North Korea said on Sunday nuclear issues will not be discussed when talks with the United States restart unless the withdrawal of U.S. "hostile policy" was put on the agenda, state media reported.
The North's foreign ministry said in a statement (...)
Riot police and security forces clashed with demonstrators in Tehran and dozens of cities across Iran on Saturday, Iranian news agencies and social media said, as protests against a rise in gasoline prices turned political.
The reports said (...)
Oil gained nearly 2 percent on Friday as comments from a top U.S. official raised optimism for a U.S.-China trade deal, but worries about increasing crude supplies capped prices.
Benchmark Brent crude gained $1.03, or 1.7 percent, to settle at (...)
Dollar was lower on Friday morning in the North American session as some optimism for the ongoing trade talks with China bolstered trade-linked currencies like the euro and the British pound.
Hopes that the United States and China may soon end their (...)
Mohammad Safadi, a former finance minister, has agreed to be Lebanon's prime minister if he wins the support of leading parties, Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil said on Friday.
The consensus on the wealthy 75-year-old, who has had extensive business (...)
The Trump administration is set to issue a two-week extension of a license allowing U.S. companies to continue doing business with China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, two sources familiar with the deliberations said.
The extension of around two (...)
The box of white tissues stood by, two seats to Maria Yovanovitch's right, as she told the world about being "shocked, appalled, devastated'' that the president had badmouthed her after firing her as ambassador to Ukraine. But Yovanovitch stayed a (...)
China's central bank said on Saturday it will aim to significantly lower real interest rates through reforms.
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) said the weighted average lending rate fell 4 basis points in the third quarter to 5.62 percent.
It also (...)
Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia agreed on Saturday to continue the technical consultations and discussions on all contentious issues over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) during the second meeting, scheduled to be held in Cairo on (2-3) (...)
The United States on Friday sent a letter to Egypt's government warning of possible sanctions over Cairo's decision to move forward with plans to buy Russian jets, an official familiar with the decision told Bloomberg.
According to the person, the (...)
Bolivia's Evo Morales called for the United Nations, and possibly Pope Francis, to mediate in the Andean nation's political crisis following his ouster as president in what he called a coup d'etat that forced him into exile in Mexico.
In an (...)
Gold rises on Thursday as Asian equities turned lower after weaker-than-expected economic data out of China weighed on risk appetite, boosting demand for safe-haven assets.
Spot gold was up 0.1 percent at $1,464.31 per ounce, as of 0401 GMT, while (...)
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday pushed Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to walk away from the purchase of a Russian missile defense system, calling it a "very serious challenge" to bilateral ties, even though he described a meeting between (...)
Oil rose on Thursday after industry data showed a surprise drop in U.S. crude inventories while comments from an OPEC official about lower-than-expected U.S. shale production growth in 2020 also provided some support for oil.
However, prices were (...)
Former world number one Andy Murray is in line to play Grigor Dimitrov in the opening round of the inaugural ATP Cup, with Bulgaria qualifying among the final six teams in the nation-based tournament.
Briton Murray, on the comeback trail after hip (...)
The head of Bolivia's Senate, Jeanine Anez, took office as interim president on Tuesday as former leader Evo Morales pledged to keep up his political fight from exile in Mexico after resigning in what he has said was a coup.
Anez, 52, assumed (...)
Oil dipped on Wednesday as prospects for a trade deal between the United States and China dimmed, weighing on the outlook for the global economy and energy demand.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the two countries were close to (...)
The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Tuesday he wanted the Senate to pass legislation to support pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, as violence rose in the Chinese-ruled city rocked by months of unrest.
Republican (...)
The United States has no intention to end its alliance with Syrian Kurdish SDF militia, a senior administration official said on Tuesday, effectively pushing back on Ankara's demand that Washington stop supporting the fighters it sees as (...)
Most of the major Gulf stocks moved lower in early trade on Wednesday as oil prices fell, with Abu Dhabi under-performing amongst the peers.
Oil prices dipped as hopes for a trade deal between the United States and China dimmed, after U.S. President (...)
President Donald Trump renewed his trade attack on China, calling the nation "cheaters" though he blamed the situation on past U.S. leaders.
Trump spoke Tuesday at the Economic Club of New York.
"Since China's entrance into the World Trade (...)
Below are quotations from the US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee impeachment hearing into allegations about President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine and noteworthy outside reaction.
US Representative Mark Meadows, An Ally Of (...)
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday lauded his relationship with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan as the leaders started a meeting to overcome mounting differences between the two NATO allies ranging from Syria policy to Turkey's purchase of a (...)
Anti-government protesters dug in at several university campuses across Hong Kong on Wednesday, setting the stage for further confrontations as police said violence in the Chinese-ruled city had reached a "very dangerous and even deadly (...)
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will head to Washington tonight to participate in the meeting of the Small Group of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS (D-ISIS) at the level of foreign ministers.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled (...)
