A defense lawyer says a former Australian spy charged with conspiring to reveal classified information about an allegation that Australia bugged East Timor’s government during treaty negotiations has been denied legal aid.

France and the United States are taking leading roles in talks aimed at reaching a deal on a global digital tax by mid-2020.

Inflation in the 19-country eurozone was stuck at a low annual rate of 1% in August, potentially bolstering the argument for the European Central Bank to provide more stimulus to the economy when it meets next month.

India is liberalizing foreign direct investment in domestic manufacturing, coal mining and digital media and will also allow single-brand retailers to start online sales to infuse capital into the country and boost its economy.

Switzerland has become the latest country to say it will stop adding more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere by 2050.

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Trade union members in Hong Kong are rallying against the city’s flagship Cathay Pacific airline for firing employees linked to ongoing pro-democracy protests.

Japan’s downgrading of South Korea’s trade status has taken effect, a decision that already set off reaction and hurt bilateral relations.

Volvo’s electric brand Polestar going ahead with plans to export Chinese-made cars to the US despite trade tension.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s second corruption trial has started, with a prosecutor alleging he pilfered billions of dollars from the 1MDB state investment fund through an “elaborate charade”.