Russia has been pushing for years to build a new pipeline to China to deliver billions of dollars’ worth of natural gas to its close ally. But progress has been slow amid hesitation in Beijing. As Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives for...
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Iran reopened its stock exchange on Tuesday after the longest shutdown in its history, caused by the war with the United States and Israel, local media reported. “After nearly 80 days … the Tehran Stock Exchange reopened this...
Massively popular online shooter “Fortnite” was again available on Apple’s online App Store, developer Epic Games said Tuesday, adding that it was “confident” of prevailing in a court battle with the iPhone maker. Epic...
The yield on the 30-year US Treasury bond touched its highest level since 2007 on Tuesday, a sign of rising worries over inflation amid the Middle East war. Near 1400 GMT, the yield stood at 5.17 percent after earlier hitting 5.18 percent. The...
A NATO fighter jet shot down a Ukrainian drone in Estonian airspace on Tuesday, after it was reportedly diverted from its course by a Russian jamming system, Estonia’s defence minister announced. It was the first interception of a foreign...
NATO’s top commander said Tuesday he was “thinking” about how the alliance could help in the Strait of Hormuz, but no formal planning had begun yet. “Am I thinking about it? Absolutely. But there’s no planning yet until...
Britain’s trade minister Chris Bryant said Tuesday he hopes to one day see his country rejoin the European Union, in a further sign the UK is headed for a new domestic fight over Brexit. “Brexit has delivered enormous problems for the UK...
Greenland is “obliged” to find a solution with the United States over President Donald Trump’s desire to control the Arctic island, its leader said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said any solution to the conflict...
Israel’s far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said Tuesday that the International Criminal Court prosecutor has requested an arrest warrant against him, accusing the Palestinian Authority of pushing for the move. Smotrich said he would...
The US State Department on Tuesday strongly urged Americans to not travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), South Sudan or Uganda amid mounting worries over a deadly Ebola outbreak. The department gave the three Central African countries...
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing late on Tuesday for talks with his Chinese counterpart and “long-time good friend” Xi Jinping, intending to show their ties are unshakeable days after a visit by Donald Trump. The...
NATO’s top commander said Tuesday that US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany does not hurt the alliance’s defences. “I’d like to emphasise this decision does not impact the...
Police were investigating a shooting in the US state of California as a hate crime on Tuesday after a pair of teenage gunmen killed three people at a mosque complex. Tearful women emerged from a center set up to reunite families caught up in the...
China brushed off on Tuesday allegations that a Russian drone struck one of its cargo ships just a day before President Vladimir Putin was due to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for talks in Beijing. Ukraine said on Monday that a Russian...
Thailand is drastically cutting the length of visa-free stays for tourists from more than 90 countries in an effort to curb crime involving foreign nationals, officials said on Tuesday. Tourism is vital to the Southeast Asian nation’s economy, but...