Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping at Russia’s top business forum on Friday, showing his country’s desire to supplant the US as China’s trading partner of choice. But for China, it seems that Russia is only second-best. Just after Donald Trump exchanged...

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Friday ordered the reopening of the country’s border with Colombia in western Tachira state, near where international aid refused by Caracas has amassed. The economically-devastated South American nation is suffering from shortages of food,...

The United Arab Emirates is concerned about the "massacre" seen in Sudan and supports calls for an investigation, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said Friday. Sudan's new military leaders have been under pressure after the worst violence since Omar al-Bashir's fall in...

President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that France would move to ratify a wide-ranging trade deal between the EU and Canada despite criticism the pact gives excessive power to businesses while exposing many smaller firms to unfair competition. "The outcome from CETA has been positive,"...