[NEW YORK] Oil prices were little changed on Monday, trading near their highest since May 2015, as political concerns in some Opec nations offset projections for higher US oil production. “Oil prices are finely balanced in today’s trading session. Ongoing … Read More
German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a statement prior to a meeting in Berlin with conservative and Social Democratic party leaders. Jorg Carstensen/AFP/Getty Images It has been more than 100 days since Germany headed to the polls — but the next … Read More
US Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a press conference. PHOTO: JUNG Yeon-Je / AFP WASHINGTON – 8 January 2018: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will visit Egypt, Jordan and Israel from Jan. 20 to 23, the White House said … Read More
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria combined with devastating Western wildfires and other natural catastrophes to make 2017 the most expensive year on record for disasters in the United States, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Monday. The disasters caused $306 billion in … Read More
The Trump administration said Monday it is ending a temporary residency permit program that has allowed almost 60,000 citizens from Haiti to live and work in the United States since a 2010. Haitian advocates quickly criticized the decision. The Trump … Read More
Pope Francis urged concerted international efforts Monday to rebuild trust on the Korean peninsula and in Syria, using his annual foreign policy address to demand that political leaders put the dignity of their people before war, profit or power. In a … Read More
European leaders will be forced to bow to public opposition to migration and concern over terrorism threats in 2018, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after meeting Angela Merkel’s Bavarian allies in the German region Friday afternoon. Meeting the Christian Social Union (CSU)’s … Read More
FILE – In this Dec. 30, 2017 photo made by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, a university student attends a protest inside Tehran University while a smoke grenade is thrown … Read More
Vladimir Putin holds a gold bar while visiting the Central Depository of the Bank of Russia © Alexsey Druginyn / AFP The gold accumulated by China and Russia could be seen as part of a strategy to move away from … Read More
IANS London, Jan 7 (IANS) A group of European politicians (MEPs) released a letter on Saturday calling on Britain to remain a member of the single market. Their intervention comes as the man who launched Britain’s campaign to leave the … Read More