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New Swiss central bank chief takes charge in shadow of Credit Suisse trauma

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) - As the Swiss National Bank's new chairman Martin Schlegel takes office this week, the jury is out on the central bank's handling of the Credit Suisse crash and its

Russia launches waves of drone attacks on Kyiv, Ukraine’s military says

By Gleb Garanich and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Russia launched several waves of drones targeting Kyiv early on Monday, with air defence units successfully defending the city, Ukraine's military

Nearly 200 killed in floods, landslides in Nepal

Kathmandu, Sep 30 (PTI) The death toll from rain-induced floods and landslides across Nepal reached nearly 200 on Monday, with at least 30...

Japan’s incoming PM Shigeru Ishiba takes charge after close leadership race, fills key posts

Japanese shares fell more than 4% on Monday as the yen strengthened in reaction to the leadership victory by Ishiba, who is seen as a monetary policy hawk.

Vietnam offers amnesty to 20 foreign prisoners, including Chinese, U.S. citizens

HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has offered amnesty to 20 imprisoned foreigners, including nine Chinese and two U.S. citizens, Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet said on Monday. The 20 were jailed for

Cost-conscious Chinese tourists look to affordable options for Golden Week holiday

By Sophie Yu and Casey Hall BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Chinese tourists are expected to take longer trips than last year during the Golden Week holiday that kicks off on Tuesday, but that will not

Austria’s rightward shift puts immigration in crosshairs

By Louis van Boxel-Woolf VIENNA (Reuters) - Picknicking with friends in the park after prayers at a Vienna mosque, Saima Arab, a 20-year-old pedicurist originally from Afghanistan, is thankful for her

Harris campaign raises $55 million over two weekend events, campaign official says

By Trevor Hunnicutt LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Kamala Harris' U.S. presidential election campaign raised $55 million during two events this weekend, a campaign official said on Sunday. The Democratic

Factbox-Austria election: An overview of political parties’ immigration policies

(Reuters) - Austria's far-right Freedom Party won on Sunday a parliamentary election for the first time after a campaign that leant heavily into voters' concerns over immigration levels. The FPO will

Time to change Pakistan economy’s DNA, says country’s Finance Minister after 25th IMF bailout

Islamabad , September 30 (ANI): Pakistan must overhaul its economic foundation to break free from repeated International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailouts, according to Federal...

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Sweden’s Indo-Pacific strategy has an India-sized gap. Piggybacking US allies won’t work

The strategy is expected to create further opportunities for investment across Indo-Pacific capitals, including India, which must be strategically leveraged with firm intent.

#ByeByeAP to #LuluBackInAP: Naidu’s moves to make Andhra ‘business friendly’ & woo back investors

The Jagan Reddy govt has been accused of scuppering various investment deals. Under Naidu, the govt, is trying to make AP a top investment destination, officials and industrialists say.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?