Asia

Japan to seek third round of US trade talks next week, sources say

APEC warns of stalling trade due to tariffs as China, US officials meet

US Justice Department to meet families of 737 MAX victims on Boeing criminal case

Germany, Philippines sign defence agreement

Soccer-Spurs captain Son files blackmail complaint over pregnancy claim

Australia PM Albanese meets Indonesia counterpart in first international visit since re-election

New Zealand parliamentary committee recommends suspension of three indigenous politicians

New Zealand government to set up $112 million social investment fund

Trump not going to Turkey for Russia-Ukraine talks, US official says

Kazakhstan Roundup: 40% surge in ecotourism, $10b industrial projects, new renewable energy projects

Brazil's Lula asks Putin to attend talks with Ukraine

US issues sanctions to hit Iranian efforts to build ballistic missiles

Israeli gunfire hits perimeter of UN peacekeeping post in Lebanon, UNIFIL says

Qatar Airways orders 160 Boeing twin-aisle jets during Trump visit

India, Pakistan expel diplomats in fresh row over spying claims  

Factbox-How might Trump win peace in Ukraine?

Turkish, US, Syrian top diplomats to weigh details of Syria's release from US sanctions

Australian writer Yang Hengjun jailed in China shows 'profound courage', Canberra says

Cycling-Australian Dennis handed suspended sentence over death of his wife

Trump says he's still open to attending talks on Ukraine, unsure about Putin

Ukraine wants clarity from Russia before deciding next steps on talks in Turkey

Bangladesh to receive $1.3 billion from IMF as reform deal reached

Saudi fully supports US-Iran nuclear talks, hopes for positive results, foreign minister says

Kremlin criticises Macron remarks on nuclear-armed planes

Australia says it will not compromise on drug subsidies as Trump reviews US prices

Tajikistan decriminalises 'liking' social media posts deemed extremist

Vietnam's artificial intelligence strategy receives global recognition at UN event

Sweden releases suspected spy from custody

Turkey's Erdogan met online with Trump, Syrian and Saudi leaders, Anadolu says

Singapore's Changi Airport starts building fifth terminal after pandemic pause

US President Trump meets with Syrian President Sharaa in Riyadh, Washington Post pool report says

China says Japanese man's sentencing in spy case followed legal procedures

Israel issues evacuation warnings in Yemen as Trump visits Gulf

Training aircraft from Japan's Self-Defence Force crashes in central Japan

Pakistan receives second tranche under extended fund facility from IMF, cenbank says

China, Colombia sign Belt and Road cooperation pact

Vietnam PM vows to fight against counterfeits, trade frauds

Israel says it intercepted a missile from Yemen, Houthis claim responsibility

Rogue communication devices found in Chinese solar power inverters