The bulk of funds needed will have to come from private finance, which requires a conducive environment that regulatory policy can create.

Antony Blinken said package to include Stinger missiles, ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), drones, landmines.

Port customers are said to ask: ‘How much cargo can I bring in before warehouses start busting at the seams?’.

It was not immediately clear whether Trump was threatening to directly involve the US military in Israel’s campaign against Hamas in Gaza.

US president will use the three-day trip to counter China’s influence by highlighting an ambitious US-backed railway project.

‘This is a bad precedent that could be abused by later presidents,’ said Colorado Governor Jared Polis, referring to Joe Biden’s decision.

Barring a late surprise, PM Michel Barnier’s coalition will be first French government to be forced out by a no-confidence vote since 1962.

Hezbollah said it fired on Israeli military position as ‘defensive and warning response’ after ‘repeated violations’ of ceasefire by Israel.

From US-India relations to visa woes for Chinese tech workers, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in November 2024.

China says Philippine vessels ‘under guise of’ fishing boats gathered illegally near Houteng Reef, as Manila claims ‘harassment’ by PLA.