Modi tells billionaires 'invest,' says China's pain is India's gain
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his top economic team on Tuesday assured a group of billionaires that India could withstand global turbulence and China's economic slowdown, then asked them to open their wallets.
Syria denies Russian combat troops fighting alongside army
Syria's information minister denied on Tuesday reports of a Russian military buildup in his country, saying there were no Russian combat forces fighting alongside the army against mainly Islamist insurgents.
Failure of Syria diplomacy exposes enduring divisions over Assad
While the desperate flight of Syrians from their country's war was dominating news bulletins this summer, yet another diplomatic push to end the four-year-old conflict was quietly running into the sand.
Migration crisis tears at EU's cohesion and tarnishes its image
Deep divisions over how to cope with a flood of migrants from the Middle East, Africa and Asia pose a threat to the European Union's values and global standing and may diminish its ability to act jointly to reform the euro zone and ease Greece's debt.
U.S. asks Greece to deny Russian flights to Syria
The United States has asked Greece to deny Russia the use of its airspace for supply flights to Syria, a Greek official said on Monday, after Washington told Moscow it was deeply concerned by reports of a Russian military build up in Syria.
Germany to beat export record despite China worries: trade body
Germany will set another export record this year despite recent worries of an economic slowdown in China, the head of the German trade association said in an interview published on Sunday.
France says debt issuance would be first step for a euro zone budget
A common euro zone budget should initially be funded through joint debt issuance and taxpayers' money should only be used at a later stage, French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday.
U.S. voices concern to Russia over latest military moves in Syria
Secretary of State John Kerry told his Russian counterpart on Saturday the United States was deeply concerned about reports that Moscow was moving toward a major military build-up in Syria widely seen as aimed at bolstering President Bashar al-Assad.
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