ASEAN chair warns of Myanmar peace plan rethink if executions continue
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will be forced to reconsider a peace plan agreed with Myanmar if its military rulers execute more prisoners,...
India nixes privacy bill that alarmed big tech companies, works on new law
India's government on Wednesday withdrew a data protection and privacy bill which was first proposed in 2019 and had alarmed big technology companies such as...
Nigeria’s military to use ‘maximum firepower’ against armed groups
Nigeria's military will use maximum firepower to uproot the armed groups that are behind mounting insecurity in the country, the airforce said on Wednesday, amid...
India expects $8-$9 bln in trade with Russia and Sri Lanka in two months
India expects bilateral trade worth $8-9 billion with Russia and Sri Lanka in the next two months after it allowed international trade in rupees, India's...
Ukraine says Russia creating strike force aimed at Zelenskiy’s hometown
Ukraine said on Wednesday that Russia had started creating a military strike force aimed at President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's hometown of Kryvyi Rih and warned that...
Italy police seize assets from architect linked to Russia – source
Italy's tax police have seized assets worth over 141 million euros ($144 million) from an architect who designed a luxury estate on the Black Sea...
Canadian companies stick to hiring plans even as slowdown looms
The pace of job creation is slowing in Canada, hammered by the sharp rise in interest rates, but that is yet to hold back companies...
EXCLUSIVE UnitedHealth struggling to sell Brazilian unit Amil
UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH.N), the top U.S. healthcare company by market capitalization, is struggling to sell Brazilian unit Amil due to antitrust issues and growing losses...
In El Salvador, discrepancy over deaths and mass graves alarms critics
In El Salvador, testimony from police officers and conflicting statistics on mass graves are leading critics to question if homicides in the Central American country...
Sri Lanka leader proposes 25-year plan for crisis-hit nation
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s new president said Wednesday that his government is preparing a national policy roadmap for the next 25 years...