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President Vladimir Putin has increasingly put Russia’s economy on a war footing since his invasion of Ukraine. The

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with counterpart Anthony Albanese in Sydney.

Ecuador's National Electoral Council announced on Tuesday that early presidential elections would be held on Aug. 20 after President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the National Assembly by decree last week and brought forward the vote scheduled for 2025. Lasso's decision to dissolve the opposition-led legislature came as lawmakers tried to impeach him for not stopping a deal between the state-owned oil transport company and a private tanker company, accusations he denies. In disbanding the assembly, the president made first use of an option available to him under the constitution in conflicts with the legislative branch. Elections had to be called within three months, for both the assembly and presidency, and the winners will serve out what would otherwise have been the remainder of the terms of those elected officials. If there is no outright winner a runoff vote will be held in October. Lasso can choose to run in the presidential election. In the meantime, he can rule by decree for up to six months. Ecuador’s Constitutional Court on Thursday rejected multiple challenges that sought to invalidate Lasso’s decree dissolving the National Assembly. Lasso, a 67-year-old former right-wing banker, took power in May 2021 for a four-year term after winning the general election. Read More Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide

China is stepping up training at its government agencies, universities and state-owned enterprises on how to safeguard state

Honda Motor Co. signed an agreement with Aston Martin Racing Ltd. to supply the UK-based Formula 1 team

New Zealand’s central bank raised interest rates by a quarter-percentage point and unexpectedly signaled that no further policy

Talks over forming Thailand’s next government are well into their second week and there’s still no sign that

The move comes as a trade row centred on the tech industry intensifies between Washington and Beijing.

After more than three years, the global Covid emergency is officially over. Yet it’s still killing at least

Chinese stocks fell, with the benchmark index close to erasing its gains for the year, as a weaker

Billionaire Anil Agarwal’s debt-strapped Vedanta Group took out a fresh loan for about $850 million, its latest effort

Hong Kong, which is preparing to introduce a new regime for trading digital assets, is responding to concerns