Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also met Mr Trump in Washington DC on this morning. During the meeting he dropped an F-bomb on Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, after the US military took two prisoners during a strike on a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean.

Ambassador Jamieson Greer warns Beijing’s “economic coercion" won’t derail the Trump administration’s effort to rebuild U.S. manufacturing and secure key supply chains.

Eight House GOP lawmakers expressed concerns about President Donald Trump's proposal to import beef from Argentina to lower U.S. grocery prices for consumers.

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Rep. Dave Taylor is a conservative Republican representing Ohio's 2nd District in the U.S. House of Representatives. In an emailed statement Oct. 16, Taylor, whose district includes Clermont and other southern Ohio counties, said multiple Republican lawmakers were "targeted" with the flags, altered to include the Nazi symbol.

Experts weigh in on India-US trade talks, with Mukesh Aghi highlighting progress towards a deal and Kanwal Sibal urging caution against politicising India’s Russian oil imports amid diplomatic negotiations.

The dollar rose against the yen and slipped versus the euro on Monday as investor focus temporarily shifted to political developments in Japan and the euro area, while lingering concerns about U.S. credit risks weighed on sentiment.