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The second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Vietnam capital Hanoi has kindled curiosity on their respective agenda after the Singapore summit of June 2018.

Here is an analysis on reasons behind the failure of the first round of negotiations that led to a partial government shutdown.

The United States will retain a small residue force in Syria departing from the earlier plan of a total pull out. As a result, some 200 troops will stay for some more time, according to a new announcement from the White House.

It didn't take long for the U.S. to go after two of the six sons of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin Guzman.

Unable to feed its population, North Korea is asking the international community for food aid.

Ren Zhengfei, Huawei’s founder speaks about the pressure his company is currently facing from the U.S.

Iran has alleged that Israel is provoking a war in the oil-rich Middle East region abetted by hostile policies of the United States while keeping “international laws on the shelf.”

President Donald Trump has been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Russia announced its plan to develop new missiles that are invincible following the fallout of its nuclear agreement with the United States.

Russia revealed plans to develop new weapons following its falling-out with the United States on the INF treaty.

Slower U.S. growth expectations and the Federal Reserve’s more gradual approach towards interest rate hikes will weigh on the U.S. dollar in the second half of the year, analysts said in a poll conducted by International Business Times.

Russia urged the United States to drop its space weapon plans to avoid further tensions.

Gold prices surged Friday as the prolonged U.S. government shutdown seemed to have raised investor concerns on global growth, making them look at precious metals.

Seoul and Washington are struggling to agree on a new cost-sharing deal for the 28,500 U.S. troops stationed in South Korea.

The direct and indirect economic effects will become meaningful if the shutdown continues, and the market’s benign assessment will have a downward risk, economists tell International Business Times.

The U.S. economy will be more resilient than other major global economies as it benefits from fiscal stimulus measures of the previous year, Nariman Behravesh, chief economist at IHS Markit, has said.

Tinder users reported a widespread outage on Tuesday.

The University of San Diego School of Business professor said cross-border mergers and acquisitions will become more difficult going forward.

Many executives of American and Chinese businesses have canceled their overseas trips following the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou.

Analysts told International Business Times that the truce is unlikely to have any impact on the U.S. economy, and will be extended after the 90-day initial period.

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Vancouver on Dec. 1 for allegedly attempting to circumvent U.S. trade embargo with Iran.