Mike Pence hopes for a ‘new era’ in Middle East peace talks, but Palestinians are looking for partners elsewhere

Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images US Vice President Mike Pence told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he hopes to usher in a “new era” of Middle East peace talks. Pence also told the Israeli Knesset that the US was planning to move its embassy to Jerusalem by 2019. Meanwhile, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas traveled to Brussels […]

Yellen’s coming speech could mark the ‘end of an era’

Andrew Medichini/AP Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is scheduled to speak at the Jackson Hole Symposium on Friday, possibly for her last time as head of the US central bank Gary Cohn, reportedly the top candidate to replace her, could have a less technocratic approach to monetary policy. His career path has been very different […]

‘Era of strategic patience with N. Korean regime has failed’ ‒ Trump to S. Korea president

US President Donald Trump and his South Korean counterpart, Moon Jae-in, presented a united front against the “reckless and brutal regime in North Korea” during a joint statement, but that solidarity did not extend to trade issues between the two allies. The two presidents gave a joint statement from the White House Rose Garden on […]

ZTE’s Gigabit Phone wants to help usher the ‘5G era,’ will be unveiled at MWC

ZTE has quite a portfolio of smartphones lined up for Mobile World Congress this year — so much so that the company has announced what may be its next flagship device a little early: the ZTE Gigabit Phone. The Chinese company says it’s a “forward-looking smartphone” for the 5G era, though the successor to 4G […]