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Breaking Down the Philippines’ 2027 Budget

The budget, which anticipates a return to strong growth next year, is based on some optimistic assumptions about the dir...

World’s biggest derivatives exchange finally set for $46bn market debut

Long-delayed listing by National Stock Exchange of India comes amid rising scrutiny of options trading

World’s biggest derivatives exchange finally set for $46bn market debut

Long-delayed listing by National Stock Exchange of India comes amid rising scrutiny of options trading

BREAKING NEWS: Japan says resuming U.S.-Iran talks important in meeting with Pakistan

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Govt tactics pushing people towards revolt: Fazl

ISLAMABAD: With the country facing mounting debt pressure and inflation, the government’s attempt to lock down the feder...

Macron says he discussed supplies of interceptors to Ukraine with Trump

French President said he had a "very good" and "very constructive" discussion with his American counterpart

US has secretly deported 25,000 migrants, says report

NAIROBI: The United States has deported more than 25,000 people under secretive agreements with 35 countries to take mig...

Brazil election: Lula and Flavio Bolsonaro tied in latest polls

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is running in October's election for a fourth non-consecutive term as Brazil's president.

BREAKING NEWS: N. Korea's vice foreign minister leaves Pyongyang to attend U.N. assembly

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Rare earths friction threatens to stall trade truce extension ahead of Xi-Trump summit

The US and China continue to wrangle over extending the 2025 Busan trade agreement just hours before Chinese President X...

Houthis push for control of Yemen’s highlands

• Trump speaks with Yemen’s president, doesn’t pledge military support• NYT says US president reversed decision on air s...

U.K.’s Burnham heads to U.S. with pragmatism in mind for Trump meeting

A former mayor with limited experience of foreign affairs, the British prime minister is expected to meet Trump for the ...

Punished for importing Russian oil

Seoul selects first US investment project under $200b agreement

South Korea has selected the construction of a gas-fired combined-cycle power plant in Encinal, Texas, as the first proj...

Incheon Innovation Cluster expands global network to 11 hubs

The Incheon Innovation Cluster has expanded its global branch network to 11 hubs through agreements with institutions in...

Macron, Trump discuss securing air defense systems for Ukraine ahead of UN General Assembly

French President Emmanuel Macron said he discussed air defense for Ukraine and a possible Kyiv-Moscow energy infrastruct...

Pentagon blacklist of Chinese firms likely agenda item for Trump-Xi summit

The once-obscure roster of companies accused by the Defense Department of helping China's military has emerged as a majo...

Australia confirms jet parts went missing in Hong Kong, sparking China security fears

Defence Minister Richard Marles says Australia is helping the US investigate how F-35 jet fighter parts were mistakenly ...

Iran shows willingness to return to negotiating table

• Naqvi meets Pezeshkian, Momeni to ‘discuss mediation process’• Iran ‘grateful’ to Pakistan’s political, military leade...

Here's who we know is going to the Trump-Xi dinner so far

Very little is known about which Chinese business executives, if any, are expected to attend.

CJ CheilJedang brings Korean spirits brand Jari to the US

CJ CheilJedang is introducing three premium Korean distilled spirits under its Jari brand to the US market, starting wit...

Vietnam's top leader suggests partnership with Stanford University on AI, innovation and leadership development

Vietnam's Party General Secretary and President To Lam met with Professor Sarah Anne Soule, Dean of Stanford Graduate Sc...

As leaders meet in New York, the fate of the world may rest on Trump and Xi

A lot has changed since last year's United Nations General Assembly while conflicts in the Middle East, Sudan, Myanmar a...

Why a Law to Help Prisoners Became a New Sectarian Flashpoint in Lebanon

An amnesty measure was supposed to ease prison overcrowding and pressure on the judiciary. Instead, it highlighted the c...

U.N. Seeks Relevance on A.I. as the U.S. and China Race Ahead

Artificial intelligence is a race solely between two rival powers with the rest of the world largely on the sidelines, f...

India Proprietary Trading Slumps on Auction Liquidity Woes, Trading Curbs

The closing auction has struggled with thin liquidity and amplified price swings.

U.S. fears rapid escalation in West Asia after Houthis attack Riyadh

The Riyadh-led coalition confirmed on September 19, 2026 evening on X that a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis t...

UK and US make first-ever torpedo test from uncrewed vessel

The United Kingdom and the United States have for the first time test-fired a torpedo from an uncrewed underwater vessel...

Despite military might, Saudi struggles to crush the Houthis

Saudi Arabia has deep pockets and cutting-edge weapons yet for more than a decade it has been unable to quash Yemen's ba...

India’s SEBI Taps AI to Police Traders, Fight Market Fraud

Inside the sprawling complex of India’s market regulator located in Mumbai’s dense financial district, officials are tur...

Zelensky arrives in US for high-stakes Trump meeting, UN General Assembly

In addition to conferring with Trump, Zelensky said that around 20 other meetings with officials and organizations were ...

South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung urges US to ease North Korea sanctions to freeze nuclear programmes: NYT

The current stalemate was simply too risky to be allowed to continue, he said.

Xi-Trump path to ‘constructive strategic stability’

US to open two new military bases in Greenland — Reuters

According to the news agency, the US "plans to re-establish a Cold War-era military base in southern Greenland and set u...

Asian Development Bank, World Bank show interest in $6.8bn ML-1

ISLAMABAD: Major international lenders, including the Asian Develop­ment Bank (ADB) and World Bank (WB), have expressed ...

Tesla makes a move on Southeast Asia's largest EV market. A homegrown giant awaits

Tesla recently set up a subsidiary in Vietnam, taking a step toward a potential entry into a fast-growing EV market domi...

EU fails to agree on lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs

EU countries failed Monday to reach a final deal that would remove Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Frid...

Vietnam leader says US deal close, denies re-routing China goods

The country has continued to wrangle a deal with US officials under the threat of new tariffs.

Laissez-faire Hong Kong meets the five-year plan

What Hong Kong is attempting to do is better understood as industrial policy.

China's top leader Xi to visit US from September 23-25

Chinese President Xi Jinping ​will pay a state visit ‌to the U.S. from Sept. 23 to 25 at the invitation of President Don...