Sentences with phrase «war in countries in»

In the single month of January 2016, at least 244 people — many of them children — died while trying to make it to Europe, fleeing violence, persecution and war in countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

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In an interview with Fandango, the Guatemalan - born actor recalled the surprising connection between «Star Wars» and his native country.

Mexican leaders took the action on medical marijuana - and Pena Nietro has taken a new stance on illegal drugs as a whole - as the country faces a continued escalation in the drug wars that have ravaged Mexico for years.

A number of high - profile attacks in Afghanistan towards the end of January were claimed by competing terrorist groups ISIS and the Taliban — putting the spotlight back on a country that has been at war for over a decade.

Trump made the remark as the two sides prepared to hold talks in Beijing on resolving conflicts over trade and economic policies that have propelled the two countries toward a full - blown trade war.

A number of U.S. policymakers have sought to justify stoking a trade war with China in recent weeks, saying it is «unfair» for the world's biggest economy to have a current account deficit — which measures the flow of goods, services and investments into and out of the country — with Beijing.

Yet Saudi Arabia is not without its critics, who lament its poor record on human rights, draconian executions of political prisoners and military intervention in the civil war in Yemen, a conflict that has caused a humanitarian disaster in the country and one which is seen as a proxy war between the kingdom and its regional rival, Iran.

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The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) is no longer reserved for bombarding the bejesus out of ISIS militants in Syria from the cover of the war - torn country's rolling deserts: Marine Corps officials are experimenting with firing the guided artillery system from the deck of an amphibious ship in the middle of the ocean.

Islamist terrorist groups like ISIS and Al Qaeda are also involved in the war, but even as terrorist groups» grip on certain areas of the country fades, the war between the rebels and Assad doesn't seem likely to stop anytime soon.

In what's described as the biggest refugee crisis since the end of World War II, Maurer called on European and Gulf countries to step up their efforts to support the region.

With President Donald Trump due to arrive in Germany later on Thursday, a lawmaker in the country has voiced concerns over a potential trade war between the U.S. and Europe as a result of Trump's protectionist policies.

She had worked for one of the biggest companies in the country making $ 80 grand a year; she had worked on the Star Wars Missile Defense system.

The Republic of China lost to the Mao Zedong - led People's Republic of China in the country's civil war ending in 1949 and had to flee to Taiwan.

It is easy to laugh at the bizarre logic which lies behind the trade war started by US President Donald Trump, but in countries on the fringe of a remarkable global event, such as Australia, the laughing will soon stop.

In view of this, it is puzzling that these countries complained about «currency wars,» alleging that the «monetary tsunami» unleashed by the U.S. and the euro area was threatening their competitive positions by pulling up their currencies, when, in fact, the real and the rupeewere falling against the dollar and the eurIn view of this, it is puzzling that these countries complained about «currency wars,» alleging that the «monetary tsunami» unleashed by the U.S. and the euro area was threatening their competitive positions by pulling up their currencies, when, in fact, the real and the rupeewere falling against the dollar and the eurin fact, the real and the rupeewere falling against the dollar and the euro.

China sent weapons to 9 sub-Saharan countries and was the only one in the top three to send arms to South Sudan, a country whose oil industry and international standing are both threatened by an ongoing civil war.

The ensuing war has led to millions of Syrians leaving the country in search of safe refuge in nearby countries like Turkey, Greece and Italy.

One of the aircraft under consideration, the A-29 Super Tucano, is already in service with the Afghan air force, and the US has ordered six more of them to send to the country as the military adjusts to President Donald Trump's plans to expand the US - led war effort there.

Nearly 5 million Syrians have fled the country in a conflict that has killed more than 300,000 people and pitted multiple warring sides against each other, including jihadists who have come to dominate the insurgency in many areas.

Last month he condemned Trump's missiles attacks on the Assad regime in Syria for having no legal authorisation and escalating tensions in the war - torn country.

The country is on the verge of bankruptcy after the annexation of Crimea and the war in the east wrecked its economy.

When prime - time hosts — who have never served our country in any capacity — dismiss facts and empirical reality to launch profoundly dishonest assaults on the FBI, the Justice Department, the courts, the intelligence community (in which I served) and, not least, a model public servant and genuine war hero such as Robert Mueller — all the while scaremongering with lurid warnings of «deep - state» machinations — I can not be part of the same organization, even at a remove.

It could in theory be bankrolled by China or Russia, but those countries no longer share the powerful ideological interests that drew them into the Korean War on Pyongyang's side.

«A lot of the growth in our country came after World War Two, with the influx of population from Europe, mainly.

The global ticket sales record will also depend on reception in countries like China and Russia, the Journal notes, where Star Wars is not quite the phenomenon it is in the U.S.

This won't be the first time Ewing and Keep have returned to South Korea, traveling to the peninsula in 2006 and 2015, respectively, thanks to the Revisit Korea Program organized by the South Korean government to invite Korean War veterans back to the country.

Besides touching off a trade war with other countries, a bump in costs — even if only for certain sectors of the economy, like automotive companies — could have ripple effects on the economy overall.

«No dumb bastard ever won a war by going out and dying for his country,» U.S. General George S. Patton famously said in a 1943 speech.

This is no small matter to a country that already has spent literally trillions of dollars - and suffered the loss of nearly 7,000 military personnel in Afghanistan and Iraq - since former Republican President George W. Bush launched the war on terrorism in the wake of 9/11.

But apart from the two World Wars, which claimed the lives of seven million German servicemen, the country also has veterans from the 300,000 troops sent into wars in Afghanistan, the Gulf, and Kosovo, among others, according to the Daily MWars, which claimed the lives of seven million German servicemen, the country also has veterans from the 300,000 troops sent into wars in Afghanistan, the Gulf, and Kosovo, among others, according to the Daily Mwars in Afghanistan, the Gulf, and Kosovo, among others, according to the Daily Mail.

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Helmut Kohl's father and elder brother had died in France in the world wars, and he was suspicious of Germany's aptitude for self - government if not cosseted in a close alliance with responsible countries.

«The whole world should clearly remember it was the US who first declared war on our country,» he told reporters on Monday in New York, where he had been attending the annual United Nations General Assembly.

«Not only will a U.S. - China trade war be a lose - lose situation for the two countries, but there will also be collateral damage to the whole of Asia due to the strong production networks between China and the countries in the region,» AMRO said.

It is a beautiful country, but in the 1990s, civil war broke out.

During World War II, the neutral country became the center of the gold trade in Europe, making transactions with both the Allies and Axis powers.

But it needn't be terminal China «doesn't want a trade war» with US, as sides agree to more talks in Beijing soon Never mind China, could Trump country be hardest hit by tariffs?

Trudeau has also signaled that he will open Canada's borders to those fleeing war and terrorism in their own countries.

The country's foreign minister said earlier this month, in response to Trump's decision to impose steel and aluminum tariffs, that China would have a «justified and necessary response» to any efforts to incite a trade war.

Markets have been on edge over elevated trade rhetoric between the two countries possibly resulting in a potential trade war, which would be a negative for global economic growth.

«I would submit to the Democrats across the country we are going to be compromised in trying to win the election in 2016 if our nominee supported the war in Iraq,» Chafee said, as reported by CNN on Thursday.

The government has largely succeeded in protecting the country from the effects of the civil war in neighboring Syria.

«As our business is involved with sending people overseas we needed to ensure that we are diversified across many countries and regions to avoid the risks of things like flu outbreak, terrorist attacks, war in the region, government unrest, natural disasters, etc.,» says David.

The anti-dumping mechanism comes in the context of a growing tit - for - tat trade spat / war between the two countries.

«It would be a serious, a catastrophic war, especially for innocent people in some of our allied countries, to include Japan most likely,» Mattis said.

The countryside I traversed had little natural beauty, and most of the wild animals had been killed during the civil war; the souvenirs were five times as expensive as similar items in other countries; the Portuguese - influenced food was bland and boring; and when I asked for a doggie bag to take my leftovers back to my hotel, I got charged five dollars for the bag.

MOSCOW (AP)-- A new report released on Thursday condemned both Ukrainian authorities and separatist rebels for wide - spread torture and detentions of civilians in the country's east torn by a separatist war.

Procuring a nut or bolt of a certain size, available at any hardware store in Canada, might take a week in the war - torn country.

Even if such a step is seen as unlikely by most officials and observers, Pakistan's ability to shape the destiny of America's longest war is a reminder of how much leverage the country maintains at a time Trump is suspending hundreds of millions of dollars in military assistance.