Taiwan speaker hails Japan, South Korea and Philippines for ‘crescent of defense’
By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The speaker of Taiwan’s parliament praised Japan, South Korea and the…
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Dollar drifts higher as US debt ceiling in spotlight
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar edged higher on Tuesday in choppy trading, with no clear direction,…
Wall St ends lower, Treasury yields climb as debt ceiling talks in spotlight
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks closed lower on Tuesday and benchmark Treasury yields extended their rise…
Ukraine and Russia face off in June at World Court over flight MH17
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Ukraine and Russia will face off before the United Nations’ top court on June 6, when…
Biden vetoes legislation to block solar panel tariffs waivers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he has vetoed legislation passed by the U.S. Congress that would repeal…
US Commerce chief says green steel pact would combat excess Chinese output
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Tuesday the Biden administration was “extremely focused”…
Pakistan to try ex-PM Khan’s violent supporters under army laws
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s civilian and military leaders on Tuesday said that rioters and their backers who…
UN forecasts world economic growth of 2.3% in 2023, 2.5% in 2024
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Global economic growth is projected to be 2.3% in 2023, up 0.4 percentage points from a…
Philippine central bank to hold rates at 6.25% in May after nine straight increases – Reuters poll
By Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Philippines central bank will likely leave its key interest rate unchanged at 6.25%…
U.S. charges Chinese national with providing weapons materials to Iran
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States has charged a Chinese national with violating U.S. sanctions by providing to Iran…