1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1044+ words) WASHINGTON: When Donald Trump campaigned for a second term in the White House, he promised to be a “president of peace” who would stop foreign wars, not start them. Now, a quarter-century after the September 11, 2001, attacks that triggered America’s global…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (252+ words) THE South Korean government is preparing to announce a major energy investment project in the United States worth more than US$100 billion aimed at boosting artificial intelligence build-out, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The deal would see South…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (267+ words) GENEVA: Global trade in goods has strengthened from June despite geopolitical and policy-related uncertainties, the World Trade Organization said on Wednesday, signaling resilience in merchandise flows even as risks remain elevated. The September reading of the WTO's barometer tracking merchandise…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (418+ words) TEHRAN: Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Wednesday that if any vessel enters the "restricted zone" to be announced by Iran in regional waters without coordination, it will be subject to the country's sanction measures. "If a vessel enters…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (326+ words) IRAN'S Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance recently announced the establishment of an "economic war headquarters" to improve coordination and expedite efforts to address economic challenges arising from wartime conditions. The measure comes as Iran, in addition to facing decades-long…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (884+ words) WASHINGTON: The United States banned a broad swath of Canadian alcoholic beverages, motorcycles and dairy products from import on Tuesday, sharply escalating an already acrimonious trade spat. The import bans, which go into effect on September 29 and were published on…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (481+ words) SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed cooperation on security and freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz during a summit in Paris on Tuesday, but the talks did not concern troop deployment,…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (395+ words) OTTAWA: Canada's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods took effect just after midnight on Tuesday as Prime Minister Mark Carney increased economic pressure on his country's biggest trading partner after negotiations collapsed last month, intensifying an 18-month-old trade war. The counter-tariffs cover…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (260+ words) ANKARA, TURKEY: U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he thought he would remove Syria from the United States' list of designated state sponsors of terrorism. "I think I will," Trump told reporters in response to a question during a meeting…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago   (259+ words) MAINTAINING internal unity and external deterrence are two important means for Iran when facing its enemies, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Sunday. He made the remarks at an open session of the legislative body in Tehran, stressing…...