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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington would provide “unwavering support” to Israel in the war in Gaza as he called for the eradication of Hamas during a visit to the US ally on Monday. “The people of Gaza deserve a better future, but that better future cannot begin until Hamas is eliminated,” Rubio […]

A young Winston Churchill once warned: “The wars of peoples will be more terrible than those of kings.” In our current moment, this warning feels less like prophecy and more like diagnosis. Across the globe, nationalism is no longer a quiet undercurrent; it is a dominant force shaping identities, policies and personal destinies. And nowhere […]

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hit intraday record highs on Monday, beginning the week with the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting on a strong note, while Tesla shares gained following CEO Elon Musk’s stock purchase. The electric vehicle maker jumped 5.8 per cent to its highest since late January after regulatory filings revealed Musk had […]

India and the United States will hold trade talks on Tuesday, New Delhi said, raising hopes for a breakthrough weeks after President Donald Trump imposed punitive tariffs on the South Asian nation for buying Russian oil. The move comes after Trump struck a more conciliatory tone in statements last week and expressed optimism that he […]

In Asia’s real estate sector, South Korea is a star performer. In the first half of this year, the region’s fourth-largest economy recorded the second-highest volume of commercial real estate transactions after Japan. Moreover, Seoul experienced the strongest growth in prime residential prices in annualised terms in the second quarter among 46 markets tracked by […]

A top US diplomat expressed regret on Sunday over an immigration raid in the state of Georgia that detained hundreds of South Korean workers and proposed making the event a turning point to strengthen bilateral relations, South Korea said. In a meeting in Seoul, First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo urged Deputy Secretary of State […]

Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will commit to working with third parties, including the US, to revamp their mineral supply chains and develop reforms, according to a draft of an economic framework seen by reporters, as they seek to spur investment following a peace deal reached in Washington. The countries agreed on the […]

A Chinese school along the border with Russia has welcomed a large batch of young Russians, drawing widespread coverage while underscoring how people-to-people exchanges between the neighbouring countries have warmed to a historically high degree. A total of 127 children from north of the border began classes on September 1 at Heihe Primary School, a […]

Over the past year, the US has moved to expand cooperation with Central Asian countries on critical minerals. This is being done in an effort to limit China’s chokehold on the resources that are critical to a range of industries where Beijing and Washington are locked in competition. Yet, the United States is lagging behind […]

Austria hopes to become a stronger force in global diplomacy and a hub for conflict resolution. Key to those efforts, according to Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger, is sticking to decades-old military neutrality despite a raging war in the nation’s proximity. The nation’s top diplomat is campaigning for a seat on the United Nations Security Council, […]