World+Biz

USAAsiaSouth AsiaMiddle EastChinaEuropeAfrica

World+Biz

USAAsiaSouth Asia
US Vice President JD Vance speaks to members of the media before boarding Air Force Two, after the US and Iran held high-level talks at the Lake Lucerne Summit, at Emmen Military Air Base, Emmen, Switzerland, June 22, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard/Pool

US waives Iran sanctions after talks; Lebanon fighting abates

The developments followed a weekend that had appeared to put the week-old accord in jeopardy, including threats from US President Donald Trump to restart the war if Iran disrupted shipping through...

US President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, 29 December 2025. Photo: REUTERS

Trump allies defend him to Israelis anxious over Iran deal

Chess pieces are seen in front of displayed Iran's and US flags in this illustration taken January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Iran, US finalise agreement on release of $12b in frozen assets

MV BANGLAR JOYJATRA. Photo: Colected

Banglar Joyjatra clears Strait of Hormuz after four-and-a-half-month ordeal

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Reuters

Who won the Middle East war? 92% Israelis say Iran, majority reject Netanyahu's victory claims

Photo: Courtesy

Meta's WhatsApp to be led by Indian startup founder Kunal Shah

Former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan speaks at a Brookings Institution forum on "Achieving Strong Economic Growth" in Washington 8 April 2015. Photo: REUTERS

Alan Greenspan, US Fed 'maestro' through years of boom and bust, dies at 100

A satellite image shows an oil terminal at Kharg Island, Iran, February 25, 2026. Photo: 2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS

US authorises Iranian oil sales amid talks on final peace deal

The Indian Army's BrahMos missile launcher is displayed during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, on 26 January 2026. Photo: Reuters/Adnan Abidi/File Photo

India in talks to sell supersonic BrahMos missile to UAE, sources say

A Chinese flag flutters at the Chinese Ministry of Commerce building in Beijing, China, 4 June, 2025. Photo: REUTERS

China targets US rare earth and other firms with export controls

Starmer speaks outside 10 Downing Street, in London, June 22, 2026. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy

Keir Starmer announces his resignation as UK PM

Health workers dress up in personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Evangelical Medical Center, one of the facilities at the forefront of the response to the Ebola outbreak, as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 31, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

Ebola cases in Eastern Congo surpass 1,000 as death toll reaches 254

Blocks with symbols and atomic numbers of Rare Earth Elements (REE) are placed on a Chinese flag in this illustration taken January 21, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

China targets US rare earth and other firms with export controls