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US Social Security Funds Run Out In 17 Years
The US government retirement program for the elderly will be exhausted starting in 17 years unless policies are...
‘Challenging’ For US Economy To Grow By 3%
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen warned Thursday that the Trump administration target of three percent growth will be...
Kaspersky Denies Spy Agency Work
Moscow-based security company Kaspersky Lab has denied working with Russian intelligence agencies, following US media...
US Seeks To Renegotiate S.Korea Free Trade Deal
The United States formally declared Thursday it wants to renegotiate its free trade agreement with South Korea, as the...
Sudan Halts Talks After Trump Extends Sanctions
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Wednesday suspended negotiations with Washington aimed at ending sanctions against...
Sudan Regrets US Decision To Extend Sanctions But Still Hopeful
Sudan voiced regret on Wednesday over a US decision to keep sanctions in place for another three months but expressed...
Sudan May Return To War If US Keeps Sanctions
Sudan could fall back into war if Washington fails to lift decades-old sanctions, Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour has...
Trump To Nominate Financier To Role of Banking Regulator
US President Donald Trump intends to nominate Randal Quarles, a former Treasury Department official, to a role as the...
Sudan Hopes Trump Takes ‘courageous’ Decision To Lift Sanctions
Hopes are running high in Sudan that US President Donald Trump will decide this week to lift Washington's sanctions on...
US Vows To Press China To Enforce NKorea Sanctions
The United States will crank up pressure on China to ensure that it implements sanctions against North Korea over its...
US, G20 Split Over Climate At Summit of World Leaders
Leaders from the world’s leading economies broke with U. S. President Donald Trump on climate policy at a G20 summit...
US and North Korea Need To Talk — But How?
After North Korea's shock demonstration that it can strike the American mainland with an intercontinental missile, US...
At G20, Trump Sticks To Guns On Mexico Wall
US President Donald Trump said Friday he still wants Mexico to pay for a planned border wall, as he met his Mexican...
Top US Justice Officials To Visit Guantanamo
The top US justice officials are to visit the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on Friday amid signs the Trump...
Trump and Putin To Meet Face To Face
US President Donald Trump is to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for the first time at a G20 summit in...
Trump and Putin To Meet Face To Face For First Time
On Thursday, Mr Trump used a speech in the Polish capital Warsaw to call on Russia to stop “destabilising”...
To Talk Or Not To Talk To North Korea?
Nuclear-armed North Korea has muscled its way onto the agenda of the G20 leaders' annual summit in Germany Thursday,...
Are US Banks Regaining Their Appetite For Acquisitions?
News that JPMorgan Chase considered bidding for British payment company Worldpay signals that big US banks could be...
AU Chair Questions US Stance On African Peacekeeping
The African Union's new chair Moussa Faki Mahamat on Wednesday questioned US commitment to fighting terrorism on the...