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Malaysia Airlines taps lenders for first jet financing since restructuring: sources
Malaysia Airlines Bhd is tapping banks to fund about nine Boeing 737 MAX planes in what will be the carrier's first jet financing with lenders since it was restructured more than three years ago, sources familiar with the situation said.
South Korean defense ministry to reduce guard posts along North Korean border: Yonhap
South Korea's defense ministry said on Tuesday it plans to reduce guard posts and equipment along the demilitarized zone on its border with North Korea, the Yonhap news agency reported.
Global bonds unsettled by tightening talk, U.S. growth outlook
Global bond markets were under strain on Tuesday amid talk of central bank tightening and the risk of a robust reading on U.S. economic growth later in the week, though stellar results from Alphabet could support tech stocks in Asia.
Suspect in deadly Toronto shooting spree struggled with mental illness, family says
The man accused of fatally shooting two people and wounding 13 others on a bustling Toronto street struggled with severe mental illness, his family said on Monday as police sought a motive in the rampage.
U.S. says 463 migrant parents may have been deported without kids
More than 450 immigrant parents who were separated from their children when they entered the United States illegally are no longer in the country though their children remain behind, according to a joint court filing on Monday by the federal governme...
Stormy Daniels' lawyers say she is headed for divorce
The husband of adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, whose allegation of a sexual encounter with U.S. President Donald Trump triggered a legal imbroglio and made her a household name, has filed for divorce, her lawyer said on Monday.
Nicaragua's Ortega says early elections would create instability
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said on Monday that holding early elections would create instability in the country, after almost 300 people were killed in weeks of clashes stemming from a government clampdown on protests.
Trevor Noah faces backlash in Australia over offensive indigenous joke
Comedian Trevor Noah is facing calls for a boycott of his "Tour Down Under" over an offensive joke he told in 2013 calling all indigenous Australian women ugly, even after he acknowledged on Monday that he had done wrong.
U.S. judge allows lawsuit over end of immigrant protections to proceed
A federal judge in Boston on Monday rejected a bid by the Trump administration to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that its decisions to end temporary protections for immigrants in the United States from Honduras, Haiti and El Salvador were racially motiva...
End 'botched' Brexit, Corbyn calls on UK to back his vision
British opposition leader, Jeremy Corbyn will call on the government on Tuesday to back his vision for a new customs union with the European Union to avoid a "botched" Brexit leaving the country "in hock to Donald Trump".
U.S., European allies map out larger role for F-35 fighter
Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jet is arriving in growing numbers in Europe, and is poised to play a much broader role in missile defense and other warfare plans than conventional fighters, according to U.S. and European officials.
Images indicate North Korea dismantling test site facilities: report
Satellite images indicate North Korea has begun dismantling key facilities at a site used to develop engines for ballistic missiles, in a first step toward fulfilling a pledge made to U.S. President Donald Trump at a June summit, a Washington-based t...
S&P 500 index rises as climbing yields boost financial sector stocks
The benchmark U.S. S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq index rose on Monday as a jump in 10-year bond yields boosted financial sector stocks and investors anticipated continued strength in corporate earnings and U.S. economic growth.
Trade tariffs seen hurting Harley-Davidson's earnings
Harley-Davidson Inc will give investors on Tuesday a fresh look at the impact of trade conflicts and a strong dollar on its profits, and analysts are bracing for bad news and more cost-cutting.
Prosecutors have at least 12 recordings by Trump lawyer Cohen
Twelve audio recordings seized from U.S. President Donald Trump's onetime personal attorney, Michael Cohen, were turned over to federal prosecutors on Friday, according to a filing in federal court in Manhattan on Monday.
Toronto police seek motive after gunman kills two, injures 13
Toronto police on Monday sought a motive after two young women, ages 10 and 18, were killed and 13 other people were wounded by a gunman on a busy restaurant-filled street. The suspect was later found dead, authorities said.
Spice Girls really really are reforming, says Mel B
British pop band The Spice Girls are getting back together again, band member Mel B said on Monday.
Striking at critics, Trump weighs stripping former officials' security clearances
The White House on Monday threatened to strip six former U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials, including Obama-era CIA director John Brennan, of their security clearances as President Donald Trump considers striking back at critics of his...
Exclusive: General Electric's power unit faces threat in Saudi Arabia
One of General Electric Co's largest and most valuable customers, Saudi Arabia, is lining up competitors to bid against GE for lucrative power plant work, according to five people familiar with the situation. State-controlled Saudi Electricity C...
Damascus condemns White Helmet evacuation as 'criminal operation'
The Syrian government on Monday condemned the evacuation of hundreds of Syrian White Helmet rescue workers and their families with the help of Israeli soldiers, calling it a "criminal operation" undertaken by "Israel and its tools".