Summit due on July 16

The expected summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump will be of great significance to both the bilateral relations and the world, Russian media reported on Thursday.

Immigration to dominate EU summit

The challenge posed by Europe's ongoing immigration situation will be top of the agenda when leaders of the European Union's member states meet for a two-day summit in Brussels later this week.

UK firms fail to hit gender equality targets

Britain's 350 biggest companies are likely to fall short of a government-backed target for corporate gender equality by 2020.

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Top court upholds Trump travel ban

WASHINGTON - With the US Supreme Court handing President Donald Trump a judicial victory on Tuesday by upholding a travel ban on seven countries, observers pondered his next move on the immigration front.

German parties fail to resolve dispute

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition parties described their row on migrant policy as very serious after four hours of crisis talks on Tuesday night failed to defuse a dispute that threatens to tear apart her three-month old government.

US calls for halt to Iran oil imports in months

WASHINGTON - The US State Department said on Tuesday that it has been pushing countries to stop importing oil from Iran by November.

$273m in valuables seized in Najib probe

KUALA LUMPUR - The total value of cash, jewelry and hundreds of watches and handbags seized from properties linked to former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak in a money-laundering investigation amounted to at least $273 million, police said on Wednesday, calling the haul "the biggest in Malaysian history".

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Summit on agenda as Bolton in Moscow

The ongoing visit by US National Security Adviser John Bolton to Moscow may bring a thaw to relations between Russia and the United States, Russian experts said, as he tries to lay the groundwork for a possible summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump.

News sites fall foul of EU data protection rules

People in the European Union have been unable to access major online news sites based in the United States for the past month because the companies are not compliant with the EU's new rules on data protection.

Water dispute recurs among two neighbors

SINGAPORE - For more than half a century, Singapore has been getting half its fresh water from northern neighbor Malaysia - a deal that could be up for review as the new prime minister in Kuala Lumpur seeks to cut down on the country's ballooning debt.