LONDON - European Union rules are needed after Brexit to regulate foreign securities trading platforms that want to serve EU investors, the bloc’s markets watchdog said on Thursday.
More about this newsPARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday populism was spreading across Europe like a disease that Europeans should fight more vigorously instead of criticizing the actions of pro-European governments like his.
BEIJING - China’s commerce ministry on Thursday accused the United States of being “capricious” over bilateral trade issues, and warned that the interests of U.S. workers and farmers ultimately will be hurt by Washington’s penchant for brandishing “big sticks”.
WELLINGTON - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave birth to her first child, a girl, on Thursday, Ardern said in a posting on Instagram.
WASHINGTON - Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Thursday the United States needs to make it harder for its trading partners to have high trade barriers in order to achieve President Donald Trump’s ultimate goal of lower barriers and a level playing field.
TEHRAN -- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Israel's formidable nuclear arsenal is a real threat to the Middle East and the world, Financial Tribune daily reported on Wednesday.
TOKYO-- Tokyo stocks closed higher in choppy trade Wednesday as investors sought out shares deemed oversold following a global equities rout triggered by the U.S. targeting China again for higher tariffs as trade tensions heighten.
TEHRAN-- Iran will not accept Saudi Arabia's proposal to increase crude output of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Iran's representative to the OPEC was quoted as saying Tuesday.
WASHINGTON -- The United States on Tuesday announced its withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council, marking the latest departure by the Trump administration from an international institution.
