Cortizo declares victory in tight Panama presidential race
Laurentino “Nito” Cortizo said he won the presidency in Panama’s election on Sunday, declaring victory after an unexpectedly tight race that put him less than two points ahead of Romulo Roux, who has not conceded defeat.
Trump vows tariff hike on Chinese goods, escalating tension in trade talks
President Donald Trump dramatically increased pressure on China on Sunday to reach a trade deal, saying he would hike U.S. tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods this week and target hundreds of billions more soon.
China vice premier ‘very unlikely’ to go to U.S. this week: Global Times editor in chief
China’s Vice Premier Liu He is “very unlikely” to go to the United States this week following U.S. President Donald Trump’s “threat” to hike tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, editor-in-chief of China’s Global Times newspaper said on Monda…
U.S. deploying carrier, bombers to Middle East in warning to Iran: Bolton
The United States is deploying a carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the Middle East to send a clear message to Iran that any attack on U.S. interests or its allies will be met with “unrelenting force,” U.S. national security adviser John B…
Palestinians say Gaza ceasefire reached with Israel
Palestinian officials said an Egyptian-mediated ceasefire agreement was reached with Israel on Monday to end a recent surge of violence in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel.
As Panama’s Cortizo holds slim election lead, rival calls for full count
The party whose candidate trailed the front-runner by less than 2 points in Panama’s presidential election on Sunday called for counting all the votes before a winner is announced in the Central American country.
Panama’s trailing presidential candidate says will not accept result on Sunday
Panama’s second-place presidential candidate said that he will not accept any result on Sunday in the day’s election in which he is trailing behind the front-runner by less than two points.
Syrian rebels say goal of Russia’s Idlib assault is to take highways
Syrian rebels backed by Turkey said on Monday that Moscow and its Syrian government ally were trying to wrest control of two major highways in their last enclave in the northwest of the country in a bid to shore up Syria’s sanction-hit economy.
Wall Street futures plunge after Trump threatens China with further tariffs
Wall Street stock index futures fell sharply in a volatile session on Sunday evening after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would hike U.S. tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods this week and soon target hundreds of billions more.
Trump: U.S. backs Israel 100 percent against Gaza rocket attacks
President Donald Trump said on Sunday the United States fully supported Israel’s response to a barrage of rockets fired from Gaza and called for an end to the Palestinian militant attacks, warning Gazans such actions would bring them “nothing but more …
