Trump Says China Badly Wants Deal, U.S. Open to Calm Negotiation
(Bloomberg) — Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here. U.S. President Donald Trump said China wants to make a deal as he praised comments by the country’s chief negotiator for trade, offering a…
Trump news – live: President lavishes praise on Boris Johnson and says he’ll invite Putin to next G7 summit in extraordinary press conference
Donald Trump has skipped a meeting about climate change and biodiversity attended by other world leaders at the G7 on Monday, in the latest sign that the American government does not view the global threat as a priority.Separately, meeting German chanc…
Syria activists: Strikes kill 4, including woman, her child
Airstrikes targeted Syria’s last major rebel stronghold in the northwestern province of Idlib on Monday, killing at least four people, including a woman and her child, opposition activists said. The attacks come as Syrian government forces turn their …
Trump moves to ease tensions over China, Iran as G7 summit wraps up
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday offered an olive branch to China after days of intense feuding over trade and opened the door to diplomacy on Iran, easing tension on the last day of a strained G7 summit. The leaders of the world’s major industri…
News Brief: G-7 Summit, Financial Markets, Oklahoma Opioid Lawsuit
Leaders from the G-7 wrap up their meeting in France. Friday was a rough day for U.S. financial markets, and Monday could be too. And, a verdict is expected Monday in an opioid case in Oklahoma.
Amazon Rainforest Fires Put A Spotlight On Illegal Land Grabbers
Inside the Amazon rainforest, wildcat miners dig out rocks and grind them down in search of gold. These illegal operators are blamed for deforestation, pollution and driving people off their land.
Talk Of A No-Deal Brexit Raises The Prospects Of A United Ireland
As frustration mounts over the possibility of the U.K. withdrawing from the EU without a deal, some Irish are considering the unthinkable: uniting the north and the south.
Usually Orchestrated G-7 Summit, Has Its Fair Share Of Surprises
Leaders from the world’s seven most advanced economies spent the weekend meeting in France. There were some surprises — including an unannounced visit from a top Iranian diplomat.
Economist Regrets Push To Make China’s Economy More Capitalistic
Many policymakers and intellectuals believed that as China opened up its economy, so would its politics. Hungarian economist János Kornai now says he made a horrible mistake.
The Latest: Israeli PM orders building plan for settlement
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his staff prepare plans for building a new neighborhood in a West Bank settlement. Netanyahu said on Monday that the new neighborhood in the settlement of Dolev would have about 300 residential hou…
G-7 Leaders Near Deal To Help Amazon Nations Fight Rainforest Blazes, Macron Says
As the summit, held in southwest France, wrapped up, the French president said the leaders had agreed to “very concrete commitments involving technical resources and funding.”
Recent Comments