SEOUL/WASHINGTON - South Korea said it was preparing fresh military drills with the United States and ramping up its ballistic missile defenses in response to North Korea's sixth and most powerful nuclear test.
Iran confirmed on Sunday that an appeals court had upheld 10-year jail terms against a U.S. citizen, two Iranian-Americans and a U.S. resident from Lebanon who had been convicted on spying charges.
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has accepted the resignation of Premier Lin Chuan, the ruling party said on Monday, a departure that had been widely expected because of declining public support for the president.
Syria's army and its allies raced towards their enclave in the Euphrates city of Deir al-Zor after a rapid advance on Sunday, seeking to relieve it after years of Islamic State siege as jihadist defenses suddenly collapsed.
Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared to hold her ground in a television debate ahead of German elections, under attack from her Social Democrat (SPD) rival on refugee policy, ties with Turkey and her handling of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Nearly 90,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since violence erupted in Myanmar in August, pressuring scarce resources of aid agencies and communities already helping hundreds of thousands of refugees from previous spasms of violence in Myanmar.
The Cleveland police officers union will not hold the U.S. flag at the first Browns game of the new National Football League season after some of the team's players recently knelt in protest during the national anthem, the union president said.
| STOCKS | BONDS | CURRENCIES | COMMODITIES |
|---|
|
| Name | Yield | Change |
|---|---|---|
| US 10YR |
+2.166
|
+0.009 |
| DE 10YR |
+0.364
|
-0.014 |
| JP 10YR |
+0.000
|
+0.000 |
| Name | USD | EUR | JPY |
|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 1 | 1.1883 | 0.0091 |
| EUR | 0.8415 | 1 | 0.0077 |
| JPY | 109.7800 | 130.4500 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |
1,333.40
USD
|
+8.90
Exp: Sep 17
|
| Copper |
3.12
USD
|
+0.03
Exp: Sep 17
|
| Crude Oil |
47.31
USD
|
+0.02
Exp: Sep 17
|
