The Latest: IMF chief says dealing with inequalities is key

Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, says that dealing with inequalities will have to be a central element of leaders’ response to the concerns of populist movements. Conceding that there is “no silver bullet response,” Lagarde said on a panel at the World Economic Forum that it’s time for “courageous” leaders to reconnect with the people.

Explosive memos suggest that a Trump-Russia tit-for-tat was at…

An unverified dossier provided to US intelligence officials alleges that President-elect Donald Trump “agreed to sideline” the issue of Russian intervention in Ukraine during his campaign after Russia promised to feed the emails it stole from prominent Democrats’ inboxes to WikiLeaks. The dossier was part of an opposition-research project conducted by a former British spy , Christopher Steele, at the behest of anti-Trump Republicans and, later, Democrats.