South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of violating a confidential agreement by publicly disclosing the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea,
China’s President Xi Jinping and Japan’s newly appointed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Gyeongju on Friday, holding their first formal discussions as leaders amid
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka and the Maldives are moving forward with plans to establish a dedicated commercial ferry service, aimed at reducing transport costs and facilitating the export of
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China’s manufacturing sector experienced its longest decline in more than nine years in October, as factory activity continued to falter under domestic and global pressures, Bloomberg reported Friday. The official manufacturing purchasing
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hedge against US equity and AI cycle-related risks,” Wu said.” ChatGPT said: The surge in artificial intelligence investment has propelled Asian stocks to outperform global peers this year, while reshaping market dynamics
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Air India Ltd., the unprofitable Indian carrier, is seeking at least 100 billion rupees ($1.1 billion) in financial support from its owners Tata Sons Pvt. and Singapore Airlines Ltd., Bloomberg reported, as
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Latvia has voted to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, a treaty designed to protect women from violence, after a 13-hour parliamentary debate on Thursday. The decision comes amid growing political divisions and
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China has been accused of stealing sensitive semiconductor technology from a British factory in an attempt to move production to the mainland, according to claims reported by The Times UK. The allegations
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Almost half of South Africans say they would support military rule over their current democratic government, according to new findings that reveal deep disillusionment with the country’s political system. The results, reported
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Apple posted stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results on Thursday night, easing investor concerns about slowing demand in China and reaffirming its dominance in the global smartphone market. The company’s revenue for the quarter reached
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Britain’s King Charles has stripped his younger brother Andrew of his title of prince and ordered him to leave his Windsor home, in an unprecedented royal move aimed at severing ties between
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The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether leaders of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation misused donations totaling tens of millions of dollars during the racial justice protests of 2020, according
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U.S. President Donald Trump’s surprise late-night call for America to “start testing our Nuclear Weapons” sent shockwaves through Washington on Thursday, overshadowing the confirmation hearing of Vice Adm. Richard Correll, the man
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“The military operates behind our backs,” says Pedro Uc Be. “We know they will start mining, but they work in darkness, and for that precise reason we haven’t been able to say
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor When Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Western governments unleashed a barrage of unprecedented sanctions aimed at strangling Moscow’s war economy. From semiconductor exports to banking
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The promise of justice that once defined Bangladesh’s post-independence identity has turned into its most bitter irony. In 1971, the country’s founders imagined a republic built upon freedom, equality, and human rights.
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