Section: Time (USA)
Watch Vladimir Putin and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Embrace at the G-20
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have found themselves isolated in recent months as many Western countries take a hardline stance against their authoritarian tendencies. But the two seemed to be enjoying each other’s company Friday at the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires. The two embraced with big...
President Trump Signs New Trade Pact With Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau and Mexican President Pena Nieto
(BUENOS AIRES, Argentina) — President Donald Trump joined the leaders of Canada and Mexico at a global meeting in Argentina on Friday to sign a revised North American trade pact, fulfilling a longstanding political promise with a deal he celebrated as a “groundbreaking achievement.” The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is meant to replace the...
Ukraine Is Blocking Russian Men of Combat Age From Entering the Country
Ukraine on Friday barred Russian men of combat age from entering the country following the imposition of martial law on Nov. 27. The statement from Ukrainian officials comes six days after Russian forces seized three Ukrainian vessels and 23 sailors — six of whom were injured in the process — in the Black Sea. The skirmish followed months of...
Hopes Slim for End to Trade War When Xi Jinping Meets Donald Trump at the G20
World leaders descend on Buenos Aires this weekend for the G20 summit, with Russia’s seizure of Ukrainian sailors, the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and Britain’s impending exit from the E.U. all high on the agenda. But while substantial progress is not expected on these issues in the Argentine capital — the G20 is...
President Trump Scraps Vladimir Putin Meeting at G-20 Over Russia-Ukraine Conflict
(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump said he is canceling a one-on-one meeting with Vladimir Putin after Russia captured Ukrainian ships and sailors in the Kerch Strait near Crimea. Trump made the announcement in a tweet Thursday aboard Air Force One on his way to the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires, where the two leaders were scheduled to...
Russian Military Missile Was Responsible for Downing Deadly Flight MH17, Investigators Find
(BUNNIK, Netherlands) — An international team of investigators says that detailed analysis of video images has established that the Buk missile that brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 nearly four years ago came from a Russia-based military unit. Wilbert Paulissen of the Dutch National Police said Thursday that the missile was from the...
Emmanuel Macron Turns to Vladimir Putin in an Effort to Salvage the Iran Nuclear Deal
(PARIS) — Having failed to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to stay in the Iran nuclear accord, French President Emmanuel Macron is reaching out to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Macron heads to St. Petersburg on Thursday amid deep differences with Putin over Syria, Ukraine and alleged Russian meddling abroad. But both men want to salvage...
Italy’s Swing to the Populist Fringe Is Profoundly Symbolic and Deeply Disturbing for the E.U.
The European Union can swing from euphoria to crisis in the blink of an eye. Just a few months ago, French President Emmanuel Macron was wooing liberal acolytes in the European Parliament with his vision of a European renaissance, a continent rebounding from the woes of the past with the kind of radical reform needed to win over a new generation....
Sweden Advises Its Citizens to Prepare Wet Wipes and Tinned Hummus in the Event of War
Sweden has not gone to war with another country for over two centuries, but that hasn’t stopped the government from reissuing an emergency manual from World War II that advises citizens on how best to cope with hypothetical hostilities. The newly updated 20-page pamphlet, entitled Om krisen eller kriget kommer (‘If crisis or war comes”),...
Company Behind Cuba Plane Crash Was Subject of 2 Previous Performance Complaints
(HAVANA) — The Mexican charter company whose 39-year-old plane crashed in Havana had been the subject of two serious complaints about its crews’ performance over the last decade, according to authorities in Guyana and a retired pilot for Cuba’s national airline. Mexico’s government said late Saturday that its National Civil...
