsing health care to undocumented immigrants

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All 10 candidates on Thursday night’s Democratic debate stage said their health care plans would provide coverage for people in the country illegally, a show of unity on what had been a contentious night between the candidates. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZQfhXu

US sanctions Maduro's son as it raises pressure on Venezuela

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The Trump administration on Friday announced sanctions on the son of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a move to increase pressure on family members of top officials backing the socialist leader and suspected of corruption. The action by the U.S. Treasury Department freezes any U.S. assets belonging to Nicolas Maduro Jr. and prohibits American from doing business with him. "Maduro's regime was built on fraudulent elections, and his inner circle lives in luxury off the proceeds of corruption while the Venezuelan people suffer," said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KKq1TN

Report: Apple to shift assembly of Mac Pro from US to China

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Apple will manufacture its new Mac Pro computer in China, shifting away from a U.S. assembly line it had been using for that product in recent years, according to a report published Friday. The company intends to assemble the new Mac Pro in a factory near Shanghai, according to The Wall Street Journal , which cited unidentified people familiar with the plan. Apple issued a statement saying the new Mac Pro will be designed and engineered in California, but wouldn't say where it will be assembled. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/301hY8R

Supreme Court declines Alabama bid to revive abortion restriction

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday sidestepped a major new challenge to abortion rights by declining to hear Alabama's bid to revive a Republican-backed state law that would have effectively banned the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The justices left in place a lower court ruling that struck down the 2016 law, which would have criminalized a method called dilation and evacuation that is the most common type of abortion performed during the second trimester of a pregnancy. The law in question is different than an even more strict Alabama measure signed by Republican Governor Kay Ivey in May. The new law, also facing a legal challenge, would ban nearly all abortions in the state, even in cases of rape and incest. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2XCoNzZ

As second Democratic debate wraps, Trump camp focuses on Biden

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President Trump’s campaign team and allies clearly had their sights set on former Vice President Joe Biden during the second Democratic primary debate on Thursday night. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2X9mcJA

Air Force fighter planes sent to Persian Gulf amid heightened tensions with Iran - Fox News

Air Force fighter planes sent to Persian Gulf amid heightened tensions with Iran    Fox News US Air Force F-22 stealth fighters have returned to the Middle East amid a tense standoff with Iran    Business Insider Trump deploys F-22 Raptor stealth fighters to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran    Daily Mail View full coverage on Google News from World - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2Jcx8Bo

Everest queues: 'This person had crampons on the wrong feet'

Tim Mosedale has climbed Everest six times and believes that whilst the queues look bad they're often not the reason people die whilst climbing. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2FCkxWT

There are calls for models wearing fake pregnancy bumps in ad campaigns to be banned

There are calls for fashion firms to stop using fake bump models, after reality star Arabella Chi was used as ASOS's maternity model despite never having been pregnant. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2XcC6Ys

Week in pictures: 22-28 June 2019

A selection of the best news photographs from around the world, taken over the past week. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Yk2215

Transgender skater fighting to compete

Maria Joaquina is 11-years-old and a prize-winning roller-skater. She is transgender and fighting to compete among girls. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Jh4puX

Women's World Cup: Megan Rapinoe 1-on-1

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U.S. National Women's Team star, Megan Rapinoe, 1-On-1 around the forthcoming 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://ift.tt/2Fwbabt

Huawei's place in the global tech ecosystem may make it too big to fail

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Huawei's future isn't the only one that could be harmed by continued US pressure or the failure of the US and China to strike a trade deal. American tech companies and the future of 5G are also on the line. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://ift.tt/2RLWlq3

Kasich: What US is doing to migrant children is an unspeakable disgrace

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Without delay, marshal this nation's resources to provide safe, humane conditions for children being held, while moving to get as many as possible out of detention and into the care of family members or other sponsors, writes John Kasich. from CNN.com - RSS Channel https://ift.tt/2Xa1ysE

Who's in the running for Juncker's post and other EU top jobs?

EU leaders will head back to Brussels on Sunday night for a special meeting to try and agree on who should be the next president of the European Commission. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2FGebWH

US FAA: Boeing must address new issue on 737 MAX

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US regulators said Wednesday Boeing must address a new "potential risk" in the Boeing 737 MAX, further clouding the timeframe for resuming service on the planes after two deadly crashes. The Federal Aviation Administration "will lift the aircraft's prohibition order when we deem it is safe to do so," the agency said in an email. Boeing said the software fix for the 737 MAX that it has been developing for the last eight months does not currently address the matter. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2XblQqF

'I told him not to' go, mother of drowned Salvadoran migrant laments

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The mother of a Salvadoran man who drowned with his young daughter while trying to reach U.S. soil, becoming a global symbol of the perils of migration, said she had urged her son not to leave, fearing danger would meet him on the long journey north. A harrowing photograph of Oscar Alberto Martinez, 25, and his 24-month-old daughter Angie Valeria lying face down on the muddy banks of the Rio Grande river between the United States and Mexico ricocheted across social media this week. Speaking with Reuters from her home in the central municipality of San Martin, Rosa Ramirez, Oscar's mother, cradled two of her granddaughter's most treasured toys, a blue-eyed baby doll and a stuffed purple monkey. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZN3067

Is There a 5G Cellular Network Near You?

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The age of 5G network service is finally here. Sprint and Verizon—two of the country's four biggest wireless carriers—have officially turned on their (admittedly very small) 5G networks for consu... from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2OhOGhA

Australian student feared detained in North Korea

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Australia said it was "urgently seeking clarification" Thursday on the fate of a 29-year-old tour guide and student feared detained in North Korea. Alek Sigley -- who speaks fluent Korean and is one of only a handful of Western students living in Pyongyang -- is believed to have been detained sometime in the last three days. In a statement, Sigley's family said there was no confirmation yet that he had been arrested. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YfMc7z

Wisconsin gerrymandering case likely to end with GOP victory after Supreme Court ruling

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The Supreme Court's gerrymandering ruling almost certainly will halt a Wisconsin lawsuit brought by Democrats that was to go to trial next month. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2XAB47X

Report: China fighters buzz Canada warship in East China Sea

A report says two Chinese fighter jets buzzed a Canadian warship operating in international waters in the East China Sea at a time of heightened tension between Beijing and Ottawa. Canadian Global Affairs Institute fellow Matthew Fisher wrote that the Su-30 fighters flew within 300 meters (980 feet) of the bow of the frigate HMCS Regina. Fisher, who was aboard the ship, said the display was more aggressive than previous encounters between the Canadian navy and Chinese warplanes, but was not considered dangerous. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2RGNR3j

Search for missing student turns up 'person of interest'

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A man whose home was searched as police investigate the disappearance of a Utah college student was named a "person of interest" in the case Thursday, and police were trying to find a mattress that had been inside his home. The announcement came shortly after authorities spent about 19 hours searching the man's home in a middle class Salt Lake City neighborhood. Investigators were also seen taking large brown bags out of the house. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31Ywdgb

Trump, without offering evidence, accuses Mueller of illegal activity

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, without offering evidence, that Special Counsel Robert Mueller "terminated" FBI communications in what he called an illegal move. "Mueller terminated them illegally. Mueller led an investigation into Russian interference in the U.S. election and whether the Trump campaign colluded with Moscow. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2X5GQ26

Real, Unrestored, And Rare 1967 Ford Mustang GTA

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It’s a one-of-one optioned vehicle to boot. You read that right. This is a one-of-one 1967 Ford Mustang GTA convertible with the Marti report to back it up. It’s a super rare find and is currently for sale through Shelton Classics in North Carolina for $34,995. Although most of the first-gen Mustangs featured most of the same design elements, each year received some slight upgrades. The 1967 model is undoubtedly the first year that these changes really became apparent and made the muscle car look even meaner. This rare 1967 Mustang convertible is a factory GTA Fastback with a one-of-one options list. To put it simply, there is no other Mustang GTA ‘vert produced with the same colors or options as this car. It also doesn’t hurt that this beauty has a stunning Candy Apple Red exterior paint job.It’s quite shocking to say that this Mustang has never been restored. It has, however, received a shiny repainting and new convertible top thanks to the natural aging process. Though, other th...

Police: 3 dead in shooting at California Ford dealership

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Three people are dead after a man who was fired from his job at a Ford dealership in the San Francisco Bay Area fatally shot two employees. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2X89OK5

No 'boots on the ground' in Iran dispute, Trump says; cites 'unlimited time' for new deal

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WASHINGTON/GENEVA (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he was "not talking boots on the ground" should he take military action against Iran and that he had "unlimited time" to try to forge an agreement with Tehran. Iran suggested it was just one day from breaching a limit in the 2015 nuclear deal that restricted its stockpile of uranium, a move that would pressure European countries aiming to be neutral to pick sides. The fate of the multilateral nuclear deal, under which Iran agreed to curbs on its nuclear program in return for relief from economic sanctions, has been at the heart of the U.S.-Iran dispute which took on a military dimension in recent weeks. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2J8lE1K