By PAUL WISEMAN

WASHINGTON (AP) — A deal seemed so close.

As recently as May, the Trump administration and China seemed on the verge of resolving their dispute over Beijing’s combative trade policies.

Then it all collapsed. A cease-fire, declared by Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in June, failed to stick.

By VANESSA GERA

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — High-ranking Polish politicians used a side door to get to the VIP section of Sowa & Przyjaciele, a posh Warsaw restaurant. Sealed off from other patrons, government ministers and lawmakers felt free to speak their minds while enjoying continental cuisine and wine at taxpayer expense.

But the privacy was an illusion, the special dining room a trap.

by Rainer Shea

The American ruling class decided that it would be necessary to start a 21st century cold war with Russia and China when it became apparent that U.S. global hegemony was being replaced by a multi polar world. And even before this new level of warfare became the priority, it was apparent that a long-term era of tensions between great powers would require much greater government control over information than was previously the case.

June 2017: A 17 year old Minor girl in Unnao district alleges rape by a BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar.

June 2017 - April 2018: Girl's family complains. Police refuse to even file an FIR. Family goes to court. Girl’s family persists with the case for a long time (about 10 months).

April 3, 2018: Girls father beaten up by MLA’s henchmen. He is seriously injured.

by David Rosen

Donald Trump, the great grifter of American politics, is again playing the media for all its worth. He’s having a field day pulling the yoyo of headlines from one assertion to a follow-up denial and then a bellicose rejoinder. And it’s working.

The artful conman keeps popular attention off his innumerable failures, both domestic and international, by focusing on emotional issues that embolden his hardcore base and inflame everyone else.

by Latif Nekoei, Translated by: Hamed Shahbazi , Edited by Hamid Shamlou

Tehran, July 24, IRAN - These days, developments in the Persian Gulf region and the tensions resulting from the policies of some Western governments have caused the name of "Strait of Hormuz" to be more pronounced in the news; the waterway which, due to the major route of oil and gas and its derivatives, is described the "beating heart" of energy and the world economy.

By COLLEEN LONG

WASHINGTON (AP) — Go back where you came from.

President Donald Trump’s tweet on Sunday did more than take a shot at four Democratic lawmakers of color. In just a few words, Trump summed up the backbone of his agenda — one aimed at reducing the number of immigrants in the U.S. through fear and force.

by Shahzeb Jillani

16 July 2019; DW: The EU wants to promote trade, regional peace and democracy by tightening its strategic engagement with Pakistan. But does Brussels need to reset its priorities as Islamabad drifts toward authoritarianism?

by Meirion Jones

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt is hosting a Global Conference for Media Freedom in London today. Meanwhile, 400 miles away in Strasbourg UK government lawyers are fighting for the right to continue spying on the press.

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism today brings a case to the highest human rights court in Europe against the UK intelligence agencies’ mass snooping on press and public and the severe impingement on media freedom that this surveillance entails.

by Carla Bleiker 

15 July 2019; DW: The warring factions in Libya's stalemated conflict don't seem to be interested in a diplomatic solution. The United States could use its clout in order to trigger discussions — but it appears to be doing the opposite.

By MICHAEL BALSAMO

EDGEFIELD, S.C. (AP) — Leroy Nolan has spent the last 26 years behind bars at a federal prison for a drug conviction. In the prison factory, he works making T-shirts, backpacks and other products that are later sold to government agencies, nonprofits and others.

By Seema Khan

Given the amount of pollution in Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Lucknow, and other big cities in India, a concerning question is; are these places fit for human habitation?

Delhi, the capital of India has been diagnosed as one of the highest polluted cities in the world by various agencies that have conducted studies on its air quality.