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Pompeo meets North Koreans, hopes to 'fill in' details on denuclearization
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met North Korean officials in Pyongyang on Friday, hoping to "fill in" details on how to dismantle the North's nuclear program and recover the remains of U.S. troops miss...
Pompeo arrives in North Korea for talks on nuclear sites
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in North Korea on Friday, hoping to "fill in" details on the North's plans to dismantle its nuclear program and also to secure the remains of U.S. troops missing...
U.S.-China trade war heats up as tariffs take effect
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. tariffs on $34 billion in Chinese imports took effect as a deadline passed on Friday, and with Beijing having vowed to respond immediately in kind, the two biggest economies were set on a risky path toward a full-b...
Struggling to save nuclear deal, Iran and world powers meet
VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran wants world powers to present measures guaranteeing oil revenue and investment into the country despite U.S. sanctions when ministers meet on Friday to save the 2015 nuclear deal, but European states will fall short of its dem...
As tariffs loom, China state media slams Trump's 'gang of hoodlums'
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's state media lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump, accusing the White House of behaving like a "gang of hoodlums" as the world's two biggest economies headed toward outright trade war on...
China state media slams Trump's 'gang of hoodlums' as tariffs loom
SHANGHAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's state media lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, accusing the White House of behaving like a "gang of hoodlums" as the world's two biggest economies careened toward the start...
Asian stocks on edge hours before tariff deadline
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Asian share markets were set for a bumpy ride on Friday just hours ahead of a U.S. deadline to impose tariffs on Chinese imports, which has rattled financial markets in recent weeks as investors feared it could trigger a full-blo...
U.S.-Iran tensions rise over oil route as EU tries to save nuclear deal
LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy stands ready to ensure free navigation and the flow of commerce, the U.S. military's Central Command said on Thursday, as Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned they would block oil shipments through the Strait...
Immigration top issue for U.S. voters, economy a close second: Reuters/Ipsos poll
(Reuters) - Immigration tops the economy and healthcare as the most important issue determining Americans' vote ahead of the midterm elections in November, a new Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll shows.
Russian jets hit Syrian south, U.N. urges Jordan to open border
BEIRUT/AMMAN/GENEVA (Reuters) - Syrian army troops came close to the Jordanian border on Thursday as the opposition and Russia agreed to resume suspended talks on a deal to end fighting that has sparked one of the fastest displacements in the course...
Fed on lookout for recession but still sees strong economy: minutes
WASHINGTON, July 5 (Reuters) - - U.S. central bankers discussed whether recession lurked around the corner and expressed concerns global trade tensions could hit an economy that by most measures looked strong, minutes of the Federal Reserve's la...
Trump names former Fox executive Bill Shine to communications job
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday named former Fox News executive Bill Shine to a key administration communications post, the White House said in a statement.
On eve of key talks with split cabinet, May has new Brexit pitch
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May will propose a new plan on Friday to ease trade and give Britain more freedom to set tariffs after Brexit, in a last-ditch attempt to unite her divided government on how to leave the European Union.
UK demands Russia explain nerve attack after two more people struck down
AMESBURY, England (Reuters) - Britain demanded on Thursday that Russia provide details about the Novichok nerve agent attack on a former double agent and his daughter after two British citizens were struck down with the same poison.
U.S. moving some detained immigrants to sites closer to their children: HHS Secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is moving some immigrants parents to detention sites closer to the young children they were separated from while crossing the U.S.-Mexico border to meet a court-imposed deadline to reunify families, U.S. Sec...
China says U.S. 'opening fire' on world with tariffs, vows to respond
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China accused the United States on Thursday of "opening fire" on the world with tariffs set to take effect on Friday, warning that it will respond the moment that duties on $34 billion in Chinese goods kick in...
Three charged with manslaughter over bursting of Kenya dam that killed 47
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya charged three men with manslaughter and other offences on Thursday for their role in the collapse of a dam at a flower farm in May that killed at least 47 people.
Man accused of killing at Charlottesville rally due in court
(Reuters) - A 21-year-old Ohio man accused of killing a woman after plowing his car into a group of people protesting against a white nationalist rally in Virginia last year was due to appear in court on Thursday on federal hate crime charges.
May proposes new customs plan to divided government
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May will propose on Friday a new plan to ease trade and offer Britain more freedom to set tariffs after Brexit, a last-ditch attempt to unite her divided government on plans to leave the European Union.
UK sets July 16/17 for Brexit customs, trade laws parliament debate
LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmakers will debate the government's proposed legislation on post-Brexit customs arrangements and trade on July 16 and 17, creating another potential flashpoint between Prime Minister Theresa May and pro-European Uni...