SHANGHAI – Chinese chipmakers’ shares jumped by the most in two years this week as House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan heightened tensions with the U.S., driving…
US Deploys Aircraft Carrier On China’s Doorstep As Taiwan Tensions Ramp Up John Hugh DeMastri on July 28, 2022 The USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group has been redeployed to…
By Aziz El Yaakoubi, Andrew Mills and Matt Spetalnick RIYADH – The United States and Israel are seeking to lay the groundwork for a security alliance with Arab states that…
By Amina Ismail and Maha El Dahan SULAIMANIYA, Iraq – The prime minister of Iraqi Kurdistan, Masrour Barzani, has been touting the autonomous region’s gas export capabilities as an alternative…
By Gerry Doyle SINGAPORE – Top officials from Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Britain said on Saturday that their 51-year-old Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) pact was solid, relevant…
FREDERICK, MD – Frederick Police Officers diffused a possible dangerous and even deadly situation before it happened Monday night. “During a recent late-night patrol shift, Officers Gozdziewski and Genovese observed…
By Dave Sherwood and Matt Spetalnick HAVANA/WASHINGTON – The Biden administration on Friday once again placed Cuba on a short list of countries the United States alleges are “not cooperating…
LONDON – Ireland’s foreign minister Simon Coveney urged British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday not to introduce new post-Brexit trade laws in the coming the days that he said…
By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL – China remains committed to playing a constructive role in resolving the North Korea nuclear issue, Beijing’s Korean affairs envoy said on Tuesday, a week after…
By Josh Smith SEOUL – Beijing is concerned about the tense situation on the Korean peninsula, China’s Korean affairs envoy said as he arrived for talks in Seoul this week,…
By Luana Maria Benedito and Jose de Castro SAO PAULO – The Brazilian real has returned to the list of worst currencies among its peers with two sessions of heavy…
KHARTOUM – Sudan’s military leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan gestured in comments on Friday towards steps to ease tensions in the country six months after a military coup. “We are…
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON – The U.S. military has canceled a test of its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile that it had initially aimed only to delay…
By Emma Farge GENEVA – Western countries are refusing to engage with Russia at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva in a coordinated move that has already led to…
MUMBAI – India’s growth story remains as weak as it was during the 2013 ‘taper tantrum’ and geopolitical tensions in Ukraine and Russia are further likely to hurt a recovery,…
TAIPEI – China is too busy with ensuring stability for a key Communist Party congress at the end of the year where President Xi Jinping will likely get a third…
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON -The U.S. military said on Wednesday it will postpone a scheduled test launch of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, in a bid…
By Jonathan Stempel – Charlie Munger, the longtime business partner of Warren Buffett, on Wednesday said it is “massively stupid” for tensions to escalate between the United States and China,…
By Marc Jones LONDON – The risk of material credit rating pressures from the current tensions between Russia and Ukraine is low, Moody’s said on Wednesday, unless the situation continues…
By Sruthi Shankar and Shashank Nayar -European stocks pulled back some of their recent losses on Tuesday following reports that some Russian troops near Ukraine were returning to their bases,…
By Daphne Psaledakis and Elizabeth Culliford – The teens, tweens and adults of Gen Z are turning to TikTok and Instagram to hash over the tensions between Russia and Ukraine,…
By Fergal Smith TORONTO – The Canadian dollar weakened against its U.S. counterpart on Friday, giving back some of this week’s gains, as the potential for an imminent Russian attack…
The flow of natural gas through a key Russian-controlled pipeline suddenly stopped Wednesday as tensions continue to increase between Russia and the West. The Yamal-Europe pipeline’s liquified natural gas (LNG)…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday shortened the usual extension of two general licenses for Russian commercial vehicle manufacturer GAZ Group, a Treasury official told Reuters, as the…
Thousands of migrants are stranded at the Belarus-Poland border, with Belarus and Russia performing military demonstrations amid rising tensions in the region, CNN reported Friday. Up to 2,000 people are…