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World leaders are expressing shock and calling for change in response to the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. They argue that the rising polarization witnessed globally is leading to acts of violence, with extreme rhetoric amplified by social media playing a significant role. This phenomenon is not unique to the United States, as Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the UK have all experienced violence against political leaders. The leaders emphasize the need to lower the temperature of political discourse and condemn violence to maintain confidence in democracy and democratic institutions. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin within the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, in the context of the dismissals and resignations of presidential administration members. An overview of Mnuchin's rhetoric and public relations with the U.S. media concerning U.S. economic policy is provided.

The article discusses the political and economic context in China surrounding the Chinese President Xi Jinping during the 2018 summer, including slowing economic development in China, a U.S.-China trade war and Chinese people's criticism and opposition to Xi's policies. An overview of U.S. President Donald Trump's policy towards China is provided.

(Bloomberg) -- Last month, Beijing's ambassador to Estonia accused the Baltic nation's intelligence service of having a "Cold War mindset" for labeling China a threat, warning that its "distorted" conclusions damaged bilateral relations. China's offers of donations to the EU centrally and to individual member states is "highly appreciated", an EU spokesperson said in an emailed response to questions. [Extracted from the article]

Neither does it extend to the U.K., which left the EU on Jan. 31 and was never part of the passport-free Schengen border system that covers 26 mainly EU members. With such a blanket ban (outbreaks in some EU states are still relatively small), Trump may not endear himself to Europeans, whose confidence in his leadership is already among the lowest in the world. [Extracted from the article]

The European Union, President Donald Trump said last month, treats the U.S. "worse than China". With an emboldened Trump in the White House, Europe may have nowhere left to turn. [Extracted from the article]

The European Union, President Donald Trump said last month, treats the U.S. "worse than China". With an emboldened Trump in the White House, Europe may have nowhere left to turn. [Extracted from the article]

The plan, which the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner has been preparing since Trump took office, will divert attention from the impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate. But since Trump attacked President Ivan Duque for his failure to curb cocaine trafficking last March, Chinese companies have closed deals worth billions of dollars, exceeding the total investment from the previous 15 years. [Extracted from the article]

It's Donald Trump Versus Greta Thunberg in "Prophets of Doom" Climate Showdown "You can have Greta here, you can have a bunch of people talking about climate and sustainability, but the reality is that Trump doesn't drive people crazy at Davos the way he does in the United States". In his speech, Trump gave a nod to environmental issues by saying the U.S. would join a WEF initiative to restore, conserve or plant a trillion trees by 2030. [Extracted from the article]

It's Donald Trump Versus Greta Thunberg in "Prophets of Doom" Climate Showdown (Bloomberg) -- They are the two highest profile attendees at this year's annual World Economic Forum, but their respective recipes for global salvation couldn't be further apart. Thunberg, in typically uncomprising comments made at either end of Trump's appearance, accused the elite Davos crowd of "empty words and promises" that amounted to doing nothing about climate change. [Extracted from the article]

Vladimir Putin's Russia is resurgent, communist China is the world's second-biggest economy, and the U.S. under Donald Trump openly scorns multilateralism, belittles NATO and calls the European Union a foe. Reaching out | Trump has alienated large swathes of minority communities during his presidency but thinks he has an argument that can win some of them over in the 2020 election: the economy. Jeff Sessions said he'll run for the Alabama Senate seat he vacated in 2017 to became Trump's first attorney general, though a return to politics could be challenging given his tumultuous relationship with the president. [Extracted from the article]

Brexit stalemate | U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's first public attempt to renegotiate the Brexit deal has already hit a wall. Lawyers representing migrants asked a federal judge in California to reinstate a nationwide order that blocked the Trump administration from stopping some Central Americans applying for asylum in the U.S. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on changing temperature and growing natural disasters attributing to climate change being felt worldwide. Topics discussed include forecasting of record temperature in places such as Great Britain and Germany after disasters such as wildfires in California and drought in India, pledge by Ursula von der Leyen, European Union (EU) Commission chief, on prioritizing environmental policy, and U.S. President Donald Trump pulling out of the Paris climate accord.

The article informs that U.S. President Donald Trump has accused French President Emmanuel Macron of foolishness over a digital services tax, as of July 2019. It mentions that France would not back off from its planned tax on companies like Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google even after the U.S. suggested it may use trade tools against the levy.

Leaders and officials counting on Trump to rein in his hawks On Sunday, Trump tweeted that if Iran wanted to fight it would be "the official end of Iran. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Trump and Turkey Rattle NATO's 70th Birthday: Balance of Power Donald Trump's demands that North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies pony up and meet their defense-spending commitments risks damaging morale. [Extracted from the article]

Talks in Warsaw, Sochi come as U.S. and Europe diverge on Iran The conflict in Syria and the refugee crisis of 2015-2016 exposed Europe's weakness and divisions, as both Putin and Trump have pointed out. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Trump Goads Europe Into Awkward China Embrace: Balance of Power Whether Trump's provocations are making Europe any more receptive should become clearer at an EU-China summit in Beijing this month. Trump's warning | Next week's NATO summit is shaping up to be a testy affair, with several European nations and Canada confirming they've received warning letters from Trump. [Extracted from the article]

Brexit talks fail to make it onto front pages across Europe Business daily Handelsblatt published an editorial titled "A country in a state of emergency", in which it decried the U.K.'s political divisions, saying they caused Britain to enter the Brexit talks "weakened and unguided". [Extracted from the article]

Just when Angela Merkel thought she'd gotten a grip on Donald Trump's administration, the U.S. is swinging back out of reach. The remark amounts to a slap at Merkel, who made a point of briefing Trump on Putin's worldview during her White House visit. [Extracted from the article]

On Feb. 7, Donald Trump used his first tweet of the day to distance himself from Russia and Vladimir Putin. First, Trump tweeted that he didn't know Putin. [Extracted from the article]