Terry Schultz the world s top economic policy makers are pledging to overcome trade tensions in some cases the most strained in decades Steve Bechler reports the International Monetary Fund and World Bank made the promise today at their annual meeting trade wars especially between the u.s. And China have upset markets hurt exports and discourage business investment causing slower economic growth to the extent good intentions are meaningful finance ministers and central bankers representing 187 nations declared in a communique that free fair and mutually beneficial goods and services trade and investment are key engines for growth and job creation if this holds including Treasury Secretary Steve minutia and Federal Reserve chairman 0 power agreed they need to resolve trade tensions if they don t the i.m.f. Warns trade disputes and uncertainties will further damage the world economy for n.p.r. News I m Steve back in or this is n.p.r. News. In New Orleans engineers say a controlled demol
Live from n.p.r. News in Washington I m Jenny Herbst Britain s House of Commons has derailed prime minister Boris Johnson s plans to pass his brogues that withdrawal agreement today so as required by law Johnson said a request to the European Union for 3 months delay but that was accompanied by a letter arguing against an extension Johnson says he doesn t believe the e.u. Will want to delay the U.K. s exit I did see that there be a time to buy and I hope then all the members faced with a choice. Are new deal all new deal through the u.k. And the European Union to change their minds Meanwhile e.u. Council president Donald tweeted late today he has the extension request and that he will consult e.u. Leaders on how to react a temporary ceasefire appears to be holding on the Syria Turkey border despite scattered clashes there was Karen reports help us now reach dozens of people wounded and fighting after aid was delayed due to fighting Information Center a Kurdish angio says a convoy fina
And the enhanced assets are defensive. They re there to defend our interests and to help Saudi defend itself we are not looking for conflict in the Middle East we have plenty of the u.s. Blames Iran for a fiery attack on a major Saudi oil processing plant in mid September had no comment on new Iranian reports that one of its tankers was struck by 2 missiles Michele Kelemen n.p.r. News the State Department President Trump says acting homeland security secretary Kevin McKidd leanin is stepping down in an interview with The Washington Post last week McLean and complained about the tone message public phase and approach of the trumpet ministrations immigration policy Trump tweeted that he will name a new acting d.h.s.s. Secretary next week a Texas federal court ruled today that President Trump s declaration of a national emergency on the southwest border earlier this year was legal that could stop the flow of military funds to build the border wall which has already begun N.P.R. s John Bu
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executive branch doesn t break the law but the surprise resignation of the u.s. Envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker on Friday is causing on these in Kiev says correspondent Clarissa Ward who is in the capital there to say that there is just a point here about his right and resignation primarily because there s a real spring training and officials that they have been getting mixed messages from the u.s. For quite some time that Volcker resigned after a whistleblower complaint alleged he brought together Ukrainian officials and the president s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani Montana could get 3 feet of snow by the end of the day record heat expected in the east National Weather Service forecaster Bob or a Beck says this is a unique weather moment that s quite a contrast. Actually winter is trying to take hold across the road Rockies while summer continues to hold on across a good part of central the eastern United States but to British Prime Minister Bourse Johnson fighting for his job at the s