China TV drops NBA exhibition games, escalating pressure amid tweet uproar
Chinese state television said on Tuesday it wouldn’t air NBA exhibition games played in the country this week, heaping further pressure on the U.S. basketball...
World stocks run out of steam amid trade jitters
A two-day global stocks rally ran out of steam on Tuesday while major bond yields came under pressure and the dollar was on the back...
Oil climbs on Iraq and Ecuador unrest, regional tensions
Oil prices increased on Tuesday as unrest in Iraq and Ecuador raised supply concerns, but worries about U.S.-China trade negotiations capped the market’s gains after...
Hong Kong leader Lam does not rule out Beijing help, as economy suffers
Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday did not rule out asking Beijing for help, as the Asian financial hub struggles to deal with...
Brexit deal is essentially impossible ever: Downing Street source
A Brexit deal is essentially impossible as German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson that to do one Northern Ireland must...
Brexit deal ‘overwhelmingly unlikely’, UK source says Germany’s Merkel told Britain
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Prime Minister Boris Johnson that a Brexit deal was “overwhelmingly unlikely” in a call on Tuesday unless Britain left Northern...
Biden vows free community college, help for schools serving minorities
U.S. Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden would make community college free and invest $70 billion in historically black colleges and universities as well as those...
U.S. expands blacklist to include China’s top AI startups ahead of trade talks
The U.S. government widened its trade blacklist to include some of China’s top artificial intelligence startups, punishing Beijing for its treatment of Muslim minorities and...
Turkey says Syria attack plans complete, Trump delivers threat
Turkey said on Tuesday it had completed preparations for a military operation in northeast Syria after the United States began pulling back troops, opening the...
Iran opposes any Turkish military operation in Syria: Iran foreign ministry statement
Iran opposes any Turkish military operation in Syria, Iran’s foreign ministry said in a statement on its website on Tuesday....