Saudi Arabia's budget deficit widened to 94.85 billion riyals ($25.28 billion) riyals in the fourth quarter of 2025, from 88.5 billion riyals in the previous quarter, the kingdom's finance ministry ...
India overhauls GDP data to improve accuracy, official says
By Shubham Batra NEW DELHI, Feb 24 (Reuters) - India will overhaul how it calculates real GDP growth under a revised national accounts series due to launch this week, the country's top statistical ...
Trade, Ukraine and new world order are top concerns on German leader’s visit to China
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will visit China as Germany worries about rising Chinese competition and Beijing’s stance on Ukraine.
Exclusive-Iran nears deal to buy supersonic anti-ship missiles from China
By Gavin Finch , Parisa Hafezi and John Irish LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Iran is close to a deal with China to purchase anti‑ship cruise missiles, according to six people with knowledge of the ...
China imposes export controls on 20 Japanese entities to curb ‘remilitarisation’
BEIJING, Feb 24 (Reuters) - China has prohibited the export of dual-use items to 20 Japanese entities that it says supply Japan's military, the commerce ministry announced on Tuesday, in the latest ...
China military purge taking toll on command and readiness, study finds
By Greg Torode HONG KONG, Feb 24 (Reuters) - China's ongoing military corruption purges are leaving serious deficiencies in its command structure and are likely to have hampered the readiness of its ...
China Amps Up Pressure on Japan With Export Bans
Beijing placed the restrictions on 20 Japanese entities with ties to the defense industry, the latest ratcheting up of its monthslong feud with Tokyo.
Trump growing frustrated with limits of Iran military options, sources say
Military planners are advising President Trump that any strike on Tehran's assets would almost certainly not be a singular, decisive blow.
Trump Bashes Reports About Top General’s Warnings On Iran
The president castigated the reports, which detailed the risks his top military adviser has laid out regarding a potential operation.
Japan seeks to minimise impact of new US tariffs, officials say
By Mariko Katsumura and Tamiyuki Kihara TOKYO, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Japan could be subject to higher tariffs if the U.S. moves forward with a new regime of import duties, but Tokyo has requested that ...