Tensions over trade deals exposed at Mercosur summit

A summit of the four Mercosur nations has exposed tensions as Uruguay’s eagerness to seek out foreign markets collides with opposition from Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay

Russian oil price cap, EU ban aim to limit Kremlin war chest

Oil prices have risen as the first strong measures to limit Russia’s oil profits over the war in Ukraine took effect

Russian oil price cap, EU ban aim to limit Kremlin war chest

Oil prices have risen as the first strong measures to limit Russia’s oil profits over the war in Ukraine took effect

Finnish PM warns Russian win would empower aggressors

Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin has warned an Australian audience that a Russian victory over Ukraine would empower other aggressors

EU edges closer to $60-per-barrel Russian oil price cap

The European Union is edging closer to a $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil

EU edges closer to $60-per-barrel Russian oil price cap

The European Union is edging closer to a $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil

German parliament votes to approve EU-Canada trade pact

German lawmakers have approved a free-trade deal between the European Union and Canada, moving the accord a step closer to taking effect fully

UN wildlife conference ends with protection for 500 species

An international conference on endangered species has ended in Panama, with protections established for over 500 species

EU, US edging toward trade spat when both want unity instead

The European Union and the United States are treading precariously close to a major trans-Atlantic trade dispute at a time when the two Western giants want to show unity in the face of challenges from Russia and China

EU, US edging toward trade spat when both want unity instead

The European Union and the United States are treading precariously close to a major trans-Atlantic trade dispute at a time when the two Western giants want to show unity in the face of challenges from Russia and China

Bulgaria to let Russian oil refinery export despite EU ban

Bulgaria will allow a Black Sea refinery owned by a Russian oil company to keep operating and exporting oil products to the European Union until the end of 2024 despite warnings by Brussels that it is against the bloc’s sanctions

Australian trade deals with India and Britain reach Senate

Australian bilateral free trade agreements with India and Britain have entered the Senate with the government pushing to have both deals secured this year

As British voters cool on Brexit, UK softens tone towards EU

The British government is denying a report that it is seeking a “Swiss-style” relationship with the European Union that would remove many of the economic barriers erected by Brexit

As British voters cool on Brexit, UK softens tone towards EU

The British government is denying a report that it is seeking a “Swiss-style” relationship with the European Union that would remove many of the economic barriers erected by Brexit

Sanctioned tycoon says Russia wants to engage on climate

A Russian billionaire under sanctions by the United States and Europe over his alleged ties to the Kremlin says he was not surprised by protests against his country at this year’s U.N. climate talks

Australian PM wants to ask China's Xi to lift trade barriers

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he’ll ask Chinese President Xi Jinping to lift billions of dollars in trade barriers if the two leaders hold their first bilateral meeting this month

China lashes out at visit by UK trade minister to Taiwan

China has lashed out over a visit to Taiwan by British Trade Policy Minister Greg Hands, the latest foreign official to defy Beijing's warnings over contacts with the self-governing island republic

China trade down on weak global demand, virus curbs

China’s trade shrank in October as global demand weakened and anti-virus controls weighed on domestic consumer spending

German chancellor's China visit sparks controversy

A German member of the European Parliament says a visit by his country's chancellor to China has stirred major controversy at home amid disputes over trade, human rights and territorial claims

Germany's Scholz makes difficult visit to assertive China

Chancellor Olaf Scholz is making his first visit to China as German leader this week, a diplomatically delicate trip while Germany and the European Union work on their strategy toward an increasingly assertive and authoritarian Beijing

Former Latin American leaders urge U.S. change on Cuba

Eighteen former Latin American and Caribbean leaders have signed a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden asking the United States to remove its six-decade embargo on Cuba in the wake of devastation inflicted on the island by Hurricane Ian