Conor McGregor turned himself in to New York police hours after he and others attacked a bus filled with UFC 223 fighters at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday, a police spokesman told USA TODAY Sports. McGregor, who was labeled a person of interest earlier in the day, has not […]
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Soros nemesis Viktor Orban set for a third consecutive term as Hungary’s leader
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is on course to secure another four-year stint in power on Sunday, paving the way for Europe’s most prominent populist leader to continue building what he calls an “illiberal democracy.” Orban’s right-wing Fidesz party comfortably leads most opinion polls ahead of the vote, though a […]
Trump wants to protect farmers from Chinese retaliation. That may create a bigger problem
President Donald Trump, wanting to protect U.S. farmers from China’s threatened tariffs, may end up pitting his country against many more nations in a trade spat that has hit global markets and worried the international business community, experts said Friday. If the Trump administration chooses to subsidize American farmers further, […]
Asian stocks close mixed after Trump’s new tariff threat
Asian stocks closed mixed on Friday, as the overnight rally on Wall Street failed to translate after President Donald Trump indicated that more tariffs against China could be in the works. Still, losses in the region were slighter compared to the sell-offs on the back of trade news last month. […]
China is massively betting on coal outside its borders — even as investment falls globally
Once globally vilified for extensive air pollution due to heavy coal usage, China now talks a big game about its environmental efforts after the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate pact. But, beyond its borders, the country has been the world’s biggest investor in coal power. “Chinese banks’ and companies’ […]
Trade war ‘is the greatest threat to the world economy’, JP Morgan’s Frenkel says
A trade war between the U.S. and China is the “greatest threat to the world economy,” the chairman of J.P. Morgan Chase International said on Friday. “I think it’s the greatest danger today to the world economy,” Jacob Frenkel told CNBC’s Steve Sedgwick at the European House Ambrosetti Forum. “It’s […]
Trump’s pick for national security advisor could push Pakistan closer to China, Russia and Iran
President Donald Trump’s choice to tap John Bolton as national security advisor is widely expected to produce more hawkish U.S. foreign policy on rogue states such as North Korea and Iran. Pakistan, a country that’s long been a thorn in Washington’s side, could also be affected. If the conservative hawk, […]
UFC star Conor McGregor turns himself into police after a melee in Brooklyn
UFC star Conor McGregor has turned himself into police in the wake of a backstage melee he instigated after a news conference for one of UFC’s biggest cards of the year. Video footage appears to show the promotion’s most bankable star throwing a hand truck at a bus full of […]
Trump’s latest tariff threat is a ‘ridiculous’ attempt at intimidation: Chinese state media
Chinese state media on Friday slammed Donald Trump’s threat of more trade action against China as “ridiculous” after the U.S President called for an additional $100 billion of tariffs, escalating an already high-stakes trade dispute between the two nations. “This latest intimidation reflects the deep arrogance of some American elites […]
There’s a better strategy than tariffs for countering Beijing’s tactics, former ambassador says
Instead of relying on tariffs, the U.S. should partner with its allies to restrict Chinese investment in certain sectors, until those same sectors are opened up to Western investment in China, the former U.S. ambassador to China said. The fact that Chinese investments worldwide are increasing gives the U.S. some […]