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Hong Kong’s Budget is back in the black – but not without sacrifice

Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan has brought the city out of the red three years earlier than expected.
Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan has brought the city out of the red three years earlier than expected.

Taiwan Parliament to discuss stalled special defence budget next week

Taiwan’s Parliament speaker and his deputy have pledged that the defence spending plan would be prioritised for review.
Taiwan’s Parliament speaker and his deputy have pledged that the defence spending plan would be prioritised for review.

Fewer hurdles for Indian diaspora investors, but more needed to sweeten the deal: Analysts

Members from the Indian community are seen as the Indian prime minister and the Malaysian prime minister attend an Indian Community Event near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Feb 7, 2026.  PHOTO: EPA
Members from the Indian community are seen as the Indian prime minister and the Malaysian prime minister attend an Indian Community Event near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Feb 7, 2026.  PHOTO: EPA

Climate crossroads: A decade after the Paris Agreement

A man walks at his garden near the coal-fired power plant in Obilic, Kosovo November 13, 2025. REUTERS/Valdrin Xhemaj/File Photo
A man walks at his garden near the coal-fired power plant in Obilic, Kosovo November 13, 2025. REUTERS/Valdrin Xhemaj/File Photo

Spain approves $8 billion in aid for storm-battered regions

Workers walk along a flooded street after heavy rains, as Storm Marta hits parts of Spain, in Ubrique, Spain, February 8, 2026. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Workers walk along a flooded street after heavy rains, as Storm Marta hits parts of Spain, in Ubrique, Spain, February 8, 2026. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

Portugal says efforts to balance budget, cut debt constrained by storm damage

Portuguese Minister of State and of Finance Joaquim Miranda Sarmento takes part in the Eurozone finance ministers' meeting in Brussels, Belgium, November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Portuguese Minister of State and of Finance Joaquim Miranda Sarmento takes part in the Eurozone finance ministers' meeting in Brussels, Belgium, November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman

ICE to spend $38.3 billion on detention centers across US, document shows

FILE PHOTO: An ICE officer is seen at Otay Mesa immigration detention center in San Diego, California, U.S. May 18, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: An ICE officer is seen at Otay Mesa immigration detention center in San Diego, California, U.S. May 18, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

WHO prequalifies new polio vaccine to boost global outbreak response

The logo of the World Health Organization is seen at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 28, 2025. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
The logo of the World Health Organization is seen at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 28, 2025. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Budget 2026 calculator: Check your benefits and estimated tax

Colombia's 'outsider' candidate De La Espriella vows military crackdown to boost economy

Abelardo de la Espriella, Colombian lawyer and right-wing presidential candidate, speaks during an interview with Reuters, in Bogota, Colombia February 11, 2026. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
Abelardo de la Espriella, Colombian lawyer and right-wing presidential candidate, speaks during an interview with Reuters, in Bogota, Colombia February 11, 2026. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

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