Pelosi demands Acosta resign over Epstein deal
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for President Donald Trump’s Labor secretary, Alexander Acosta, to resign amid renewed concerns over his handling of sex abuse...
U.S. billionaire Steyer enters 2020 Democratic presidential race
Billionaire Tom Steyer, who has pushed Democrats to impeach President Donald Trump and previously flirted with running for the White House, said on Tuesday he...
Wall St. slips on trade concerns, muted rate cut hopes
U.S. stocks dropped on Tuesday as investors fretted over a hit to company earnings from the protracted U.S.-China trade dispute and reined in expectations of...
U.S. billionaire Steyer enters 2020 Democratic presidential race: report
Billionaire donor and liberal activist Tom Steyer, who flirted with the idea of running for president earlier this year but declined, now says he will...
UK’s May backs ambassador branded ‘a pompous fool’ by Trump
Prime Minister Theresa May gave her “full support” to Britain’s Washington envoy on Tuesday but Donald Trump attacked the “wacky Ambassador” whose leaked memo had...
Video reveals final steps of Himalayan climbers
A video showing the final moments of eight international climbers killed in an avalanche in May is released by India’s Indo-Tibetan Border Police. Anna Bevan...
Deutsche Bank shares slide again on doubts about turnaround
Deutsche Bank shares extended losses on Tuesday on investor doubts that the new chief executive can revive the lender by shrinking the investment bank and...
Obamacare future in the balance at court hearing
A federal appeals court will consider whether to uphold a Texas judge’s ruling declaring the Obamacare healthcare law unconstitutional, a position now backed by the...
Hong Kong leader says extradition bill ‘dead’, students not satisfied
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the extradition bill that sparked the city’s biggest political crisis in decades was dead and the government’s...
Asia stocks fall to two-week low as hopes fade for big Fed rate cut, tech stocks drag
Asian stocks fell to their lowest levels in two and a half weeks on Tuesday as hopes dwindled for a hefty interest rate cut by...