After the signing, Russia's United Nations ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, said the new sanctions harm bilateral relations ...

Trump signs Russia sanctions bill

US President Donald Trump signed into law new sanctions v Russia but criticised the legislation for infringing on his powers.

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Shinzo Abe enters his official residence ahead of Thursday's Cabinet reshuffle.

Abe names safe hands in Cabinet reshuffle

Opinion polls show support for the Japanese PM has plunged to its lowest since he returned to office in December 2012 with a promise to revive Japan's stale economy.

Both chatbots were available in some of the chat groups hosted on QQ, Tencent's messaging app with more than 800m users ...

China chatbot goes rogue

Two chatbots with decidedly non-socialist characteristics were pulled from one of China's most popular messaging apps after serving up unpatriotic answers about a several topics.

Vladimir Putin's foreign policy speeches have lapsed into the conspiracy theories popular with the old intelligence ...

Agents of chaos

Russia's intelligence agencies believe that global disorder best suits the interests of a weak power like Russia. That's why they backed Trump.

Tim Cook said that he was "very encouraged" with the quarter's performance in China.

Apple spending wisely to stay fresh

For too long, the iPhone has had to bear the burden of increasing the company's top line, and last year failed to deliver. Other engines are vital to justifying the renewed faith of investors.