Britain and India to restart trade talks in New Delhi on Monday
LONDON - Britain's Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds and India's Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal will meet in New Delhi on Monday to restart...
Ukraine opposes size of minerals fund to pay back US war aid
UKRAINE has pushed back against US demands for a $500-billion fund that would be part of a deal to give Washington a cut of...
Latin America prays for Francis, region’s first pope
BUENOS AIRES — People across Latin America prayed for Pope Francis, the first leader of the Catholic Church to come from the region, as...
Musk orders US federal workers to report on work by Monday or resign
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration sent e-mails on Saturday evening to US federal government employees telling them to detail their work accomplishments from the...
US exempts security funds from aid freeze — but little for humanitarian programs
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration released $5.3 billion in previously frozen foreign aid, mostly for security and counternarcotics programs, according to a list of...
EU to pare back sustainability rules for companies, draft shows
BRUSSELS/LONDON — The European Commission plans to cut back the number of companies facing European Union (EU) sustainability reporting requirements, as part of its...
Pope Francis in critical condition after health deteriorates, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican said on Saturday that Pope Francis' health had deteriorated over the past 24 hours and for the first time...
South Korea seeks exemption from Trump tariffs
SEOUL - South Korean officials have requested an exemption from U.S. reciprocal, steel and aluminum tariffs during their visit this week to Washington, the industry ministry...
Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has halted the participation of U.S. scientists in key U.N. climate change assessments, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters, part...
Trump can continue mass firings despite disruption and chaos, US judge rules
The Trump administration can continue its mass firings of federal employees for now, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, rejecting a bid by a...
Trump tells ‘dictator’ Zelensky to move fast or lose Ukraine
WASHINGTON/KYIV — US President Donald Trump denounced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a “dictator” on Wednesday and warned he had to move quickly to...
Most US manufacturers forecast layoffs at Vietnam operations with Trump tariffs, survey shows
HANOI — Most US manufacturers surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Vietnam said they would be likely be forced to lay...