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North Korea has also struggled to negotiate with Mr. Trump. After a failed effort in Hanoi, Vietnam, in February to get Mr. Trump to lift sweeping American sanctions against North Korea, Mr. Kim fired his negotiating team. But Mr. Kim has one big advantage. In the absence of careful groundwork by American diplomats, North Korea […]

Labour will extend its plans for a higher £10-an-hour minimum wage to include workers under the age of 18, party leader Jeremy Corbyn has said. Currently, under-18s are entitled to a minimum wage of £4.35 per hour, compared with £8.21 for over-25s. “You don’t get a discount at the shops for being under 18. But

WASHINGTON — Facing withering attacks accusing him of seeking foreign assistance for President Trump’s re-election campaign, Rudolph W. Giuliani announced on Friday night that he had canceled a trip to Kiev in which he planned to push the incoming Ukrainian government to press ahead with investigations that he hoped would benefit Mr. Trump. Mr. Giuliani,

He has more than 2 million followers on Twitter, 600,000 YouTube subscribers and his videos on the Daily Wire channel rack up millions of views. Ben Shapiro is a controversial figure but one of the US’ leading conservative political commentators. His book, The Right Side of History: How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West

WASHINGTON — Trade talks between China and the United States ended on Friday without a deal, just hours after President Trump renewed his trade war with China by raising tariffs on $200 billion worth of imports and suggesting he was prepared for a long economic fight. In a series of early morning tweets, the president

Looking at how China is seeking “dominate us and everyone” as it follows in the footsteps of the USA, Russia and the British Empire. In a personal film for BBC1’s This Week, the journalist who specialises in foreign news and international diplomacy, looks at the how the UK may have to choose to align with

Good Friday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today. _____________________ • Tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods increased after a pivotal round of trade talks on Thursday between the United States and China failed to produce an agreement. The talks are set to continue Friday. •

SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has said voting for her party in the upcoming European parliamentary elections will send a clear message that Scotland is not for Brexit. The comments from Scotland’s first minister came as she launched the SNP’s election campaign ahead of the vote on 23 May. Ms Sturgeon said: “By voting SNP, people

Nevertheless, the president was joined on Thursday by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, including Senators Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, and Maggie Hassan, Democrat of New Hampshire. Senator Lamar Alexander, Republican of Tennessee, told Mr. Trump that he could expect to see legislation by July. In the House, Representative Frank Pallone Jr., Democrat of New

A political presenter said Labour would not debate its manifesto on-air, and voters may not see the Conservative or Brexit Party documents. Andrew Neil explained an hour after Labour launched its campaign that the party would not put up a spokesman to talk about it on Politics Live. He then asked Conservative MP Gillian Keegan