Zelensky heads to Washington as Trump presses for Russia deal
KYIV — Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders were scheduled to meet Donald J. Trump in Washington on Monday to map out a peace...
Thailand’s Q2 growth beats forecast but faces slowdown due to tariffs
BANGKOK — Thailand’s economy expanded faster than expected in the second quarter on strong export growth ahead of US tariffs taking full effect, but...
Powell has used Jackson Hole to battle inflation and buoy jobs; he’s now caught...
WASHINGTON — Fed Chair Jerome Powell used the central bank’s annual Wyoming research conference to promise inflation-fighting rigor when it was needed in 2022,...
Qantas fined $58 million over illegally sacking 1,800 workers during pandemic
SYDNEY - Qantas Airways, Australia’s largest airline, has been fined A$90 million ($58.64 million) for illegally sacking 1,800 ground staff and replacing them with...
South Korea’s Lee orders partial phased implementation of existing North Korea pacts
SEOUL - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who has been seeking to improve strained relations with Pyongyang, ordered on Monday his cabinet to...
Singapore’s exports fall 4.6% y/y in July, weaker than forecast
SINGAPORE - Singapore's non-oil domestic exports fell 4.6% in July from the same month a year earlier, government data showed on Monday, weaker than...
Europeans to back Zelenskiy in Washington as Trump presses Ukraine deal
LONDON/KYIV - European leaders will join Volodymyr Zelenskiy to meet Donald Trump in Washington, they said on Sunday, seeking to shore up Zelenskiy's position...
NATO-like protection in focus for Trump meeting with Ukraine, Europe
U.S. President Donald Trump could offer NATO-like protection of Ukraine, and Russia is open to the idea, one of his top foreign policy officials...
Putin wins Ukraine concessions but did not get all he wanted
MOSCOW — In a few short hours in Alaska, Vladimir Putin managed to convince Donald J. Trump that a Ukraine ceasefire was not the...
Trump says he will set tariffs on steel and semiconductor chips in coming weeks
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — US President Donald J. Trump said on Friday he would announce tariffs on imports of steel and semiconductor chips...
US stops visitor visas for people from Gaza
WASHINGTON — The US State department on Saturday said it was halting all visitor visas for individuals from Gaza while it conducts “a full...
Malaysia growth nears forecast in 2nd quarter, but central bank flags tariff uncertainty
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian economic growth came in close to expectations in the second quarter, official data showed on Friday, though the central bank...