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China asks banks to curb US Treasury exposure as bond market jitters grow

Chinese officials had urged banks to limit purchases of US government bonds, and instructed those with high exposure to pare their positions, according to sources

Starmer says won't quit after losing 2 aides over Mandelson-Epstien ties

The resignation of Starmer's communications director, Tim Allan, on Monday, after just five months on the job will feed the sense of crisis engulfing his office

In a first, Samsung family's Korean art collection heads on world tour

Now, the works are on their first-ever overseas tour, riding a global wave of interest in Korean culture that extends well beyond pop music and film into the country's deepest artistic traditions

Ashwini Vaishnaw discusses India-US strategic ties with Sergio Gor

Vaishnaw looks forward to strong US participation in AI Summit

Russia will actively support BRICS agenda presented by Indian chair: Lavrov

India formally assumed on January 1, 2026, the chairmanship of BRICS, a 10-member bloc comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, along with five new members

Mauritius PM calls Modi ahead of India visit, pledges to deepen ties

Modi told Ramgoolam that he looked forward to welcoming him to India next week for the AI Impact Summit

Takaichi landslide win shows structural, ideological shift in Japan: China

Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party won more than two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives in Sunday's election

World stocks climb, Nikkei soars on Japan PM Takaichi's big poll win

The combination of a rebound in tech shares, Wall Street's rally and other upbeat news lifted shares early Monday

Meet Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong's media mogul sentenced to 20 years in prison

The 78-year-old was found guilty of colluding with foreign forces and also upheld a separate sedition case

How sanctioned oil travels the world through shadow fleets and fake flags

Recent Indian and US mid-sea operations have exposed a hidden system that allows sanctioned oil to bypass global restrictions through shadow tankers, false flags and offshore transfers

Crackdown on dissent after Iran protests widens to target reformist figures

Media reports quoted officials within the reformist movement, which seeks to change Iran's theocracy from inside, as saying at least four of their members had been arrested

Migrants languish in US detention centres amid dire conditions, long waits

Prolonged migrant detention has surged in Donald Trump's second term as new rules limit judges' ability to release detainees while deportation cases crawl through overburdened immigration courts

Japan PM Takaichi eyes defence, immigration reforms after landslide win

Takaichi, following her victory, said her efforts will make Japan strong and prosperous

US-Russia nuclear pact expires: What is New START treaty and why it matters

The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, commonly known as New START, was the last major nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia

Venezuela's Machado says close ally kidnapped after prison release

Machado said on social media that Juan Pablo Guanipa was taken around midnight in a residential neighbourhood of the capital, Caracas

Cuba warns airlines of fuel shortage as Nicaragua ends easy entry

The communist government warned international airlines they can no longer refuel at its main airport in Havana for the next month after Donald Trump threatened tariffs on any nation that supplies Cuba

UK PM Starmer under pressure as chief of staff quits over Mandelson row

Starmer's vulnerability was laid bare in the wake of McSweeney's departure, when two key Labour-linked groups suggested accountability shouldn't end with the chief of staff

Hong Kong court jails media tycoon Jimmy Lai for 20 yrs under security law

A Hong Kong court sentenced media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 20 years in jail for 'colluding' with foreign forces and sedition, in the most high-profile case under national security law

Who is Thailand's leader Anutin and how did he seal clear win in elections?

Anutin is now set to head a coalition govt with comfortable majority that may end bouts of political upheaval which have rattled the Southeast Asian nation in recent years and left its economy adrift

Trump congratulates Japan PM Takaichi for 'landslide victory' in elections

Commending Japanese voters, Trump said the wonderful people of Japan had voted with enthusiasm and would always have his strong support