IOC appoints 10 new members, Greece back in the fold
Greece, host of the first modern games in 1896, regained International Olympic Committee representation after four years on Wednesday when the head of its Olympic...
House panel votes to subpoena Trump adviser Conway on Hatch Act
The U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee on Wednesday voted to subpoena testimony from White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway after she failed to appear...
Facebook crypto plans turn up heat on EU banks over real-time payments
The euro zone could have an instant payments system shared by all banks in the bloc by the end of 2020, finance industry officials said,...
U.S. aims to relaunch China trade talks after G20
The United States hopes to re-launch trade talks with China after President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping meet in Japan on Saturday, but Washington...
‘Do or die’ Brexit could destroy government, warns PM hopeful Hunt
Foreign minister Jeremy Hunt took aim at rival Boris Johnson’s “do or die” pledge to take Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31...
No sign of progress at NATO in U.S.-Turkey dispute over Russian defenses
The United States and Turkey appeared to make no progress during talks at NATO headquarters on Wednesday toward resolving a major dispute over Ankara’s plans...
Pompeo vows cooperation with India but trade, defense issues unresolved
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sought to reduce heightened trade tension with India on Wednesday, promising a renewed focus on negotiating better ties, but...
India’s RBI says foreign firms can process abroad, but must store data in India
Foreign payment firms such as Mastercard and Visa can process transactions made in India outside of the country but the related data should be brought...
Palestinians reject U.S. peace plan as Kushner keeps silent on political details
Palestinians poured scorn on the Trump administration’s much-touted peace plan for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Wednesday, saying its framework for a trade and investment boost...
The boxer who fights against gender violence
Beaten up by her partner when she was pregnant with her first child, Miriam Gutierrez, has since used boxing, and now politics, to champion women’s...