United States (US)

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a meeting with Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey (not pictured) at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, 6 March 2025. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Pentagon chief warns Iran of consequences for supporting Houthis

The two sides will reconvene in Rome on Saturday

Syrian troops sit atop a tank as they head towards the Syrian-Lebanese border following clashes with Lebanese soldiers and armed groups, in Qusayr, Syria, March 17, 2025. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri
World+Biz

Israel strikes Syria, saying it hit group that attacked Druze

US President Donald Trump. File Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Trump struggles to explain weak economic data as he reaches 100-day mark

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on as he meets with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Japanese Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi at the State Department in Washington, US, January 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
World+Biz

US mediates between India, Pakistan to de-escalate tensions following Pahalgam attack

Displaced Palestinians wait to receive United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) aid, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 7, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
World+Biz

US backs Israel's ban on UNRWA Gaza aid operations at World Court

A rescuer works at a site of a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine in this handout picture released April 30, 2025. Photo: Governor of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Civil Administration Serhiy Lysak via Telegram/Handout via REUTERS
World+Biz

Kremlin says Putin is open to Ukraine peace but warns against rushing a deal

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal looks on as he takes part in the EU-Ukraine Association Council, in Brussels, Belgium April 9, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Europe

Past US aid to Ukraine not included in minerals deal: Kyiv

A man walks on the rubble of a building destroyed by US air strikes in Sanaa, Yemen April 27, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
Middle East

US military says it will limit disclosing details on strikes in Yemen

Indian security force personnel stand guard on the banks of Dal Lake, following a militant attack near south Kashmir's Pahalgam, in Srinagar April 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
South Asia

US in touch with India and Pakistan; urges work toward 'responsible solution'

A 3D-printed miniature model of Donald Trump and the U.S. and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken January 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Middle East

Iran, US to resume talks in Oman to narrow gaps over new nuclear deal

Japan's Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato speaks during an interview with Reuters at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo, Japan April 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Global Economy

Japan urges G20 to stabilise markets, warns of US tariff damage

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Bangladesh

EuroCham in Bangladesh raises concerns over trade concessions to US

The sun sets behind a crude oil pump jack on a drill pad in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, US November 24, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Angus Mordant/File Photo
Global Economy

Oil extends climb on fresh Iran sanctions, lower US crude stocks