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Cairo: A senior Hamas official said on Monday that the Palestinian group is prepared to release all Israeli hostages in exchange for a "serious prisoner swap" and guarantees that Israel will end the...

China said Monday that exports soared more than 12 percent last month, beating expectations as businesses rushed to get ahead of swingeing tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on his so-called...

Tehran: Iran's foreign ministry said Sunday that talks with the United States slated for next weekend will remain "indirect" with Omani mediation, and focused solely on the nuclear issue and lifting...

Washington - The Trump administration has exempted a raft of consumer electronics from its punishing import tariffs -- offering relief to US tech firms and partially dialling down a trade war with...

Washington - The mighty dollar is sliding sharply as President Donald Trump's turbulent trade agenda has battered US credibility in global markets and fanned fears of a self-inflicted economic...

European stock markets rebounded sharply in early deals on Thursday after US President Donald Trump abruptly paused steep tariffs on most countries.Frankfurt jumped more than seven percent to...

US President Donald Trump abruptly paused tariffs on most countries, sparking euphoria on global markets Thursday, but upped the ante on a brutal trade war with superpower rival China.After days of...

Electricity consumption by data centres will more than double by 2030, driven by artificial intelligence applications that will create new challenges for energy security and CO2 emission goals, the...

Brussels - The EU on Wednesday adopted its first measures hitting back at President Donald Trump's tariff onslaught, targeting more than 20 billion euros of US products including soybeans, motorcycles...

The US dollar dropped against the euro and other main rivals on Wednesday as President Donald Trump's tariffs triggered strong retaliation from China, fuelling recession fears.The dollar plunged 1.1...

China's commerce ministry on Wednesday said the country had "firm will" to fight a trade war with the United States, state news agency Xinhua said, after US tariffs of 104 percent on Chinese imports...

Mumbai - India's central bank cut interest rates in the world's fifth-largest economy on Wednesday as Donald Trump's tariffs kicked in and policymakers warned of "challenging global economic...

Major stock indexes sank in Asia on Wednesday after President Donald Trump's eye-watering 104% tariffs on China took effect. A savage sell-off in Treasuries sparked fears foreign funds were fleeing...

Paris: Global temperatures hovered at historic highs in March, Europe's climate monitor said on Tuesday, prolonging an unprecedented heat streak that has pushed the bounds of scientific explanation.In...

President Donald Trump said the United States was starting direct, high-level talks with Iran over its nuclear program on Saturday, in a shock announcement during a White House meeting with Israeli...

Paris - Global temperatures hovered at historic highs in March, Europe's climate monitor said on Tuesday, prolonging an extraordinary heat streak that has tested scientific expectations. In Europe, it...

Paris: A global stock market rout deepened on Monday and fears of recession rose after China retaliated against US President Donald Trump's tariffs and Europe calibrated its response to the escalating...

Japan will present President Donald Trump with a "package" of measures to win relief from US tariffs, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday ahead of a mooted call between the leaders.Japanese...

New York - Boeing is poised to face a jury trial from Monday over the fatal 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX plane, the first civil case related to the disaster to reach court.The Chicago...

Tehran - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday rejected direct negotiations with the United States as "meaningless", after US President Donald Trump said he would prefer direct talks with...