A Russian court has convicted a Jehovah’s Witness to six years in prison for engaging in so-called “extremist activity” — one of the harshest penalties imposed since a ban on the faith in 2017.
The Trump administration pushed anew this week to undermine what it calls the “corrupt” government of Nicaragua at a moment when Russia is accused of pumping weaponry and security expertise into the Central American nation in a bid to reassert Moscow’s once-powerful Cold War-era influence there.
The Senate on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide which Turkey has long condemned, marking a potentially significant pivot in U.S. policy.
President Trump has agreed to an initial trade deal that requires China to purchase a large amount of U.S. farm products in exchange for tariff relief, placing him close to a second significant trade win amid the furor over his pending impeachment.
China put a positive face Saturday on a first-step trade agreement that dials down a trade war it blames the U.S. for starting.
North Korea said Saturday that it successfully performed another “crucial test” at its long-range rocket launch site that will further strengthen its nuclear deterrent.
Minnesota state government will continue to consent to refugee resettlement, Gov. Tim Walz said Friday, in response to a recent presidential executive order that requires consent from states and counties.
Chinese officials said Friday they've agreed to an initial trade with the U.S. that will remove tariffs "phase by phase."
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Friday he expects the U.S. Congress to approve the new regional trade agreement with his country and Canada by Dec. 20.
China deputy trade envoy says China, U.S. have reached trade deal, will reduce punitive tariffs on each other’s goods.
South Sudan’s government has allocated $40 million to speed up the integration of its soldiers with armed opposition fighters to create a unified national army as the country emerges from a five-year civil war.
Wall Street closed out a listless day Friday with tiny gains and more record highs for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.
European Union leaders on Friday congratulated British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on his sweeping election victory amid optimism that his clear majority should finally allow him to push the long-stalled Brexit divorce deal through a reluctant parliament and end years of political wrangling.
European Commission chief wants future relations with UK to be 'as close as possible'; says time frame is 'challenging'.
The prime minister of Libya's U.N.-supported government Friday shrugged off threats by his rival, the commander of a self-styled army waging a months-long offensive to capture the capital Tripoli that the “zero hour” of the battle has begun.
Officials from almost 200 countries hunkered down for another night of talks late Friday as a U.N. climate meeting in Madrid went into overtime without agreement on key issues.
China's activities in territory it claims in the South China Sea are meant to intimidate other nations in the region, the commander of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet said Friday.
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A Chinese government spokeswoman says trade deal with Washington must be "mutually beneficial, a win-win".
