Jan 16 Home nations of plane crash victims seek compensation from Iran By Jill Lawless, Associated Press After a meeting in London, foreign ministers from Canada, the U.K., Afghanistan, Sweden and Ukraine urged Iran to allow a “thorough, independent and transparent international investigation," as well as a criminal probe and "impartial" judicial proceedings against those found responsible… Continue reading
Jan 16 What is the toll of trade wars on U.S. agriculture? By Menzie Chinn, Bill Plumley, Econofact Agriculture incomes would have shown no growth in 2019 but for massive and unprecedented federal assistance. Continue reading
Jan 16 Iran’s president says there’s ‘no limit’ to nuclear enrichment now By Nasser Karimi, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press After the Jan. 3 airstrike that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Iran said it would abandon all restrictions in the nuclear deal. Continue reading
Jan 16 WATCH: Senate approves USMCA trade deal By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Senate overwhelmingly approved a new North American trade agreement Thursday that rewrites the rules of trade with Canada and Mexico. Continue reading
Jan 16 Read the full watchdog report on Ukraine aid withholding By Dan Cooney The Government Accountability Office said the reasoning for withholding the aid is not allowed. Continue reading
Jan 16 Australia firefighters save world’s only rare dinosaur trees By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press Firefighters winched from helicopters to reach the cluster of fewer than 200 Wollemi Pines in a remote gorge in the Blue Mountains a week before a massive wildlife bore down. Continue reading
Jan 16 Ukraine investigates possible surveillance of former U.S. ambassador By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press The Interior Ministry also said it has invited the FBI to take part in the investigation. Continue reading
Jan 16 Read the full U.S.-China ‘Phase 1’ trade agreement By Kevin Freking, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The deal offers massive export opportunities for U.S. farms and factories and promises to do more to protect American trade secrets but leaves Washington's fundamental differences with Beijing unresolved. Continue reading
Jan 16 Putin cements power as Russian lawmakers approve his new prime minister By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press The approval comes a day after President Vladimir Putin kicked off an unexpected reshuffle of his inner circle that could keep him in power well past the end of his term in 2024. Continue reading
Jan 15 Democrats to investigate ‘profoundly alarming’ Ukraine texts By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Associated Press A House committee chairman says his panel will investigate what he says are "profoundly alarming" text messages that have raised questions about the possible surveillance of former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch before she was ousted by the Trump administration… Continue reading