ASEAN summit focus on maritime security, trade amid South China Sea tensions
March 7 ------ Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that maritime security, trade, and clean energy will shape the country’s...
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Mar 7
Japan Jan real wages fall but at slowest pace in 13 months
TOKYO, March 7 ------ Japanese workers' real wages shrank in January for the 22nd consecutive month but at the slowest pace in over a...
Mar 7
Ukraine hits behind front lines as Odesa blasts rock Greek PM visit
KYIV, March 7 ------ Ukraine stepped up attacks behind Russian lines with the apparent killing of a Russian election official in a car...
Mar 7
Inside Europe's drive to get ammunition to Ukraine as Russia advances
STERNBERK, Czech Republic, March 7 ------ Hundreds of Czechs and a handful of Ukrainians are working round the clock in eastern Czech...
Mar 6
Hungary president signs Sweden’s NATO membership ratification
BUDAPEST/STOCKHOLM, March 6 ------ Hungary's President Tamas Sulyok has signed the bill that approved Sweden's accession to the NATO...
Mar 6
Meta says it's looking into global Facebook, Instagram outage
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 6 ------ Meta said it was looking into widespread outages of its Facebook, Instagram and Threads platforms after...
Mar 6
Ukraine needs long-term plan for food exports to EU, official says
KYIV, March 6 ------ Ukraine said its forces destroyed a Russian military patrol boat in the Black Sea near annexed Crimea, the latest...
Mar 6
Ukraine says it destroyed another Russian warship in Black Sea
BRUSSELS, March 6 ------ The European Union must allow Ukrainian food producers access to EU markets long term, rather than just...
Mar 5
Japan's ministers deny report government thinking of calling end to deflation
March 5 ------ Japan's top government ministers denied a media report that Tokyo is considering calling an end to deflation, adding...
Mar 5
ASEAN-Australia summit to decry 'threat or use of force' in region
MELBOURNE, Australia, March 5 ------ Leaders from Southeast Asian nations and Australia gathered in Melbourne are expected to denounce...
Mar 5
Ukraine's Zelensky: Political will in West required to secure needed supplies
March 5 ------ President Volodymyr Zelensky called for Ukraine's Western partners to summon the political will to provide Kyiv with...
Mar 5
Zelensky vows Ukrainian victory as death toll in Odesa strike hits 12
KYIV, March 5 ------ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called for the world to help Kyiv defeat "Russian evil" as the death toll...
Mar 4
OPEC+ members extend oil output cuts to second quarter
DUBAI, March 4 ------ OPEC+ members led by Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed to extend voluntary oil output cuts into the second quarter,...
Mar 4
Hamas arrives in Cairo for ceasefire talks with deal ‘on the table’
CAIRO/RAFAH, Gaza Strip, March 4 ------ A delegation from Hamas arrived in Cairo for crunch talks on a Gaza ceasefire, billed as a...
Mar 4
Netherlands' Rutte signs security deal in Ukraine, promising artillery funding
KHARKIV, Ukraine, March 4 ------ Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte signed a security deal with Ukraine in the northeastern city of Kharkiv...
Mar 4
Germany caught out by leak of secret Ukraine war talks
BERLIN, Germany, March 4 ------ German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised a full investigation after a recording of confidential army talks...
Mar 3
Taiwan faces steady 'drip' of pressure as China tightens pre-inauguration squeeze
TAIPEI, March 3 ------ Taiwan is facing a steady "drip, drip" of Chinese pressure ahead of the inauguration of its next president in May,...
Mar 3
South Korean February export growth beats forecasts on chip demand
SEOUL, March 3 ------ South Korean export growth exceeded market forecasts in February, trade ministry data showed on Friday, expanding...
Mar 2
Dollar steady as traders ponder Fed rate cut bets; yen shaky at 150/dlr
SINGAPORE, March 2 ------ The dollar was steady on Friday after data showed U.S. inflation remained sticky but easing gradually, keeping...
Mar 2
India’s economy ended 2023 ‘with a bang’ as growth surged to 8.4%
London, March 2 ------ The world’s fastest-growing major economy is living up to its billing. Gross domestic product in India surged 8.4%...
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