Iran rejects direct nuclear talks with Trump, open to indirect negotiations | Politics News

US president threatens Iran with bombings if Tehran does not come to a nuclear agreement with Washington. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ruled out direct negotiations with the administration of US President Donald Trump over the country’s nuclear programme but signalled a willingness for indirect talks, while Trump threatened bombings and secondary tariffs if Tehran…

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Asia-Pacific markets live: Hang Seng Index, Nikkei

Filming an elevated overpass in Shanghai evening on a high-rise building Guowei Ying | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are mostly higher Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump’s April 2 tariff deadline looms. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.07%. South Korea’s Kospi was up 0.13%, while the small-cap Kosdaq added 0.74% after South Korea’s Prime…

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Asia markets live: Stocks trade most rise

Stanley Chen Xi, Landscape And Architecture Photographer | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Monday after a volatile trading week around the world. U.S. stocks — which are expected to open lower on Monday — have been on a roller-coaster ride since the start of the month given uncertainty surrounding U.S. President…

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Ukraine accepts terms of minerals deal with US, could sign agreement on Friday | World News

Ukraine has agreed on the terms of a mineral deals with the United States and could sign it this week, officials in the two countries said on Tuesday. President Donald Trump with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) Under the agreement, the United States would “jointly develop” Ukraine’s mineral wealth, with the revenues…

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Asia markets live updates: Japan GDP, RBA decision

Doctoregg | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly higher Monday, as investors parsed Japan’s fourth-quarter economic growth data, while awaiting a slew of central bank decisions from the region this week. Japan’s Nikkei 225 traded around the flatline to close at 39,174.25. while the Topix added 0.28% to close at 2,766.9. South Korea’s…

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