ASML profits, bookings down amid China chip spat
Dutch tech giant ASML, which supplies chip-making machines to the semiconductor industry, on Wednesday reported a drop in net profits and orders amid a high-tech trade spat between China and the West.
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Croatia votes after bitter PM-president fight
Croatia began voting in a parliamentary election on Wednesday after a bitter campaign between a prime minister seeking a new term and a populist president who wants to be head-of-government despite a court warning.
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Middle East on edge as Israel and Iran trade threats
Israel and Iran traded threats after Tehran's first-ever direct attack on its arch-foe sharply heightened tensions in a region already on edge after six months of war in Gaza.
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Curry's Warriors out of NBA playoff contention after Kings defeat
The Sacramento Kings ended the playoff hopes of Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, routing the 2022 champions 118-94 in the NBA Play-in tournament.
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Chinese athletics admits 'problems', days on from half-marathon fiasco
The booming popularity of road running in China has "exposed problems", the country's top athletics body says, after a half marathon went viral because of its bizarre finish.
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US envoy says sanctions 'effective tool' to pressure North Korea
The US ambassador to the United Nations said Wednesday she believed sanctions were still an "effective tool" to discourage North Korea and its nuclear development, even as global enforcement of UN sanctions stumbles.
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Apple CEO meets Indonesia leader to talk investments
Apple chief executive Tim Cook met Indonesia's president on Wednesday, as the tech giant explores ways to invest in Southeast Asia's biggest economy and diversify supply chains away from China.
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Police defend saying Sydney church stabbing was 'terrorism'
Australian police on Wednesday defended their decision to declare a 16-year-old's alleged stabbing of a bishop in a Sydney church a "terrorist" act as community leaders fretted over its impact.
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Jailed Myanmar leader Suu Kyi moved to house arrest: source
Myanmar's junta has moved jailed democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest, a source told AFP on Wednesday.
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Seoul, Tokyo vow 'appropriate action' on weak yen and won
South Korea and Japan shared "serious concerns" on the recent weakness of their currencies against the dollar and agreed to take "appropriate actions" to counter extreme volatility, the finance ministry in Seoul said Wednesday.
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