International Relations
Asian shares advance, tracking Wall Street tech rally
Asian shares are mostly higher, tracking a late rally on Wall Street led by technology shares
SKorean activist floats leaflets to North amid high tensions
A South Korean activist claims to have launched hundreds of thousands of leaflets by balloon across the border with North Korea
Trump says China trade deal still on after adviser's remarks
President Donald Trump is tweeting that an initial trade agreement with China is still on after a top White House adviser’s comments seemed to suggest it was over, spooking markets late Monday
US moves to restrict Chinese media outlets as 'propaganda'
The Trump administration is designating the U.S. operations of four major Chinese media outlets as “foreign missions” in an action that could force some of their staff to leave the country
Sources: Venezuela wooed Texas Republican to ease sanctions
The Associated Press has learned that Venezuela’s socialist government tried to recruit then-Congressman Pete Sessions to broker a meeting with the CEO of Exxon Mobil at the same time it was secretly paying a close former House colleague $50 million to keep U.S. sanctions at bay
Ex-CIA director, defense secretary Gates: US is paralyzed
Former CIA director and defense secretary Robert Gates believes the U.S. government is paralyzed by political polarization and careerism, which has allowed China, Russia and other rivals to make inroads internationally to America’s detriment
S Korea urges North not to send leaflets amid high tensions
South Korea is urging North Korea to scrap a plan to launch propaganda leaflets across the border amid high tensions between the two countries
Judge: Bolton can publish book despite efforts to block it
A federal judge has ruled that former national security adviser John Bolton can move forward in publishing his tell-all book
China says it is not holding Indian soldiers in Himalayas
China says it is not holding any Indian soldiers in the Himalayan border standoff between the two countries, but has not directly addressed media reports that China released 10 of them late Thursday