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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump talks to the press on the South Lawn of the White House, in Washington,

Owngarden | Moment | Getty Images Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 0.9% to a record high, notching a second straight

The Tokyo Tower stands amid buildings at dusk in Tokyo, Japan. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded

Bond markets were back in focus this week as rising yields — which reflect higher borrowing costs for governments —

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin urged aerospace industry leaders on Friday to press on with efforts to develop booster rocket engines

TEL AVIV: Hamas released a video on Friday of two Israeli hostages seized from a music festival in Israel in

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Friday said India and Russia seem to have been “lost” to China after their

MOSCOW: Russia’s Defense Minister, Andrei Belousov, held a meeting with the chief of staff of Libya’s national army Khaled Haftar,

NEW YORK: Carlos Alcaraz beat 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic in straight sets on Friday to reach his second