US squeezes Moscow over Assad support ahead of Tillerson talks
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson flew into Moscow Tuesday to confront the Kremlin over its support for Bashar…
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European markets to open mixed amid geopolitical worries
European bourses are expected to open mixed on Wednesday morning as investors continue to digest a drumbeat of…
May, Trump agree Russia should break ties with Assad: UK PM’s office
British Prime Minister Theresa May spoke on Monday to U.S. President Donald Trump and agreed that a window of…
South Korea warns of North Korea provocations, US navy group approaches
South Korea's acting president warned on Tuesday of greater provocations by North Korea as tension on the Korean…
For survivors of past Syrian gassing, new attack brings back horror and despair
It's the dead children that still haunt Abu Ghassan, who was blinded for more than a month and paralysed for weeks…
Gold prices climb as geopolitical worries spur safe-haven buying
Gold edged up on Tuesday as rising political tensions over North Korea and the Middle East buoyed safe-haven demand…
Dollar prices slip vs yen as US Treasury yields slip
The dollar fell against the yen in Asian trading on Tuesday, as concerns over tensions with North Korea and Syria…
European stocks to open lower, G-7 meeting and French elections in focus
European bourses are expected to open lower on Tuesday morning as increased geopolitical risks in the Middle East…
US navy strike group heads toward Korean peninsula
The U.S. Navy said Saturday it had sent a carrier-led strike group to the Korean peninsula in a show of force…
IS launches two suicide attacks on US-backed Syrian rebels
IS group militants launched two suicide attacks on U.S.-backed Syrian rebels near the border with Iraq, leaving at…
