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One of the most striking things about the posse of CEOs who accompanied Donald Trump to China this week is that they are almost as unpopular as the president himself. During the golden age of business in 1980-2008, it sometimes seemed as if businesspeople could do no wrong. Now, it seems that they c

BRICS talks end without joint statement, exposing divisions over war in Iran Reuters

Iran has 'no trust' in US, will negotiate only if it is serious, Araqchi says Reuters

Chancellor wary about the ‘social climate developing there’ as relations with Donald Trump hit new low

Pakistan says 11 citizens, 20 Iranian nationals being repatriated from vessels seized by US Reuters

On Friday, the US president concluded talks with his counterpart from China, soaring away in Air Force One after two days of meetings and ceremonies. Our experts shed light on the outcomes. The post What did Trump and Xi accomplish? appeared first on Atlantic Council.

Trump says China may release the detained pastor but tycoon Lai ’is a tough one’

Pakistan has negotiated the passage of vessels laden with Qatari LNG out of the Strait of Hormuz in a diplomatic feat that no other energy buyer has managed so far in the Iran war. Pakistan, which was the mediator of the U.S.-Iran talks and is passing messages from one to the other, appears to have

U.S. consumer sentiment has been on a downward trend since the Covid pandemic. Inflation, wars and Trump's tariffs are to blame, economists say.

The outgoing Fed governor shares big ideas with the incoming chair.