Summits

European Council President Donald Tusk speaks with the media as he arrives for an EU summit at the Europa building in Brussels on Saturday, April 29, 2017. EU Council President Donald Tusk says that Britain will face a united bloc of 27 EU nations in the two years of divorce negotiations and said the welfare of citizens and families living in each other's nations will be the priority once the talks start. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
April 29, 2017 - 7:55 am

The Latest: Polish leader wants Brexit guarantees for expats

BRUSSELS (AP) — The latest on the European Union summit dealing with the Brexit negotiations (all times local) 1:40 p.m. European Union Council President Donald Tusk says that EU leaders have endorsed the guidelines that will govern the way they conduct negotiations with Britain on its departure...
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European Council President Donald Tusk speaks with the media as he arrives for an EU summit at the Europa building in Brussels on Saturday, April 29, 2017. EU Council President Donald Tusk says that Britain will face a united bloc of 27 EU nations in the two years of divorce negotiations and said the welfare of citizens and families living in each other's nations will be the priority once the talks start. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
April 29, 2017 - 7:42 am

The Latest: Swedish PM hopes for 'orderly' Brexit

BRUSSELS (AP) — The latest on the European Union summit dealing with the Brexit negotiations (all times local) 1:40 p.m. European Union Council President Donald Tusk says that EU leaders have endorsed the guidelines that will govern the way they conduct negotiations with Britain on its departure...
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European Council President Donald Tusk speaks with the media as he arrives for an EU summit at the Europa building in Brussels on Saturday, April 29, 2017. EU Council President Donald Tusk says that Britain will face a united bloc of 27 EU nations in the two years of divorce negotiations and said the welfare of citizens and families living in each other's nations will be the priority once the talks start. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
April 29, 2017 - 7:33 am

The Latest: Swedish PM hopes for 'orderly' Brexit

BRUSSELS (AP) — BRUSSELS (AP) — The latest on the European Union summit dealing with the Brexit negotiations (all times local) 1:30 p.m. Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven says the aim of Saturday's EU meeting is to "get an orderly exit for Britain and a good relationship in the future." Lofven...
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Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel waves as he arrives for an EU summit at the Europa building in Brussels, Belgium, Saturday, April 29, 2017. Following the United Kingdom's notification of withdrawal from the EU, EU leaders meet on Saturday for the first time as the formal European Council of 27 to adopt guidelines for the upcoming Brexit negotiations. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)
April 29, 2017 - 6:25 am

French president: May 7 vote will gauge support for EU exit

BRUSSELS (AP) — The latest on the European Union summit dealing with the Brexit negotiations (all times local) 12:15 p.m. French President Francois Hollande says French voters have a choice to make about the future of Europe when they cast their ballots in the second round of the presidential...
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European Council President Donald Tusk speaks with the media as he arrives for an EU summit at the Europa building in Brussels on Saturday, April 29, 2017. EU Council President Donald Tusk says that Britain will face a united bloc of 27 EU nations in the two years of divorce negotiations and said the welfare of citizens and families living in each other's nations will be the priority once the talks start. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
April 29, 2017 - 5:17 am

EU chief Tusk stresses citizen's rights in Brexit talks

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union Council President Donald Tusk said Saturday that Britain will face a united bloc of 27 EU nations in its divorce negotiations and warned that any demands from Prime Minister Theresa May will be dealt with "firmly." Tusk's remarks came before he chairs a summit of 27...
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Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, right, of Brunei and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, chat as they walk for their bilateral meeting following welcoming ceremony for the Sultan Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines. Bolkiah arrived Wednesday for a state visit and to attend the annual ASEAN Leaders' Summit which the Philippines is hosting this weekend.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
April 27, 2017 - 9:14 pm

Facing backlash on killings, Duterte to find solace in ASEAN

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — When Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte hosts a summit of Southeast Asian leaders this weekend, the spotlight will be on him. Just less than a year in power, he faces a mass murder complaint before the International Criminal Court and an impeachment bid at home as...
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Ivanka Trump, listens as her father President Donald Trump, talks via a video conference to astronauts on the International Space Station, Monday, April 24, 2017, from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
April 24, 2017 - 6:55 pm

Ivanka Trump heads to Berlin for women's conference

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ivanka Trump's advocacy for women and girls will take her to a women's conference in Berlin Tuesday, in an international outing she hopes will build global support for investment in women's economic empowerment programs. An unpaid adviser to President Donald Trump, the first...
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From left, Development Committee Chair and Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde confer before the Development Committee plenary during the World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings at IMF headquarters in Washington, on Saturday, April 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
April 23, 2017 - 5:04 am

Global finance leaders dodge conflict with Trump White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — Global finance leaders sought to avoid conflict with the Trump administration over trade and environmental policy and welcomed signs the world economy is pulling out of the doldrums. The International Monetary Fund dropped a sharp condemnation of trade protectionism and references...
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde, left, stands with Development Committee Chair Indonesia Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, before the Development Committee plenary, at World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings at IMF headquarters in Washington, Saturday, April 22, 2017. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
April 22, 2017 - 8:47 pm

Global finance leaders grapple with globalization fears

WASHINGTON (AP) — Global finance leaders on Saturday dropped a sharp condemnation of trade protectionism and references to climate change from a closing statement that wrapped up the spring meetings of the 189-nation International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. This year's meetings were...
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Governors gather for a group photo during World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, Saturday, April 22, 2017. Among those participating are Christine Lagarde Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, front row seventh form left, Germany's Federal Minister of Finance Wolfgang Schäuble, eighth from left, and US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, ninth from left. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
April 22, 2017 - 10:55 am

Finance leaders play down differences with Trump over trade

WASHINGTON (AP) — Global finance leaders are playing down differences over free trade with President Donald Trump, saying there is wide agreement that globalization delivers stronger economic growth. But officials at the spring meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund warned that...
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