Putin To Saudi Crown Prince: Russia Ready To Do Everything To Stabilize Mideast Crisis

Xi Presses Trump For Taiwan Policy Shift As $14 Billion Weapons Deal Hangs In Limbo Following our earlier coverage of Barclays senior China economist Yingke Zhou's view that Chinese leader Xi Jinping's state visit delivered "more signaling, less substance," attention turns to Taiwan, where Xi pressed President Donald Trump to oppose Taiwan independence. According to China's official Xinhua News Agency, Xi urged Trump to "adhere to the correct position of opposing Taiwan independence." The conversation took place at Thursday's White House summit. For years, Washington has held the stance that it "doesn't...

Oil Dumps As Iran, Oman Push To Reopen Hormuz; Satellite Image Shows Gulf Producers Ramping Up Brent crude futures dropped for a third session as Iran and Oman advanced plans for a temporary maritime corridor through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent tumbled to $85 a barrel early Wednesday, down more than 9% for the week, while West Texas Intermediate traded around $80. Crude remains up more than 41% this year following the US-Iran conflict and ongoing disruptions at the Hormuz chokepoint. Earlier, Oman's state news agency reported that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas...

Already escalating the conflict with a flurry of airstrikes on Monday, Israeli ground troops have further expanded the ground war in Lebanon today, with a new round of offensives north of the Litani River, as troops move beyond the “Yellow Line” they established at the start of the ceasefire. Officials still aren’t being clear exactly […]