Indonesia awaits UN mandate for Gaza peace mission
October 30, 2025 JAKARTA/KUALA LUMPUR – Indonesia will await for a mandate from the United Nations Security Council…
Decision on sending troops for Gaza peace force ‘in process, has to be finalised’: Pakistan Defence Minister
October 29, 2025 ISLAMABAD – Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday said that a decision on sending Pakistani…
Saudi Investment Chief warns: Global business needs cooperation, not protectionism
Saudi Arabia’s investment minister, H.E. Khalid A. Al-Falih, said the Kingdom has evolved from an emerging player to a…
Trump shutting down trade talks with Canada could give Beijing another advantage
President Trump has terminated trade talks with Canada over an anti-tariffs ad featuring Ronald Reagan. If Canada’s Prime…
China urges ‘sincerity’ from US in trade talks
October 15, 2025 BEIJING – China on Tuesday urged the United States to “correct its wrong practices and…
Scott Bessent says Argentina is a ‘beacon’ which many other neighbors may follow
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described Argentina as a “beacon” for South America, saying its leader President Javier Milei…
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The last few days have demonstrated that the centre of Donald Trump’s politics is less policy than personal…
Trump is already wielding his ‘golden share’ authority at U.S. Steel, overriding the company plans
Just when U.S. Steel thought the ink had dried on its new future with Japan’s Nippon Steel, the…
How U.S. Politics Killed a Nearly Complete Offshore Wind Farm
The abrupt halt of Ørsted’s Revolution Wind project off Rhode Island has become one of the most striking…
Israel’s shifting military strategy
The security situation in the Middle East reflects the hard realities of power struggle and the implications of…
India Tilts Toward BRICS as Pakistan Stays Close to Washington
U.S. President Donald Trump is taking India to task, and we are a long way from what then-President…
Japan’s seafood exports still hurting in wake of Fukushima incident, but hopes rising for Chinese market
August 25, 2025 TOKYO – Sunday marked two years since treated water began to be released into the…