India’s trade blitz seeks to keep a sinking global order afloat
When India sealed a landmark free-trade pact with the European Union last month, Brussels’ top bureaucrat saw more than an economic deal taking shape....
Dow breaks 50,000 for first time, as US stocks rally
The US stock market roared back on Friday, as technology stocks recovered much of their losses from earlier in the week and bitcoin halted...
North Korean soldier in Ukraine fears forced repatriation: ‘I won’t survive’
“I would be grateful if they take me. If they don’t, there’s nothing I can do.” At first glance, the North Korean prisoner of...
US steps up Apec role after Xi–Trump call as ties with China show signs of thaw
Just days after Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump held a two-hour phone call aimed at stabilising bilateral ties, the US...
Epstein’s India link: tycoon Anil Ambani, books and a ‘tall Swedish blonde’
Jeffrey Epstein’s sphere of influence among businessmen, politicians and academics also reached India, with the disgraced financier spending years cultivating a relationship with a...
As Beijing and Moscow tout ties, China’s firms keep Ukraine’s lights on
Across Europe, demand for Chinese goods is soaring as consumers seek quality products at a lower cost. Some goods – particularly electric vehicles, batteries...
Why the new US-India trade agreement is a big deal
For the India-China-US triangle, the new US-India trade deal, announced with Trumpian flourish on social media on Monday, has potentially significant economic, geopolitical and...
Canada and France open Greenland consulates to show support amid Trump threats
Canada and France, which both oppose US President Donald Trump’s claim to Greenland, opened consulates in the Danish autonomous territory’s capital on Friday, in...
West Wing actor Timothy Busfield indicted for sexual contact with child
West Wing and Field of Dreams actor Timothy Busfield has been indicted by a grand jury on four counts of criminal sexual contact with...