5+ hour, 32+ min ago   (569+ words) MIDDLE East diplomacy faltered on Monday as Oman postponed a meeting between Iran and Gulf states, while attacks around the region’s two key oil transit routes heightened fears of further disruption to global energy supplies. Reuters reported Oman’s Foreign Minister…...

18+ hour, 6+ min ago   (415+ words) NEW DELHI: BRICS has no plans to introduce a common currency, with India making clear that the grouping is instead focused on expanding trade in national currencies to cut transaction costs and reduce reliance on the US dollar. Ministry of…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (334+ words) Your lens on migration, mobility, and economic shifts in Asia. LIANYUNGANG - China recorded 61.287 million foreign-national entry and exit crossings in the first eight months of 2026, up 19.5% year on year. Its latest border statistics show border inspection authorities handled 499 million passenger…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (700+ words) Syrian travellers crossing into Lebanon pay up to 60 times the official entry fee to brokers, fixers and travel agencies behind a profitable parallel market around Lebanese border procedures that have tightened sharply since Bashar al-Assad's fall in December 2024. A driver…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (667+ words) Homeowners are being warned not to delay renewing a mortgage deal after Nationwide Building Society become the latest major lender in the UK to lift rates. As bond yields have risen this past few weeks, swap rates have climbed – the…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (671+ words) Sales of MAGA merchandise have nosedived in some retail stores across the U.S., with sellers attributing the slump to the state of the economy under President Donald Trump. Many retailers specializing in Trump-related clothing and memorabilia have seen sales drop as…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (152+ words) Newswav Soaring cost of rent means its now cheaper to live in Barcelona than Bristol The world’s most free-thinking newspaper - New research by neobank bunq reveals that soaring rental prices are making UK cities significantly more expensive to live in…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1087+ words) THERE is something almost comical about watching the United States lecture the world about the virtues of a rules-based international economic order while repeatedly behaving like a bull in a China shop. Washington’s latest economic rampage is directed not only…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (647+ words) Canada's counter-tariffs on various US goods take effect on Tuesday, in response to US tariffs on Canadian products imposed after trade talks between the two neighbours collapsed last month. The counter-tariffs cover C$27.6 billion (€17bn) worth of US goods. The duties…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (252+ words) Throwing away your broken washing machine seems easier because it’s quicker and cheaper than fixing it. This is changing as the EU wants you to use your goods for longer. The EU's Right to Repair Directive encourages consumers to repair…...