SENATOR John McCain left instructions before his death that Trump must not be allowed to attend his funeral, during which Barack Obama will give a eulogy, in a final dramatic snub to the President. Mr McCain was very clear to … Read More
Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon and his American counterpart Steven Mnuchin agreed Tuesday to establish a joint team to work on increasing enforcement of the US economic sanctions on Iran. During their meeting in Washington, the two also discussed the economic … Read More
Trump’s ‘aggressive’ isolationism means US ‘appears to be turning its back on shared history’, French president says. ‘It is up to us to … guarantee our security,’ Macron said on Monday [Philippe Wojazer/Pool/Reuters] The European Union must stop depending on the United States for … Read More
The head of the navy of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, General Alireza Tangsiri, said on Monday that Iran had full control of the Gulf and the U.S. Navy did not belong there. Tangsiri said Iran had full control of the Gulf … Read More
Sen. John McCain.Carolyn Kaster/AP President Donald Trump is not invited to Sen. John McCain’s funeral. McCain reportedly said before he died he did not want Trump at the service, which much of Washington is expected to attend. The two most … Read More
(CNN)The United States and Mexico are on track to announce details of a new trade agreement Monday as part of ongoing discussions over the future of NAFTA, a senior US official said. Negotiators worked all day Sunday and were expected … Read More
Global markets rose on Monday as fairly dovish comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell helped reassure investors that the central bank is not planning to accelerate its interest rate increases next year. KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, Germany’s DAX … Read More
Gil H. A. Santos OVER the weekend, the US-China trade war turned worse as President Donald Trump linked it directly to the continued North Korean nuclear development program—despite the UN sanctions for violating the international reduction of nuclear armaments—and indirectly … Read More
Businesses in Germany have grown more optimistic again about their future economic outlook, a fresh monthly barometer by the Munich-based ifo think tank has shown. And that despite the US-China trade conflict. Confidence among German business leaders improved noticeably in … Read More