Southeast Asia’s rapid economic integration has long been a celebrated success story, and nowhere is this more evident today than in its retail payment systems. Across the region, central banks…
By John IrishUNITED NATIONS, Sept 20 (Reuters) - France will summon Iran's ambassador and take appropriate measures in response after Iranian authorities sealed a French language centre affiliated with its…
Elbridge Colby, the US undersecretary of defense for policy, wants to make American nuclear threats more credible to make nuclear war less likely. However, achieving the first objective may undermine…
As Southampton manager Tonda Eckert awaits the FA hearing into his 'Spygate' misconduct conduct charge BBC sports editor Dan Roan speaks to him and club chief executive Phil Parsons on…
The past week crystallized a number of things. When you add them all together, however, the key thing is that it demonstrated just how important the US has become, through…
By Joe Cash, Trevor Hunnicutt and David BrunnstromBEIJING/WASHINGTON, September 21 (Reuters) - In the four months since the leaders of the two global superpowers last met, Xi Jinping has overseen…
By Florence TanSINGAPORE, Sept 21 (Reuters) - A dozen commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on the weekend, down from 35 the prior weekend, shipping data showed on Monday,…