Trump says Putin and Zelenskiy want peace; phone calls kick off talks to end...
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW/KYIV, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Donald Trump said both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed a desire for peace in separate phone calls with him...
Trump gov’t readies reciprocal tariffs as trade war fears mount
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said he would impose reciprocal tariffs as soon as Wednesday evening on every country that charges duties on U.S. imports, in a...
US consumer inflation heats up in January
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in nearly 1-1/2 years in January, with Americans facing higher costs for a range of...
FBI finds thousands of new files on JFK assassination
THE US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) found thousands of new documents related to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy (JFK) after...
Pope Francis tells US bishops Trump’s immigration policy ‘will end badly’
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis sharply criticized US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in an unusual open letter to America’s Catholic bishops on Tuesday,...
In first for Italy, Tuscany approves right-to-die law
FLORENCE — Tuscany approved on Tuesday a right-to-die law, becoming the first region in Roman Catholic Italy to regulate assisted suicide in the absence...
Thailand’s big casino gamble hangs on fine print of regulations
BANGKOK — Thailand is setting its sights on becoming a global gaming hub, with plans to build a casino industry that generates billions in...
Netanyahu says Israel will end Gaza ceasefire if hostages not returned on Saturday
CAIRO/JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Tuesday the ceasefire in Gaza would end and the military would resume fighting Hamas until...
US Navy confirms ‘routine’ Taiwan Strait transit
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Navy confirmed on Tuesday two of its ships carried out a Taiwan Strait transit, calling it routine despite an angry...
Germany’s trade surplus with US reaches new record
BERLIN, - Germany's trade surplus with the United States reached a record level last year, data from the statistics office showed, as countries wait...
Elon Musk’s US Department of Defense contracts
Elon Musk's companies have a variety of contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense, highlighting the growing relationship between the tech entrepreneur's ventures and...
In latest trade war salvo, Trump raises tariffs on aluminum, steel imports
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump substantially raised tariffs on steel and aluminum imports on Monday to a flat 25% “without exceptions or exemptions”...