Mexico’s president asks U.S.-Iran to say ‘no to war’
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Wednesday that he would like to see a conflict between the United States and Iran resolved peacefully via … Read More
UK-EU trade talks need not be completed in one go: Johnson’s spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain does not want the European Union’s principle that “nothing is agreed until everything is agreed” to define future trade talks, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s political spokesman … Read More
Former Deputy Attorney Rod Rosenstein joins the law firm King & Spalding
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, best known for his decision to appoint Special Counsel Robert Mueller in May 2017 to probe links … Read More
Trump says no U.S. casualties, Iran appears to be standing down
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday there were no American casualties in the Iranian strikes on military bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq and that Tehran … Read More
Oil price spike clouds U.S. corporate profit outlook, puts investors on edge
By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors are worrying that rising energy costs due to an escalating conflict between the United States and Iran that has caused a spike … Read More
UK PM Johnson condemns Iranian attack on military bases in Iraq
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned on Wednesday the attack by Iran on military bases in Iraq housing western troops in retaliation for the U.S. killing of … Read More
U.S. private payrolls post largest gain in eight months
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. private payrolls increased by the most in eight months in December, pointing to sustained labor market strength though job gains last month were likely flattered by … Read More
Netanyahu says anyone attacking Israel will be dealt ‘strongest blow’
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, after an Iranian missile strike on U.S.-led forces in Iraq, that Israel would hit back hard against anyone who attacked … Read More
UK PM Johnson calls suggestions he is soft on Trump ‘absolute fiction’
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson shrugged off suggestions on Wednesday that he would fall into line with the United States over its Middle East policy because he … Read More
Iraqi leader faces tricky balancing act as main allies confront one another
By Ahmed Aboulenein BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Wednesday urged Washington and Tehran to show restraint following Iranian missile attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq … Read More