Germany’s trade surplus for 2016 rose to 252.9 billion euros (216 billion pounds), surpassing the previous high of 244.3 billion euros in 2015, the Federal Statistics Office said. “The record surplus will continue to fuel the conflict with the USA and within the EU,” Source: Reuters
The U.S. military said it sent two Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, its latest transit through the sensitive waterway, angering China at a time of tense relations between the world’s two biggest economies. Source: Reuters
A senior German diplomat was in Tehran on Thursday for meetings with Iranian officials to try to preserve the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and cool rising tensions in the region, a German diplomatic source told Reuters. Source: Reuters
- Iran has recently quadrupled its uranium production, a spokesperson for the nation’s atomic energy agency says.
- The nation has stopped complying with key parts of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
