Global stocks sank Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said he was not satisfied with talks that are aimed at averting a trade war with China. Equities were also dented by poor eurozone economic data, and as Trump cast doubt on a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “Trump (is) continuing to drive uncertainty over global trade,” said analyst Joshua Mahony at trading firm IG. “European markets are following their Asian counterparts lower, as a pessimistic tone from Trump is compounded by downbeat economic data,” he added. Markets had surged Monday after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He said they had agreed to pull back from imposing threatened tariffs on billions of dollars of goods, and continue talks on a variety of trade issues. However, Trump has declared that he was “not satisfied” with the status of the talks, fuelling worries that the world’s top two economies could still slug out an economically pain...
This is the moment two women on trial for murdering Kim Jong-un's half-brother were escorted by police around the airport where they allegedly poisoned him.
Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong wore bulletproof vests as they were brought in to Kuala Lumpur International Airport along with court officials.
Huong, 29, and Aisyah, 25, are accused of killing Kim Jong-nam on February 13 by rubbing the nerve agent VX on his face in a Cold War-style hit that stunned the world.
Huong appeared unwell midway through the site visit while Siti Aisyah broke down in tears.
Both women were then provided wheelchairs with prosecutors saying it was due to the weight of their protective clothing.
Indonesian Siti Aisyah and Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong wore bulletproof vests as they were brought in to Kuala Lumpur International Airport along with court officials.
Huong, 29, and Aisyah, 25, are accused of killing Kim Jong-nam on February 13 by rubbing the nerve agent VX on his face in a Cold War-style hit that stunned the world.
Huong appeared unwell midway through the site visit while Siti Aisyah broke down in tears.
Both women were then provided wheelchairs with prosecutors saying it was due to the weight of their protective clothing.
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