Hope grows for deal to avoid U.S. tariffs on Mexican goods
Hope grew on Wednesday for a deal to avoid the United States imposing tariffs on Mexican goods in return for Mexico doing more to halt...
Trump says he thinks Mexico wants a deal, tariff threat stands
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he thinks Mexico wants to make a deal in the neighbors’ immigration dispute, but that he will go...
Peru Congress gives vote of confidence to government
Peru’s government won a confidence vote in the country’s Congress on Wednesday after a marathon debate centered on President Martin Vizcarra’s effort at passing anti-corruption...
How Thailand’s coup leader kept power through election
When Thailand’s former army chief, General Prayuth Chan-ocha, was confirmed as prime minister by parliament on Wednesday, he completed his transition from coup leader to...
UN: 2 million Somalis could die of famine this year – The Times of Israel
UN: 2 million Somalis could die of famine this year The Times of Israel million needed after rainless season that has killed livestock and crops, as...
Fast vanishing Ethiopia’s Rift Valley Lakes – ethiopiaobserver.com
Fast vanishing Ethiopia’s Rift Valley Lakes ethiopiaobserver.com Lake Ziway and Abiyata: Troubled waters. Bayush Sisay is not sure how long she will keep on working on....
Fed says contacts worry about trade war; economy growing modestly
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday reported that its contacts at companies across the country were worried that international trade tensions could weigh on business...
Xi, Putin meet as the U.S.-China trade war drags on
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Moscow for bilateral talks with Russia’s President Putin. Their meeting comes amid the escalating trade war between China...
Arriving in Ireland, Trump says Brexit will be fine for the country
Donald Trump, arriving in Ireland for the first time as U.S. president on Wednesday, sought to reassure the country that Britain’s exit from the European...
Trump understands need to avoid hard post-Brexit Irish border, PM says
U.S. President Donald Trump understood in a meeting with Irish officials on Wednesday that Brexit cannot result in the return of a hard border on...
