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By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, June 5 (Reuters) – Asian share markets slid on Friday as investors took profits on technology stocks and turned defensive ahead of the weekend, wary of the flare-up in Middle East hostilities as U.S.-Iran peace talks remain in limbo. The Iran-backed Hezbollah militia rejected a new ceasefire in Lebanon on Thursday and Israel said it would not withdraw troops from the country, undermining U.S. President Donald Trump’s […]

BERLIN, June 4 (Reuters) – A senior member of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) met one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top advisers as well as the head of energy group Gazprom and called for a reopening of the Nord Stream gas pipeline. Markus Frohnmaier, the AfD’s parliamentary foreign policy spokesperson, is attending Putin’s showpiece economic conference in St Petersburg, defying warnings from Germany’s foreign ministry, which said it […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — An American journalist who has lived in China since 2010 and worked for several state media organizations there pleaded guilty in a U.S. court Thursday to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government, the Justice Department said. Thomas Pauken II is set to be sentenced Sept. 1 in a U.S. District Court and he faces up to 10 years in jail, the department said. He […]

By Jiaxing Li HONG KONG, June 5 (Reuters) – The Japanese yen is testing the 160 barrier on Friday, prompting pushback from Japanese officials, while the U.S. dollar is on track for a weekly gain as Gulf tensions fuel safe-haven flows. The yen weakened to the critical 160-per-dollar mark briefly in early trades, hitting the level for the third straight session despite verbal warnings from authorities. The 160 level is […]

June 4 (Reuters) – Peru’s leftist presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez has gained ground against conservative Keiko Fujimori ahead of Sunday’s presidential runoff, though both candidates remained in a statistical tie, an Ipsos poll showed on Thursday. Sanchez, ally of ousted and jailed former President Pedro Castillo, has recently moderated his messaging and secured 43.8% of support in the poll. Fujimori, daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori, gained 43.2% of the […]

June 4 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund selected Alvaro Piris Chavarri as its new mission chief for Venezuela, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The IMF told Reuters it does not comment on staff issues. Piris currently serves as the IMF’s assistant director in its African Department and mission chief for Ethiopia, according to the IMF. His prior roles include leading IMF missions in […]

Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix is on track in his recovery from a fractured ankle and expected to participate in mandatory minicamp on June 16-18, head coach Sean Payton said Thursday. The Broncos’ first three days of voluntary OTAs concluded Thursday, the first session open to the media. Nix was in attendance but did not participate with the team during this time. “It’s good,” Payton said of Nix’s progress in […]

The Texas Rangers activated star shortstop Corey Seager from the 10-day injured list Thursday and he’s expected to be in the lineup for Friday’s home game against the Cleveland Guardians. Seager was on the IL due to lower-back inflammation. He last appeared in a game on May 13. The 32-year-old is batting just .179 this season and is hitless in a career-worst 27 consecutive at-bats. He has seven home runs […]

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday to provide aid to Ukraine and impose new sanctions on Russia, the latest sign that some Republicans are willing to defy party leaders and push back on President Donald Trump. The House voted 226 to 195 for the Ukraine Support Act, which reached the floor after languishing for months. A handful of Republicans joined […]