US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that President Donald Trump could speak with China's Xi Jinping "very soon," and that such a call could help break the logjam in the trade talks between the world's two biggest economies. On when a Trump-Xi call could take place, Bessent said: "I believe we will see something very soon."
Argentina has sought a $20 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, the country's economy minister said Thursday, as the government struggles to hold on to foreign reserves while propping up an ailing currency.
The BBC launched a UK-wide poll on Thursday asking audiences for their views on its future, as the cash-strapped British public broadcaster braces for a funding review. But the BBC's current royal charter -- which sets out its public purposes and funding -- ends in 2027, and culture secretary Lisa Nandy has said the government will use a scheduled review to consider how the organisation is funded.
Mexico said Thursday that it wanted preferential treatment if US President Donald Trump goes ahead with steep car tariffs, vowing a "comprehensive response" to Washington's duties. Sheinbaum said that Mexico would wait until early April -- when Trump has promised reciprocal tariffs tailored to each US trading partner -- before giving a "comprehensive response."
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