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The Latest: FM says Iran is committed to nuclear deal

The latest on developments in the Persian Gulf region and elsewhere in Mideast amid heightened tensions between the U.S.

US industrial production down 0.5% in April

U.S. industrial production fell in April, dragged by a big drop in factory output as production of autos and auto parts ...

Mike Pence, Todd Young

GOP scrambles to ease blow from Trump's trade war

President Donald Trump's allies on Capitol Hill are scrambling to soften the blow from his trade war with China amid mounting ...

Escalating trade war causing anxiety in America's heartland

When President Donald Trump began talking about tariffs in 2017, Upper Midwest soybean farmer Jamie Beyer suspected that her ...

The Latest: Rouhani adviser says Trump moving toward war

The Latest on developments in the Persian Gulf, elsewhere in Mideast, amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran (all ...

Tankers reported damaged off UAE on major oil trade route

As many as four oil tankers anchored in the Mideast were damaged in what Gulf officials described Monday as a "sabotage" ...

Joe Biden

2020 hopeful Biden says he's open to breaking up Facebook

Joe Biden said Monday that he would be open to breaking up Facebook, a sign of the deep skepticism among many Democratic ...

China 'has no interest' in joining US-Russia nuclear deal

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says his country isn't interested in negotiating a nuclear arms control treaty with the ...

Stock markets fall after no deal in US-China trade talks

Stock markets fell on Monday after trade talks between the U.S. and China wrapped up without an agreement, with economists ...

Donald Trump

Trump says China will be 'hurt very badly' if no trade deal

President Donald Trump is warning Chinese President Xi Jinping (shee jihn-peeng) that China "will be hurt very badly" if they ...

Perdue barbecues to sell Japanese on buying more US beef

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has picked up his barbeque tongs to convey his message to Japan: Buy more American ...

Shares fall in Asia after no deal in China-US trade talks

Shares retreated in Asia on Monday after trade talks between the U.S. and China wrapped up without an agreement and with ...

Pakistan secures preliminary deal for $6B IMF bailout

The International Monetary Fund said Sunday it reached a preliminary agreement with Pakistan for a $6 billion bailout over ...

Donald Trump

Trump has long seen previous US trade agreements as losers

President Donald Trump's combative approach to trade has been one of the main constants among his often-shifting political ...

The Latest: Chinese envoy says trade talks didn't break down

The Latest on the tariffs standoff between the United States and China (all times local): 6:40 a.m. Chinese Vice Premier Liu ...

US-China relations near new low amid trade battle

The U.S. and China have gone through rough patches before. The American public recoiled — and the U.S. government imposed ...

Steve Mnuchin, Robert Lighthizer, Liu He

US-China talks break up after US raises tariffs

Trade talks between the U.S. and China broke up Friday with no agreement, hours after President Donald Trump more than ...

Donald Trump

Risky politics? Trump wields his tariffs as a weapon at home

His trade war already raging worldwide, President Donald Trump on Friday brandished his aggressive actions as a political ...

The Latest: Diplomat warns European signatories of nuke deal

The Latest on the crisis over the embattled nuclear deal between Iran and world powers (all times local): 8 p.m.

After Trump invite, Iran commander says: No talks with US

A top commander in Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard said Friday that Tehran will not talk with the United States, an ...