Mexico slaps billionaire’s steel company with fine for stock manipulation
A file photo of the exterior of the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores SAB, Mexico’s stock exchange, in Mexico City, Mexico. Mexico’s securities regulator has imposed one of its biggest fines…
Angela Merkel’s CDU to vote on German coalition deal
Germany’s Christian Democrats (CDU) will meet to approve a coalition deal with the Social Democrats (SPD) that will take their leader, Angela Merkel, a step closer to a fourth term…
Turkey requests extradition of Kurdish ex-leader Salih Muslim
Salih Muslim, a former leader of Syria’s Kurdish PYD, was arrested in Czech Republic on Saturday at Turkey’s request. Turkey has submitted a request to extradite a former Kurdish Syrian…
North Korea open to talks with United States, South Korea says
A North Korean envoy making a rare visit to South Korea says his country is willing to open talks with the United States, a step toward diplomacy between enemies after…
France says it foiled two terror attacks this year
France has foiled two terror attacks this year targeting a leading sports team and the armed forces, Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said Sunday. Paris is still on its highest level…
U.S. Needs New FAA Head, Trump Generously Offers His Personal Pilot
When Donald Trump launched his presidential campaign, he was a highly respected real estate mogul known for his incredible business instincts and impeccable taste (or at least, that’s the character…
The Real Game Trump Is Playing on NAFTA
As the United States, Canada and Mexico head into the seventh round of the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, there is a question increasingly looming over the…
Veteran commander vies for power in Libya’s shifting sands
In France, Italy and Tunisia, he also shook hands with ministers and presidents in gilded reception rooms, projecting a different image: that of a man preparing to convert the military…
Oil steady after hitting three-week top; Saudis to keep output below cap
Oil steadied around its highest prices in three weeks on Monday, supported by comments from Saudi Arabia that it would continue to curb shipments in line with the OPEC-led effort…
How Iran’s rise is remaking the Middle East
On 10 February, Israel announced that an Iranian drone had been shot down in western Syria. Later, an Israeli F-16 crashed after being hit by Syrian anti-aircraft fire over the…