Foreign challenges pile up as Russia, Iran test Trump's mettle
Washington
DONALD Trump's brief honeymoon in global affairs is over. After a week of relative calm and domestic preoccupations, actors from Russia to Iran are testing the new US president's mettle.
On the face of it, a recent Iranian ballistic missile test and a Russian- backed incursion deeper into Ukraine appear to have little in common and less to do with the man in the Oval Office. But make no mistake, both were moves designed to test the Republican leader.
KEYWORDS IN THIS ARTICLE
BT is now on Telegram!
For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes
International
Vietnam tycoon appeals against US$27 billion fraud death sentence
US announces new restrictions on firearm exports
Central banks will probably only cut half as much as they hiked
US consumer sentiment falls as inflation expectations climb
HSBC wins £1.3 billion suit over Disney film finance scandal
WTO countries to reboot dispute reform negotiations