Kim, Xi portray strong ties after N. Korean leader’s visit North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping sought to portray strong ties between the long-time allies despite a recent chill as both countries on Wednesday confirmed Kim’s secret trip to Beijing this week. The visit […]
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The Latest: New Zealand faulted for not expelling Russians The Latest on diplomatic developments following the nerve agent attack on a Russian spy in Britain (all times local): 1:50 a.m. New Zealand is facing criticism for not expelling any Russian diplomats or spies. Many of its allies are doing so […]
U.S. Pushes China on Cars and Finance in Tariff Talks The Trump administration is urging China to lower tariffs on cars and open its market to U.S. financial services as part of talks to resolve a rise in trade tensions that has shaken global markets, according to a person familiar […]
With first death in Riyadh, the Saudi-led war in Yemen hits home An enormous hole had opened in the peeling green-painted ceiling of their home, which was filled with smoke and debris. He and the others ran outside, but realised that one of their housemates was not with them. Thirty-eight-year-old […]
The brutal killing of a Holocaust survivor raises anti-Semitism fears in France The Paris prosecutor’s office is investigating whether anti-Semitism was a motivation for the killing of an 85-year-old Holocaust survivor that has outraged France’s Jewish community. Mireille Knoll was stabbed 11 times and left in her burning Paris apartment […]
Train’s arrival in Beijing raises speculation of Kim visit The arrival of a special train in Beijing and unusually heavy security at a guesthouse where prominent North Koreans have stayed in the past have raised speculation that Kim Jong Un is making his first visit to China as the North’s […]
Is Trump’s silence on Putin, Daniels telling? President Donald Trump’s blistering tongue and stinging tweets spare almost no one. But there are two blatant exceptions to his saturating rhetorical fire: Vladimir Putin and Stormy Daniels. The President never shrinks from slamming his perceived foes from Rosie O’Donnell to the cast […]
U.S. sends China to-do list to reduce trade imbalance: WSJ Alarm over a possible trade war between the world’s two largest economies has chilled financial markets as investors foresee dire consequences should trade barriers go up due to President Donald Trump’s bid to cut the U.S. deficit with China. Treasury […]
Vote Leave: Activist to give MPs evidence of ‘rule breaking’ The Brexit activist who has accused the Vote Leave campaign of exceeding legal spending limits said his claims will be backed up by evidence presented to MPs. Shahmir Sanni alleged that the official Brexit campaign used a different group, BeLeave, […]
Toxic Gases Blamed for Iowa Family’s Death in Mexican Condo Four members of an Iowa family whose bodies were recently found in a condominium in Mexico died of inhalation of toxic gases, the authorities said on Saturday. Kevin Sharp, 41; his wife, Amy, 38; and their children, Sterling, 12, and […]
