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Kremlin officials are in intense negotiations with their counterparts in Washington to strike at least one deal they hope will let President Donald Trump tout his summit with Vladimir Putin as a

Ugandan authorities defended the introduction of a tax on users of social-media such as Facebook and Twitter, saying the revenue is necessary to fund public services.

U.S. Republican lawmakers met Russia’s foreign minister and parliamentary counterparts in Moscow on Tuesday, expressing hopes that a presidential summit this month will ease tensions.

South Sudan’s plan to boost oil production should help it fund a forthcoming transitional government that seeks to end more than four years of civil war, the U.S. ambassador said.

Jeremy Corbyn’s biggest financial backers backed away from a decision that might have forced the Labour leader into supporting a second referendum on Brexit.

Evidence of new efforts by Kim Jong Un to expand his nuclear arsenal shows the challenge facing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo when he returns to Pyongyang this week to seek a detailed

A likely slowdown in Italy’s economic growth may lead the new government to reduce the pace of budget deficit reduction, the finance minister said.

When Renzo Prieto was released from prison last month his hair extended to his waist.

Addressing the adoring crowds gathered in Mexico City to celebrate his landslide election win, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador set out an economic wish-list, and some red lines.

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With Brazil’s politics in meltdown, a softly-spoken, mixed-race woman from a remote Amazonian province believes she can lead Latin America’s largest economy after two failed presidential bids.

Less than two months after losing power in a shocking election defeat, former Malaysian leader Najib Razak is now facing a legal battle against charges that could see him facing jail.

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Mexico’s next president, has promised to transform the nation. AMLO, as he’s known, pledged during his campaign to root out corruption, reduce violence, stop energy deals

Condo buyers in Canada’s already pricey markets may be the next to pay up as the trade battle with the U.S. radiates through the construction industry.

Saudi Arabia’s biggest dairy has become a boycott target of citizens smarting over the cost of remaking the kingdom’s economy.

Apple News launched a human-curated elections section, sparking a debate about tech companies and automation.

President Donald Trump’s global trade war is posing a growing risk to the kind of robust job gains that the U.S. probably enjoyed again in June.

Governor Phil Murphy’s record $3.2 billion pension payment was an easy sell to New Jersey lawmakers who had fought him on other budget initiatives. Still, he said, it was bittersweet to sign a

Today in Brexit: The Labour Party, long criticized for its ambiguous stance on Brexit, is under pressure to take a more combative approach.

Saker Nusseibeh, chief executive officer at Hermes Investment Management, discusses the BCC's call for clarity on Brexit from the British government and if the market is mispricing volatility. He