“Make Romania Great Again”. That was the message emblazoned across a cap that US President Donald Trump gave his Romanian counterpart, Klaus Iohannis. The slogan is a tweak of the ones used by Trump in his 2016 presidential campaign. The gift was handed to Iohannis as he visited the White House on Tuesday. Pictures released […] Read more
President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that the economy is healthy and said the only thing holding U.S. growth back is the Federal Reserve. In his latest slap at the central bank, the president called Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to a “golfer who can’t putt.” In tweets, he also claimed the country is “doing great with […] Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron will host his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a rare meeting on Monday before the start of the G7 summit in Biarritz. Macron is hoping to convince Russia to help end the conflict in east Ukraine. The French president believes the arrival of Volodymyr Zelensky as Ukrainian president could be the […] Read more
Voters headed to the polls for a by-election on Thursday in Wales’ Brecon and Radnorshire constituency. How did the by-election come about and why is it so important for the UK’s new prime minister Boris Johnson? What is a by-election? By-elections in the UK take place between general elections when a seat in the House […] Read more
Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis is under fire over a 1.8 million Swiss francs (£1.46 million) sponsoring deal his department struck with tobacco giant Philip Morris International to help fund Switzerland’s Expo 2020 pavilion in Dubai. The World Health Organization (WHO) is scrutinising the pact, while the Swiss School of Public Health, a group of […] Read more
Boris Johnson: Diplomatic disaster, EU basher or reincarnated olive – who is the new British leader?
Boris Johnson has been crowned the new leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, and will become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at its most critical moment of modern times. The 55-year-old beat Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt in the runoff to replace Theresa May. “My chances of being PM are about as good as the chances […] Read more
France’s central bank governor told CNBC Saturday that monetary policy cannot compensate for trade tensions, and political leaders need to act in order to fend off today’s economic threats. Speaking to CNBC’s Annette Weisbach at an economic conference in Aix-en-Provence in southern France, François Villeroy de Galhau underlined that the main threat to global growth […] Read more
President Vladimir Putin said Russia is ready to restart discussions with the U.S. over arms control and denied that the collapse of a significant nuclear missile treaty between the two nations would prompt an arms race. Putin said Thursday there had “recently been signs that Washington is beginning to consider resuming bilateral dialogue on a […] Read more
A deal is now subject to approval from non-OPEC allies at a meeting on Tuesday, with Iraq’s oil minister saying he did not anticipate any complications. Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh told reporters he had “no problem” with supporting oil supply cuts by nine months. OPEC is set to debate an extension of oil production […] Read more
President Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday not to meddle in the U.S. elections, appearing to make light of a scandal that had led to a two-year investigation into his campaign’s contact with the Kremlin during the 2016 elections. Asked by a reporter whether he would raise the issue during a bilateral […] Read more
