Iranian news agency says tanker leased to shipping firms
Iran’s semi-official ILNA news agency said on Wednesday the Adrian Darya 1 tanker, which was released after being detained in Gibraltar, is currently leased to...
British PM Johnson urges Merkel to budge on Brexit
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to tell German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday that unless she agrees to change the Brexit deal, Britain will...
China says natural for China, U.S. to have differences on trade
China’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday it was natural for the United States and China to have differences on trade, but the key was to...
China says worker at British consulate in Hong Kong detained in China
A worker at Britain’s Hong Kong consulate has been detained in China’s border city of Shenzhen for violating the law, the Chinese foreign ministry said...
Japan’s Kono wants progress in resolving wartime workers feud with Seoul
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono on Wednesday said he wanted to see progress toward resolving a feud with South Korea over compensating Korean wartime workers...
Number of South Korean tourists to Japan down 7.6% year-on-year in July amid trade row
The number of South Korean tourists visiting Japan fell in July, government data showed on Wednesday, the latest evidence of frayed ties between the Asian...
AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi combination fails advanced lung cancer study
AstraZeneca said on Wednesday a combination treatment including its lung cancer drug Imfinzi failed to extend the lives of patients with advanced non-small cell lung...
Mocked for Greenland, Trump cancels Denmark trip
U.S. President Donald Trump cancelled a planned trip to Denmark after the Danish Prime Minister called Trump’s proposal to buy the autonomous territory of Greenland...
Death toll from Afghan wedding blast rises to 80: officials
The death toll from a suicide bomb attack on a wedding reception in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, has risen to 80, two senior officials said on...
AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi misses main goal of advanced lung cancer study
London-listed drugmaker AstraZeneca Plc said on Wednesday its immunotherapy treatment Imfinzi did not meet the main goal of a late-stage study for advanced non-small cell...