Iran will sell its oil and break sanctions reimposed by the United States on its vital energy and banking sectors, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told economists at a meeting broadcast live on state television on Monday. “America wanted to cut to zero Iran’s oil sales … but we will continue ... Read More »
President Xi tells foreign investors he will tighten laws to protect their intellectual property rights China’s president Xi Jinping has issued a veiled criticism of Donald Trump during the opening of a major trade fair in Shanghai, saying China will reduce tariffs and “open up its market to the world”. ... Read More »
As U.S. President Donald Trump resumes sanctions on Iran, the success of his push to curb its nuclear, missile and regional activities may hinge on how flexible he is willing to be on his extensive demands to coax Tehran into talks. Washington will reintroduce sanctions on Monday targeting Iran’s most ... Read More »
Total global user numbers continue to slowly rise, with more than 2.2bn people using the platform every month Facebook has lost a million daily and monthly active users in the last three months, the company’s latest financial results have revealed. The social network was the subject of a cyber attack ... Read More »
Strain begins to show amid a wider slowdown in the world’s second biggest economy The Chinese economy has revealed fresh signs of the pressure of a trade war with the US and a wider slowdown at home as manufacturing activity fell and the yuan was fixed at a new 10-year ... Read More »
Austria will follow the United States and Hungary in backing out of a United Nations pact on migration over concerns that it will blur the line between legal and illegal migration, the right-wing government told media on Wednesday. The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration was approved in ... Read More »
Report says air pollution is having a devastating impact on children worldwide, storing up a public health time bomb Poisonous air is having a devastating impact on billions of children around the world, damaging their intelligence and leading to hundreds of thousands of deaths, according to a report from the ... Read More »
Chancellor’s centre-left governing partners on course for dismal result Angela Merkel and her governing party allies have lost significant support in a state election in Germany while the Greens’ share of the vote doubled. Projections showed Ms Merkel’s conservatives heading for an extremely lacklustre win in the vote for the ... Read More »
The United States said on Monday it will send over 5,200 troops to help secure the border with Mexico, a far larger-than-expected deployment as President Donald Trump hardens his stance on immigration ahead of Nov. 6 mid-term elections. The deployment will create an active-duty force comparable in size to the ... Read More »
Around 300 people involved in search which has recovered no bodies so far An Indonesian plane carrying 189 people crashed into the sea and sank minutes after taking off from the capital, Jakarta. The Lion Air flight, JT610, lost contact with ground officials 13 minutes after takeoff, Indonesia’s search and ... Read More »
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