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Ukraine makes small territorial gains in Sumy ahead of Trump-Putin summit
(Reuters) -Ukraine has retaken two villages in its eastern region of Sumy, Kyiv’s military said, adding to recent small ...
Analysis-Hamas hostage videos silenced Israeli media’s talk of Gaza aid crisis
Polls in the wake of Oct. 7 that showed most Palestinians approved of the attack sowed anger in Israel. Videos of Gazans crowding around hostages in the immediate aftermath of the raid, filming them ...
South Korea court to rule on bid to arrest former first lady
If detained, she would be South Korea’s only former first lady to be arrested, joining her husband, ex-President Yoon Suk ...
Oil prices steady with focus on US-Russia talks, China trade truce
Oil took some support from optimism over the U.S. and China extending their trade truce by 90 days, quashing concerns over a ...
Australia’s Albanese says Netanyahu ’in denial’ over suffering in Gaza
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu was ...
Asia stocks mostly higher as tariff truce supports sentiment
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Most Asian stocks rose on Tuesday, buoyed by an extension of a tariff truce between the world’s two ...
Musk accuses Apple of antitrust violation, says xAI will take legal action
(Reuters) -Elon Musk said on Monday Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is engaging in antitrust violations by allegedly making it impossible for any artificial intelligence company other than OpenAI to reach the No ...
Oil gains as US-China tariff pause extension boosts trade hopes
U.S. President Donald Trump extended a tariff truce with China by another 90 days, a White House official said on Monday, staving off triple-digit duties on Chinese goods as U.S. retailers prepared ...
Bank of Thailand set to cut rates on August 13 to support economy
BENGALURU (Reuters) -The Bank of Thailand will lower its key interest rate on Wednesday to support a slowing economy as negative inflation persists and U.S. tariffs remain elevated, according to a ...
Singapore raises 2025 GDP forecast after strong Q2 growth
The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) now expects 2025 GDP growth of 1.5% to 2.5%, up from an earlier forecast of 0.0% to 2.0%. The economy grew 4.4% year-on-year in the second quarter, up from 4.1 ...
Trump signs order extending China trade truce by 90 days
Investing.com-- U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday evening confirmed he had signed an executive order extending a recent trade truce with China by 90 days, entailing relatively lower trade tariffs ...
Highview Merger Corp. prices $200 million IPO at $10 per unit
Highview Merger Corp. priced its initial public offering of 20 million units at $10.00 per unit, raising $200 million. Each unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable ...