Trump ‘comfortable with any outcome’ from pivotal Xi talks – official
U.S. President Donald Trump views this week’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping as a chance to see where Beijing stands on the countries’ trade...
Italian ‘cocaine king’ makes midnight escape from jail in Uruguay
An Italian mob boss, who had been imprisoned in Uruguay since 2017, escaped from jail overnight as he was waiting to be extradited back to...
Ex-Venezuelan oil minister asks U.S. court to set aside $1.4 billion judgment
Former Venezuelan Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez asked a federal judge in Houston on Monday to set aside a $1.4 billion default verdict against him in...
Drones disrupt flights at Singapore airport for second time in a week
Unauthorized drone flying caused the second spate of delays and flight diversions in less than a week at Singapore’s Changi airport on Monday night, the...
China Vice Premier Liu holds call with Lighthizer, Mnuchin
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He held a phone conversation with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, China’s Ministry of Commerce...
Orioles sign C Rutschman to record $8.1 million bonus
No. 1 overall draft pick Adley Rutschman signed with the Baltimore Orioles on Monday, receiving a major-league-record $8.1 million signing bonus, according to MLB.com....
Mexico says it has deployed 15,000 forces in the north to halt U.S.-bound migration
Mexico has deployed almost 15,000 soldiers and National Guard in the north of the country to stem the flow of illegal immigration across the border...
Lawyers for Huawei CFO urge Canada to withdraw extradition proceedings
Lawyers for Huawei’s chief financial officer urged Canada’s justice minister on Monday to withdraw extradition proceedings against Meng Wanzhou, who has been detained in Vancouver...
Exclusive: Dirty oil crisis over for Russia, but contagion felt on high seas
In the opinion of Russian officials, the oil contamination crisis that disrupted flows from the world’s second-largest exporter of crude this spring is long over....
Online game helps fight the spread of fake news: study
An online game that allows people to deploy Twitter bots, photo-shop evidence and incite conspiracy theories has proven effective at raising their awareness of “fake...
