President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva backed off a pledge that Russian leader Vladimir Putin would be safe to travel to next year’s Group of 20 summit in Brazil without fear of arrest, saying that issue is up to his country’s judiciary.
When Morocco’s top tourist city was rocked by the country’s deadliest earthquake in six decades, Hicham Aamran and his family fled to a nearby square, terrified their apartment building would collapse.
Japanese financial firms rally after comments from Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda suggested an end to negative interest rates is possible if policymakers become confident that prices and wages will keep going up sustainably.
Mechanical failure caused an engine fire that led to passengers and crew evacuating an Air China Ltd. flight via safety chutes at Singapore’s Changi Airport Sunday, according to a preliminary investigation, the airline said.
HSBC Holdings Plc, the dominant lender in Hong Kong, is set to raise mortgage rates for borrowers in the Chinese territory, adding pressure on the city’s slumping property market.
Youth unemployment is at a record high and growth is faltering — but China’s gloomy economic backdrop hasn’t stopped Gen Z from shelling out for travel and leisure.
Thailand will dole out 560 billion baht ($16 billion) to its 55 million adults in the next six months to spur domestic demand and investment, with new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin pitching the revival of a sluggish economy as his government’s top priority.
Australia’s government broke a monthslong deadlock in the upper house of parliament to secure support for its signature housing policy that aims to build 30,000 new homes to tackle an accommodation crisis.
Morgan Stanley has pushed back against Treasury bears, saying investors should buy US sovereign debt as markets may be too optimistic over the prospect of a soft-landing for the economy.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing a backlash within the Conservative Party as his government weighs letting welfare benefits slip to create room for tax cuts.
