Stock markets around the world tumbled following US President Donald Trump’s latest tweets, reigniting fears about global trade tensions. Wall Street closed one percent lower on Monday, after Trump said he wouldRead More…
The 2010s are set to be the hottest decade in history, the United Nations said Tuesday in an annual assessment of climate change. The World Meteorological Organization said global temperatures so farRead More…
French officials say their country will not cave in to US pressure after Washington threatened to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on French goods worth $2.4 billion. The punitive taxesRead More…
An asteroid roughly as big as the Egyptian pyramids is headed our way and will make a “close approach” to the Earth on Friday evening, having only been spotted late last week.Read More…
Pyongyang accused the US of only being interested in exploiting the stalled negotiations for political campaigning but also hinted that it’s up to Washington to get into the Christmas mood this year.Read More…
The draft final document to be adopted during the Normandy Quartet summit on the conflict in Donbass, due in France on December 9, contains no “breakthrough ideas,” TASS quoted on Tuesday Ukraine’sRead More…
A high-ranking Chinese diplomat is visiting Seoul this week for the first time in five years as the two countries seek to improve ties amid a spat over a US anti-missile systemRead More…
The Turkish president reiterated his demand for NATO allies to support his country’s fight against Kurdish militias. Speaking ahead of a NATO gathering, he said Turkey’s membership does not mean it can’tRead More…
New Zealand moved to ban large foreign political donations and misleading social media advertisements on Tuesday amid concerns about “offshore interference in next year’s general election.” The move, which bars donations overRead More…
The leading credit rating agency said Islamabad’s financial situation is on a path of improvement and expressed hope that the help from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mitigates the risks to itsRead More…