Trade talks keep stocks afloat, weak PMIs sink euro
Global shares crept higher on Wednesday as prospects of fresh China-U.S. trade talks drew a guarded welcome from investors, while dour data on euro zone...
China’s defense ministry says China-Russia joint air patrols did not enter territorial air space
China’s defense ministry said on Wednesday that China and Russia carried out joint air patrols on July 23 but did not enter territorial air space...
South Korea says Russia blamed glitch for what it said was an air intrusion
South Korea said on Wednesday that Russia blamed an equipment malfunction for what it initially said was an intrusion by a military aircraft into South...
Japan-South Korea slanging match over tiny islands dragged again into Olympic arena
A war of words over ownership of a group of tiny islands in the sea between Japan and South Korea spilled over to the Olympics...
Iran is ready to negotiate but not if negotiations mean surrender: Iran president
Iran is ready for “just” negotiations but not if they mean surrender, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, without saying what talks he had...
‘The Gay Footballer’ deletes twitter account
A Twitter account, which claimed to be from a soccer player who was preparing to come out as gay, has been deleted....
Olympics: Year before Games, Tokyo better prepared than any city before – IOC
A year before hosting the 2020 Olympics, Tokyo is better prepared than any other city in the past to host the Games, Olympic chief Thomas...
MLB roundup: Yanks earn wild 10-inning win over Twins
Didi Gregorius went 5-for-5 with seven RBIs and scored the winning run in the 10th inning as the New York Yankees rallied for a wild...
Deutsche Bank suffers $3.5 billion quarterly loss
Deutsche Bank reported a bigger than forecast quarterly loss of 3.15 billion euros ($3.5 billion) because of major costs stemming from its efforts to reshape...
UK has sent mediator to Iran to seek freeing of seized tanker: senior Iranían official
Britain has sent a mediator to Iran to discuss the freeing of a British-flagged tanker seized by the Islamic Republic last week, the head of...