Qatar should quit as Hamas mediator: Israeli minister
JERUSELEM -- Israel's Minister of Economy and Industry Nir Barkat told Nikkei that Qatar should "immediately" withdraw from its role as a mediator of cease-fire negotiations with Hamas.
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JERUSELEM -- Israel's Minister of Economy and Industry Nir Barkat told Nikkei that Qatar should "immediately" withdraw from its role as a mediator of cease-fire negotiations with Hamas.
PALO ALTO, California -- President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are preparing to debate on Thursday, as they run neck-and-neck in the U.S. presidential campaign ahead of the election in November.
TOKYO -- The yen fell past 160 against the dollar on Wednesday for the first time since April 29, the day the government and the Bank of Japan likely stepped in to support the currency, stoking expectations of another possible intervention.
TOKYO -- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group will invest $195 million in Thai mobile payments operator Ascend Money, which is affiliated with Thai retail and telecommunications conglomerate Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group, eyeing cooperation in personal finance.
BANGKOK -- Thailand has replaced Singapore as the preferred banker and leading source of military supplies purchased through the international banking system by Myanmar's military regime, after Singapore cracked down on Myanmar-related accounts at its top banks, a U.N.-sponsored investigation has found.
SEOUL -- North Korea is resuming an aggressive posture, carrying out an apparent test of a ballistic missile and sending more trash-filled balloons over its border with South Korea after hosting a rare visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin last week.
TOKYO -- Spending by foreign visitors in Japan has quintupled over the past decade to become Japan's second-largest export category, underscoring a shift from goods to services.
BANGKOK -- The Thai government is considering easing land leasing regulations to allow foreigners to buy more apartments and condominiums for individual and rent land plots in the longer term, which would help absorb a supply glut at a time when domestic purchasing power is weak.