Former U.S. Ambassador Says Trade War with EU a “Mistake”
The United States and China finally seem to be approaching an end in their trade war and nearing the conclusion of a trade deal, but many experts now fear that it would mean the U.S. […]
The United States and China finally seem to be approaching an end in their trade war and nearing the conclusion of a trade deal, but many experts now fear that it would mean the U.S. […]
Aramco will buy Shell’s stake in their jointly owned refining company SASREF for $631 million as part of an ambitious expansion strategy for Aramco’s downstream business to secure markets for its future crude oil production, […]
The State Department is expected to announce the end of waivers for countries to import Iranian oil on Monday, part of the Trump administration’s effort to drive Iran’s exports to zero, people familiar with the […]
South Korea plans to hold an event to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the historic summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, without the North’s participation, Bloomberg informed. Seoul’s […]
China’s better-than-expected first quarter economic growth has spurred some investment banks to raise their growth forecasts for this year. Economists at Barclays, ING and Citi have raised their China growth outlook for 2019 on Wednesday, though […]
Elon Musk and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will have another week to resolve a legal fight over his tweeting habits after saying they’re making progress and need more time, Bloomberg/Fortune informed. In a […]
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo allegedly said privately that the U.S. administration will not pursue a regime change in Iran through military intervention. Pompeo made the comments to a group of Iranian American community leaders […]
President Donald Trump spoke with Libyan general Khalifa Haftar at the beginning of this week when he applauded the general on his efforts “in fighting terrorism and securing Libya’s vast oil resources.” At the same […]
Cash flow from Venezuelan oil sales are being funneled through Russian state-run oil giant Rosneft helping the country’s president Nicolas Maduro to evade U.S. sanctions designed to oust him from power, Reuters reported on Thursday citing […]
CIA director Gina Haspel said Thursday that President Donald Trump had “shown a lot of wisdom” in his outreach to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, CBS News reports. “I am very proud that we’ve been […]
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders acknowledged on Fox News that she had indeed made misleading statements to the media regarding the firing of former FBI Director James Comey after the claim was made […]
President Donald Trump will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the end of April before visiting Japan next month, the White House announced on Thursday. Trump will host the Japanese prime minister and […]
U.S. retail sales increased by the most in 1-1/2 years in March as households boosted purchases of motor vehicles and a range of other goods, the latest indication that economic growth picked up in the […]
The Trump administration extended sanctions to the Central Bank of Venezuela on Wednesday, cutting off the bank’s access to United States currency and limiting its ability to conduct international financial transactions in order to further […]
North Korea said on Thursday that it test-fired a new type of “tactical guided weapon,” in what appeared to be a warning from Kim Jong-un to President Trump that unless negotiations with Washington resume, the […]
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler voiced harsh criticism of Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday for what he called was “a media campaign on behalf of President Trump” waged by the attorney general prior […]
Three top Senate Republicans have doubled down on their requests that the Department of Justice provides information on the handling of Hillary Clinton’s private email server probe. Senators Lindsay Graham, Ron Johnson and Chuck Grassley, […]
President Donald Trump vetoed a resolution to put an end to U.S. involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen, his second one since taking office, arguing the resolution was aimed at weakening his constitutional powers. […]
President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday brushed aside North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s demand for Washington to show more flexibility in nuclear talks by year-end, Reuters reported. Pompeo pointed out […]
As the U.S. Air Force whittles down potential locations for the headquarters of the new U.S. Space Command, Colorado is emerging as an early front-runner, an Air Force memo obtained by CNN last Friday shows. […]
U.S. sanctions on Iran are also hitting some of Tehran’s closest allies, Bloomberg reported. Drivers in Damascus are queuing up for miles to get just a few gallons of gasoline after Iranian oil shipments to […]
The House Intelligence and Financial Services committees issued a subpoena Monday to German lender Deutsche Bank as part of their investigation into President Donald Trump’s personal and business finances. Several other banks were subpoenaed by […]
President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have agreed to meet and discuss a bipartisan effort to improve infrastructure across the United States, said White House deputy press secretary Judd Deere. “The President and […]
Former Federal Reserve officials and foreign central bankers said President Donald Trump’s combative stance toward the U.S. central bank could over time weaken the institution and its role in the global economy, Wall Street Journal […]
President Donald Trump raised more than $30 million for his re-election in the first three months of 2019 and now sits atop more than $40 million, his campaign said on Sunday, the New York Times […]
Pete Buttigieg, the young Midwestern mayor whose presidential bid has been an unlikely early focus of attention from Democratic voters and donors, kicked off his campaign on Sunday and proclaimed his hometown’s revival was the […]
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange repeatedly violated his asylum conditions and tried to use the Ecuadorian embassy in London as a center for spying, Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno told the Guardian. London police dragged Assange out […]
U.S. prosecutors have just under two months to present British authorities with a final and detailed criminal case to justify the possible extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a U.S. government official said on Friday, […]
The Trump administration has agreed to allow approximately 2,700 children living in Central America to be reunited with their parents in the United States under a court settlement announced on Friday, Reuters informed. The settlement […]
International Monetary Fund and World Bank shareholders are still undecided on whether to recognize Venezuelan opposition chief Juan Guaido as the country’s leader, the institutions said on Thursday, Reuters informed. The heads of the IMF […]
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