BEIJING— U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross arrived in Beijing on Saturday for talks on China's promise to buy more American goods after Washington revived tensions by renewing its threat of tariff hikes on Chinese high-tech exports. The talks focus on…
LONDON -- Visa says it is experiencing a "service disruption" as users in several European countries report that they are unable to make payments with their cards. The credit card firm said it is investigating the cause of the incident,…
ROME -- Italy's president swore in western Europe's first populist government Friday, featuring a mix of anti-establishment and right-wing ministers who have promised an "Italy first" agenda that has alarmed Europe's political establishment. The continent's euroskeptic politicians cheered the birth…
President Trump is considering giving U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman more authority over the U.S. outpost that handles Palestinian affairs, five U.S. officials said, a shift that could further dampen Palestinian hopes for an independent state. Any move to…
A lion yawns in the animal enclosure in the Eifel zoo in Luenebach, Germany, 28 June 2016. Harald Tittel BERLIN -- Police killed a bear and were searching for two lions, two tigers and a jaguar that broke out of…
South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon shakes hands with his North Korean counterpart Ri Son Gwon during their meeting at the truce village of Panmunjom on June 1, 2018 YONHAP / HANDOUT / REUTERS SEOUL, South Korea -- North and…
"He'd blown up like a balloon," said Trevor's owner Fran Jennings. Willows Veterinary Group Trevor the British dachshund tripled in size due to a rare skin condition, but is back to his smaller self after vets operated to "deflated" the…
WASHINGTON -- After more than four hours of meetings, and a steak dinner with a top aide to Kim Jong Un, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he was still not sure if the June summit with North Korea would…
The Trump administration announced that the U.S will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from three of its closest trading allies -- Canada, Mexico, and countries in the European Union. The decision is meant to protect U.S. national security, but…
MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- More than a dozen people died in shootings that erupted around Mothers' Day protests in Nicaragua, but the government and human rights groups differed Thursday on who was to blame. The Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights, which…
El Salvador's total ban on abortion is "one of the harshest laws in the world" and creates an environment that particularly affects poor women, says New York Times reporter Elisabeth Malkin. Malkin spoke Wednesday on CBSN about her reporting, including…
TOKYO -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un complained of "U.S. hegemonism" to Russia's visiting foreign minister on Thursday, a comment likely to complicate ties with the United States as plans proceed for Kim's expected summit with President Trump in…
KIEV, Ukraine -- The Russian journalist who worked with Ukrainian authorities to fake his own death says he was smeared with swine blood and taken to the morgue as part of his elaborately staged murder. Arkady Babchenko detailed the deception…
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is meeting with North Korean Vice Chairman of the Central Committee Kim Yong Chol to discuss the prospect of reviving next month's summit. The two arrived in New York on Wednesday in an attempt to…
French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire (L) and US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross pose for a photo on May 31, 2018 at the finance ministry in Paris. (Photo by JACQUES DEMARTHON / AFP) (Photo credit should read JACQUES DEMARTHON/AFP/Getty Images)…
Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose for photo during meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, on May 31, 2018 Valery Sharifulin / AP Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Pyongyang on Thursday invited North Korean…
Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose for photo during meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, on May 31, 2018 Valery Sharifulin / AP Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Pyongyang on Thursday invited North Korean…
Kim Yong Chol, a top North Korean official, arrived in New York Wednesday for talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ahead of what the White House says is an "expected" summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong…
Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko, center, who was reported murdered in the Ukrainian capital on May 29, 2018, Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko, right, and head of the state security service Vasily Gritsak attend a news briefing in Kiev, Ukraine, May…
A photo provided the Pompei Archaeological Park in Italy shows the skeleton of a man, believed to have been at least 30, who researchers say was crushed by a huge stone as he tried to flee the eruption of Mt.…
A photo provided the Pompei Archaeological Park in Italy shows the skeleton of a man, believed to have been at least 30, who researchers say was crushed by a huge stone as he tried to flee the eruption of Mt.…
A man inspects the damage at a site targeted by an Israeli air strike a day before in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza strip on May 30, 2018. Getty GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Gaza's Hamas rulers said Wednesday…
Kim Yong Chol, one of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's most trusted aides, is set to meet with Mike Pompeo in New York
President Trump confirms a high-ranking North Korean official is traveling to the U.S. for talks about a possible summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un. Kim Yong Chol was seen in the Beijing airport early Tuesday. He is expected…