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The US military has scrapped an amphibious landing exercise with South Korea because of shortages related to deployments to the Middle East, according to Seoul, the first apparent confirmation of a major cut to scheduled American military training in the Asia-Pacific region because of the US war against Iran....

The City of Johannesburg’s finances are improving and South Africa’s commercial capital now has 16 days of cash on hand to cover costs, according to its mayor....

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Iran’s currency weakened to an all-time low against the dollar amid a mounting US campaign to cripple the country’s economy after almost six months of war....

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s latest family support package is a familiar strategy for Singapore: make parenthood cheaper and easier in the hope that people will have more children. The record shows there are limits to how much that can actually achieve....

Former greats from the global cricket community have appealed to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to provide medical care to the nation’s ex-captain-turned-politician Imran Khan, who is in jail for the past three years for corruption and misuse of power....

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China’s advanced J-16 fighter is set to train alongside Rafales, offering a rare opportunity to test its capabilities against a Western platform after China’s J-10 drew attention for its combat performance against the French maker’s planes in the India-Pakistan conflict last year....

Former Canadian Minister of International Trade, Mary Ng, says Canada is facing a lasting shift in US trade policy after negotiations broke down. Speaking to Bloomberg's Insight with Haslinda Amin, she also called for greater diversification of trade and investment beyond the US. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Former Canadian trade minister Mary Ong tells Bloomberg TV that she sees a permanent shift in the US posture on trade with its northern neighbor. She speaks after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government said it sees little chance of resuming talks with President Donald Trump before the midterm elections. (S...