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“I’m very optimistic that we will have a successful outcome from tomorrow’s meeting between the two leaders,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters. [...]

In a document the Vatican prepared for this week’s meeting, the pope took direct aim at Chilean church leaders, whom he accused of “grave negligence” in protecting “vulnerable children.” The document was made public on Thursday [...]

Former FBI Director James Comey has told lawmakers he drafted seven memos detailing his encounters with the president in person and on the phone. | Cliff Owen/AP Photo [...]

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons released a report saying that its laboratory analysis of “environmental and biomedical samples” that its team of experts had collected “confirm the findings of the U.K. relating [...]

Precious metals provide an alternative way for investors to diversify their holdings and to find shelter from the volatility of traditional equities. Investors who like to buy assets on the cusp of an advance may find gold and silver appealing, [...]

Mr. Deripaska has business ties to Paul Manafort, Mr. Trump’s former campaign chairman, who is under investigation by Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel looking into the campaign’s connections to Russia. Financial records [...]