Angela Merkel says there is hope for Brexit deal ‘right up to the last day’

posted in: European Union, News

Mrs. Merkel hinted that Brussels would insist on level playing field guarantees as part of any agreement CREDIT: HAYOUNG JEON/EPA Angela Merkel has said there is still every chance of a Brexit deal being struck as British negotiators headed to Brussels for further … Read More

China to remove tariffs on some U.S. products, but not pork or soybeans

posted in: Far East, News

A fisherman carries fish near a port in Qingdao, China’s Shandong province, on Sept. 1. Beijing agreed to exempt some animal-feed products, such as fish meal, from retaliatory tariffs. (Str/AFP/Getty Images) BEIJING —  China extended an olive twig, rather than a … Read More

Israel Launches Relentless Bombardment on Gaza

posted in: Israel, News

TEHRAN (FNA)- Israel has launched a lengthy bombardment of positions in the Gaza Strip, sources inside the besieged enclave reported. Palestinian news agencies reported late on Saturday that Israeli airstrikes targeted positions allegedly held by the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas … Read More

German Chancellor Angela Merkel hopes US-China trade war will be over soon

German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a welcome ceremony with Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing yesterday.PHOTO: DPA German Chancellor looks to start a new phase in EU ties with … Read More

San Francisco Declares the N.R.A. a ‘Domestic Terrorist Organization’

posted in: News, United States

The city’s lawmakers unanimously passed the resolution in response to recent mass shootings. The National Rifle Association called it a worthless “sound-bite remedy.” National Rifle Association headquarters in Fairfax, Va.Credit – CreditJustin T. Gellerson for The New York Times Unsettled … Read More

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