SecretaryofStateRexTillerson’ssurprisingdiplomaticofferofunconditionaltalkswiththeDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)hingesontwobigXfactors:DoesDPRKevenwant
PrimeMinisterTheresaMayisstressingheroptimismaboutnegotiationsoverBritain'sdeparturefromtheEuropeanUnion,insistingthatapreliminarydealhasgivenfreshimpetustothet
PresidentVladimirPutinonMondayorderedthewithdrawalofRussiantroopsfromSyria.HemadethestatementduringasurprisevisittoKhmeimimAirBaseinLatakiaProvince,Syria,whereh
TheEuropeanUnionexpectstoofferafirstsignalnextweekthatenoughprogresshasbeenmadeinBrexittalkstowarrantopeningnewnegotiationswithLondoninDecemberonfuturetraderela
ThoughtheUNsaidthatitwas"aimingforadirectdialogue"inthelatestroundofSyrianpeacetalks,participantsfailedtositface-to-faceonThursday,twodaysafterfreshtalksbegan.U
AfterfailingtobringasolutiontotheprolongedSyriawarbysevenroundsoftalks,theeighthroundofGenevatalksthistimeisalsonotexpectedtoachieveanybreakthrough,analystssay.
China"firmlysupports"theUnitedNations'mediationroleinSyrianpeacetalks,aseniorenvoysaidinGenevaonTuesday.SpecialEnvoyforSyriaXieXiaoyansaidChinakeepsanopenmindto
AnewroundofSyrianpeacetalksisstartingonTuesdayinGeneva.Forthefirsttime,aftertalksinRiyadhlastweek,aunified36-memberSyrianoppositiondelegationistoattendthetalks.
IrelandandBritainremainedatoddsonMondayonhowtoprogresstalksontheIrishborderwithaweektogobeforeLondoncouldfacefailureinpersuadingEuropeanUnionleaderstoopentradet
ChancellorAngelaMerkel'sconservativesandtheSocialDemocratsgearedupMondayfortalksonrenewingtheiralliance,asGermany'sveteranleaderwarnedtimeispressingasEuropeface
British Prime Minister Theresa May repeated her wish on Friday to make a joint move with the European Union to open negotiations on a post-Brexit trade deal.
BritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMayrepeatedherwishonFridaytomakeajointmovewiththeEuropeanUniontoopennegotiationsonapost-Brexittradedeal.Speakingtoreportersonarrivala
So,hereweare,poisedtobeginroundsixofBrexittalks,anditmightmoveyoutoraiseaneyebrowortwotohearthatthetwosidescan'tevenagreewhattocallthesemeetingsnow:negotiatingr
Austria'slikelynextchancellor,SebastianKurz,wantstalksoveranewgovernmenttolastnomorethantwomonths,hesaidinanewspaperinterviewpublishedinSunday.Austria'spresiden
InaresponsegivenonFridaytoanEUsummitappealbyBritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMayforhelpwithBrexit,GermanChancellorAngelaMerkelsaidtalkswithBritainweremovingforwardand
Britain'smainoppositionleader,theLabourParty'sJeremyCorbyn,onThursdaywarnedthatleavingtheEuropeanUnionwithnodealwouldbecatastrophic.Corbyn,hisshadowBrexitsecret
TheChristianDemocraticUnion(CDU),ChristianSocialUnion(CSU),FreeDemocraticParty(FDP)andGreenshavedrawnapositiveconclusionfromtheirfirstdayofcoalitionnegotiations