Rivalries on show as Southeast Asia hosts annual security talks
By Kate Lamb and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) -Foreign ministers of two dozen countries met in Indonesia on Friday with
2023-07-14 17:18
DeSantis campaign urges patience for breakout moment with eye toward first debate
Facing a long summer of running from behind former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is for now resisting calls to dramatically change course in his presidential campaign, instead targeting the first debate in late August as his opportunity to alter the trajectory of the race.
2023-07-14 17:18
Russia's Duma votes for law to ban gender reassignment surgery, in further crackdown on LGBTQ rights
The Russian State Duma, or lower house of parliament, has voted in favor of a new law banning nearly all medical help for transgender people including gender reassignment surgery, in a raft of new anti-LGBTQ laws in Russia.
2023-07-14 16:54
IMF Loan Helps Pakistan Unlock Another $5.6 Billion in Funding
Pakistan is set to draw in $5.6 billion in additional financing after securing a loan from the International
2023-07-14 16:54
France celebrates Bastille Day with pomp, a tribute to India and extra police to prevent new unrest
France is celebrating its national holiday Friday with whizzing warplanes and a grand Bastille Day parade in Paris
2023-07-14 16:52
Credit Suisse Offers Rare Example of Bank Disclosing EM Debt
Credit Suisse is one of a handful of global banks publicly disclosing some loans to poor countries, as
2023-07-14 16:50
Southeast Asian nations renew alarm over Myanmar violence. But diplomats can't settle on a solution
Southeast Asian foreign ministers have renewed their alarm over and condemnation of the deadly air strikes and artillery shelling in Myanmar
2023-07-14 16:49
US Secretary of State Blinken urges stability in Indo-Pacific
JAKARTA United States' Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday called for stability in the Indo-Pacific region and
2023-07-14 16:24
World’s Biggest Pension Fund GPIF Boosts Its Treasuries Holdings
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund boosted its holdings of Treasuries to a three-year high as the dollar’s strength
2023-07-14 15:56
Lindner Says Further Ukraine Aid Must Be Outside EU Budget
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner said further financing of support for Ukraine should be separate from the European
2023-07-14 15:50
Exclusive-China invites global investors for rare meeting as economy sputters-sources
By Xie Yu and Julie Zhu HONG KONG China's financial regulators have invited some of the world's biggest
2023-07-14 15:23
Sasol Slammed by South Africa’s Pollution Regulator Over Lack of Investment
Sasol Ltd. was castigated by South Africa’s national air quality officer for failing to cut pollution as its
2023-07-14 15:22