ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei banned holding any direct talks with the United States, state TV reported, rejecting an offer last month by U.S. President Donald Trump for talks with no preconditions with Tehran. "I ban holding any talks with America ... America never remains loyal to its promises in talks ... just gives empty words ... and never retreats from its goals for talks," Khamenei was quoted as saying by TV. (Writing by Parisa Hafezi; Editing by Matthew Mpoke Bigg) … [Read more...] about Iran’s Khamenei bans holding direct talks with United States
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Putin has not yet ordered retaliatory sanctions against United States
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has not yet ordered retaliatory sanctions against the United States because Washington has not yet introduced new restrictions on Moscow and it is unclear what those curbs will be, the Kremlin said on Monday. The State Department announced new sanctions on Wednesday last week, blaming Moscow for the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in Britain in March, something Russia denies. Russia's Foreign Ministry has said it is working on possible tit-for-tat retaliatory measures. Asked about those possible Russian counter measures on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was too early to say what they might be. "There was an announcement of some new (U.S.) sanctions, there was information that a bundle (of sanctions) was being prepared or was already ready, but it hasn't yet been introduced and of course there's no clear information on what these restrictions will be," Peskov told reporters. (Reporting by Denis Pinchuk; Editing by Andrew … [Read more...] about Putin has not yet ordered retaliatory sanctions against United States
The Economic Marriage of The United States and China
Published August 11, 2018 Markets ETF Trends Facebook Twitter Comments Print This article was originally published on ETFTrends.com. By Brendan Ahern via Iris.xyz On a recent visit to China, I met with a wide variety of financial institutions to discuss their views on the current economic relationship between the United States and China. Interestingly, their sentiment toward the U.S. was still extremely positive. Many compared our countries to a married couple currently having a [...] Continue Reading Below Read more at ETFTrends.com > … [Read more...] about The Economic Marriage of The United States and China
United States and Mexico Are Nearing Nafta Compromise
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Politics Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Today's Paper Advertisement Supported by ByAna Swanson Aug. 3, 2018 WASHINGTON — The United States and Mexico are edging closer to agreement on how to rewrite key portions of the North American Free Trade Agreement, with the two countries making progress on rules related to automobiles and other remaining issues during two days of meetings that ended on Friday in Washington. A preliminary agreement between Mexico and the United States would go a long way toward accomplishing President Trump’s goal of revising the quarter-century-old trade pact, which he has frequently criticized as the worst trade deal ever. But talks this week have excluded the pact’s third member, Canada, leaving significant issues unresolved. “The jury is still out on whether we’ll get to a final agreement,” said Michael C. … [Read more...] about United States and Mexico Are Nearing Nafta Compromise
Does Texas actually have the right to secede from the United States? Curious Texas investigates
"When Texas became one of the United States, she entered into an indissoluble relation," Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase wrote in that decision. "The union between Texas and the other States was as complete, as perpetual and as indissoluble as the union between the original States. There was no place for reconsideration or revocation, except through revolution or through consent of the States.""Texas vs. White will go down as one of the worst rulings in Supreme Court history," said Daniel Miller, president of the Texas Nationalist Movement. Miller's group, which was founded in Nederland, Texas, advocates statewide for Texas independence. Levinson, the UT professor, called it something "more like the Flat Earth Society."Those looking to the U.S. Constitution for guidance find that the nation's guiding document is "silent" on the issue, Levinson said.Miller believes this silence gives states the right to lawfully secede."There is no provision in the United States Constitution that forbids … [Read more...] about Does Texas actually have the right to secede from the United States? Curious Texas investigates