BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary and the United States will agree on an economic cooperation package that will help the Hungarian economy and could offset the effect of possible U.S. tariffs, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday. Orban, a long-time supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, said that the economic package would expand on the…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A preliminary economic agreement between Ukraine and the United States would ensure long-term U.S. involvement in rebuilding the country, but the deal leaves the question of security guarantees sought by Kyiv to future negotiations. According to the final version of the deal obtained by The Associated Press, the United States and…
The United States has not issued an emergency order banning China’s most successful blockbuster animated film “Ne Zha 2” under “national security concerns”. Social media posts sharing the claim in fact feature a made-up news report and no such order was found on the Department of Commerce’s official website. The film opened in the US…
By Adriana Barrera MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s lower house of Congress on Tuesday approved a constitutional reform to ban the planting of genetically modified (GM) corn, a move that could lead to more tension with the United States after the resolution of a trade dispute, analysts said. The initiative by President Claudia Sheinbaum comes…
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States is urging the United Nations General Assembly to back its resolution to mark the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Monday, oppose any amendments and vote no on a rival text drafted by Ukraine and European allies. In a diplomatic note sent on…
Russia’s embassy in Egypt was among the first to give an official response to the rebel advance on the Syrian capital, saying Damascus had “been captured by terrorists, who are backed by external forces led by the United States.” The U.S. has said it had nothing to do with the rebel offensive. “They stubbornly want…
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Australia, the United States and 13 other countries criticized China at the United Nations on Tuesday over alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Tibet, prompting China to denounce them for ignoring the “living hell” in the Gaza Strip. Clashes over China’s treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslims…
BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States should immediately lift all tariffs on Chinese goods, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Thursday, ahead of an announcement by the Biden administration on expected hikes in levies on Chinese-made items, including electric vehicles. The U.S. is expected to make its final determination in the coming days after delaying…