U.S. sanctions Chinese oil buyer over alleged Iran violations
The United States has sanctioned the China’s state-run energy company Zhuhai Zhenrong Co Ltd for allegedly violating restrictions imposed on Iran’s oil sector, U.S. Secretary...
Nigerian police, Shi’ite group clash in capital, at least two dead
Nigerian police and Shi’ite Muslim protesters clashed in the capital Abuja on Monday, with at least one demonstrator and a senior policeman killed, highlighting one...
Trump slams ‘terrible’ Puerto Rico governor
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday slammed Puerto Rico’s governor as ‘terrible’ and blasted the U.S. territory’s leaders, accusing them of wasting billions of dollars...
Lloyds and Standard Life Aberdeen to settle 100 billion sterling funds row: Sky News
Lloyds Banking Group PLC will pay about 140 million pounds ($174.72 million) to Standard Life Aberdeen PLC (SLA) to settle a legal fight over the...
Trump says he could win Afghan war ‘in a week’
President Trump said on Monday the United States could win the war in Afghanistan ‘in a week’ and that he could wipe the country ‘off...
Haiti prime minister Lapin offered resignation: local media
Haitian newspaper Le Nouvelliste reported on Monday that the country’s Prime Minister Jean Michel Lapin had offered his resignation to President Jovenel Moïse....
Spain’s Podemos demands bigger government role to back Sanchez as PM
Spain’s far-left Podemos on Monday demanded higher profile government posts, upping the ante on the eve of Socialist Pedro Sanchez’s confirmation vote as prime minister...
Huawei executive says ‘concerned’ about Canadians held in China
The Canadian unit of China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd sought to distance itself from the actions of the Chinese government on Monday, with a top...
S&P 500 climbs toward record, marquee reports in focus
The S&P 500 climbed toward a record high on Monday, supported by expectations of lower interest rates, while investors awaited quarterly earnings from marquee companies...
Explainer: What it would take for Congress to impeach Trump
A dark cloud of impeachment has threatened President Donald Trump for many months, with Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, where any such effort...