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U.S. farmers fear Trump's China focus will imperil $14 billion in Japan trade
Bill Flory sends about a quarter of the wheat he grows in Idaho to Japan, a country so key to the fourth-generation farmer that he's visited there three times in five years. Now he's worried. While Canada, Australia and the European Union have all recently ...
Japan-EU EPA won't apply to U.K. under no-deal Brexit; EU expects May to request three-month delay
The terms of the recently cemented trade deal won’t apply to the United Kingdom unless it strikes a deal on its pullout from the bloc.
Microsoft detects Russia-linked hackers targeting Europe democracy groups ahead of polls
A hacking group has targeted European democratic institutions, including think tanks and nonprofit groups, ahead of highly anticipated EU parliamentary elections in May, Microsoft has found. The company said Tuesday that a group called Strontium targeted email accounts for more than 100 people in six ...
Putin threatens to target Western capitals with new missiles, warns U.S. over deployments
Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to deploy new missiles against Western capitals as he delivered a state of the nation address aimed at boosting his falling approval ratings on Wednesday. In the speech, he also reached out to Russians with promises of improved living conditions. The ...
May heads back to Brussels but EU not budging on Brexit 'Irish backstop'
Prime Minister Theresa May headed back to Brussels on Wednesday to renew her quest to reopen the terms of Britain's Brexit divorce, but appears headed for disappointment. With less than six weeks until Brexit day, May met European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker hoping for progress ...
Eighth British MP quits Labour, saying party is 'infected' with 'anti-Jewish racism' under Corbyn
Joan Ryan has become the eighth member of Parliament to resign from the U.K.'s main opposition Labour party. Ryan, a lawmaker elected from Enfield North, wrote in a tweet late Tuesday that she was resigning over concerns about anti-Semitism allegations within the party. Seven other Labour ...
Twitter follows Facebook and Google in tightening EU political ad rules before election
Twitter said Tuesday it is tightening up rules for European Union political ads ahead of bloc-wide elections this spring, following similar moves by fellow tech giants Facebook and Google. The social media company said it is extending restrictions already in place for federal elections in ...
U.K. admits trade deals with Japan and South Korea are unlikely before Brexit
Business Secretary Greg Clark said the U.K. isn't likely to reach agreements with Japan and South Korea to roll over existing trade deals before Britain's scheduled departure from the European Union on March 29. Britain benefits from about 40 free-trade agreements with 70 nations through ...
An overview of the major firms and agencies paring presence and payrolls in U.K. as Brexit looms
As Britain's March 29 departure from the European Union looms, several major companies and agencies have announced they are downsizing their operations in the U.K. or completely shipping out. A panorama: Carmaker Honda announced Tuesday it will close its plant in the southwestern English town ...
World needs Huawei's 'advanced' technology, founder of Chinese telecom giant says
The founder of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei has hit back at U.S. efforts to blacklist the company, saying defiantly that the world cannot do without Huawei and its "more advanced" technology. "There's no way the U.S. can crush us," Ren Zhengfei said in an interview ...
Birth of a new party and death of a lawmaker could shift Labour's approach to Brexit
Two events in 24 hours could shape the Brexit policy of the U.K.'s main opposition Labour Party and change the course of Britain's departure from the European Union. The decision of seven members of Parliament to quit the party on Monday and set up an ...
U.S. auto industry lines up against possible Trump tariffs on imports and slams secret report
The U.S. auto industry urged President Donald Trump's administration on Monday not to saddle imported cars and auto parts with steep tariffs, after the U.S. Commerce Department sent a confidential report to the White House late on Sunday with its recommendations for how to ...
