Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday called for Venezuela to be suspended from the Organization of American States for crushing democracy and causing a humanitarian crisis that has driven millions of people from the country. Pompeo’s remarks at the opening … Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) – After a week of hard-nosed negotiation, diplomatic gamesmanship and no shortage of theatrics, President Donald Trump has announced that the historic nuclear-weapons summit he had canceled with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is back on. The June … Read More
DONALD Trump’s tough tariffs could rupture the European Union’s united front, with one leading currency strategist predicting a scenario where it will be “Germany versus the rest of the EU”. Europe hit back at the US after President Donald Trump slapped … Read More
Getty Images: The EU is angry at the tariffs, which include 25% on steel US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has faced sharp criticism from angry finance ministers of other G7 nations over America’s imposition of new tariffs on steel and aluminium … Read More
President Trump said Friday that a high-stakes summit between him and Kim Jong Un is back on for June 12, following a lengthy meeting with a top North Korean official in the Oval Office. “We’ll be meeting on June 12 … Read More
Mark Muller (righT) works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday. Stocks are off to a mostly lower start on Wall Street as losses for banks and consumer products makers offset gains for technology … Read More
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the U.S. and Russia have nearly come to blows over their separate military campaigns in his country, where Moscow supports the government and Washington works outside of it. The U.S. has struck Syrian government targets in … Read More
Finished steel coils sit in a storage warehouse. President Donald Trump ordered tariffs on $50 billion worth of imports from China. CHRIS RATCLIFFE/BLOOMBERG/GETTY IMAGES Recent days have presented a dizzying series of reversalsfollowed by reversals of reversals over whether, when, or … Read More
Washington (CNN)A US delegation arrived in North Korea on Sunday for preparatory talks ahead of a potential meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Trump said on Sunday. “Our United States team has arrived in North Korea … Read More
BRUSSELS – 28 May 2018: Germany is seeking to end a dispute between the United States and the European Union over President Donald Trump’s decision to impose high tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on … Read More