Asian stocks tracked the Wall Street rally on Monday and found an extra tailwind from a move by China's central bank to change the way a key interest rate benchmark is set, seen by analysts as reducing borrowing costs for companies.

Asia stocks gain as China rates tweak lifts investor mood

A majority of economists expect a US recession in the next two years but have pushed back the onset amid Federal Reserve actions, according to a survey released Monday.

United States economists expect a recession in 2020 or 2021: Survey

US President Donald Trump on Sunday confirmed his interest in buying Greenland, but said it was not a priority for his administration. "It's something we talked about," Trump told reporters.

US President Donald Trump confirms interest in buying Greenland

Hong Kong democracy activists are hoping to get out a huge crowd later Sunday in a bid to show the city's leaders that their protest movement remains defiant despite increasingly stark warnings from Beijing.

Defiant Hong Kong protesters vow huge rally despite Beijing threats

An Iranian tanker caught in a stand-off between Tehran and the West has raised an Iranian flag and has had a new name painted on its side, Reuters images of the stationary vessel filmed off Gibraltar showed on Sunday.

Grace 1 tanker raises Iranian flag, changes the name to 'Adrian Darya-1'

An Afghanistan peace agreement that the US seems close to reaching with the Taliban has prompted worries that President Donald Trump's desire to quickly withdraw US troops could further plunge the country into civil war.

Fears in US of bad peace deal with the Taliban

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, who is on his first foreign trip after assuming power, held discussions with members of the business community in Washington DC on Saturday to explore investment opportunities for US companies in Andhra Pradesh.

Andhra Pradesh chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy discusses investment opportunities during US visit

In another jolt to Pakistan, the United States slashed the aid to the cash-strapped nation by nearly $440 million, bringing down its commitment to just $ 4.1 billion.

US cuts $440 million financial aid to Pakistan amid Kashmir tensions

US President Donald Trump said he was having dinner on Friday with Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook of Apple, a company the president has criticized for not manufacturing more of its products in the United States.

Having dinner on Friday with Tim Cook of Apple: Trump

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw the test-firing of a new weapon again on Friday morning, state media KCNA said on Saturday. North Korea launched at least two short-range ballistic missiles on Friday, South Korea's military said, its sixth round of weapons launches since late July, complicating efforts to restart talks between the United States and North Korea over Pyongyang's weapons programmes.

North Korea leader Kim Jong-un oversaw test-firing of new weapon again: State media

In another jolt to Pakistan, the United States slashed the aid to the cash-strapped nation by nearly USD 440 million, bringing down its commitment to just USD 4.1 billion.

Another major setback for Pakistan, US cuts $440 million financial aid to Islamabad

The United States applied on Thursday to seize an Iranian tanker in Gibraltar, halting its expected release at the last minute and preventing a possible swap for British-flagged tanker held by Iran.

United States seeks to seize Iranian vessel in Gibraltar: Report

Wishing India on its 73rd Independence Day, the United States on Thursday said New Delhi and Washington enjoy close ties of friendship which over the time have flourished into a "strategic partnership".

US extends good wishes to people of India on Independence Day

A deal between the Taliban and the United States for US forces to withdraw from their longest-ever war in Afghanistan could drive some diehard Taliban fighters into the arms of the Islamic State militant group, Afghan officials and militants say.

Taliban, US pact in Afghanistan could boost Islamic State: Afghan officials

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that China wants to make a trade deal but it should treat Hong Kong "humanely" first, explicitly tying a trade agreement to a peaceful resolution of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.

Trump says China should treat Hong Kong 'humanely' before trade deal can be agreed

US President Donald Trump threatens to pull the United States out of WTO. Watch this video to know more.

US President Trump threatens to pull United States out of WTO

Any move by the United States to place new ground-launched, intermediate-range missiles in South Korea could spark a "new Cold War" and an escalating arms race in the region, North Korean state media said on Wednesday.

Deploying new US missiles would be 'reckless act': North Korean state media

Measles cases nearly tripled globally during the first seven months of the year compared to the same period in 2018, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, amid growing concern over public resistance to the vaccine.

Global measles cases triple year-on-year: World Health Organization

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday peace would come to his country but he appeared to question an expected deal between the United States and the Taliban, saying Afghanistan would decide its future, not outsiders.

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani says peace coming but outsiders can't decide future

U.S. President Donald Trump has slammed his French President Emmanuel Macron by saying that no one is authorised to speak to Iran on behalf of U.S. Watch full video to know more.

WION Dispatch: Trump slams Macron for Iran diplomacy in a series of tweets

The leader of the Taliban said on Thursday the United States had raised a cloud of doubt and uncertainty about an expected deal aimed at allowing it to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan and end its longest war.

Afghan Taliban leader accuses US of creating doubts over pact

* By Charles Hankla President Donald Trump recently escalated his trade war with China, threatening to impose a 10 per cent tariff on the remaining $300 billion of untaxed Chinese imports.

Will Donald Trump’s trade war with China ever end?

In a stern message to Pakistan, the United States asked the country to take demonstrable action against terrorism on home soil instead of focusing on any “retaliatory aggression.”

Pakistan must take action against terrorists, refrain from retaliatory aggression, says US

White House advisor Ivanka Trump on Thursday took to Twitter and posted a heartfelt message on the passing away of former external affairs minister and Bharatiya Janata Party veteran Sushma Swaraj.

Ivanka Trump remembers Sushma Swaraj, calls her 'champion for women in India and across globe'

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