Hong Kong’s Hang Seng jumped 4.2%, China’s Shanghai Composite rose 2.7%, Japan’s Nikkei gained 2.56% and South Korea’s Kopsi rose 3.5%. The FTSE 100 was up 0.78%, the... Read more
Narendra Modi’s speech to the submarine’s crew was televised nationally Indian prime minister Narendra Modi says the first successful voyage by its home-built nuclear submarine i... Read more
President Vladimir Putin has denied the country’s involvement in the poisoning The US government is preparing to impose “very severe” sanctions on Russia in response to the... Read more
Emmanuel Macron wants Europe to have a dedicated army A “real European army” is needed to defend itself against Russia and even the United States, Emmanuel Macron has said. The F... Read more
More than 200 mass graves containing up to 12,000 victims were left behind by Islamic State in Iraq, the UN has said. The United Nations in Iraq (UNAMI) and its human rights office documente... Read more
The colossal rage felt by progressive women has been a dominant theme since Donald Trump’s shock 2016 victory. Crowds at the Women’s March dwarfed those at his inauguration the p... Read more
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has vowed to “break” swingeing sanctions re-imposed by the US targeting core parts of the economy. The Trump administration is restoring all... Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – The first Budget of the new Malaysian government will unveil a soaring deficit of 3.7 per cent of GDP for this year, as the administration recognises off-the-books proje... Read more
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – President Donald Trump wants to reach an agreement on trade with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 nations summit in Argentina later this month a... Read more
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – The US has agreed to let eight countries – including Japan, India and South Korea – keep buying Iranian oil after it reimposes sanctions on the Ope... Read more
