Iran shoots down U.S. military drone in Gulf region
Iran has shot down a U.S. drone which the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday was flying over southern Iran, raising fears that a major...
China’s Xi arrives in North Korea week before he’s due to meet Trump
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in North Korea on Thursday as Beijing looks to bolster its neighbor, hit by U.N. sanctions over its nuclear and...
China’s Xi holds talks with North Korean leader Kim
China’s President Xi Jinping held talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang as part of his two-day state visit, Chinese state media...
Oil prices jump as downed U.S. drone stokes Middle East tensions
Oil prices climbed around 3% on Thursday amid escalating tensions in the Middle East as a U.S. official said one of the country’s military drones...
Is South Africa edging out Turkey as the big EM short?
Move over Turkey and Argentina, emerging markets investors have another country to sweat over: South Africa....
India to launch national register of citizens to check infiltration
The Indian government will implement a national register of citizens on a priority basis in the states facing infiltration of foreign citizens illegally, President Ram...
Oil prices climb on improving U.S. demand signs, OPEC agrees to meeting date
Oil prices rose nearly 2% on Thursday on signs of improving demand in the United States, the world’s biggest crude consumer, and as OPEC and...
Former Interpol chief admits guilt in Chinese court hearing
Former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei admitted his guilt during a court hearing on Thursday after Chinese prosecutors accused him of taking 14.5 million yuan ($2.11...
China could build 30 ‘Belt and Road’ nuclear reactors by 2030: official
China could build as many as 30 overseas nuclear reactors through its involvement in the “Belt and Road” initiative over the next decade, a senior...
U.S. drone shot down by Iranian missile in international airspace: U.S. source
A U.S. military drone has been shot down in international airspace over the Strait of Hormuz by an Iranian surface-to-air missile, a U.S. official said...