Saudi crown prince to visit U.S. for the first time since Khashoggi scandal

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman during a welcoming ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. Bandar Algaloud/courtesy Of Saud | Via Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday, with the leaders expected to discuss … Read more

Japan to dispatch senior envoy to China, NHK says, as travel warning drives tourism selloff in Tokyo

Visitors in front of the Cinderella Castle at Tokyo Disneyland in Tokyo, Japan on Jan. 17, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan on Monday said it dispatched a senior foreign ministry official to China to ease rising tensions, public broadcaster NHK reported, as tourism-exposed stocks in Tokyo slumped amid the diplomatic feud. Masaaki … Read more

U.S. and Switzerland reach trade deal to lower tariffs to 15%

Swiss flag is pictured at the Harbor in Geneva, Switzerland, March 13, 2024.  Denis Balibouse | Reuters The U.S. and Switzerland have reached a trade deal, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told CNBC on Friday. Duties will be reduced to 15%, the Swiss government said in a post on X, adding that further details will … Read more

The sharks are circling UK PM Keir Starmer’s leadership, with crunch points coming

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a Service of Remembrance to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of VJ Day at The National Memorial Arboretum on August 15, 2025 in Alrewas, Staffordshire. Anthony Devlin | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is looking increasingly vulnerable this week amid mounting speculation that he … Read more

U.S. and Switzerland working on a deal to slash 39% tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during the swearing-in ceremony of U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images The U.S. and Switzerland are getting close to signing a trade deal to lower tariffs of 39% that … Read more

Trump backs Senate deal that would end government shutdown

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during the swearing-in ceremony of U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday said he approves of a pending deal in the Senate that would bring … Read more

American farmers push to boost soybean sales in China as Trump’s trade war rumbles on

After President Donald Trump’s recent meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, there is hope for U.S. farmers that the soybean business may be on the way back. At the China International Import Expo last week, Illinois soybean farmer Scott Gaffner said he came to Shanghai to save his China business. “We want to make sure … Read more