EU envoys provisionally approve signing of record Mercosur trade deal
Deal aims to offset U.S. tariffs, reduce reliance on ChinaFrance opposes deal due to impact on domestic farmersAccord…
Vietnam warns of nuclear power delays, seeks Russia deal by January after Japan pullout
HANOI, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh wants talks with Russia to build a…
China’s top diplomat tours Africa with focus on strategic trade routes
China’s FM to visit Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania and LesothoTrip extends 36-year-old tradition of making first trip to AfricaAfrican…
India’s January Russian oil imports may fall sharply as Reliance expects no deliveries
India’s biggest buyer of Russian oil cuts those importsTrump warns India to stop buying Russian oil or face…
Zelenskiy proposes Defence Minister Shmyhal as Ukraine’s new energy minister
Shmyhal praised for maintaining wartime economic stabilityZelenskiy seeks to strengthen Ukraine’s resilienceMajor government shake-up comes after energy sector…
China taxes condoms, contraceptive drugs in bid to spur birth rate
HONG KONG, Jan 2 (Reuters) – China removed a three-decade-old tax exemption on contraceptive drugs and devices from…
Exclusive: India asks refiners for weekly Russian oil import data as it seeks US trade deal, sources say
India’s Russian oil imports expected to dip below 1 million bpd, two govt sources sayRussia supplied 35% of…
Elon Musk’s Grok AI floods X with sexualized photos of women and minors
Elon Musk’s Grok is generating sexualized images of women and minorsPoliticians in France ask prosecutors to investigate; India…
China’s Xi to host South Korea’s Lee from Sunday amid Japan tensions
Xi’s invitation aims to deepen ties before Lee’s Japan visitSouth Korea seeks balance amid US alliance and North…
Russia’s top general tells troops to keep carving out ‘buffer zones’ in Ukraine
Item 1 of 2 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed…
China to lower import tariffs on some products beginning 2026
BEIJING, Dec 29 (Reuters) – China announced on Monday tariff adjustments for some products beginning next year, including…
Army chief says Switzerland can’t defend itself from full-scale attack
ZURICH, Dec 27 (Reuters) – Switzerland cannot defend itself against a full-scale attack and must boost military spending…