WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Sunday he was confident the United States can secure a trade deal with the European Union, but August 1 is a hard deadline for tariffs to kick in.
Lutnick said he had just gotten off the phone with European trade negotiators and there was "plenty of room" for agreement.
"These are the two biggest trading partners in the world, talking to each other. We'll get a deal done. I... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump might visit China before going to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit between October 30 and November 1, or he could meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APECÂ event in South Korea, the South China Morning Post reported on Sunday citing multiple sources.
The two countries have been trying to negotiate an end to an escalating tit-for-tat tariff war that has upended global trade and supply... (continue reading...)
By Sarah N. Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of Jeffrey Epstein's former attorneys on Sunday called on the U.S. Justice Department to release additional investigative records from its sex-trafficking investigation, and urged the government to grant Epstein's former girlfriend immunity so that she can testify about his crimes.
In an interview on Fox News Sunday, Alan Dershowitz said the grand jury transcripts that Attorney General Pam... (continue reading...)
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Japan's ruling coalition possibly lost its majority in the upper house, exit polls showed after Sunday's election, potentially heralding political and market turmoil as a deadline looms on tariff negotiations with the United States.
While the ballot does not directly determine whether Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's shaky minority government falls, it may imply either policy paralysis or a bigger fiscal deficit depending on what... (continue reading...)
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would help Afghans detained in the United Arab Emirates for years after fleeing their country when its Taliban leaders extended control over it.
Trump, a Republican who promised a far-reaching immigration crackdown, suspended refugee resettlement after he took office in January. In April, the Trump administration terminated temporary deportation protections for... (continue reading...)
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