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Now displaying: March, 2018
Mar 29, 2018

A date is set for talks between North and South Korea, and the NHL warns that climate change has outdoor ice rinks in its crosshairs.

Mar 28, 2018

Prince Mohammed bin Salman hopes to partner with Russia for up to two decades to coordinate oil production beyond the OPEC oil cartel.

Mar 27, 2018

Russia threatens retaliation after the expulsion of Russian personnel from two dozen countries this week, and pro-independence demonstrators in Catalonia protest the arrest of former president Carles Puigdemont.

Mar 26, 2018

The US expels 60 Russian officials from diplomatic facilities nationwide and a mysterious train arrives in Beijing, fueling speculation of a visit by Kim Jong-Un.

Mar 21, 2018

E.U. officials argue the continent's tax structure was 'not designed to cater for those companies that are global, virtual or have little or no physical presence.'

Mar 20, 2018

The US levies financial sanctions on Venezuela's state-run Petro cryptocurrency. Geoff Ramsey of the Washington Office on Latin America thinks those sanctions are at best "redundant," and at worst politically self-defeating.

Mar 19, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin wins reelection for another six years, and European countries lobby for new Iran sanctions in last-ditch effort to save nuclear deal.

Mar 16, 2018

North Korea's foreign minister pays a surprise visit to Sweden as preparations for a possible Trump-Kim summit continue, and Angela Merkel gets cold feet about boycotting the Russian World Cup.

Mar 15, 2018

U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley says Russia's involvement in a chemical nerve agent attack on British soil is a 'defining moment' for the U.N. Security Council, as one permanent member attacks another.

Mar 14, 2018

British Prime Minister Theresa May punishes Russia for its alleged involvement in a murder attempt of a former Russian spy in the U.K. earlier this month.

 
Mar 14, 2018

British Prime Minister Theresa May punishes Russia for its alleged involvement in a murder attempt of a former Russian spy in the U.K. earlier this month.

 
Mar 13, 2018

Britain demands answers from Russia over the poisoning of a former Russian spy, and the U.N. urges countries not to send Venezuelans fleeing economic and political turmoil back to their home country.

Mar 12, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping is no longer bound by term limits, and American allies clamor for exemptions from recently-announced steel and aluminum tariffs.

Mar 8, 2018

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned African countries this week about the harsh terms that accompany Chinese infrastructure financing, saying they could endanger national sovereignty.

Mar 6, 2018

North Korea's Supreme Leader meets face-to-face with South Korean envoys as the two countries schedule further talks, and there were few signs at this week's AIPAC conference that Israel or the U.S. is ready to kick off serious Mideast peace talks.

Mar 1, 2018

It's up to the US to decide whether to tag along on diplomatic talks in North Korea later this year, someone forged a Nobel Peace Prize nomination for President Trump and Russia unveils new ICBMs.

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