Calls grow for China’s household sector to be bigger economic driver
BEIJING — Chinese government advisers are stepping up calls to make the household sector’s contribution to broader economic growth a top priority at Beijing’s...
South Korea’s balloon crackdown hits anti-North Korea activists
POCHEON, South Korea — The equipment activist Lee Min-bok uses to send balloons laden with anti-Kim Jong Un leaflets across the border from South...
BRICS demands wealthy nations to fund global climate transition
RIO DE JANEIRO — Leaders of the BRICS group of developing nations prepared to address the shared challenges of climate change on Monday, the...
Typhoon Danas lashes southern Taiwan with record winds, injuring hundreds
TAIPEI — Typhoon Danas lashed southern Taiwan with record winds and strong rain early on Monday, killing two people and injuring more than 330...
Israel’s Netanyahu says he believes Trump can help seal ceasefire deal
JERUSALEM — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he believed his discussions with US President Donald J. Trump on Monday would help advance talks...
Oil tumbles as OPEC+ hikes August output more than expected
SINGAPORE - Oil prices slipped more than 1% on Monday after OPEC+ surprised markets by hiking output more than expected in August, raising concerns about oversupply.
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Israel’s Netanyahu says he believes Trump can help seal ceasefire deal
JERUSALEM - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he believed his discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday would help advance talks on a Gaza...
UK’s Reeves announces National Wealth Fund investment in carbon capture
LONDON - British finance minister Rachel Reeves will announce on Monday a 28.6 million pound ($39 million) investment by the National Wealth Fund in a carbon...
Trump says US nears trade deals as tariff effective date delayed
MORRISTOWN, New Jersey - The United States is close to finalizing several trade agreements in the coming days and will notify other countries of higher tariff rates by July...
Russian forces gain control of two settlements in Ukraine, Russian military says
MOSCOW - Russian military forces have gained control of two more villages in Ukraine in areas where they have been making advances, one in the eastern...
Leaders of growing BRICS group gather for annual summit in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO — Leaders of the growing BRICS group of developing nations were set to gather in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, calling...
OPEC+ speeds up oil output hikes, adds 548,000 barrels per day in August
LONDON — OPEC+ agreed on Saturday to raise production by 548,000 barrels per day (bpd) in August, further accelerating output increases at its first...
