Reuters

BHP, the world's largest miner, said in August that it would exit its U.S. shale oil and gas business after pressure from activist hedge fund Elliott Management, which owns a stake in the company and argued the unit was a drag on BHP's value.

The comments sought to address concern the U.S. may be rushing to strike a breakthrough in the unprecedented summit between the two leaders.

A short statement made no mention of any specific new agreements after U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross met Chinese Vice Premier Liu He.

The commerce secretary's visit to Beijing comes days after Washington intensified pressure in its dispute with China and infuriated allies with tariffs on metals.

After months of uncertainty in the eurozone's third-biggest economy, Italy's blue-chip share index was up more than 2 percent, as banks recovered from a rout and government bond yields moved sharply lower in early trade.

The two sources briefed on the matter said the decision would land before a Friday expiration deadline for exemptions to the planned tariffs.

The Taliban dismissed the report as "propaganda" and said the attack had hit two civilian houses in Musa Qala, killing five civilians and wounding three.

Even if interest rates rise from their current historic lows, analysts expect strong demand for commercial property across Australia’s east coast.

The operation was the latest attempt to counter what Washington sees as Beijing's efforts to limit freedom of navigation in the strategic waters.

The step was taken to reveal if countries like Russia or China were allowed to examine the inner workings of software sold to the U.S military.

The dinosaurs are back.

MS-13, or the Mara Salvatrucha gang, was founded in Los Angeles in the 1980s in part to protect immigrants from El Salvador and has since grown into a sprawling cross-border criminal organization.

Trump said the current track appeared "too hard to get done" and cited difficulties such as verification.

The decision came as a response to what US sees as Beijing's militarization of islands in the South China Sea.

President Donald Trump has thrown his political weight behind the arms export push to help job growth at home.

The president said there was a "substantial chance" the meeting might not take place. His comment comes amid concerns that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un might not give up nuclear weapons.

He avoided answering numerous specific questions, notably around opt-outs from targeted advertising, the sharing of data between Facebook and its messaging service WhatsApp, as well as Facebook's collection of data on non-users.

One of the most advanced guided missile destroyer in the United States', USS Milius arrived in Japan to reinforce defenses. The warship's arrival comes three weeks before a meeting that is supposed to take place between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

The report covered the war in Afghanistan from January to the end of March and was compiled by the inspector generals from the Pentagon, State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development.

The people briefed on the talks said the deal could include China removing tariffs on imported U.S. agricultural products.

Trump tweeted the investigation was politically motivated and had its roots in the administration of his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama.

Nicholas Maduro hailed his win as a victory against "imperialism," but his main rival refused to recognize the result alleging irregularities.

Chinese state media praised the dialing back of trade tension with the U.S., and claimed the two countries had huge potential for win-win business cooperation.

The European Commissioner for Energy and Climate, Miguel Arias Canete, delivered the message during a visit to Tehran and also said the 28-nation EU, once the biggest importer of Iranian oil, hoped to boost trade with Iran.

Hours after U.S. officials familiar with the matter said China was offering a package to slash the U.S. trade deficit by up to $200 billion, Beijing announced it was ending its investigation.

Musk's aptly named the Boring Company will attempt digging a tunnel beneath part of Los Angeles to test designs for a high-speed subterranean transportation network.

Trump said on Wednesday that “nothing has happened” with China’s ZTE Corp and that Beijing has “much to give” Washington on trade.

Trump said in a tweet on Sunday that he has asked the Commerce Department to help Chinese technology company ZTE Corp “get back into business, fast,” a concession to Beijing ahead of high-stakes trade talks that will take place this week.

The U.S. plans to re-introduce sanctions against Iran, which produces around 4 percent of global oil supplies, after abandoning an agreement reached in late 2015 that limited Tehran's nuclear ambitions.