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Trump’s 2,000-mile mistake on immigration

  Even Donald Trump recognizes that he has an immigration problem. No, I’m not talking about his wife, Melania, whose promised news conference detailing her sketchy immigration history has, almost three weeks after Trump announced it, still failed to materialize. I’m talking about the pronouncements — mass deportations, the famous Mexican-financed border wall — that have been the centerpiece of ...

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Waging peace in Colombia after 52 years of war

  In the coming weeks, Colombians will be asked to cast a vote like none other in the country’s history. The sole question on the ballot will be whether Latin America’s third most populous nation should ratify a historic peace agreement to end the longest-running guerrilla insurgency in the Western Hemisphere. It seems like a silly question: After a conflict ...

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Saudi’s biggest Asian buyers await Crown Prince visit

  Reuters China and Japan, Saudi Arabia’s biggest oil buyers in Asia, are preparing for a visit by the kingdom’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, an opportunity to deepen energy ties as the world’s largest crude exporter prepares what’s expected to be the biggest IPO ever. Selling about 5 percent of the state-run oil producer Saudi Arabian Oil Co., ...

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