Danish exit polls show centre-left opposition to win majority in elections
Denmark’s opposition parties led by the Social Democrats took a lead in two exit polls on Wednesday, suggesting the ruling Liberal Party and its centre-right...
Warren criticizes Trump’s ‘dart throwing’ Mexico tariff decision
Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on Mexico as “random dart throwing” that lacks a...
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...