Kim Jong Un to arrive in Vietnam on Feb. 25 ahead of Trump summit

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will arrive in Vietnam on Feb. 25 ahead of a planned second summit with US President Donald Trump, three sources with direct knowledge of Kim's schedule told Reuters on Saturday.

Kim Jong Un to arrive in Vietnam on Feb. 25 ahead of Trump summit

Islamic State's 'caliphate' on brink of defeat in Syria

US-backed fighters in Syria are poised to capture Islamic State's last, tiny enclave on the Euphrates, the battle commander said on Saturday, bringing its self-declared caliphate to the brink of total defeat.

Islamic State's 'caliphate' on brink of defeat in Syria

Merkel says US calling European cars a threat is 'frightening'

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday labelled as ‘frightening’ tough US trade rhetoric planning to declare European car imports a national security threat.

Merkel says US calling European cars a threat is 'frightening'

Lion Air plane skids off runway at Indonesian airport

A Lion Air passenger plane skidded off a runway outside a city on the Indonesian island of Borneo on Saturday during heavy rain, the airline said, adding no one was injured.

Lion Air plane skids off runway at Indonesian airport

Zimbabwean rescuers pull out eight trapped miners alive

Zimbabwean rescuers pulled out eight illegal gold miners alive on Saturday out of about 70 people who were earlier this week trapped in flooded shafts, in accident that the government has declared a disaster ...

Zimbabwean rescuers pull out eight trapped miners alive

India mourns dead soldiers amid calls for revenge

Thousands of mourners across India attended funerals on Saturday for some of the 41 soldiers killed in a suicide bombing in Indian-administered Kashmir as a round-the-clock curfew ...

India mourns dead soldiers amid calls for revenge

First lawsuit brought over Trump's national emergency declaration

US President Donald Trump's plans hit a snag on Friday with the filing of the first lawsuit against the national emergency he has declared to secure funding for a southern border wall.

First lawsuit brought over Trump's national emergency declaration

UN launches 2019 Joint Response Plan for Rohingya humanitarian crisis

The United Nations aid agencies and NGO partners launched the 2019 Joint Response Plan (JRP) for the Rohingya humanitarian crisis.

UN launches 2019 Joint Response Plan for Rohingya humanitarian crisis

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Bruno Ganz, the Swiss actor who gave masterful performances as Adolf Hitler in "Downfall" and an angel seeking mortality in divided Berlin, died Saturday aged 77, his agent said.

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President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping said they made progress in trade talks this week and they’ll continue to push towards a deal, though the White House cautioned that “much work remains’’ to avoid another escalation of tariffs after March 1.

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Indonesia’s Garuda cuts ticket prices 20% under govt pressure

Indonesia’s national flag carrier Garuda has slashed ticket prices by 20%, the company said on Thursday, following a public outcry over high fares and a call by the country’s president for airlines to offer cheaper tickets.

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China banks lend record $477bn new loans in Jan

China’s banks made the most new loans on record in January – totalling 3.23tn yuan ($477bn) – as policymakers try to jumpstart sluggish investment and prevent a sharper slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy.

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Alibaba eyes stake in Metro’s China operations

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is in talks with Germany’s Metro about taking a stake in the German wholesaler’s China operations, three sources told Reuters on Thursday.

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LNG prices in Asia drop to 17-mth low on tepid demand

Asian spot prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) continued their downward spiral this week, hitting a 17-month low as the market moved further away from the peak winter-demand period and inventories remained high in the region.

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China factory-gate inflation slows for 7th straight month

China’s factory-gate inflation slowed for a seventh straight month in January to its weakest pace since September 2016, raising concerns the world’s second-biggest economy may see the return of deflation as domestic demand cools.

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