Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said during a summit with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung she hopes to elevate the nations’ relationship, as Tokyo moves to contain a deepening diplomatic and trade dispute with China and counter Beijing’s efforts to drive a wedge between key US allies.
President Donald Trump said he is imposing a 25% tariff on goods from countries “doing business” with Iran, ratcheting up pressure on the government in Tehran that has been rocked by widespread protests.
US President Donald Trump’s announcement of new tariffs on goods from countries trading with Iran risks derailing his one-year trade truce with China, the world’s top buyer of Iranian oil.
Many digital-asset companies would continue to be able to offer rewards to customers who hold stablecoins under a new proposal tied to hotly-anticipated crypto market structure legislation.
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said assessments were ongoing into the impact of China’s decision to restrict exports to Japan of dual-use items for military purposes, and he added Tokyo would take appropriate countermeasures in response.
Somalia canceled all agreements with the United Arab Emirates, citing what it called strong evidence of actions undermining the country’s sovereignty and unity.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi conveyed her intention to call a snap election to senior officials in her ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Kyodo News reported Tuesday, a risky move aimed at solidifying support for her hawkish political stance and her pro-stimulus policies.
The unease is acute in Paris, where some worry that the continent’s center of political gravity is moving east as Berlin boosts its defense spending to levels its allies can’t match.
Vitol Group and Trafigura Group are in talks with large Indian and Chinese refiners over potential sales of Venezuelan crude, days after they obtained a preliminary green light from the US to market the oil.
President Lai Ching-te is striking back in his running spat with Taiwan’s opposition-led legislature. His next challenge is pushing through the island’s biggest defense budget on record.
