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Arms maker Saab posts record sales as Europe rearms

Representative image (AP) STOCKHOLM: Swedish defence group Saab on Friday reported soaring quarterly earnings and record sales as European countries beef up their defence capacities amid geopolitical tensions and uncertainties.The company noted, however, that the uncertainties, including those over US President Donald Trump’s tariffs scheme, also “present challenges and make it difficult to predict the […]

Negotiations between Iran and the US over Tehran’s nuclear program return to secluded Oman

MUSCAT: Negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program will return Saturday to the secluded sultanate of Oman, where experts on both sides will start hammering the technical details of any possible deal. The talks seek to limit Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of some of the […]

Swiss leader says Trump administration foresees ‘privileged’ talks with 15 countries on US tariffs

Karin Keller-Sutter, Swiss President (AP) GENEVA: The Swiss president says Switzerland is among 15 countries with which the United States plans to conduct “privileged” negotiations to help reach a deal in the wake of sweeping US tariffs on dozens of countries that have shaken global markets.Karin Keller-Sutter, in an interview with broadcaster SRF published Friday, […]

Can Harvard’s Endowment Help It Fight Trump?

Does the world’s richest university have enough money to survive a battle with the most powerful man in the world? Alan Blinder, a national correspondent for The New York Times who covers education, describes Harvard’s resources and the scientific and medical research at stake. Source link

US President Donald Trump to pay tribute to Pope Francis’s funeral despite ideological differences

Pope Francis meets with President Donald Trump, left, on the occasion of their private audience, at the Vatican, May 24, 2017 (Image: AP) US President Donald Trump, who has differences with Pope Francis over ideologies, will attend his funeral on Saturday. Pope Francis took his last breath on Easter Monday. Pope Francis and Trump have […]

Former South Korean President Moon calls his bribery indictment ‘unjust’

South Korean former President Moon Jae-in (Image: AP) SEOUL: Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday called his indictment on bribery charges “unjust”, accusing prosecutors of abusing their power in what he called a politically motivated investigation. Moon’s comments came a day after prosecutors in the southern city of Jeonju announced his indictment over […]

7-Eleven’s soon-to-be chief is confident he knows value, and thrifty customers

Representative Image (AI) TOKYO : The first foreigner tapped to head 7-Eleven expressed confidence Friday the Japanese convenience store chain will continue to attract thrifty customers, even in an economic slowdown. But Stephen Hayes Dacus, an American with a Japanese mother, declined to comment on the specifics of the various investment plans now being studied, […]

Australia’s PM condemns heckling at Anzac Day services | World News

SYDNEY: Australia‘s prime minister condemned heckling and booing Friday at two solemn Anzac Day commemorations as “low cowardice”, warning that those responsible would “face the full force of the law”.Anzac Day originally marked the ill-fated World War I landing of Australia and New Zealand Army Corps troops at Gallipoli, in what is now Turkey, in […]

Trump agrees to interview with Atlantic editor behind Signal chat leak- Here’s why

US president Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will sit down for an interview with Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, after the controversial Atlantic report that Goldberg was added to a private group chat involving top Trump officials and sensitive national security discussions. Goldberg was reportedly accidentally added to a Signal group chat […]