Bitcoin may not be worth all the hoopla: N.Y. Fed blog post Bitcoin and other digital currencies have, so far, not been formidable competition for cash, checks or credit cards as a payment method in the United States and other major economies, according to two economists at New York Federal […]
South Korea’s Moon hosts North Korean talks as Pence keeps up pressure South Korean President Moon Jae-in met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister on Saturday, hoping to translate Olympics detente into meaningful progress towards resolving a tense standoff over the North’s nuclear and missile programmes. Moon hosted talks […]
Exclusive: Brazil police see no evidence in port bribery case against president Brazil’s Federal Police will likely recommend shelving an investigation into alleged bribery of President Michel Temer in return for extending port concessions last year because it has turned up no evidence, its chief told Reuters on Friday. Director […]
SDF to study any request to hand over British IS militants captured in Syria The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has not received a request from any foreign government to hand over two British Islamic State militants in its custody but will study any such request if made, a senior […]
Critics in Merkel’s conservatives vow to block coalition projects The business wing of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives on Saturday vowed to block certain projects included in this week’s coalition agreement with the Social Democrats (SPD), as tensions roiled both political blocs. Christian von Stetten of Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) said […]
China’s top diplomat tells Trump hopes to increase coordination on North Korea China hopes both it and the United States can increase their coordination on the North Korea issue, China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi told U.S. President Donald Trump during a meeting in Washington, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. […]
Tillerson sees tough talks with Turkey, others on Mideast trip U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson expects to have tough talks during a five-nation trip of the Middle East next week, including in Turkey, where he will urge leaders to rein in an offensive in northern Syria, U.S. officials said […]
Reuters report on Myanmar massacre brings calls for independent probe A Reuters investigation into the killing of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar prompted a demand from Washington for a credible probe into the bloodshed there and calls for the release of two journalists who were arrested while working on the report. […]
‘Who knew libertarians were so sensitive?’ Lawmaker won’t apologize for Rand Paul crack. There was bipartisan support Thursday night on essentially one issue: for Rand Paul to quiet down. As the libertarian held the Senate at bay into Friday morning to protest an estimated $320 billion being added to the […]
As Other Aides Face Trump’s Ire Over Rob Porter’s Departure, Hope Hicks Is Praised In a White House populated by aides who have flamed out, lashed out or cashed out — some do all three in the same day — Hope Hicks, the administration’s communications director, has maintained a low […]
