Lebanese Christian and opposition coalition nominate IMF’s Azour for president
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s disparate opposition, independent and main Christian parties said on Sunday they had nominated IMF official Jihad…
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Airbus nears 500-jet order from India’s IndiGo -sources
By Tim Hepher, Aditi Shah and Joanna Plucinska ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Airbus is closing towards a potentially record deal to…
Exclusive-World’s spy chiefs meet in secret conclave in Singapore
By Xinghui Kok, Raju Gopalakrishnan and Greg Torode SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Senior officials from about two dozen of the world’s…
Saudi to make new voluntary cuts as part of OPEC+ deal – source
LONDON (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will make new voluntary cuts as part of an OPEC+ deal, an OPEC+ source told…
India rescue work ends as focus turns to cause of worst train crash in decades
By Jatindra Dash and YP Rajesh BAHANAGA, India (Reuters) -Indian rescue workers completed operations on Sunday after the country’s deadliest…
Saudi foreign ministry calls on Sudan factions to agree new ceasefire
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry and the United States called on Sudan’s warring factions to agree to a…
Germany to send two warships to Indo-Pacific in 2024 amid South China Sea tensions
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will send two warships to the Indo-Pacific in 2024, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Sunday,…
China seeks dialogue, says clash with US would be ‘unbearable disaster’
By Chen Lin and Kanupriya Kapoor SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu told Asia’s top security summit on…
North Korea denounces UN over satellite, ‘gangster-like’ US demand
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea denounced on Sunday the U.N. Security Council for discussing its recent satellite launch…
Former Chinese ambassador says US must halt military deployments near China
By Chen Lin and Greg Torode SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The United States should ease off military deployments close to China…