Bank of Japan hikes key interest rate to 1.25 per cent
TLE Desk: The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to a more than 30-year high of 1.25 per cent on Friday, signalling further…
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Asian stocks track Wall Street rally as oil prices drop
TLE Desk: Asian stocks rose on Friday, tracking a rally on Wall Street as falling oil prices eased inflation concerns, while investors…
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Philippines says Chinese ship ‘rammed’ government vessel in South China Sea
TLE Desk: The Philippines said a China Coast Guard vessel rammed one of its fisheries department boats on Friday morning in contested…
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Malaysian king grants house arrest to jailed ex-PM Najib
TLE Desk: Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, who is serving prison sentences over his role in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad…
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Andersson says ready to form Sweden government
TLE Desk: Sweden’s election winner, opposition leader Magdalena Andersson of the Social Democrats, said on Friday she was ready to try to…
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Russia summons UK diplomat over arms supplies to Kyiv
TLE Desk: Russia on Friday summoned the UK’s charge d’affaires in Moscow over what it described as an “escalation” in British arms supplies…
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Anti-Assad music star makes triumphant return to Syria
TLE Desk: Syrian singer Assala Nasri has made a triumphant return to Damascus with a sold-out concert, 15 years after going into exile over…
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EU chief hosts Canada’s Carney in push to deepen alliance
TLE Desk: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is set to call for closer ties with Canada on Wednesday as Prime Minister Mark…
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Gaza apartment block collapses, killing eight
TLE Desk: An apartment building in Gaza collapsed on Wednesday, killing at least eight people, including children, as rescuers searched the…
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Houthis claim to have shot down Saudi fighter jet
TLE Desk: Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Wednesday claimed they had shot down a Saudi F-15 fighter jet over Marib province, saying the aircraft…
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