Archive for the August 21, 2019
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Spain on Tuesday deployed a naval patrol boat to pick up migrants on a charity rescue boat that has been stranded off Italy's Lampedusa island for days as Rome refuses it access, after several people
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Jihadists and allied rebels withdrew from a key area of northwestern Syria Tuesday, a war monitor said, as President Bashar al-Assad's forces pressed an offensive against the jihadist-run Idlib region. Turkey warned Damascus "not to
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The US State Department announced Tuesday that senior diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad is heading back to Qatar for more talks with the Taliban, as signs of a possible Afghanistan peace deal emerge. Khalilzad was to leave
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An international arms dealer was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a Los Angeles federal court Monday for conspiring to sell surface-to-air missiles to Libyan militants and other customers in the Middle East. The
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed displeasure Tuesday about North Korea's series of missile tests, but said he wants to resume negotiations on denuclearization with Pyongyang. In an interview with CBS, the chief US
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The Islamic State group remains a threat in Syria and Iraq, and in some areas has even gained power despite the elimination of their "caliphate", US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday. "There are
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ICE cotton futures inched down on Tuesday after falling 1% in the previous session, as lack of demand for the natural fiber weighed on the market despite declining US crop ratings. Cotton contracts for December
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Copper prices fell on Tuesday as the market focused on prospects for weaker demand in top consumer China, where activity in the manufacturing sector has deteriorated due to the prolonged US-China trade dispute. Benchmark copper
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Oil prices steadied on Tuesday on optimism US-China trade tensions will ease and hopes major economies will take stimulus measures to ward off a possible economic slowdown, after falling earlier on concerns over future demand.
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Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) futures extended losses from early trade on Tuesday, as major producers end curbing exports. The benchmark TOCOM rubber contract for January delivery finished 1.9 yen ($0.0179) lower at 171 yen per
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