Australia jobs blow past expectations in June, cements bets of another rate rise

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has rebuffed a threat by eight US lawmakers to suspend military training funds unless Kuala Lumpur reverses its long-standing restrictions on Israeli nationals. Muslim-majority Malaysia has no diplomatic relations with Israel and has long be

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South Africa’s central bank appears set to raise borrowing costs for a second consecutive meeting, as fresh price pressures emerge from intensified fighting in the Middle East.