Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has visited sailors in the island’s navy to thank them for their efforts amid days of war games and military drills by China, calling the pressure they had faced “indescribable”. China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has been staging such exercises this…
London’s transport network will grind to a halt on Friday as tube and bus workers strike over pay and conditions, the latest in a summer of labour market disputes as double-digit inflation eats into…
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday called on the country’s military establishment to “review its policies” while asserting that he preferred death instead of accepting the Shehbaz…
The US and Taiwan seem willing to set aside bilateral trade irritants and boost commercial ties amid deteriorating relations with China.
Turkey’s counterintuitive economic policy encouraged by its president shows no sign of abating. Its central bank has again cut interest rates amid rampant inflation, causing the lira to take a hit.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced a tax reduction on gas as the war in Ukraine drives up prices. Until 2024, the lower tax rate of 7% will be charged, not 19%. Scholz also promised more support for consumers.
Germany’s Olaf Scholz had a rough reception as he visited the eastern German town of Neuruppin. The chancellor promised new measures to help with the cost-of-living crisis, but was shouted down by protesters.
Britain’s largest water provider on Wednesday became the latest UK supplier to announce restrictions on usage as swathes of England grapple with a punishing drought.