By Steve Holland and Gram Slattery MIAMI, March 27 (Reuters) – Donald Trump said on Friday the United States does not “have to be there for NATO,” comments that again raised questions about the U.S. president’s commitment to the mutual defense provisions at the center of the transatlantic alliance. Speaking to an investment forum in…
By Rachel More and James Mackenzie BERLIN, March 27 (Reuters) – Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday expressed scepticism that the United States and Israel had a clear strategy to end the war in Iran but he said Germany would in principle be ready to help stabilise the region after the end of hostilities. Since the…
WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) – Iran’s response to a U.S. peace proposal aimed at ending the war in the Middle East is expected later on Friday, according to a source briefed on the matter. U.S. President Donald Trump and top White House officials have been told via interlocutors that Iran’s counter-proposal would likely arrive Friday,…
BELEK, Turkey, March 27 (Reuters) – Iran’s men’s national soccer team wore black armbands and held schoolbags as their anthem played ahead of a match in Turkey on Friday in what a team official said was a protest over the killing of schoolgirls on the first day of the Iran war. Iran were playing a…
VAUX-DE-CERNAY, France, March 27 (Reuters) – Ukraine is close to clinching several security agreements — including with the UAE and Qatar — to counter Iranian attacks, its foreign minister said on Friday, adding that he saw scope to draw China into peace efforts to end the war with Russia. “We have the situation in the…
(Corrects name to Sofia in paragraph 26) TUNIS, March 27 (Reuters) – The families of dozens of jailed opposition figures in Tunisia are among the few remaining voices demanding democratic freedoms, as they seek the release of loved ones held in what rights groups have called a crackdown on dissent by President Kais Saied. The…
Hong Kong’s heavy reliance on hiring workers from mainland China could lead to a “downgrade” of its status as an international hub, experts said, after data showed that 94.5 per cent of successful top talent scheme applicants came from across the border. Industry veterans and a lawmaker on Thursday called for a strategic shift towards…
MANILA, March 27 (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Friday that the ASEAN Leaders’ summit will go ahead in May, but will be shortened to a “bare-bones” programme that focuses on addressing issues like fuel supplies, food prices and migrant workers. Marcos said he has consulted with his counterparts in the regional…
Greater Bay Airlines has become the latest Hong Kong-based carrier to raise its fuel surcharges by 34 per cent amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, with the fee for destinations other than mainland China set to hit HK$389 (US$50). China’s largest courier SF Express also said on Friday that it would, beginning in…
Hong Kong authorities have arrested a man and seized more than 8,000 litres (2,100 gallons) of illegal fuel worth HK$250,000 (US$32,000), the latest in a string of similar cases amid the Middle East conflict that has pushed up global oil prices. A police spokesman said on Friday that a joint operation with the Fire Services…