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Yemen peace talks in Sweden focus on prisoner swap deal
RIMBO, Sweden (AP) — Yemen's warring parties met Sunday for the fourth day of U.N.-sponsored peace talks in Sweden to try to hammer out details of a prisoner exchange, which could eventually include all prisoners held by both sides in the four-year civil war.
UK PM May presses on with Brexit vote as lawmakers demand better deal
May’s deal, which would see Britain keep close economic ties with the EU, looks set to be rejected by parliament on Tuesday. The Sunday Times reported May was expected to say on Monday that she was delaying the vote to make a last-minute dash to Brussels to appeal to the EU to improve the deal. “The vote is on Tuesday, that is what we are focused on,” Brexit minister Stephen Barclay told BBC TV on Sunday.
Teachers union: Tentative deal to end charter schools strike
CHICAGO (AP) — The nation's first teachers' strike against a charter school operator will end after their union and management struck a tentative deal Sunday that includes protections for students and immigrant families living in the country illegally.
NATO Urges Russia to Uphold Nuclear Deal After U.S. Threatens Exit
US farmers more cautious than hopeful after China trade deal
President Donald Trump says American farmers will see immediate benefits from the trade detente with Beijing, but farm belt representatives are still cautious about declaring victory. Trump’s comments were followed by White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow, who told a press briefing that he expects Chinese tariffs on US farm goods would be removed “quickly,” without elaborating. US soybean exports to China since September 1 have fallen to 339,000 tons from nearly 15 million tons in the year-ago period.
Oil prices surge on output cut pledge, US-China deal
Oil prices soared on Monday after Russia and Saudi Arabia renewed a pact to cap output, while the US agreed to halt raising tariffs on Chinese imports, stalling a trade row that many feared could hit demand for the commodity. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday he and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman “have agreed to extend our agreement” to limit production as prices slump on global markets. An existing deal committing OPEC and non-members to cuts expires this year.
U.S., Canada, Mexico sign post-NAFTA trade deal after some brinkmanship
Manafort Sentencing Set for March 5 After Plea Deal Uproar
The Latest: Alderman rejects plea deal; heads to trial
CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on hearing for a prominent Chicago alderman accused of corruption (all times local):
Jerome Corsi Says He Turned Down Mueller Plea Deal
