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US, China agree trade war ceasefire after Trump, Xi summit
BUENOS AIRES: China and the United States agreed to a ceasefire in their bitter trade war on Saturday after high-stakes talks in Argentina between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, including no escalated tariffs on Jan. 1. Trump will leave tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports at 10 percent at the beginning...
Trump goes it alone on trade, climate at tense G20
BUENOS AIRES: US President Donald Trump, ahead of a tariffs showdown with China, diverged with G20 partners at summit talks Saturday in refusing to back global action on climate change and by watering down past pledges to fight trade protectionism. A final communique adopted after all-night haggling in the summit in Argentina said all other G20...
Five key moments from the G20
BUENOS AIRES: Global leaders hunkered down for what threatened to be a fractious two-day summit in Buenos Aires with deep disagreements evident over world trade and climate change. But it wasn´t all doom and gloom. Here are five moments from the first day of the summit Friday: THAT HANDSHAKE All eyes were on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman...
China, US showdown looms on trade at fractious G20
BUENOS AIRES: The United States and China, the world’s two largest economies, will see Saturday if they can find a breakthrough to exit a spiraling trade war as their presidents meet at a tense G20 summit. With markets watching nervously, US President Donald Trump has described the Buenos Aires summit of the 20 leading economic powers as a...
‘United’ EU stands behind Ukraine over naval standoff
Monitoring Desk BRUSSELS: The European Union stands behind Ukraine over naval standoff and “will roll over the sanctions on Russia in December,” the European Council president said on Friday. “Europe is united in our support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Donald Tusk said in a Twitter post. “This is why I am sure that...
Russia?s seizure of Ukraine ships unjustified: G7
OTTAWA: G7 nations on Friday called Russia’s seizure of three Ukrainian ships off Moscow-annexed Crimea unjustified and demanded the release of the 24 sailors, saying the standoff had “dangerously raised tensions.”The foreign ministers of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the US, as well as the EU’s high...
Russia and Ukraine refuse to back down as UN chief urges calm
MOSCOW: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres expressed hope that the international community will help calm tensions between Russia and Ukraine over a ship standoff near Crimea. Guterres urged Russia on Thursday to respect “the territorial integrity of Ukraine” and “avoid the worst” after Russia seized Ukrainian naval ships and their...
Ukraine bars Russian men from entry as tensions flare
MOSCOW (AFP): Ukraine on Friday barred Russian men aged 16-60 from entry as tensions mounted between the two countries over Moscow’s seizure of three Ukrainian ships last week. The move came after Kiev imposed martial law in border regions this week in response to the Russian seizure of the ships and 24 sailors off Moscow-annexed Crimea....
Ukraine restricts entry for Russian men age 16 to 60
KIEV: Ukraine on Friday limited entry for Russian men age 16 to 60 after Moscow seized three of its ships in a sea confrontation last weekend, the head of the country´s border service said. The move comes after Kiev imposed martial law in border regions this week over the seizure. “As of today, entry is restricted for foreigners — in the first...
Trump ex-lawyer pleads guilty to lying over Russia deal
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty on Thursday to lying to Congress over the ongoing Russia investigation in connection with a Moscow real-estate deal and Russian contacts pursued during the 2016 election. As Democrats decried the plea as evidence that Trump’s associates were...
