Airlines avoid parts of Iran-controlled airspace after U.S. regulator’s order
Some global airlines are re-routing flights to avoid Iran-controlled airspace over the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman, they said on Friday, after the...
France creating G7 cryptocurrency taskforce, says central banker
France will set up a G7 taskforce on “stable coin” projects, including Facebook’s planned Libra cryptocurrency, that will be led by European Central Bank board...
Exclusive: After bruising election, Indonesia to vet public servants to identify Islamists
Indonesia plans to tighten vetting of senior public servants amid fears that hardline Islamist ideology has permeated high levels of government, according to documents reviewed...
‘White Knight’ Delta buys stake in Korean Air parent, dampens activist threat
Delta Air Lines bought a small stake in Korean Air Lines Co’s parent company and said it wants to increase it to 10%, giving a...
Central banks will want oversight of Facebook’s Libra: Bank of England’s Carney
Major central banks and regulators will want oversight of Facebook’s proposed new currency and payment system, Libra, to ensure it is safe and does not...
Black-clad, anti-extradition protesters flood streets of Hong Kong
Thousands dressed in black blocked Hong Kong roads and surrounded police headquarters on Friday in the latest wave of demonstrations over an extradition bill that...
MLB roundup: Yanks continue HR streak, down Astros
Gary Sanchez, Gleyber Torres and DJ LeMahieu homered in the bottom of the fourth inning as the New York Yankees connected for the 23rd consecutive...
Georgian president accuses Russian ‘fifth column’ of stirring unrest
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili late on Thursday called Russia “an enemy and occupier” whose “fifth column” she suggested was behind violent unrest which she warned...
U.N. official urges China not to deport North Korean escapees, who could face torture
China should not repatriate the increasing number of North Korean escapees it has arrested in recent months, because severe punishment faces those sent home, a...
Trump calls off Iran strikes at the last minute: NYT
U.S. President Donald Trump approved military strikes against Iran on Friday in retaliation for the downing of a U.S. surveillance drone, but called off the...