A former spy and his lawyer who accused the Australian government of illegally bugging the East Timorese Cabinet while negotiating a deal to share oil and gas revenue have been charged with conspiring to disclose secret information

Asian markets were mixed, as White House statements on trade left investors divided on whether the administration was interested in soothing tensions with China

Global markets are subdued as jitters linger over trade conflicts between the world's largest economies.

Global markets are as traders monitor U.S. moves to gain an upper hand in trade with China, whose main stock index entered a bear market.

Global stocks are sinking amid simmering worries about U.S.-Chinese trade tensions

Asian stock markets have fallen and oil prices gave up some of their gains after Chinese regulators freed up extra money for bank lending amid a trade dispute with Washington

Global stocks and oil prices are higher as investors monitor OPEC's discussion on increasing crude production.

Asian stocks are trading lower as investors were still wary over global trade disputes between China and the U.S. as well as between the U.S. and Europe that could hurt corporate profit and jobs

Global stocks are mostly lower on concerns over trade tensions as the U.S. and China scheduled the start of tariffs on each other's goods, and a row over migrants in Germany brewed.

China fires back at Trump tariff hike by increasing duties on US soybeans, electric cars, other goods